Don Haggerty

Known for ActingBorn 1914-07-03Died 1988-08-19Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

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. 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Vigilante Hideout

The Beachcomber

Phantom Stallion

Cowboy and the Prizefighter

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

Gundown at Sandoval

Blood Arrow

Behind Closed Doors

Studio 57

Roar of the Crowd

Spoilers of the Plains

Perry Mason

The Andy Griffith Show

Dirty Harry

Bonanza

Air Strike

Combat Squad

The Asphalt Jungle

Gun Smugglers

The Gentleman from Nowhere

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Narrow Margin

Rawhide

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

California Gold Rush

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

The Desperate Hours

Some Came Running

Leave It to Beaver

Mobs, Inc.

The Killers

The Beverly Hillbillies

Angels in the Outfield

Quebec

Maverick

South of Rio

Act of Violence

Loophole

Day of the Badman

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

General Electric Theater

Four Star Playhouse

Pitfall

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Lone Ranger

Laramie

Baretta