Eddie Acuff (Actor)

Reviews of Eddie Acuff Movies

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Movies starring Eddie Acuff have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 61%.

The Roaring Twenties - released in 1939 - is Eddie Acuff's highest rated movie, with a score of 81% based on 129 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Eddie Acuff is The Flying Serpent - released in 1946 - with a score of 39% based on 3 reviews.

Actor Biography

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.

Eddie Acuff has acted in films with Eddy Chandler, Milton Kibbee, Billy Wayne and Bess Flowers.

Eddie Acuff has worked with these film directors: Lloyd Bacon, Raoul Walsh, Michael Curtiz and A. Edward Sutherland.