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Eddie Acuff
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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.
As actor
Stop, You're Killing Me
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Blondie's Big Deal
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Johnny Allegro
The Phantom Creeps
Blondie's Secret
Slippy McGee
Leather Gloves
Bungalow 13
The Timber Trail
Blondie's Reward
Black Bart
Blondie's Big Moment
Blondie in the Dough
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Bells of San Angelo
Swing the Western Way
The Sea of Grass
Exposed
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Suddenly It's Spring
Blondie's Holiday
The Flying Serpent
Chick Carter, Detective
Wake Up and Dream
The Bamboo Blonde
Meet Me on Broadway
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Blonde Alibi