Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 16, 1904
Place of Birth
Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
Also Known As
- Alfonso Bedolla
- J. Bedolla
- Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya
- Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán
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 - Movies
The Big Country
as Ramón Guiteras
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Gold Hat
Ten Wanted Men
as Hermando
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Degas
Streets of Laredo
as Charley Calico
The Pearl
Man in the Saddle
as Cultus Charley
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Gold Hat (archive footage)
Fortunes of Captain Blood
as Carmilio, Prison Overseer
Gran Casino
as El Rayado