Alfonso Bedoya

Alfonso Bedoya

1904-04-16 Vicam, Sonora, Mexico 55 Credits

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 a...

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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003

as Gold Hat (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

as Ramón Guiteras

7.6
Acting

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, a...

La doncella de piedra

La doncella de piedra

1956

5.5
Acting

Adaptation of Rómulo Gallegos' novel Sobre la misma tierra. A young mixed-race woman is forced to choose between her tribal heritage and her position ...

Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men

1955

as Hermando

5.8
Acting

When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power ...

The Black Pirates

The Black Pirates

1954

as Garza

4.6
Acting

Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried, but discover that a church has been bu...

Ricochet Romance

Ricochet Romance

1954

as Alfredo Gonzáles

7.0
Acting

Marjorie Main is the whole show in the Universal programmer Ricochet Romance. Playing the outspoken new cook at a rundown dude ranch, Marjorie forces ...

Border River

Border River

1954

as Captain Vargas

6.2
Acting

A Confederate officer travels to a wild Mexican border town to buy guns, aiming to keep up the fight against the Yankees - but who can he trust in thi...

The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953

as Degas

5.4
Acting

Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs int...

Sombrero

Sombrero

1953

as Don Inocente

4.2
Acting

Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

1952

as Don Lupe

6.2
Acting

Don Anastacio, an aristocrat passing through a rough patch,He will make marry his daughter Isabel with wealthy rancher. Isabel and her family refuse t...

California Conquest

California Conquest

1952

as José Martínez

4.6
Acting

The period is the 1840s and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become part of the United States. Other countries are also inte...

Furia roja

Furia roja

1951

as Ignacio 'El Nacho' López

3.3
Acting

Mother and daughter return to Mexico to escape the US Civil War... and get caught up in the conflict between the French army and the fighters for inde...

Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle

1951

as Cultus Charley

6.4
Acting

A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself ...

Stronghold

Stronghold

1951

as Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez

5.7
Acting

In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor Maxim...

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

1950

as Lu Chung

6.5
Acting

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of ...

Fortunes of Captain Blood

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950

as Carmilio, Prison Overseer

7.1
Acting

When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish M...

Border Incident

Border Incident

1949

as Cuchillo

6.9
Acting

The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border t...

The Bewitched House

The Bewitched House

1949

5.5
Acting

Stage magician Fu Manchu uses his illusions and trickeries to find a murderer.

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949

as Charley Calico

5.9
Acting

Texas, 1878: cheerful outlaw-buddies Jim, Lorn and Wahoo rescue spunky orphan Rannie Carter from rustling racketeers, then are forced to separate. Lor...

Angel on the Amazon

Angel on the Amazon

1948

as Paulo

4.8
Acting

An expedition exploring the Amazon jungle comes across a jungle goddess who lives among the animals and fears none of them--and apparently has found t...

Angel in Exile

Angel in Exile

1948

as Ysidro Álvarez

5.2
Acting

An ex-convict on his way to make his fortune in a gold mine in Arizona has his trip interrupted when the residents of a small Mexican village believe ...

El último chinaco

El último chinaco

1948

6.0
Acting

1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

as Gold Hat

8.0
Acting

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandit...

The Pearl

The Pearl

1947

7.1
Acting

Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bit...

Albur de amor

Albur de amor

1947

as (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)

4.5
Acting

Dark romantic melodrama, played out with high-stakes card games and cockfights.

Gran Casino

Gran Casino

1947

as El Rayado

5.2
Acting

After the mysterious disappearance of an oil well owner, one of his workers, Gerardo assumes the business management. Soon, the owner's sister arrives...

Si me han de matar mañana

Si me han de matar mañana

1947

5.0
Acting

Romantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.

El tigre de Jalisco

El tigre de Jalisco

1947

5.5
Acting

A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.

La hija del payaso

La hija del payaso

1946

5.0
Acting

Circus clown and society matron compete for custody of their daughter.

Rosalinda

Rosalinda

1945

5.0
Acting

Two adventurers visit a small coastal village in 1850 in hopes of getting access to a shipwreck that took place 100 years earlier. Also, local girlfri...

Canaima

Canaima

1945

as Cholo Parima (Pantoja)

6.0
Acting

College-educated emigre has to get macho when he returns home to the Venezuelan outback.

Hasta que perdió Jalisco

Hasta que perdió Jalisco

1945

5.2
Acting

Young landowner wants to get married, but family problems are interfering with his plans.

The Abandoned

The Abandoned

1945

as Gertrudis López, asistente

5.7
Acting

A young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarrie...

Me he de comer esa tuna

Me he de comer esa tuna

1945

5.1
Acting

In rural Mexico, a young man competes with his best school friend for the love of a girl whose marriage has been arranged by her parents.

Me ha besado un hombre

Me ha besado un hombre

1944

5.6
Acting

Spanish refugee could only get across the border using fake documents that belonged to her brother and now she's stuck with the male identity...

La mujer sin cabeza

La mujer sin cabeza

1944

5.2
Acting

A magician suspected of having killed a colleague is arrested by the police, but his assistant helps him escape.

Mis hijos!

Mis hijos!

1944

as Borracho cantina (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

An endless series of disasters separates a mother from her children. It takes her over twenty years to find her way back to the bosom of her family.

Doña Bárbara

Doña Bárbara

1943

as Peasant

7.1
Acting

A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

Wild Flower

Wild Flower

1943

as Teniente de Rogelio

6.4
Acting

The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between ...

Soy puro mexicano

Soy puro mexicano

1942

5.3
Acting

Band of outlaws stumble across an espionage ring of Axis agents embedded in an out-of-the-way hacienda.

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1942

as Gorila en cabaret

7.4
Acting

Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at Clasa studios. While on the set, he falls asleep ...

La abuelita

La abuelita

1942

5.0
Acting

Granny rules the roost, but little sister's a bit rebellious. She listens to Cuban music, she wears make-up, she goes out un-chaperoned... Granny sees...

The Unknown Policeman

The Unknown Policeman

1941

as Greñas (uncredited)

7.8
Acting

A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band m...

Rancho Alegre

Rancho Alegre

1941

5.0
Acting

Proud old family's hacienda is falling into decay, and the oldest son has to come back from college to set things aright... or does he have other plan...

The Hawk

The Hawk

1940

as Pistoler

5.0
Acting

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

El charro Negro

El charro Negro

1940

as Police Commander

4.6
Acting

Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.

The Underdogs

The Underdogs

1940

as El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)

5.7
Acting

During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities committed by the federals, decide to follow one of th...

Los olvidados de Dios

Los olvidados de Dios

1940

as El Tejón

5.0
Acting

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

La China Hilaria

La China Hilaria

1939

5.0
Acting

Hilaria's engaged to be married, but her fiance may never come back from Texas. Meanwhile, two local guys are interested in her...

Mientras México duerme

Mientras México duerme

1938

5.0
Acting
Ojos tapatios

Ojos tapatios

1938

5.0
Acting

Mexican feature film

La Adelita

La Adelita

1937

5.0
Acting

Beautiful peasant girl runs afoul of her landlord's horny son and he poisons the well between her and her fiance, so she runs away and joins the Revol...

La madrina del diablo

La madrina del diablo

1937

5.2
Acting

Set in the 1820s; an unhappy love affair and some family problems drive a young gentleman to banditry.

Almas rebeldes

Almas rebeldes

1937

5.5
Acting

Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.

Las cuatro milpas

Las cuatro milpas

1937

5.0
Acting

Bad dude tries to make time with a good dude's fiancée. When he can't get anywhere with her, he and his sidekick frame the good dude for a murder and ...