Alfonso Bedoya
Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán[1] (April 16, 1904 – December 15, 1957) was a Mexican actor who frequently appeared in U.S. films.
Alfonso Bedoya | |
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Bedoya (right) with Dona Drake, in Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950) | |
Born | April 16, 1904 |
Died | December 15, 1957 (aged 53) |
Other names | Alfonso Bedolla Alfonso 'El Indio' Bedoya |
Years active | 1935–1957 |
Early life
Bedoya was born in the small town of Vícam, Sonora, Mexico, of Yaqui Indian heritage, to Norberto Bedoya Perea and Ignacia Díaz de Guzmán.[2][3] He had a nomadic childhood upbringing in Mexico, traveling throughout the country with his parents and 19 siblings. At 14, he emigrated to the United States and was educated in Houston, Texas.[4][5] He ran away from school and worked as a railroad section worker, dishwasher, waiter, and cotton picker.[6]
Film career
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.[7][8] His last movie, The Big Country, was released in 1958 after his death.[8]
Memorable role
Bedoya is best remembered as "Gold Hat",[9] the bandit leader who declares "I don't have to show you any stinking badges"[5] in John Huston's 1948 adventure film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. This movie is number 30 on AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies[5] and Bedoya's line is number 36 on AFI's 100 Greatest Movie Quotes list.[5][10] Bedoya's line has become widely imitated by entertainers.[8]
Personal life
Bedoya married Gertrude Elizabeth Larky Karas on March 8, 1950, in Mexico City.[11]
Bedoya completed filming The Big Country in November 1957, in California, and returned to Mexico City on December 8. Eight days later, after a night of partying with manicurist María Lucía Solana Martínez, Bedoya died of a heart attack in a Mexico City motel room.[12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1935 | Todo un hombre | ||
1937 | Los chicos de la prensa | ||
1937 | La llaga | ||
1937 | Almas rebeldes | ||
1937 | Adiós Nicanor | Servidor del Gavilan | Uncredited |
1937 | La madrina del Diablo | Cantinero | |
1938 | Ojos tapatios | ||
1938 | La Adelita | Villista | |
1938 | Los bandidos de Río Frío | Espiridión | |
1938 | While Mexico Sleeps | ||
1938 | Pescadores de perlas | Simón | |
1938 | La golondrina | Uncredited | |
1939 | El capitán aventurero | Mesonero | Uncredited |
1939 | La China Hilaria | Isidro | |
1940 | Los olvidados de Dios | El Tejón | |
1940 | El gavilán | Pistoler | |
1940 | Los de abajo | El manteca | |
1940 | El charro Negro | Comandante de policía | |
1941 | El Zorro de Jalisco | Esbirro de Ernesto | Uncredited |
1941 | Rancho Alegre | ||
1941 | Hasta que llovió en Sayula | ||
1941 | El capitán Centellas | ||
1941 | El rápido de las 9.15 | Tripulación del tren | Uncredited |
1941 | The Unknown Policeman | Greñas | Uncredited |
1942 | La epopeya del camino | Uncredited | |
1942 | La abuelita | Un obrero | |
1942 | Virgen de medianoche | ||
1942 | Simón Bolívar | Conspirador Padilla | Uncredited |
1942 | The Three Musketeers | Gorila en cabaret | |
1942 | La Vírgen morena | Popoca | Uncredited |
1942 | I'm a Real Mexican | ||
1942 | El baisano Jalil | Empleado de Jalil | Uncredited |
1943 | Dulce madre mía | ||
1943 | María Eugenia | Uncredited | |
1943 | Wild Flower | Teniente de Rogelio | |
1943 | El jorobado | ||
1943 | Doña Bárbara | Peasant | |
1943 | Cuando habla el corazón | El Yaqui | |
1943 | El rebelde (Romance de antaño) | Bandido | Uncredited |
1944 | The Headless Woman | ||
1944 | Mis hijos | Borracho cantina | Uncredited |
1944 | Me ha besado un hombre | ||
1945 | Me he de comer esa tuna | El Alacrán | |
1945 | Las Abandonadas | Gertrudis López, asistente | |
1945 | Club verde | ||
1945 | 'Como México no hay dos'! | ||
1945 | El jagüey de las ruinas | ||
1945 | Sendas del destino | ||
1945 | Hasta que perdió Jalisco | Amigo de Jorge | |
1945 | Canaima | Cholo Parima (Pantoja) | |
1945 | Rosalinda | Cecina | |
1946 | No basta ser charro | Peón | Uncredited |
1946 | La hija del payaso | ||
1947 | Bells of San Fernando | Guard at the Pass | Uncredited |
1947 | The Tiger of Jalisco | Bandido | |
1947 | Si me han de matar mañana | El Nagual | |
1947 | Gran Casino | El Rayado | |
1947 | Albur de amor | ||
1947 | The Pearl | Godfather | |
1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Gold Hat | |
1948 | El último chinaco | Sabas | |
1948 | Angel in Exile | Ysidro Álvarez | |
1948 | Angel on the Amazon | Paulo | |
1949 | Streets of Laredo | Charley Calico | |
1949 | La casa embrujada | Vendedor de palomas | |
1949 | Border Incident | Cuchillo | |
1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood | Carmilio | |
1950 | The Black Rose | Lu Chung | |
1950 | Furia roja | Ignacio 'El Nacho' López | |
1951 | Stronghold | ||
1951 | Man in the Saddle | Cultus Charley | |
1952 | California Conquest | José Martínez | |
1952 | Por ellas aunque mal paguen | Don Lupe | |
1953 | Sombrero | Don Inocente | |
1953 | The Stranger Wore a Gun | Degas | |
1954 | Border River | Capt. Vargas | |
1954 | Ricochet Romance | Alfredo Gonzáles | |
1954 | The Black Pirates | Garza | |
1955 | Ten Wanted Men | Hermando | |
1956 | La doncella de piedra | Chuachuaima | |
1958 | The Big Country | Ramón Gutierrez | (final film role) |
References
- San Antonio Light, Dec. 17, 1957, p. 20
- "Diario del Yaqui". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13.
- Mexico. State of Distrito Federal Civil Registration. Registro Civil del Estado de Distrito Federal, México
- Washington Court House Record-Herald, March 18, 1950, p. 4
- "Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)". www.classicfilmguide.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- Washington Court House Record-Herald, March 18, 1950, p. 4
- Hal Erickson (2010). "Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- Hal Erickson (2010). "Alfonso Bedoya Movies". Blockbuster. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- Hal Erickson (2010). "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)". Blockbuster. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes". USA Today. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- Mexico. Civil Registration. Registro Civil del Distrito Federal, México
- San Antonio Light, Dec. 17, 1957, p. 20