Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff
Born	(1903-06-03)June 3, 1903 Caruthersville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 17, 1956(1956-12-17) (aged 53) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1932–1952

Eddie Acuff (June 3, 1903 – December 17, 1956) was an American actor. His best-known recurring role is that of Mr. Beasley, the postman, in the Blondie movie series that starred Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.^[1]

Biography

Born in Caruthersville, Missouri, Acuff's maternal uncle was a performer on 19th century showboats along the Mississippi River. Before beginning his Hollywood film career in 1934, he performed in Broadway theatre in the early-1930s. He died in Hollywood, California and is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

Partial filmography

• I Found Stella Parish (1935)
• Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
• The Petrified Forest (1936)
• The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
• Back in Circulation (1937)
• Love Is on the Air (1937)
• The Singing Marine (1937)
• She Loved a Fireman (1937)
• What Price Vengeance? (1937)
• The Outer Gate (1937)
• Black Legion (1937)
• Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
• The Invisible Menace (1938)
• Meet Dr. Christian (1939)
• The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Cab Driver
• They Drive By Night (1940)
• High Sierra (1941)
• The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
• Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
• Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
• Blondie for Victory (1942)
• Hat Check Honey (1944)
• The Clock (1945)
• Wonder Man (1945)
• The Jungle Captive (1945)
• The Flying Serpent (1946)
• Chick Carter, Detective (1946) serial
• Down To Earth (1947)
• Bungalow 13 (1948)
• Johnny Allegro (1949)

References

External links

• Eddie Acuff at the Internet Broadway Database
• Eddie Acuff at the Internet Movie Database
• Eddie Acuff at AllMovie
• http://www.acuff.org/
• Eddie Acuff at Find a Grave