Eddie Acuff
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1908
- Died
- December 17, 1956
- Birthplace
- Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eddie Acuff (June 3, 1908 – 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. Acuff was born Edward DeKalb Acuff in Caruthersville, Missouri. His maternal uncle was a performer on 19th century showboats along the Mississippi River. Before beginning his Hollywood film career in 1934, Acuff performed in Broadway theatre in the early-1930s. His Broadway credits include Jayhawker (1934), Yellow Jack (1934), John Brown (1934), Growing Pains (1933), Heat Lightning (1933), and The Dark Hours (1932). He was seen in three film serials — as Curly in Jungle Girl, as Red Kelly, in Daredevils of the West, and as Spud Warner in Chick Carter Detective. On December 17, 1956, Acuff died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
Stop, You're Killing Me 1952
as Cab Driver
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine 1951
as Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps 1949
as Mac
Johnny Allegro 1949
as Sam
Blondie's Big Deal 1949
as Mailman
Blondie's Secret 1948
as Mailman
Bungalow 13 1948
as José Fernando
Leather Gloves 1948
as Duke
The Timber Trail 1948
as Telegraph Operator
Blondie's Reward 1948
as Mr. Johnson
Black Bart 1948
as Elkins (uncredited)
Slippy McGee 1948
as Charlie
Blondie's Anniversary 1947
as Mailman (uncredited)
Bandits of Dark Canyon 1947
as Faraday
Blondie in the Dough 1947
as Postman
Exposed 1947
as Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
Swing the Western Way 1947
as Mr. Spraggs
The Sea of Grass 1947
as Cattleman (uncredited)
Bells of San Angelo 1947
as Bus Driver
Blondie's Holiday 1947
as Postman
Buck Privates Come Home 1947
as Soldier (uncredited)
Suddenly It's Spring 1947
as Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter
Blondie's Big Moment 1947
as Mailman (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake 1946
as Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
Gallant Bess 1946
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream 1946
as Bus Driver
The Bamboo Blonde 1946
as M.P. Sergeant (uncredited)
Chick Carter, Detective 1946
as Spud Warner
Blonde Alibi 1946
as Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf 1946
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Flying Serpent 1946
as Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones
Meet Me on Broadway 1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Life with Blondie 1945
as Mailman (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye 1945
as Whitey
On Stage Everybody 1945
as George (uncredited)
The Jungle Captive 1945
as Bill
Flame of Barbary Coast 1945
as Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
Honeymoon Ahead 1945
as Connors
Between Two Women 1945
as Orderly
Without Love 1945
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Leave It to Blondie 1945
as Mailman (uncredited)
Her Lucky Night 1945
as Chauffeur
She Gets Her Man 1945
as Boze, the Photographer
Belle of the Yukon 1944
as Miner (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing 1944
as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
Something for the Boys 1944
as Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
Bride by Mistake 1944
as Photographer
South of Dixie 1944
as Jay Hatcher
Christmas Holiday 1944
as Steve (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944
as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
as Jim
Lost Angel 1943
as Policeman (uncredited)
Guadalcanal Diary 1943
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Headin' for God's Country 1943
as Hugo Higgins
Daredevils of the West 1943
as Red Kelly
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as - (uncredited)
The Traitor Within 1942
as Tommy
Fall In 1942
as Sgt. Topps
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant 1942
as Clifford Genet
Girl Trouble 1942
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Pardon My Sarong 1942
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory 1942
as Husband Whose Wife Knits Socks (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942
as Clifford
She's in the Army 1942
as Pete
In This Our Life 1942
as Worker (uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling 1942
as Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
Who Is Hope Schuyler? 1942
as Arthur Guerney (uncredited)
Mississippi Gambler 1942
as Everett - Desk Clerk
What's Cookin'? 1942
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing 1942
as Patrolman Murphy (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Victory 1942
