Birthday
1908/06/03
Day of death
1956/12/17 (48 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Caruthersville, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Edward DeKalb Acuff, Edward Acuff
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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...Read more
(1944) It Happened Tomorrow
as Jim
(1945) Leave It to Blondie
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1945) Life with Blondie
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1947) Blondie's Big Moment
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1948) Blondie's Secret
as Mailman
(1947) Blondie in the Dough
as Postman
(1949) Blondie's Big Deal
as Mailman
(1938) The Cowboy and the Lady
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1939) Rough Riders' Round-up
as Tommy Ward
(1936) The Walking Dead
as 'Betcha'
(1947) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited)
(1946) The Flying Serpent
as Jerry 'Jonesy' Jones
(1938) Hollywood Hotel
as Cameraman
(1942) The Traitor Within
as Tommy
(1939) The Phantom Creeps
as Mac
(1941) Bad Man of Deadwood
as Reports Burns is dead
(1948) Slippy McGee
as Charlie
(1936) The Petrified Forest
as Lineman
(1946) Chick Carter, Detective
as Spud Warner
(1938) Four Daughters
as Sam
(1947) Bells of San Angelo
as Bus Driver
(1937) They Won't Forget
as Drugstore Clerk
(1944) Can't Help Singing
as Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
(1941) The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
as Clifford Genet
(1952) Stop, You're Killing Me
as Cab Driver
(1945) The Hidden Eye
as Whitey
(1942) Mississippi Gambler
as Everett - Desk Clerk
(1951) Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
as Golden Egg Doorman (uncredited)
(1939) Flight at Midnight
as Stubby - Passenger Plane Pilot (uncredited)
(1939) Persons in Hiding
as Collins (uncredited)
(1939) The Cowboy Quarterback
as Pilot
(1937) Love Is on the Air
as 'Dunk' Glover
(1936) The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Spudsy Drake
(1935) Miss Pacific Fleet
as Clarence 'Dutch'
(1936) Boulder Dam
as Ed Harper
(1935) Shipmates Forever
as Lincoln 'Cowboy'
(1936) Guns of the Pecos
as Jeff Carter
(1945) Between Two Women
as Orderly
(1937) What Price Vengeance
as Tex McGirk
(1938) Rhythm of the Saddle
as Dixie Erwin
(1949) Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1937) The Outer Gate
as Todd
(1946) Wake Up and Dream
as Bus Driver
(1946) The Bamboo Blonde
as M.P. Sergeant (uncredited)
(1938) Law of the Underworld
as Henchman Bill
(1940) Spring Parade
as Earl (uncredited)
(1940) Shooting High
as Andy Carson
(1944) Something for the Boys
as Blue Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
(1937) She Loved a Fireman
as Skillet Michaels
(1941) The Wagons Roll at Night
as Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
(1936) The Law in Her Hands
as Eddie O'Malley
(1948) Leather Gloves
as Duke
(1946) Meet Me on Broadway
as Waiter (uncredited)
(1943) Daredevils of the West
as Red Kelly
(1937) Back in Circulation
as Murphy
(1940) Girls of the Road
as Bartley, Bus Driver (Uncredited)
(1939) Meet Dr. Christian
as Benson
(1938) Smashing the Rackets
as Joe - Hoodlum
(1938) The Invisible Menace
as Corporal Sanger
(1938) Youth Takes a Fling
as Bum
(1938) Next Time I Marry
as Gas Station Attendant
(1936) Colleen
as (uncredited)
(1936) Laughing at Trouble
as Jamie Bradford
(1940) The Bank Dick
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1940) The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Joe (uncredited)
(1945) Honeymoon Ahead
as Connors
(1939) The Mysterious Miss X
as Pete, a Policeman
(1939) Wings of the Navy
as Reporter
(1939) Blondie Meets the Boss
as Pots and Pans Peddler (uncredited)
(1939) Blind Alley
as State Trooper Stopping Fred
(1939) Miracles for Sale
as Second Taxi Driver
(1937) The Singing Marine
as Sam
(1939) Days of Jesse James
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1939) Espionage Agent
as Minor Role
(1939) The Roaring Twenties
as Cabbie (uncredited)
(1941) Rags to Riches
as Ace
(1944) Belle of the Yukon
as Miner (uncredited)
(1937) Missing Witnesses
as Detective Pete (uncredited)
(1947) Swing the Western Way
as Mr. Spraggs
(1945) Flame of Barbary Coast
as Smokey, the Train Engineer (uncredited)
(1944) Bride by Mistake
as Photographer
(1943) Headin' for God's Country
as Hugo Higgins
(1936) The Golden Arrow
as Davis
(1940) The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Lowery - a Reporter
(1940) Charlie Chan in Panama
as Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
(1936) Jailbreak
as Sig Patton
(1942) What's Cookin'?
