Cast & creator
Alfonso Bedoya
Best known for The Unknown Policeman, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Big Country
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.
Also known as: Alfonso Bedolla, J. Bedolla, Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya, Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán
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1937–2003 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (61)
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The Unknown Policeman
Greñas (uncredited)
1941
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Gold Hat
1948
The Big Country
Ramón Guiteras
1958
Angel on the Amazon
Paulo
1948The Torment
1937
Ten Wanted Men
Hermando
1955
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Degas
1953
Man in the Saddle
Cultus Charley
1951
Fortunes of Captain Blood
Carmilio, Prison Overseer
1950
The Black Rose
Lu Chung
1950
Streets of Laredo
Charley Calico
1949
The Three Musketeers
Gorila en cabaret
1942
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Gold Hat (archive footage)
2003
Hasta que perdió Jalisco
1945
Border River
Captain Vargas
1954
Border Incident
Cuchillo
1949
California Conquest
José Martínez
1952
The Black Pirates
Garza
1954
Ojos tapatios
1938
Por ellas aunque mal paguen
Don Lupe
1952
La doncella de piedra
1956
El rápido de las 9.15
Tripulación del tren (uncredited)
1941
El tigre de Jalisco
1947
El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)
Bandido (uncredited)
1943
The Hawk
Pistoler
1940
The Headless Woman
Preso (uncredited)
1944
The Underdogs
El manteca (as Alfonso Bedolla)
1940
Me ha besado un hombre
Nacho
1944
Ricochet Romance
Alfredo Gonzáles
1954
Angel in Exile
Ysidro Álvarez
1948
The Pearl
1947
Los olvidados de Dios
El Tejón
1940
Almas rebeldes
1937
Sombrero
Don Inocente
1953
Furia roja
Ignacio 'El Nacho' López
1951
Virgen de medianoche
Esbirro (sin créditos)
1942
El último chinaco
1948
The Bewitched House
Vendedor de palomas
1949
Si me han de matar mañana
1947
Me he de comer esa tuna
1945
Doña Bárbara
Peasant
1943
Mientras México duerme
1938
La hija del payaso
Venadito
1946
Stronghold
Ignacio 'Nacho' Lopez
1951
Canaima
Cholo Parima (Pantoja)
1945
Wild Flower
Teniente de Rogelio
1943
It’s Not Enough to Be a Charro
1946
La China Hilaria
1939
María Eugenia
Pedro
1943
Gran Casino
El Rayado
1947
La madrina del diablo
1937
The Abandoned
Gertrudis López, asistente
1945
El charro Negro
Police Commander
1940
I'm a Real Mexican
Tomás
1942
La Adelita
1937
Albur de amor
(as Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya)
1947
Rancho Alegre
1941
Las cuatro milpas
1937
Rosalinda
1945
Mis hijos!
Borracho cantina (uncredited)
1944