Person
Alfonso Bedoya
Acting · 1904–1957 · Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
Biography
Alfonso Bedoya (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films. Bedoya was born in the small town of Vicam, Sonora, Mexico, of Yaqui Indian heritage. He had a nomadic childhood upbringing in Mexico, though he was educated in Houston, Texas. Bedoya found work as a character actor in the US and Mexican film industries in the 1930s to 1940s. During that time, he worked in over 175 Mexican films. His last movie, The Big Country, was released in 1958 after his death.
Known for
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Gold Hat
The Big Country
Ramón Guiteras
Mientras México duerme
1938
Almas rebeldes
1937
Streets of Laredo
Charley Calico
Ten Wanted Men
Hermando
The Black Pirates
Garza
El último chinaco
1948
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Carmilio, Prison Overseer
Ojos tapatios
1938
Filmography
- 2003Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'Gold Hat (archive footage)
- 1958The Big CountryRamón Guiteras
- 1956La doncella de piedra
- 1955Ten Wanted MenHermando
- 1954The Black PiratesGarza
- 1954Ricochet RomanceAlfredo Gonzáles
- 1954Border RiverCaptain Vargas
- 1953The Stranger Wore a GunDegas
- 1953SombreroDon Inocente
- 1952Por ellas aunque mal paguenDon Lupe
- 1952California ConquestJosé Martínez
- 1951Furia rojaIgnacio 'El Nacho' López
- 1951Man in the SaddleCultus Charley
- 1951StrongholdIgnacio 'Nacho' Lopez
- 1950The Black RoseLu Chung
- 1950Fortunes of Captain BloodCarmilio, Prison Overseer
- 1949Border IncidentCuchillo
- 1949The Bewitched House
- 1949Streets of LaredoCharley Calico
- 1948Angel on the AmazonPaulo
- 1948Angel in ExileYsidro Álvarez
- 1948El último chinaco
- 1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreGold Hat
- 1947The Pearl
- 1947Albur de amor(as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)
- 1947Gran CasinoEl Rayado
- 1947Si me han de matar mañana
- 1947El tigre de Jalisco
- 1946La hija del payaso
- 1945Rosalinda
- 1945CanaimaCholo Parima (Pantoja)
- 1945Hasta que perdió Jalisco
- 1945The AbandonedGertrudis López, asistente
- 1945Me he de comer esa tuna
- 1944Me ha besado un hombreNacho
- 1944The Headless Woman
- 1944Mis hijos!Borracho cantina (uncredited)
- 1943Doña BárbaraPeasant
- 1943Wild FlowerTeniente de Rogelio
- 1943María EugeniaPedro
- 1943El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)Bandido (uncredited)
- 1942I'm a Real MexicanTomás
- 1942The Three MusketeersGorila en cabaret
- 1942La abuelita
- 1941The Unknown PolicemanGreñas (uncredited)
- 1941Rancho Alegre
- 1940The HawkPistoler
- 1940El charro NegroPolice Commander
- 1940The UnderdogsEl manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
- 1940Los olvidados de DiosEl Tejón
- 1939La China Hilaria
- 1938Mientras México duerme
- 1938Ojos tapatios
- 1937La Adelita
- 1937La madrina del diablo
- 1937Almas rebeldes
- 1937Las cuatro milpas
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