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1939) Society Smugglers
as Radio Expert
(1948) Bungalow 13
as José Fernando
(1938) Ladies in Distress
as Horace (1st Thug)
(1946) The Notorious Lone Wolf
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
(1947) The Sea of Grass
as Cattleman (uncredited)
(1934) Here Comes the Navy
as Marine Orderly (uncredited)
(1940) The Border Legion
as Ticket Agent
(1940) The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Bud - Ranger Stenographer (uncredited)
(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again
as Truck Driver
(1942) Girl Trouble
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1944) Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Taxi Driver #1 (uncredited)
(1940) It's a Date
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
(1937) Talent Scout
as Musselman - Writer (uncredited)
(1940) Flowing Gold
as Shorty Smith (uncredited)
(1940) One Night in the Tropics
as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
(1940) They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
(1940) Castle on the Hudson
as Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)
(1940) Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Clifford Genet, Window Cleaner
(1940) Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Clifford Genet - an Orderly (uncredited)
(1940) The Boys from Syracuse
as Taxi Cab Driver
(1940) Cafe Hostess
as Scotty
(1942) Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Clifford Genet
(1942) Take a Letter, Darling
as Man Who Picks Teeth (uncredited)
(1947) Exposed
as Policeman at Bentry Mansion Door
(1941) Robin Hood of the Pecos
as Sam Starr
(1947) Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Faraday
(1948) The Timber Trail
as Telegraph Operator
(1941) Bad Men of Missouri
as Peg Leg
(1942) Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Clifford
(1941) Dutiful But Dumb
as Headquarters Guard - Right of Door (uncredited)
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
as Cpl. Smith (uncredited)
(1938) How to Watch Football
as Yelling fan next to Benchley
(1943) Lost Angel
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1945) Without Love
as Cabbie
(1938) Breakdowns of 1938
as Dunk Glover (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1942) Fall In
as Sgt. Topps
(1937) The Go-Getter
as Bob Blair
(1941) Mr. District Attorney
as Cabbie
(1943) Slightly Dangerous
as - (uncredited)
(1942) Who Is Hope Schuyler?
as Arthur Guerney (uncredited)
(1939) Too Busy to Work
as Stage Manager
(1939) On Dress Parade
as Fort Lewis Sergeant (uncredited)
(1946) Blonde Alibi
as Ambulance Attendant (Uncredited)
(1936) Crash Donovan
as Alabam
(1944) South of Dixie
as Jay Hatcher
(1938) The Chaser
as Photographer
(1949) Johnny Allegro
as Sam
(1940) Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
as Counter Man (uncredited)
(1941) Hellzapoppin'
as Drafted Devil (uncredited)
(1942) Pardon My Sarong
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
(1937) Black Legion
as Ted Metcalf
(1940) Money and the Woman
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
(1947) Buck Privates Come Home
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1941) A Very Young Lady
as Sheriff Bill Stone (uncredited)
(1945) On Stage Everybody
as George (uncredited)
(1945) Her Lucky Night
as Chauffeur
(1945) The Jungle Captive
as Bill
(1940) Sailor's Lady
as Guide
(1945) She Gets Her Man
as Boze, the Photographer
(1942) In This Our Life
as Worker (uncredited)
(1941) Here Comes Happiness
as Bill
(1943) Guadalcanal Diary
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
(1947) Suddenly It's Spring
as Man Retrieving Pajamas from Peter
(1942) Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Clifford Genet
(1936) Let's Make a Million
as ---
(1941) Blondie Goes Latin
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1939) Two Bright Boys
as Washburn
(1947) Blondie's Holiday
as Postman
(1948) Blondie's Reward
as Mr. Johnson
(1941) Jungle Girl
as Curly Rogers
(1942) She's in the Army
as Pete
(1949) The Phantom Creeps
as Mac
(1942) Fly By Night
as Garage Attendantt (Uncredited)
(1948) Black Bart
as Elkins (uncredited)
(1946) Lady in the Lake
as Ed, Coroner (Uncredited)
(1935) I Found Stella Parish
as Dimmie