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