Alfonso Bedoya
Born
April 16, 1904
Died
December 15, 1957 (53 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
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
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Gold Hat (archive footage)
2003
The Big Country
Ramón Guiteras
1958
La doncella de piedra
1956
Ten Wanted Men
Hermando
1955
The Black Pirates
Garza
1954
Ricochet Romance
Alfredo Gonzáles
1954
Border River
Captain Vargas
1954
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Degas
1953
Sombrero
Don Inocente
1953
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
Don Lupe
1952
California Conquest
José Martínez
1952
Furia roja
Ignacio 'El Nacho' López
1951
Man in the Saddle
Cultus Charley
1951
Stronghold
Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez
1951
The Black Rose
Lu Chung
1950
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Carmilio, Prison Overseer
1950
Border Incident
Cuchillo
1949
The Bewitched House
1949
Streets of Laredo
Charley Calico
1949
Angel on the Amazon
Paulo
1948
Angel in Exile
Ysidro Álvarez
1948
El último chinaco
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Gold Hat
1948
The Pearl
1947
Albur de amor
(as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)
1947
Gran Casino
El Rayado
1947
Si me han de matar mañana
1947
El tigre de Jalisco
1947
La hija del payaso
1946
Rosalinda
1945
Canaima
Cholo Parima (Pantoja)
1945
Hasta que perdió Jalisco
1945
The Abandoned
Gertrudis López, asistente
1945
Me he de comer esa tuna
1945
Me ha besado un hombre
1944
La mujer sin cabeza
1944
Mis hijos!
Borracho cantina (uncredited)
1944
Doña Bárbara
Peasant
1943
Wild Flower
Teniente de Rogelio
1943
Soy puro mexicano
1942
The Three Musketeers
Gorila en cabaret
1942
La abuelita
1942
The Unknown Policeman
Greñas (uncredited)
1941
Rancho Alegre
1941
The Hawk
Pistoler
1940
El charro Negro
Police Commander
1940
The Underdogs
El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
1940
Los olvidados de Dios
El Tejón
1940
La China Hilaria
1939
Mientras México duerme
1938
Ojos tapatios
1938
La Adelita
1937
La madrina del diablo
1937
Almas rebeldes
1937
Las cuatro milpas
1937