Acting
Alfonso Bedoya
EN, ES cinema · 61 credits
Born
16 April 1904
Died
15 December 1957 (aged 53)
Birthplace
Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
Also known as Alfonso Bedolla · J. Bedolla · Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya · Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán
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
Filmography
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Gold Hat (archive footage)
The Big Country
as Ramón Guiteras
Ten Wanted Men
as Hermando
Border River
as Captain Vargas
The Black Pirates
as Garza
Ricochet Romance
as Alfredo Gonzáles
Sombrero
as Don Inocente
California Conquest
as José Martínez
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
as Don Lupe
Stronghold
as Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez
Man in the Saddle
as Cultus Charley
Furia roja
as Ignacio 'El Nacho' López
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Carmilio, Prison Overseer
The Black Rose
as Lu Chung
Border Incident
as Cuchillo
Streets of Laredo
as Charley Calico
The Bewitched House
as Vendedor de palomas
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Gold Hat
Angel on the Amazon
as Paulo
Angel in Exile
as Ysidro Álvarez
Gran Casino
as El Rayado
Albur de amor
as (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)
La hija del payaso
as Venadito
The Abandoned
as Gertrudis López, asistente
Canaima
as Cholo Parima (Pantoja)
Mis hijos!
as Borracho cantina (uncredited)
The Headless Woman
as Preso (uncredited)
Wild Flower
as Teniente de Rogelio
Doña Bárbara
as Peasant
El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)
as Bandido (uncredited)
María Eugenia
as Pedro
I'm a Real Mexican
as Tomás
The Three Musketeers
as Gorila en cabaret
Virgen de medianoche
as Esbirro (sin créditos)
The Unknown Policeman
as Greñas (uncredited)
El rápido de las 9.15
as Tripulación del tren (uncredited)
El charro Negro
as Police Commander
The Hawk
as Pistoler
Los olvidados de Dios
as El Tejón
The Underdogs
as El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
