Acting

Alfonso Bedoya

Born 1904-04-16

Vicam, Sonora, Mexico

Department: Acting

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.

1953

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (61 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'	Gold Hat (archive footage)	Movie	2003
The Big Country	Ramón Guiteras	Movie	1958
La doncella de piedra	Self / Appearance	Movie	1956
Ten Wanted Men	Hermando	Movie	1955
The Black Pirates	Garza	Movie	1954
Ricochet Romance	Alfredo Gonzáles	Movie	1954
Border River	Captain Vargas	Movie	1954
The Stranger Wore a Gun	Degas	Movie	1953
Sombrero	Don Inocente	Movie	1953
Por ellas aunque mal paguen	Don Lupe	Movie	1952
California Conquest	José Martínez	Movie	1952
Furia roja	Ignacio 'El Nacho' López	Movie	1951
Man in the Saddle	Cultus Charley	Movie	1951
Stronghold	Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez	Movie	1951
The Black Rose	Lu Chung	Movie	1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood	Carmilio, Prison Overseer	Movie	1950
Border Incident	Cuchillo	Movie	1949
The Bewitched House	Vendedor de palomas	Movie	1949
Streets of Laredo	Charley Calico	Movie	1949
Angel on the Amazon	Paulo	Movie	1948
Angel in Exile	Ysidro Álvarez	Movie	1948
El último chinaco	Self / Appearance	Movie	1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	Gold Hat	Movie	1948
The Pearl	Self / Appearance	Movie	1947
Albur de amor	(as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)	Movie	1947
Gran Casino	El Rayado	Movie	1947
Si me han de matar mañana	Self / Appearance	Movie	1947
El tigre de Jalisco	Self / Appearance	Movie	1947
La hija del payaso	Self / Appearance	Movie	1946
It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro	Self / Appearance	Movie	1946
Rosalinda	Self / Appearance	Movie	1945
Canaima	Cholo Parima (Pantoja)	Movie	1945
Hasta que perdió Jalisco	Self / Appearance	Movie	1945
The Abandoned	Gertrudis López, asistente	Movie	1945
Me he de comer esa tuna	Self / Appearance	Movie	1945
Me ha besado un hombre	Nacho	Movie	1944
The Headless Woman	Preso (uncredited)	Movie	1944
Mis hijos!	Borracho cantina (uncredited)	Movie	1944
Doña Bárbara	Peasant	Movie	1943
Wild Flower	Teniente de Rogelio	Movie	1943
María Eugenia	Pedro	Movie	1943
El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)	Bandido (uncredited)	Movie	1943
I'm a Real Mexican	Tomás	Movie	1942
The Three Musketeers	Gorila en cabaret	Movie	1942
Virgen de medianoche	Esbirro (sin créditos)	Movie	1942
La abuelita	Self / Appearance	Movie	1942
The Unknown Policeman	Greñas (uncredited)	Movie	1941
El rápido de las 9.15	Tripulación del tren (uncredited)	Movie	1941
Rancho Alegre	Self / Appearance	Movie	1941
The Hawk	Pistoler	Movie	1940
El charro Negro	Police Commander	Movie	1940
The Underdogs	El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)	Movie	1940
Los olvidados de Dios	El Tejón	Movie	1940
La China Hilaria	Self / Appearance	Movie	1939
Mientras México duerme	Self / Appearance	Movie	1938
The Torment	Self / Appearance	Movie	1938
Ojos tapatios	Self / Appearance	Movie	1938
La Adelita	Self / Appearance	Movie	1937
La madrina del diablo	Self / Appearance	Movie	1937
Almas rebeldes	Self / Appearance	Movie	1937
Las cuatro milpas	Self / Appearance	Movie	1937