Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: June 3, 1903

Death Date: December 17, 1956

Birth Place: Caruthersville, Missouri

Eddie Acuff was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Acuff's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the Leslie Howard dramatic adaptation "The Petrified Forest" (1935), "Shipmates Forever" (1935) with Dick Powell and "I Found Stella Parish" (1935). He also appeared in "Jailbreak" (1936), the horror flick "The Walking Dead" (1936) with Boris Karloff and the Dick Foran western "Guns of the Pecos" (1936). His film career continued throughout the thirties in productions like "Four Daughters" (1938), "The Invisible Menace" (1938) and "Hollywood Hotel" (1938) with Dick Powell.

He also appeared in "The Phantom Creeps" (1939). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Daredevils of the West" (1943), the fantastical comedy "It Happened Tomorrow" (1944) with Dick Powell and "Carolina Blues" (1944). He also appeared in the Jeanne Crain romance "In the Meantime, Darling" (1944) and the Otto Kruger horror feature "Jungle Captive" (1945). Acuff last film was the comedy "Blondie's Reward" (1949) with Penny Singleton. Acuff passed away in December 1956 at the age of 48.

Credits

Jungle Girl

Actor
Show
2013

The Milkman

Actor
Herman Schultz
Movie
1951

Bells of San Angelo

Actor
Bus Driver
Movie
1947

Bad Bascomb

Actor
Corporal Finch (uncredited)
Movie
1946

Flying Serpent

Actor
Jerry "Jonsey" Jones
Movie
1946

Meet Me on Broadway

Actor
Waiter
Movie
1946

Three Little Girls in Blue

Actor
Josh (uncredited)
Movie
1946

Don Juan Quilligan

Actor
Customer at Mossrock's (uncredited)
Movie
1945

Without LoveStream

Actor
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Movie
1945
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The Hidden Eye

Actor
Whitey
Movie
1945

Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe

Actor
Clarinet Player (uncredited)
Movie
1945

C'est arrivé demain

Actor
Jim
Movie
1944

Daredevils of the West

Actor
Red Kelly
Movie
1943

Guadalcanal Diary

Actor
Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy
Movie
1943

Slightly Dangerous

Actor
Undetermined Minor Role
Movie
1943

She's in the Army

Actor
Pete
Movie
1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Actor
Clifford Genet
Movie
1942

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Actor
Clifford Genet
Movie
1942

Dr. Kildare's Victory

Actor
Orderly Clifford Genet
Movie
1942

Here Comes Happiness

Actor
Bill
Movie
1941

Jungle Girl

Actor
Curly Rogers
Movie
1941

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Actor
Clifford Genet
Movie
1941

Robin Hood of the PecosStream

Actor
Sam Starr
Movie
1941

The Wagons Roll at NightStream

Actor
Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
Movie
1941

The Great American Broadcast

Actor
Jimmy
Movie
1941

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Actor
Hypo
Movie
1941

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

Actor
Lowery
Show
1940

Charlie Chan in Panama

Actor
Dance Sailor Suspicious of Kathi
Movie
1940

The Cowboy Quarterback

Actor
Airplane Pilot
Movie
1939

Rough Riders' Round-upStream

Actor
Tommy Ward
Movie
1939

The Mysterious Miss X

Actor
Policeman
Movie
1939

How to Watch Football

Actor
Yelling Fan
Movie
1938

Law of the Underworld

Actor
Bill
Movie
1938

The Invisible Menace

Actor
Corporal Sanger
Movie
1938

She Loved a Fireman

Actor
Skillet Michaels
Movie
1937

Devil's Saddle Legion

Actor
Movie
1937

Black Legion

Actor
Metcalf
Movie
1937

Hollywood Hotel

Actor
Joe
Movie
1937

The Outer Gate

Actor
Todd
Movie
1937

Guns of the Pecos

Actor
Jeff Carter
Movie
1937

Love Is on the Air

Actor
"Dunk" Glover
Movie
1937

Back in Circulation

Actor
Murphy
Movie
1937

What Price Vengeance?

Actor
Tex McGirk
Movie
1937

Case of the Velvet Claws

Actor
Spudsy Drake
Movie
1936

Boulder Dam

Actor
Ed Harper
Movie
1936

The Law in Her Hands

Actor
Eddie O'Malley
Movie
1936

Miss Pacific Fleet

Actor
Clarence "Dutch"
Movie
1935

I Found Stella Parish

Actor
Dimmie
Movie
1935

Shipmates Forever

Actor
Lincoln
Movie
1935