Alfonso Bedoya

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 16, 1904

died

December 15, 1957

place of birth

Vicam, Sonora, Mexico

also known as

Alfonso Bedolla · J. Bedolla · Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya · Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
8.0

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948as Gold Hat
The Big Country
7.6

The Big Country

1958as Ramón Guiteras
El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)
6.2

El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)

1943as Bandido (uncredited)
The Black Rose
6.7

The Black Rose

1950as Lu Chung
The Three Musketeers
7.4

The Three Musketeers

1942as Gorila en cabaret
The Pearl
7.2

The Pearl

1947
Ten Wanted Men
5.9

Ten Wanted Men

1955as Hermando
Man in the Saddle
6.5

Man in the Saddle

1951as Cultus Charley
Border Incident
7.0

Border Incident

1949as Cuchillo
The Stranger Wore a Gun
5.5

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953as Degas
Sombrero
4.2

Sombrero

1953as Don Inocente
California Conquest
4.9

California Conquest

1952as José Martínez
Streets of Laredo
6.0

Streets of Laredo

1949as Charley Calico
The Underdogs
6.3

The Underdogs

1940as El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
Border River
6.2

Border River

1954as Captain Vargas
Gran Casino
5.3

Gran Casino

1947as El Rayado
The Unknown Policeman
7.8

The Unknown Policeman

1941as Greñas (uncredited)
Doña Bárbara
7.1

Doña Bárbara

1943as Peasant
The Black Pirates
4.9

The Black Pirates

1954as Garza
Fortunes of Captain Blood
7.3

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950as Carmilio, Prison Overseer
Wild Flower
6.6

Wild Flower

1943as Teniente de Rogelio
Ricochet Romance
8.0

Ricochet Romance

1954as Alfredo Gonzáles
Angel on the Amazon
5.5

Angel on the Amazon

1948as Paulo
Stronghold
5.9

Stronghold

1951as Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez
Angel in Exile
5.5

Angel in Exile

1948as Ysidro Álvarez
El tigre de Jalisco
5.8

El tigre de Jalisco

1947
The Headless Woman
5.7

The Headless Woman

1944
La abuelita
5.7

La abuelita

1942
La Adelita
5.8

La Adelita

1937
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
7.4

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003as Gold Hat (archive footage)
The Abandoned
5.5

The Abandoned

1945as Gertrudis López, asistente
Furia roja
4.0

Furia roja

1951as Ignacio 'El Nacho' López
El último chinaco
6.8

El último chinaco

1948
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
6.5

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

1952as Don Lupe
Mis hijos!
5.4

Mis hijos!

1944as Borracho cantina (uncredited)
Canaima
6.4

Canaima

1945as Cholo Parima (Pantoja)
Me ha besado un hombre
6.3

Me ha besado un hombre

1944as Nacho
La doncella de piedra
6.4

La doncella de piedra

1956
Ojos tapatios
6.3

Ojos tapatios

1938
I'm a Real Mexican
5.8

I'm a Real Mexican

1942as Tomás
Almas rebeldes
6.2

Almas rebeldes

1937
Albur de amor
5.4

Albur de amor

1947as (as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)
Las cuatro milpas
5.8

Las cuatro milpas

1937
El charro Negro
5.3

El charro Negro

1940as Police Commander
Me he de comer esa tuna
6.2

Me he de comer esa tuna

1945
Rancho Alegre
6.7

Rancho Alegre

1941
Los olvidados de Dios
6.0

Los olvidados de Dios

1940as El Tejón
Si me han de matar mañana
6.4

Si me han de matar mañana

1947
The Bewitched House
6.1

The Bewitched House

1949
Hasta que perdió Jalisco
6.0

Hasta que perdió Jalisco

1945