8.0
Movie
Acting
Alfonso Bedoya
- Born
- Died
- (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
- Credits
- 61 titles
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 after his death.
Signature work
Known For
8.0
Movie
7.6
Movie
The Big Country
6.9
Movie
Border Incident
7.2
Movie
The Pearl
7.1
Movie
Doña Bárbara
5.5
Movie
The Stranger Wore a Gun
7.6
Movie
The Three Musketeers
5.9
Movie
Ten Wanted Men
5.2
Movie
Gran Casino
6.5
Movie
The Black Rose
6.6
Movie
Man in the Saddle
6.2
Movie
Border River
6.6
Movie
Wild Flower
6.0
Movie
Streets of Laredo
5.5
Movie
The Abandoned
6.5
Movie
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
4.2
Movie
Sombrero
4.9
Movie
The Black Pirates
Acting credits 61
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' Film | Gold Hat (archive footage) |
| 1958 | The Big Country Film | Ramón Guiteras |
| 1956 | La doncella de piedra Film | |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men Film | Hermando |
| 1954 | The Black Pirates Film | Garza |
| 1954 | Ricochet Romance Film | Alfredo Gonzáles |
| 1954 | Border River Film | Captain Vargas |
| 1953 | The Stranger Wore a Gun Film | Degas |
| 1953 | Sombrero Film | Don Inocente |
| 1952 | Por ellas aunque mal paguen Film | Don Lupe |
| 1952 | California Conquest Film | José Martínez |
| 1951 | Furia roja Film | Ignacio 'El Nacho' López |
| 1951 | Man in the Saddle Film | Cultus Charley |
| 1951 | Stronghold Film | Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez |
| 1950 | The Black Rose Film | Lu Chung |
| 1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood Film | Carmilio, Prison Overseer |
| 1949 | Border Incident Film | Cuchillo |
| 1949 | The Bewitched House Film | Vendedor de palomas |
| 1949 | Streets of Laredo Film | Charley Calico |
| 1948 | Angel on the Amazon Film | Paulo |
| 1948 | Angel in Exile Film | Ysidro Álvarez |
| 1948 | El último chinaco Film | |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Film | Gold Hat |
| 1947 | The Pearl Film | |
| 1947 | Albur de amor Film | (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya) |
| 1947 | Gran Casino Film | El Rayado |
| 1947 | Si me han de matar mañana Film | |
| 1947 | El tigre de Jalisco Film | |
| 1946 | La hija del payaso Film | Venadito |
| 1946 | It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro Film | |
| 1945 | Rosalinda Film | |
| 1945 | Canaima Film | Cholo Parima (Pantoja) |
| 1945 | Hasta que perdió Jalisco Film | |
| 1945 | The Abandoned Film | Gertrudis López, asistente |
| 1945 | Me he de comer esa tuna Film | |
| 1944 | Me ha besado un hombre Film | Nacho |
| 1944 | The Headless Woman Film | Preso (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Mis hijos! Film | Borracho cantina (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Doña Bárbara Film | Peasant |
| 1943 | Wild Flower Film | Teniente de Rogelio |
| 1943 | María Eugenia Film | Pedro |
| 1943 | El rebelde (Romance de Antaño) Film | Bandido (uncredited) |
| 1942 | I'm a Real Mexican Film | Tomás |
| 1942 | The Three Musketeers Film | Gorila en cabaret |
| 1942 | Virgen de medianoche Film | Esbirro (sin créditos) |
| 1942 | La abuelita Film | |
| 1941 | The Unknown Policeman Film | Greñas (uncredited) |
| 1941 | El rápido de las 9.15 Film | Tripulación del tren (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Rancho Alegre Film | |
| 1940 | The Hawk Film | Pistoler |
| 1940 | El charro Negro Film | Police Commander |
| 1940 | The Underdogs Film | El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla) |
| 1940 | Los olvidados de Dios Film | El Tejón |
| 1939 | La China Hilaria Film | |
| 1938 | Mientras México duerme Film | |
| 1938 | Ojos tapatios Film | |
| 1937 | La Adelita Film | |
| 1937 | La madrina del diablo Film | |
| 1937 | Almas rebeldes Film | |
| 1937 | Las cuatro milpas Film |