Ed Begley
American actor (1901-1970) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 69
Edward James Begley Sr. was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964).
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The Dunwich HorrorFilm, 1970Dr. Henry Armitage1968
A Time to SingFilm, Kermit Dodd1967
The InvadersSeries, Simon Carver
Billion Dollar BrainFilm, 1967General Midwinter1966
The OscarFilm, Grosbard1965
The F.B.I.Series, Mel Olin1964
The Unsinkable Molly BrownFilm, Shamus Tobin1963Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorAward1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Brother Thomas Fitzgibbons
Sweet Bird of YouthFilm, 1962Tom 'Boss' Finley1961
Ben CaseySeries1959
BonanzaSeries, Dan Tolliver
Odds Against TomorrowFilm, 1959Dave Burke1958
Naked CitySeries, Jimmy Fenton1957
12 Angry MenFilm, Juror 101956Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a PlayAward1955
GunsmokeSeries, Jeb Crater1954
Climax!Series, Harry Rathvon1952
Boots MaloneFilm, Howard Whitehead1951
On Dangerous GroundFilm, Capt. Brawley1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries, Karl Zalinka
BackfireFilm, 1950Capt. Garcia1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries
Deep WatersFilm, 1948Josh Hovey1947
Boomerang!Film, Paul Harris1901Born25 March 1901Known for
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12 Angry Men 1957
Patterns 1956
Stars in My Crown 1950
Boomerang! 1947
Hang 'em High 1968
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William Dieterle Directed Dark City and The Turning Point
Elia Kazan Produced All My Sons (1947)
Samuel G. Engel Produced Sitting Pretty and Deep Waters
Richard Brooks Directed Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Hal B. Wallis Produced Sorry, Wrong Number and Dark City
Vincent Sherman Directed Lone Star and Backfire
Bert Freed Also in Boomerang and Wild in the Streets
Samuel Z. Arkoff Produced Wild in the Streets (1968)
Sol C. Siegel Produced Deadline - U.S.A. and What Price Glory
Karl Malden Also in Billion Dollar Brain and All My Sons
Henry Fonda Produced 12 Angry Men (1958)
Shelley Winters Also in The Great Gatsby (1949)
Broderick Crawford Also in The Oscar, Convicted and Lone Star
Dean Stockwell Also in Stars in My Crown and Deep Waters
Edmond O'Brien Also in The Web, The Turning Point and Backfire
Alfred Newman Wrote Sitting Pretty and Firecreek
Lee J. Cobb Also in Boomerang, Boomerang! and 12 Angry Men
Arthur Kennedy Also in All My Sons, Boomerang and Boomerang!
Georges Lautner Directed Road to Salina (1970)
Harry Morgan Also in Dark City and What Price Glory
Whit Bissell Also in The Turning Point and Wyoming Mail- Cyril J. Mockridge Wrote Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
Tito Vuolo Also in Sorry, Wrong Number and The Great Gatsby
Anthony Ross Also in Boomerang and Boomerang!
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He was twice nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, including for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of Inherit the Wind, a role which, ten years before, had earned him the Tony Award. Additionally, he was a one-time Golden Globe, two-time Laurel Award, and three-time Grammy Award nominee. He is the father of the actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr.
