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Ed Begley (1901 - 1970)
Ed Begley (1901 - 1970) Father of equally famous
actor Ed Begley Jr., Edward Begley I was born March
25, 1901 in Hartford, Connecticut. As a teenager,
Begley worked for the local radio stations performing
stints such as “Charlie Chan”. Eventually Begley
would turn his focus to Broadway making his debut
somewhere around the 1940’s.
In 1947, Begley made the transition to film where
he found much success starring in supporting roles;
the majority of which were as “cranky old men” due
to his age. In the 1950's Begley’s had made a name
for himself and was cast in more noticeable roles,
one of which was as Juror #10 starring opposite
Henry Fonda in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men.
In 1962 he was the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his performance in “Sweet Bird of Youth”.
A few years later he would star in “The Unsinkable
Molly Brown”(1964). Begley also appeared regularly
on many television programs including “Bonanza”
which took up most of his free time throughout the
remainder of his career. Edward Begley died in April
of 1970 from heart complications.
Begley's other films include:
Ed Begley's television credits include...
- Lights Out: episodes “The Posthumus Dead” and
“Benuli Chant” (1950)
- The Armstrong Circle: episodes “The Sky Rocket”(1950),
“Tour of Duty”(1953), “Save Me from Treason”(1955),
etc…
- Kraft Television Theatre: episodes “The Second
Chance”(1955), “Mock Trial”(1956), etc…
- Justice: episodes “Hit and Run”(1954), “Positive
Identification”(1955), etc…
- Burke’s Law: episodes “Who Killed the Grand
Piano”(1965), “Who Killed the Super Sleuth”(1964),
etc…
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