as Clifford Genet
Fly By Night 1942
as Garage Attendantt (Uncredited)
Hellzapoppin' 1941
as Drafted Devil (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood 1941
as Reports Burns is dead
Rags to Riches 1941
as Ace
Bad Men of Missouri 1941
as Peg Leg
A Very Young Lady 1941
as Sheriff Bill Stone (uncredited)
Jungle Girl 1941
as Curly Rogers
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare 1941
as Clifford Genet
The Wagons Roll at Night 1941
as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney 1941
as Cabbie
Dutiful But Dumb 1941
as Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness 1941
as Bill
Blondie Goes Latin 1941
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Robin Hood of the Pecos 1941
as Sam Starr
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! 1940
as Lowery - a Reporter
The Texas Rangers Ride Again 1940
as Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited)
The Border Legion 1940
as Ticket Agent
Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940
as Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner
The Bank Dick 1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics 1940
as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940
as Joe (uncredited)
Spring Parade 1940
as Earl (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home 1940
as Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
Flowing Gold 1940
as Shorty Smith (uncredited)
Money and the Woman 1940
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse 1940
as Taxi Cab Driver
They Drive by Night 1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Girls of the Road 1940
as Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Sailor's Lady 1940
as Guide
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Truck Driver
Shooting High 1940
as Andy Carson
It's a Date 1940
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! 1940
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama 1940
as Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess 1940
as Scotty
Days of Jesse James 1939
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
On Dress Parade 1939
as Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)
Too Busy to Work 1939
as Stage Manager
Meet Dr. Christian 1939
as Benson
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Espionage Agent 1939
as Minor Role
Two Bright Boys 1939
as Washburn
Flight at Midnight 1939
as Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes 1939
as Second Bus Driver (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale 1939
as Second Taxi Driver
The Cowboy Quarterback 1939
as Pilot
Blind Alley 1939
as State Trooper Stopping Fred
Rough Riders' Round-up 1939
as Tommy Ward
Blondie Meets the Boss 1939
as Pots and Pans Peddler (uncredited)
Society Smugglers 1939
as Radio Expert
Wings of the Navy 1939
as Reporter
Persons in Hiding 1939
as Collins (uncredited)
The Mysterious Miss X 1939
as Pete, a Policeman
The Phantom Creeps 1939
as Mac
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry 1938
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady 1938
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Rhythm of the Saddle 1938
as Dixie Erwin
How to Watch Football 1938
as Yelling fan next to Benchley
Youth Takes a Fling 1938
as Bum
Four Daughters 1938
as Sam
Smashing the Rackets 1938
as Joe - Hoodlum
The Chaser 1938
as Photographer
Ladies in Distress 1938
as Horace (1st Thug)
Law of the Underworld 1938
as Henchman Bill
Hollywood Hotel 1938
as Cameraman
The Invisible Menace 1938
as Corporal Sanger
She Loved a Fireman 1937
as Skillet Michaels
Missing Witnesses 1937
as Detective Pete (uncredited)
Love Is on the Air 1937
as 'Dunk' Glover
Back in Circulation 1937
as Murphy
The Outer Gate 1937
as Todd
Talent Scout 1937
as Musselman - Writer (uncredited)
They Won't Forget 1937
as Drugstore Clerk
The Singing Marine 1937
as Sam
What Price Vengeance 1937
as Tex McGirk
The Go-Getter 1937
as Bob Blair
Black Legion 1937
as Ted Metcalf
Guns of the Pecos 1936
as Jeff Carter
Laughing at Trouble 1936
as Jamie Bradford
Let's Make a Million 1936
Actor
Jailbreak 1936
as Sig Patton
Crash Donovan 1936
as Alabam
The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936
as Spudsy Drake
The Golden Arrow 1936
as Davis
The Law in Her Hands 1936
as Eddie O'Malley
Colleen 1936
as (uncredited)
Boulder Dam 1936
as Ed Harper
The Walking Dead 1936
as 'Betcha'
The Petrified Forest 1936
as Lineman
Miss Pacific Fleet 1935
as Clarence 'Dutch'
I Found Stella Parish 1935
as Dimmie
Shipmates Forever 1935
as Lincoln 'Cowboy'
Here Comes the Navy 1934
as Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.