Biography
Don Haggerty (b. July 3, 1914, Poughkeepsie, New York – d. August 19, 1988, Cocoa Beach, Florida) was an American film actor appearing in films in the 1940s and 1950s. Before entering films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University athlete and served in the US military. Usually cast as tough policemen or cowboys, he appeared in a number of memorable films including Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), The Asphalt Jungle (1951), Angels in the Outfield (1951) and The Narrow Margin. The B-movie actor continu...
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Complete Filmography

California Gold Rush
1981
as Jake Brown
Author Bret Harte relates the story of the discovery of gold in California at Sutter's Mill, and how that discovery changed the history of the west fo...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
The escapades of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the runaway slave, Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a homemade raft, and their encounter with the Duk...

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
as Sheriff Benedict
An old man observes a boy bullying his playmates and treats him to a morality lesson. The man tells the story of the epic cross-country race between a...

Starbird and Sweet William
1973
as Hunter
A plane crash survivor draws upon the sensibilities of his Native American ancestry in order to stay alive in a rugged outland.

Dirty Harry
1971
as Minor Role (uncredited)
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement...

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
as Jake
A U.S. Senator is spirited away to a secret New Mexico medical lab after a serious car crash. His injuries are completely healed by a secret organizat...

The Night of the Grizzly
1966
as Sam Podds
Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces oppos...

The Loved One
1965
as Haggerty
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whisp...

The Great Sioux Massacre
1965
as Senator Blaine
Colonel Custer, an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a...

The Killers
1964
as Mail Truck Driver
A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.

The Solid Gold Girl
1964
as The Bartender
While searching for the man who framed him for a crime he didn't commit, Harrison Destry (John Gavin) stumbles into a town where an old cell mate of h...

Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as Capt. Mace
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. ...

Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
as Durton
A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
1960
as Wes
Texas John Slaughter is a peace-loving family man and successful rancher who values his friendship with the Apaches. But when a vengeful Geronimo init...

The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
as Sheriff Jim Regan
Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is ki...

Gundown at Sandoval
1959
In this exciting western, cowpoke Texas John Slaughter rides out for revenge against the man who killed his friend. He heads for Sandoval, a notorious...

Some Came Running
1958
as Ted Harperspoon (uncredited)
A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes ...

The Man Who Died Twice
1958
as Frank
An innocent nightclub singer becomes mixed up in illegal drug dealings shortly after witnessing her husband's death and the murder of a couple of narc...

Cattle Empire
1958
as Ralph Hamilton
After serving a five year prison sentence for allowing his men to destroy a town in a drunken spree, a trail boss is hired by the same town's leading ...

Blood Arrow
1958
as Gabe
Phyllis Coates, TV's erstwhile Lois Lane, essays one of her largest film roles in Blood Arrow. Coates is cast as a devout Mormon girl whose mission is...

Day of the Badman
1958
as Deputy Floyd
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.

The Crooked Circle
1957
as Adams
A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight.

Back from the Dead
1957
as John Mitchell
A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what s...

Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Detective Sergeant Mike Duncan
Two detectives investigate the strangulation murder of a man whom everyone seemed to like.

Spoilers of the Forest
1957
as Williams the Ranger
Vera Ralston plays Joan Milna, who shares several thousand acres of valuable Montana timberland with her stepfather (John Alderson). Coveting Joan's p...
Fight for the Title
1957
as Gibson
An champion light-heavyweight boxer batters a young challenger so severely that the youthful pugilist suffers brain damage. Remorseful, the champion d...

Chain of Evidence
1957
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
A police lieutenant fights to prove a boy's innocence after he's accused of murder. The fourth of five Ben Schwab productions that starred Bill Elliot...

Calling Homicide
1956
as Det. Sgt. Mike Duncan
Cop Andy Doyle investigates a car-bombing murder and the killing of a sleazy modeling agency owner. Are they connected?

Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

Crashing Las Vegas
1956
as Henchman Tony Murlock
An electric shock enables Sach to predict numbers, so the Bowery Boys are off to Las Vegas to win enough money at the roulette wheels to let their lan...

Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Det. Barney Flannery
Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of cadet policemen by telling them of three precarious and dangerous cases of con art...

Texas Lady
1955
as Sheriff Herndon
Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to assume control of her late father's newspaper. He...

The Desperate Hours
1955
as Detective (uncredited)
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

The Private War of Major Benson
1955
as Harold Hibler
A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC ...

I Cover the Underworld
1955
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Gunner O'Hara is about to be released from prison after serving a five-year sentence, and receives a visit from his twin brother John, a divinity stud...

Air Strike
1955
as Richard Huggins
Tasked with training a group of untested new recruits, a no-nonsense Navy commander faces a host of challenges as he attempts to transform the greenho...

An Annapolis Story
1955
as Lt. Prentiss
Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.

Cry Vengeance
1954
as Lt. Pat Ryan
Ex-cop Vic Barron crossed the wrong mobsters; his wife and child were killed and he was scarred, framed, and imprisoned. On release, Vic has but one d...

Naked Alibi
1954
as Matt Matthews
Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next...

Return from the Sea
1954
as Tompkins
A hardened career navel officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.

The Rocket Man
1954
as Officer Mike O'Brien
After procuring a special ray gun, a precocious orphan helps his community by exposing the shady doings of local government, and plays a part in a cut...

Loophole
1954
as Neil Sanford
Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, ...

