Alfonso Bedoya

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Alfonso Bedoya

Acting April 16, 1904

Vicam, Sonora, Mexico

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 Yaqu…

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8.0 1948 Movie
The Big Country

The Big Country

7.6 1958 Movie
The Unknown Policeman

The Unknown Policeman

7.9 1941 Movie
Border Incident

Border Incident

6.9 1949 Movie
Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men

5.9 1955 Movie
The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

5.5 1953 Movie
The Pearl

The Pearl

7.2 1947 Movie
Doña Bárbara

Doña Bárbara

7.1 1943 Movie
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

7.6 1942 Movie
Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle

6.6 1951 Movie
The Black Rose

The Black Rose

6.5 1950 Movie
Border River

Border River

6.2 1954 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2003
    Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

    Movie Gold Hat (archive footage)

  2. 1958
    The Big Country

    Movie Ramón Guiteras

  3. 1956
    La doncella de piedra

    Movie

  4. 1955
    Ten Wanted Men

    Movie Hermando

  5. 1954
    The Black Pirates

    Movie Garza

  6. 1954
    Ricochet Romance

    Movie Alfredo Gonzáles

  7. 1954
    Border River

    Movie Captain Vargas

  8. 1953
    The Stranger Wore a Gun

    Movie Degas

  9. 1953
    Sombrero

    Movie Don Inocente

  10. 1952
    Por ellas aunque mal paguen

    Movie Don Lupe

  11. 1952
    California Conquest

    Movie José Martínez

  12. 1951
    Furia roja

    Movie Ignacio 'El Nacho' López

  13. 1951
    Man in the Saddle

    Movie Cultus Charley

  14. 1951
    Stronghold

    Movie Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez

  15. 1950
    The Black Rose

    Movie Lu Chung

  16. 1950
    Fortunes of Captain Blood

    Movie Carmilio, Prison Overseer

More credits
  1. 1949
    Border Incident

    Movie Cuchillo

  2. 1949
    The Bewitched House

    Movie Vendedor de palomas

  3. 1949
    Streets of Laredo

    Movie Charley Calico

  4. 1948
    Angel on the Amazon

    Movie Paulo

  5. 1948
    Angel in Exile

    Movie Ysidro Álvarez

  6. 1948
    El último chinaco

    Movie

  7. 1948
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    Movie Gold Hat

  8. 1947
    The Pearl

    Movie

  9. 1947
    Albur de amor

    Movie (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)

  10. 1947
    Gran Casino

    Movie El Rayado

  11. 1947
    Si me han de matar mañana

    Movie

  12. 1947
    El tigre de Jalisco

    Movie

  13. 1946
    La hija del payaso

    Movie

  14. 1946
    It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro

    Movie

  15. 1945
    Rosalinda

    Movie

  16. 1945
    Canaima

    Movie Cholo Parima (Pantoja)

  17. 1945
    Hasta que perdió Jalisco

    Movie

  18. 1945
    The Abandoned

    Movie Gertrudis López, asistente

  19. 1945
    Me he de comer esa tuna

    Movie

  20. 1944
    Me ha besado un hombre

    Movie Nacho

  21. 1944
    The Headless Woman

    Movie Preso (uncredited)

  22. 1944
    Mis hijos!

    Movie Borracho cantina (uncredited)

  23. 1943
    Doña Bárbara

    Movie Peasant

  24. 1943
    Wild Flower

    Movie Teniente de Rogelio