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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-04-16

Day of Death

1957-12-15 (53 years old)

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

Acting

The Big Country

1958

The Big Country

as

Ramón Guiteras

Border Incident

1949

Border Incident

as

Cuchillo

Stronghold

1951

Stronghold

as

Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez

Man in the Saddle

1951

Man in the Saddle

as

Cultus Charley

The Abandoned

1945

The Abandoned

as

Gertrudis López, asistente

Gran Casino

1947

Gran Casino

as

El Rayado

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950

Fortunes of Captain Blood

as

Carmilio, Prison Overseer

California Conquest

1952

California Conquest

as

José Martínez

Border River

1954

Border River

as

Captain Vargas

Streets of Laredo

1949

Streets of Laredo

as

Charley Calico

El charro Negro

1940

El charro Negro

as

Police Commander

Canaima

1945

Canaima

as

Cholo Parima (Pantoja)

Albur de amor

1947

Albur de amor

as

(as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)

Ricochet Romance

1954

Ricochet Romance

as

Alfredo Gonzáles

Wild Flower

1943

Wild Flower

as

Teniente de Rogelio

Doña Bárbara

1943

Doña Bárbara

as

Peasant

Mis hijos!

1944

Mis hijos!

as

Borracho cantina (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers

1942

The Three Musketeers

as

Gorila en cabaret

The Black Rose

1950

The Black Rose

as

Lu Chung

The Unknown Policeman

1941

The Unknown Policeman

as

Greñas (uncredited)

Angel in Exile

1948

Angel in Exile

as

Ysidro Álvarez

The Pearl

1947

The Pearl

as

The Hawk

1940

The Hawk

as

Pistoler

Los olvidados de Dios

1940

Los olvidados de Dios

as

El Tejón

The Underdogs

1940

The Underdogs

as

El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)

Ten Wanted Men

1955

Ten Wanted Men

as

Hermando

Furia roja

1951

Furia roja

as

Ignacio 'El Nacho' López

Rosalinda

1945

Rosalinda

as

Sombrero

1953

Sombrero

as

Don Inocente

Production

Crew

Directing