Phantom Stallion
1954
as Foreman Gil
Ex-cavalry buddies, Rex and Slim, band together to capture a wild stallion, solve a murder and thwart the killers from cheating a boy out of his inher...

Take the High Ground!
1953
as Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he r...

Combat Squad
1953
as Sgt. Wiley
A tough sergeant helps a raw recruit find courage under fire during the Korean War.

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as Bill Crashaw
Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam Rochelle is sent to investigate, saloon owner Hallie has t...

Roar of the Crowd
1953
as Chuck Baylor
Johnny Tracy, son of veteran race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit, but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give...

Denver and Rio Grande
1952
as Bob Nelson
Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sab...

The Narrow Margin
1952
as Det. Wilson (uncredited)
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Bronco Buster
1952
as Dobie Carson
A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to "teach him the ropes", and winds up competing against him.

Wild Stallion
1952
as Sergeant Keach
A young orphan grows into adulthood, all the while searhing for his beloved white horse that disappeared years earlier.

Sailor Beware
1952
as Lt. Connors (uncredited)
Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps tryi...

The Stooge
1951
as Mr. Winston (uncredited)
Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the...

Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Director
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is...

Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Rube Ronson
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.

Rhubarb
1951
as Policeman (uncredited)
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money ...

Lost Planet Airmen
1951
as Tony Dirken
Feature version of the 1949 serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN: Young member of scientific group uses new rocket-powered flying suit to thwart shadowy sab...

That's My Boy
1951
as Tom - Masseur (uncredited)
Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden...

Go for Broke!
1951
as Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the trainin...

Cause for Alarm!
1951
as Mr. Russell
A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.

Quebec
1951
as Col. Jean Durossac
Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.

Spoilers of the Plains
1951
as Ben Rix
An experimental weather satellite and a missile base are at stake when Roy discovers foreign agents around his ranch.

Gambling House
1950
as Sharky
A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.

Vigilante Hideout
1950
as Jim Benson
Cattle detective, Rocky Lane, arrives in town to investigate cattle disappearances only to realize just three cows owned by eccentric inventor, Nugget...

Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the l...

The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Det. Andrews (uncredited)
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of v...

Storm Over Wyoming
1950
as The Marshal
Dave Saunders and his sidekick Chito, cowhands looking for work, arrive in Sundown Valley, Wyoming just in time to stop sheep ranch foreman Jess Rawli...

The Vanishing Westerner
1950
as Henchman Art
Posing as wanted men, Chris and Waldorf get hired by Sanderson. He sends them to kill the Sheriff but puts blanks in their guns. When they arrive some...

Dynamite Pass
1950
as Sheriff
A cowhand becomes involved in a war between a road construction crew and the greedy toll-owner hoping to thwart the new project.

The Kid from Texas
1950
as Morgan
Billy the Kid becomes embroiled in Lincoln County, NM, land wars. When rancher who gave him a break is killed by rival henchman, Billy vows revenge. N...

The Sundowners
1950
as Sheriff Elmer Gall
Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.

Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit th...

Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1949
as Steve Stevenson
Red Ryder KO's a fight racket with sidekick Little Beaver (Little Brown Jug) and a new friend.

South of Rio
1949
as Chuck Bowers
The town of Rio Blanco is the center of a fight over the statehood issue and is a perfect setup for Lon Bryson and Chuck Bowers, who organize a couple...

King of the Rocket Men
1949
as Tony Dirken
Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the science academy. Donning his Rocket Man costume King ...

Canadian Pacific
1949
as Cagle
A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.

The Crooked Way
1949
as Hood
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his crimin...

Rustlers
1949
as Rancher
A group of Arizona ranchers, trying to learn the identities of the Salt River Gang and prevent any further rustling, marks the currency that rancher F...

Act of Violence
1949
as Policeman (uncredited)
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him w...

Gun Smugglers
1948
as Sheriff Schurslock
A young boy threatens to follow in his outlaw brother's footsteps.

Angel in Exile
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
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 ...

False Paradise
1948
as Deal Marden, chief henchman
A banker is trying to cheat people out of their silver-rich land. Hoppy learns that the banker is in league with an outlaw gang.

The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
as Bill Cook
Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator.

That Lady in Ermine
1948
Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, w...

Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney's Man
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent pr...

Borrowed Trouble
1948
as Lippy
Finishing a trail drive, Hoppy and the boys head to town and immediately get caught up in the conflict between school teacher Miss Abott and next door...

Sinister Journey
1948
as Harmon Roberts
Lee Garvin has eloped with the daughter of a railroad man who didn't approve of the marriage. Hoppy steps in when the young man is framed for murder.

The Dead Don't Dream
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Hoppy, California and Lucky arrive at a remote inn, where Lucky expects to be married - but finds the bride-to-be in distress over her uncle, who has ...

Silent Conflict
1948
as Rancher #2
One of Hoppy's Bar 20 ranch hands is tricked into participating in nefarious activities after being subjected to hypnosis.

Problem Drinkers
1946
as Fred Lane - Alcoholic (uncredited)
This edition of the March of Time series (Volume 12, Number 11) deals with the growing problem of alcoholism ins the USA. It emphasizes that alcoholic...

USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
This film was made by the U.S. government during World War II to show its young servicemen the results of "fooling around" with "loose women" overseas...

Back Door to Heaven
1939
as Jail Guard at Desk (uncredited)
The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".