Don Haggerty (b. July 3, 1914, Poughkeepsie, New York – d. August 19, 1988, Cocoa Beach, Florida) was an American film actor appearing in films in the 1940s and 1950s.Â
Before entering films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University athlete and served in the US military. Usually cast as tough policemen or cowboys, he appeared in a number of memorable films including Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), The Asphalt Jungle (1951), Angels in the Outfield (1951) and The Narrow Margin. The B-movie actor continued to appear in films until the early 1980s. In the 1955-1956 season, he appeared as the outlaw Sam Bass in an episode of Jim Davis’s syndicated Stories of the Century.
In 1956-1957, Haggerty appeared as Sheriff Elder in Rod Cameron’s syndicated western-themed crime drama, State Trooper. He appeared at this time in three episodes of the syndicated western 26 Men about the Arizona Rangers. In 1959, he guest starred in Bruce Gordon’s docudrama about the Cold War, Behind Closed Doors. In 1960, Haggerty guest starred on the NBC crime drama Dan Raven starring Skip Homeier. He also appeared as Joe Wine in the 1961 episode “Alien Entry” of the syndicated series The Blue Angels. About this time, he also appeared in the episode “The Green Gamblers” of the crime drama The Brothers Brannagan.
Don Haggerty Biography / Wiki
| Name | Don Haggerty |
| Also Know | Donald Francis Haggerty |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Poughkeepsie, New York, USA |
| Date of Birth | 1914-07-03 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 74 |
| Deathday | 1988-08-19 |
Don Haggerty Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Problem Drinkers | Fred Lane – Alcoholic (uncredited) | 1946-06-14 | This edition of the March of Time series (Volume 12, Number 11) deals with the growing problem of alcoholism ins the USA. It emphasizes that alcoholic… |
| Footsteps in the Night | Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan | 1957-04-14 | Two detectives investigate the strangulation murder of a man whom everyone seemed to like…. |
| Air Strike | Richard Huggins | 1955-05-06 | Tasked with training a group of untested new recruits, a no-nonsense Navy commander faces a host of challenges as he attempts to transform the greenho… |
| King of the Rocket Men | Tony Dirken | 1949-06-08 | Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the science academy. Donning his Rocket Man costume King … |
| Chain of Evidence | Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan | 1957-01-06 | A police lieutenant fights to prove a boy’s innocence after he’s accused of murder. The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliot… |
| Lost Planet Airmen | Tony Dirken | 1951-07-25 | Feature version of the 1949 serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN: Young member of scientific group uses new rocket-powered flying suit to thwart shadowy sab… |
| Fight for the Title | Gibson | 1957-03-17 | An champion light-heavyweight boxer batters a young challenger so severely that the youthful pugilist suffers brain damage. Remorseful, the champion d… |
| Cattle Empire | Ralph Hamilton | 1958-04-28 | After serving a five year prison sentence for allowing his men to destroy a town in a drunken spree, a trail boss is hired by the same town’s leading … |
| Starbird and Sweet William | Hunter | 1973-03-21 | A plane crash survivor draws upon the sensibilities of his Native American ancestry in order to stay alive in a rugged outland…. |
| Loophole | Neil Sanford | 1954-03-28 | Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, … |
| Back from the Dead | John Mitchell | 1957-08-12 | A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband’s deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what s… |
| Crashing Las Vegas | Tony Murlock | 1956-04-27 | An electric shock enables Sach to predict numbers…. |
| Blood Arrow | Gabe | 1958-03-31 | Phyllis Coates, TV’s erstwhile Lois Lane, essays one of her largest film roles in Blood Arrow. Coates is cast as a devout Mormon girl whose mission is… |
| USS VD: Ship of Shame | Ship Officer (uncredited) | 1942-01-02 | This film was made by the U.S. government during World War II to show its young servicemen the results of “fooling around” with “loose women” overseas… |
| Mobs, Inc. | Det. Barney Flannery | 1956-03-21 | Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of cadet policemen by telling them of three precarious and dangerous cases of con art… |
| Calling Homicide | Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan | 1956-09-30 | Cop Andy Doyle investigates a car-bombing murder and the killing of a sleazy modeling agency owner. Are they connected?… |
| Bronco Buster | Dobie Carson | 1952-05-01 | A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to “teach him the ropes”, and winds up competing against him…. |
| Spoilers of the Plains | Ben Rix | 1951-02-02 | An experimental weather satellite and a missile base are at stake when Roy discovers foreign agents around his ranch…. |
| Phantom Stallion | Foreman Gil | 1954-02-10 | Ex-cavalry buddies, Rex and Slim, band together to capture a wild stallion, solve a murder and thwart the killers from cheating a boy out of his inher… |
