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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as Gold Hat (archive footage)
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

The Big Country
1958
as Ramón Guiteras
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
1956
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
1955
as Hermando
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
1954
as Garza
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
1954
as Alfredo Gonzáles
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
1954
as Captain Vargas
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
1953
as Degas
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
1953
as Don Inocente
Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.

Por ellas aunque mal paguen
1952
as Don Lupe
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
1952
as José Martínez
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
1951
as Ignacio 'El Nacho' López
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
1951
as Cultus Charley
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
1951
as Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez
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
1950
as Lu Chung
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
1950
as Carmilio, Prison Overseer
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
1949
as Cuchillo
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
1949
Stage magician Fu Manchu uses his illusions and trickeries to find a murderer.

Streets of Laredo
1949
as Charley Calico
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
1948
as Paulo
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
1948
as Ysidro Álvarez
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
1948
1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Gold Hat
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
1947
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
1947
as (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)
Dark romantic melodrama, played out with high-stakes card games and cockfights.

Gran Casino
1947
as El Rayado
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
1947
Romantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.

El tigre de Jalisco
1947
A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.

La hija del payaso
1946
Circus clown and society matron compete for custody of their daughter.

Rosalinda
1945
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
1945
as Cholo Parima (Pantoja)
College-educated emigre has to get macho when he returns home to the Venezuelan outback.

Hasta que perdió Jalisco
1945
Young landowner wants to get married, but family problems are interfering with his plans.

The Abandoned
1945
as Gertrudis López, asistente
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
1945
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
1944
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
1944
A magician suspected of having killed a colleague is arrested by the police, but his assistant helps him escape.

Mis hijos!
1944
as Borracho cantina (uncredited)
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
1943
as Peasant
A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

Wild Flower
1943
as Teniente de Rogelio
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
1942
Band of outlaws stumble across an espionage ring of Axis agents embedded in an out-of-the-way hacienda.

The Three Musketeers
1942
as Gorila en cabaret
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
1942
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
1941
as Greñas (uncredited)
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
1941
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
1940
as Pistoler
A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

El charro Negro
1940
as Police Commander
Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.

The Underdogs
1940
as El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
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
1940
as El Tejón
A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

La China Hilaria
1939
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
1938

Ojos tapatios
1938
Mexican feature film

La Adelita
1937
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
1937
Set in the 1820s; an unhappy love affair and some family problems drive a young gentleman to banditry.

Almas rebeldes
1937
Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an arms shipment.

Las cuatro milpas
1937
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 ...