Alfonso Bedoya
Date of birth: 1904-04-16
Place of birth: Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Alfonso Bedolla, J. Bedolla, Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya, Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán
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.
Movie Credits
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948-01-15
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search
The Big Country
1958-09-30
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud
Border Incident
1949-10-28
The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggl
Stronghold
1951-10-25
In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs mon
Man in the Saddle
1951-12-02
A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires
The Abandoned
1945-05-18
A young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her so
Gran Casino
1947-06-12
After the mysterious disappearance of an oil well owner, one of his workers, Gerardo assumes the bus
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950-05-19
When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue
California Conquest
1952-07-04
The period is the 1840s and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become part o
Border River
1954-01-06
A Confederate officer travels to a wild Mexican border town to buy guns, aiming to keep up the fight
Streets of Laredo
1949-05-27
Texas, 1878: cheerful outlaw-buddies Jim, Lorn and Wahoo rescue spunky orphan Rannie Carter from rus
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003-09-30
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
1952-08-16
Don Anastacio, an aristocrat passing through a rough patch,He will make marry his daughter Isabel wi
La Adelita
1937-11-07
Beautiful peasant girl runs afoul of her landlord's horny son and he poisons the well between her an
The Black Pirates
1954-12-24
Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot
El charro Negro
1940-07-18
Masked cowboy avenger in the style of The Lone Ranger, first film in a series of four.
Me he de comer esa tuna
1945-03-01
In rural Mexico, a young man competes with his best school friend for the love of a girl whose marri
Canaima
1945-10-04
College-educated emigre has to get macho when he returns home to the Venezuelan outback.
Hasta que perdió Jalisco
1945-09-13
Young landowner wants to get married, but family problems are interfering with his plans.
La madrina del diablo
1937-09-09
Set in the 1820s; an unhappy love affair and some family problems drive a young gentleman to banditr
Si me han de matar mañana
1947-05-26
Romantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.
La China Hilaria
1939-01-01
Hilaria's engaged to be married, but her fiance may never come back from Texas. Meanwhile, two local
La hija del payaso
1946-05-02
Circus clown and society matron compete for custody of their daughter.
Ojos tapatios
1938-02-10
Mexican feature film
El tigre de Jalisco
1947-03-07
A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.
Albur de amor
1947-08-29
Dark romantic melodrama, played out with high-stakes card games and cockfights.
Ricochet Romance
1954-11-01
Marjorie Main is the whole show in the Universal programmer Ricochet Romance. Playing the outspoken
Angel on the Amazon
1948-11-01
An expedition exploring the Amazon jungle comes across a jungle goddess who lives among the animals
Almas rebeldes
1937-08-30
Mexican Revolution: a small squadron of insurgents are chosen to trek to US border and pick up an ar
La doncella de piedra
1956-01-05
Adaptation of Rómulo Gallegos' novel Sobre la misma tierra. A young mixed-race woman is forced to ch
El último chinaco
1948-10-05
1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.
The Bewitched House
1949-10-12
Stage magician Fu Manchu uses his illusions and trickeries to find a murderer.
Wild Flower
1943-04-24
The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the fo
Doña Bárbara
1943-09-16
A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.
La abuelita
1942-05-09
Granny rules the roost, but little sister's a bit rebellious. She listens to Cuban music, she wears
Mis hijos!
1944-03-11
An endless series of disasters separates a mother from her children. It takes her over twenty years
Soy puro mexicano
1942-11-13
Band of outlaws stumble across an espionage ring of Axis agents embedded in an out-of-the-way hacien
The Three Musketeers
1942-08-27
Cantinflas and three friends return a stolen necklace to an actress who invites them to be extras at
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953-07-30
Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wante
The Black Rose
1950-09-01
In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With h
La mujer sin cabeza
1944-03-30
A magician suspected of having killed a colleague is arrested by the police, but his assistant helps
The Unknown Policeman
1941-10-22
A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to ca
Angel in Exile
1948-10-20
An ex-convict on his way to make his fortune in a gold mine in Arizona has his trip interrupted when
The Pearl
1947-09-12
Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor ref
Los olvidados de Dios
1940-01-14
A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.
The Hawk
1940-08-24
A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.
The Underdogs
1940-06-01
During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities com
Mientras México duerme
1938-10-28
Ten Wanted Men
1955-02-01
When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick C
Furia roja
1951-12-29
Mother and daughter return to Mexico to escape the US Civil War... and get caught up in the conflict
Me ha besado un hombre
1944-11-10
Spanish refugee could only get across the border using fake documents that belonged to her brother a
Las cuatro milpas
1937-08-24
Bad dude tries to make time with a good dude's fiancée. When he can't get anywhere with her, he and
Rancho Alegre
1941-03-28
Proud old family's hacienda is falling into decay, and the oldest son has to come back from college
Rosalinda
1945-12-25
Two adventurers visit a small coastal village in 1850 in hopes of getting access to a shipwreck that
Sombrero
1953-04-22
Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter's sister and lovers from feuding villages.