| Cowboy and the Prizefighter | Steve Stevenson | 1949-12-14 | Red Ryder (Jim Bannon) KO’s a fight racket with sidekick Little Beaver (Little Brown Jug) and a new friend…. |
| South of Rio | Chuck Bowers | 1949-07-29 | The town of Rio Blanco is the center of a fight over the statehood issue and is a perfect setup for Lon Bryson and Chuck Bowers, who organize a couple… |
| Armored Car Robbery | Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car | 1950-06-08 | The film tells the story of a well-planned robbery of an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Yet, the heist goes awry, and a tough Los Ange… |
| The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Jake | 1971-11-30 | A U.S. Senator is spirited away to a secret New Mexico medical lab after a serious car crash. His injuries are completely healed by a secret organizat… |
| Dynamite Pass | Sheriff | 1950-03-23 | A cowhand becomes involved in a war between a road construction crew and the greedy toll-owner hoping to thwart the new project…. |
| Vigilante Hideout | Jim Benson | 1950-08-06 | Cattle detective, Rocky Lane, arrives in town to investigate cattle disappearances only to realize just three cows owned by eccentric inventor, Nugget… |
| Return from the Sea | Tompkins | 1954-07-28 | A hardened career navel officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer…. |
| The Sundowners | Sheriff Elmer Gall | 1950-02-02 | Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west…. |
| Sinister Journey | Harmon Roberts | 1948-06-11 | Lee Garvin has eloped with the daughter of a railroad man who didn’t approve of the marriage. Hoppy steps in when the young man is framed for murder…. |
| Wild Stallion | Sergeant Keach | 1952-04-27 | A young orphan grows into adulthood, all the while searhing for his beloved white horse that disappeared years earlier…. |
| Roar of the Crowd | Chuck Baylor | 1953-05-31 | Johnny Tracy, son of veteran race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit, but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give… |
| Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo’s Revenge | Wes | 1960-03-04 | Texas John Slaughter is a peace-loving family man and successful rancher who values his friendship with the Apaches. But when a vengeful Geronimo init… |
| Combat Squad | Sgt. Wiley | 1953-10-01 | A tough sergeant helps a raw recruit find courage under fire during the Korean War…. |
| Naked Alibi | Matt Matthews | 1954-10-01 | Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next… |
| Cause for Alarm! | Mr. Russell | 1951-03-30 | A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter…. |
| The Gunfight at Dodge City | Sheriff Jim Regan | 1959-05-01 | Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is ki… |
| The Great Sioux Massacre | Senator Blaine | 1965-04-25 | Colonel Custer (Philip Carey), an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by … |
| Gun Smugglers | Sheriff Schurslock | 1948-12-28 | A young boy threatens to follow in his outlaw brother’s footsteps…. |
| False Paradise | Deal Marden, chief henchman | 1948-09-10 | A banker is trying to cheat people out of their silver-rich land. Hoppy learns that the banker is in league with an outlaw gang…. |
| The Vanishing Westerner | Henchman Art | 1950-03-30 | Posing as wanted men, Chris and Waldorf get hired by Sanderson. He sends them to kill the Sheriff but puts blanks in their guns. When they arrive some… |
| Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Bill Crashaw | 1953-07-13 | Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam Rochelle is sent to investigate, saloon owner Hallie has t… |
| California Gold Rush | Jake Brown | 1981-07-30 | Author Bret Harte relates the story of the discovery of gold in California at Sutter’s Mill, and how that discovery changed the history of the west fo… |
| The Night of the Grizzly | Sam Podds | 1966-04-20 | Marshall “Big Jim” Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces oppos… |
| The Killers | Mail Truck Driver | 1964-07-07 | A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away…. |
| The Rocket Man | Officer Mike O’Brien | 1954-04-01 | Wacky complications ensue when a little boy comes into possession of a ray gun that compels anyone caught in its beam to tell the truth. He uses it to… |
| Quebec | Col. Jean Durossac | 1951-03-15 | Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada…. |
| Texas Lady | Sheriff Herndon | 1955-11-23 | Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father’s newspaper. He… |
| Cry Vengeance | Lt. Pat Ryan | 1954-11-24 | Ex-cop Vic Barron crossed the wrong mobsters; his wife and child were killed and he himself scarred, framed and imprisoned. On release, Vic has but on… |
| Storm Over Wyoming | The Marshal | 1950-04-22 | Dave Saunders and his sidekick Chito, cowhands looking for work, arrive in Sundown Valley, Wyoming just in time to stop sheep ranch foreman Jess Rawli… |
| Canadian Pacific | Cagle | 1949-05-19 | A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion…. |
