Alfonso Bedoya

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.

Known for

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

2003 ⭐ 7.4

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The Big Country

1958 ⭐ 7.6

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La doncella de piedra

1956 ⭐ 6.4

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Ricochet Romance

1954 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2003

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

Gold Hat (archive footage) · 2003

⭐ 7.4

1958

The Big Country Notable

Ramón Guiteras · 1958

⭐ 7.6

1956

La doncella de piedra

1956

⭐ 6.4

1955

Ten Wanted Men

Hermando · 1955

⭐ 5.9

1954

The Black Pirates

Garza · 1954

⭐ 4.9

Ricochet Romance Notable

Alfredo Gonzáles · 1954

⭐ 8.0

Border River

Captain Vargas · 1954

⭐ 6.2

1953

The Stranger Wore a Gun

Degas · 1953

⭐ 5.5

Sombrero

Don Inocente · 1953

⭐ 4.2

1952

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

Don Lupe · 1952

⭐ 6.5

California Conquest

José Martínez · 1952

⭐ 4.9

1951

Furia roja

Ignacio 'El Nacho' López · 1951

⭐ 4.0

Man in the Saddle

Cultus Charley · 1951

⭐ 6.5

Stronghold

Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez · 1951

⭐ 5.9

1950

The Black Rose

Lu Chung · 1950

⭐ 6.7

Fortunes of Captain Blood Notable

Carmilio, Prison Overseer · 1950

⭐ 7.3

1949

Border Incident

Cuchillo · 1949

⭐ 7.0

The Bewitched House

1949

⭐ 6.1

Streets of Laredo

Charley Calico · 1949

⭐ 6.0

1948

Angel on the Amazon

Paulo · 1948

⭐ 5.5

Angel in Exile

Ysidro Álvarez · 1948

⭐ 5.5

El último chinaco

1948

⭐ 6.8

1947

The Pearl Notable

1947

⭐ 7.2

Albur de amor

(as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya) · 1947

⭐ 5.4

Gran Casino

El Rayado · 1947

⭐ 5.3

1946

La hija del payaso

1946

⭐ 6.3

1945

Rosalinda

1945

⭐ 5.8

Canaima

Cholo Parima (Pantoja) · 1945

⭐ 6.4

Hasta que perdió Jalisco

1945

⭐ 6.0

1944

Me ha besado un hombre

Nacho · 1944

⭐ 6.3

The Headless Woman

1944

⭐ 5.7

Mis hijos!

Borracho cantina (uncredited) · 1944

⭐ 5.4

1943

Doña Bárbara Notable

Peasant · 1943

⭐ 7.1

Wild Flower

Teniente de Rogelio · 1943

⭐ 6.6

El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)

Bandido (uncredited) · 1943

⭐ 6.2

1942

I'm a Real Mexican

Tomás · 1942

⭐ 5.8

The Three Musketeers Notable

Gorila en cabaret · 1942

⭐ 7.5

La abuelita

1942

⭐ 5.7

1941

The Unknown Policeman Notable

Greñas (uncredited) · 1941

⭐ 7.9

Rancho Alegre

1941

⭐ 6.7

1940

The Hawk

Pistoler · 1940

⭐ 6.0

El charro Negro

Police Commander · 1940

⭐ 5.3

The Underdogs

El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla · 1940

⭐ 6.3

1939

La China Hilaria

1939

⭐ 5.6

Frequently appears with

John Milius

Narrator (voice)

Martin Scorsese

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Evelyn Keyes

Self

Leonard Maltin

Self

Gregory Peck

James McKay

Jean Simmons

Julie Maragon

Carroll Baker

Patricia Terrill

Charlton Heston

Steve Leech

Burl Ives

Rufus Hannassey

Full filmography

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

2003 ⭐ 7.4

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The Big Country

1958 ⭐ 7.6

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La doncella de piedra

1956 ⭐ 6.4

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Ten Wanted Men

1955 ⭐ 5.9

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The Black Pirates

1954 ⭐ 4.9

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Ricochet Romance

1954 ⭐ 8.0

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Border River

1954 ⭐ 6.2

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The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953 ⭐ 5.5

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Sombrero

1953 ⭐ 4.2

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Por ellas aunque mal paguen

1952 ⭐ 6.5

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California Conquest

1952 ⭐ 4.9

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Furia roja

1951 ⭐ 4.0

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Man in the Saddle

1951 ⭐ 6.5

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Stronghold

1951 ⭐ 5.9

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The Black Rose

1950 ⭐ 6.7

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Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950 ⭐ 7.3

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Border Incident

1949 ⭐ 7.0

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The Bewitched House

1949 ⭐ 6.1

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Streets of Laredo

1949 ⭐ 6.0

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Angel on the Amazon

1948 ⭐ 5.5