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Home/People/Don Haggerty
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Born
Jul 3, 1914Died: Aug 19, 1988
Lived 74 years
Place of Birth
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

93
Movies
63
TV Shows
Also Known As
Donald Francis Haggerty
IMDb Profile

Don Haggerty

Acting

Biography
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.
California Gold Rush poster

California Gold Rush

as Jake Brown
1981
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Cast
1981
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race poster

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

as Sheriff Benedict
1977
Starbird and Sweet William poster

Starbird and Sweet William

as Hunter
1973
Dirty Harry poster

Dirty Harry

as Minor Role (uncredited)
1971
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler poster

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

as Jake
1971
The Night of the Grizzly poster

The Night of the Grizzly

as Sam Podds
1966
The Loved One poster

The Loved One

as Haggerty
1965
The Great Sioux Massacre poster

The Great Sioux Massacre

as Senator Blaine
1965
The Killers poster

The Killers

as Mail Truck Driver
1964
The Solid Gold Girl poster

The Solid Gold Girl

as The Bartender
1964
Hell Is for Heroes poster

Hell Is for Heroes

as Capt. Mace
1962
Seven Ways from Sundown poster

Seven Ways from Sundown

as Durton
1960
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge poster

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge

as Wes
1960
The Gunfight at Dodge City poster

The Gunfight at Dodge City

as Sheriff Jim Regan
1959
Gundown at Sandoval poster

Gundown at Sandoval

Cast
1959
Some Came Running poster

Some Came Running

as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
1958
The Man Who Died Twice poster

The Man Who Died Twice

as Frank
1958
Cattle Empire poster

Cattle Empire

as Ralph Hamilton
1958
Blood Arrow poster

Blood Arrow

as Gabe
1958