| Rustlers | Rancher | 1949-03-03 | Another of RKO’s profitable Tim Holt western series, Rustlers costars Holt with his popular sidekick Richard Martin (as Chico Rafferty). Holt and Mart… |
| Borrowed Trouble | Lippy | 1948-07-23 | Finishing a trail drive, Hoppy and the boys head to town and immediately get caught up in the conflict between school teacher Miss Abott and next door… |
| The Crooked Circle | Adams | 1957-11-11 | A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight…. |
| Hell Is for Heroes | Capt. Mace | 1962-06-26 | World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. … |
| The Man Who Died Twice | Frank | 1958-06-06 | An innocent nightclub singer becomes mixed up in illegal drug dealings shortly after witnessing her husband’s death and the murder of a couple of narc… |
| Callaway Went Thataway | Director | 1951-11-15 | Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is… |
| Denver and Rio Grande | Bob Nelson | 1952-05-16 | Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sab… |
| Silent Conflict | Rancher #2 | 1948-03-19 | One of Hoppy’s Bar 20 ranch hands is tricked into participating in nefarious activities after being subjected to hypnosis…. |
| The Crooked Way | Hood | 1949-04-22 | A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his crimin… |
| Gambling House | Sharky | 1950-12-27 | A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder…. |
| The Private War of Major Benson | Harold Hibler | 1955-08-02 | A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC … |
| The Dead Don’t Dream | Deputy Sheriff | 1948-04-30 | Hoppy, California and Lucky arrive at a remote inn, where Lucky expects to be married – but finds the bride-to-be in distress over her uncle, who has … |
| Angels in the Outfield | Rube Ronson | 1951-10-19 | Paul Douglas stars, with Janet Leigh, as the hot-tempered Pittsburgh Pirates manager whose hard-luck team goes on a winning streak thanks to some heav… |
| The Kid from Texas | Morgan | 1950-03-01 | Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break is killed by rival henchman, Billy vows revenge. N… |
| Seven Ways from Sundown | Durton | 1960-09-25 | Audie Murphy is again the kid who puts on a badge to catch the bad guy, skillfully played by Barry Sullivan. On the way back to town the two develop a… |
| Angel in Exile | Deputy Sheriff | 1948-10-20 | An ex-convict on his way to make his fortune in a gold mine in Arizona has his trip interrupted when the residents of a small Mexican village believe … |
| The Narrow Margin | Det. Wilson (uncredited) | 1952-05-03 | A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster’s widow on a tense train ride…. |
| I Cover the Underworld | Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1955-05-19 | Gunner O’Hara is about to be released from prison after serving a five-year sentence, and receives a visit from his twin brother John, a divinity stud… |
| An Annapolis Story | Lt. Prentiss | 1955-04-10 | Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl…. |
| Day of the Badman | Deputy Floyd | 1958-01-29 | Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he’s about to sentence…and his unfaithful fiancee…. |
| Pitfall | District Attorney’s Man | 1948-08-11 | An insurance man’s affair with a blonde leads to guilt, murder and a confession to his wife…. |
| Spoilers of the Forest | Williams the Ranger (uncredited) | 1957-04-04 | Vera Ralston plays Joan Milna, who shares several thousand acres of valuable Montana timberland with her stepfather (John Alderson). Coveting Joan’s p… |
| Some Came Running | Ted Harperspoon (uncredited) | 1958-12-25 | Hard-drinking novelist Dave Hirsh returns home after being gone for years. His brother wants Dave to settle down and introduces him to English teacher… |
| The Loved One | Haggerty | 1965-10-11 | Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle’s interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whisp… |
| The Stooge | Mr. Winston (uncredited) | 1952-12-21 | Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in t… |
| Take the High Ground! | Commanding Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-30 | Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he r… |
| Back Door to Heaven | Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited) | 1939-04-19 | The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the “cool crowd”…. |
| The Desperate Hours | Detective | 1955-10-05 | Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they’re holding hostage…. |
| Sands of Iwo Jima | Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited) | 1950-01-01 | The relationship between Sergeant Stryker and a group of rebellious recruits is made difficult by the Sergeant’s tough training tactics. At Tarawa, th… |
| Rhubarb | Policeman (uncredited) | 1951-08-29 | Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro basebal… |
| Dirty Harry | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1971-12-23 | When a madman dubbed ‘Scorpio’ terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforceme… |
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1956-07-04 | The story of boxer Rocky Graziano’s rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ…. |
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