Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 – April 28, 1970) was an American actor, best known for his performances in the films 12 Angry Men (1957); Sweet Bird Of Youth (1962), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; and Hang 'Em High (1968).
Prior to his acting career Begley served in the U.S. Navy during World War I, from 1918 to 1922.
He was married to Amanda Huff, Dorothy Reeves, and Helen Jordan and he had three children, including Ed Begley Jr..
Begley died in 1970 at the age of 69 following a heart attack.
Filmography
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Film Roles
- 1947: Boomerang as Paul Harris
- 1948: Sitting Pretty as Horatio J. Hammond
- 1948: The Street With No Hame as Police Chief Bernard Harmatz
- 1948: Deep Waters as Josh Hovey
- 1948: Sorry, Wrong Number as James 'J.B.' Cotterell
- 1949: Tulsa as John J. 'Johnny' Brady
- 1949: It Happens Every Spring as Edgar Stone
- 1949: The Great Gatsby 1949 as Myron Lupus
- 1950: Backfire as Police Capt. Garcia
- 1950: Stars in My Crown as Lon Backett
- 1950: Convicted as Mackay
- 1950: Saddle Tramp as Mr. August Hartnagle
- 1950: Dark City as Barney
- 1950: Wyoming Mail as Haynes
- 1951: Youre In The Navy Now as Port Commander
- 1951: The Lady From Texas as Dave Blodgett
- 1951: On Dangerous Ground as Capt. Brawley
- 1952: Boots Malone as Howard Whietehead
- 1952: Lone Star as Anthony Demmet
- 1952: Deadline USA as Frank Allen
- 1952: The Turning Point as Neil Eichelberger
- 1956: Patterns as Bill Briggs
- 1957: 12 Angry Men as Juror #10
- 1959: Odds Against Tomorrow as Burke
- 1961: The Green Helmet as Bartell
- 1964: The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Shamus Tobin
- 1965: Inherit the Wind as Matthew Harrison Brady
- 1966: The Oscar as Grobard
- 1967: Warning Shot as Capt. Roy Klodin
- 1967: The Violent Enemy as Colum O'More
- 1967: Billion Dollar Brain as Gen. Midwinter
- 1968: Firecreek as Preacher Broyles
- 1968: Hang 'Em High as Capt. Wilson
- 1968: Wild in the Streets as Sen. Amos Albright
- 1968: A Time To Sing as Kermit Dodd
- 1969: The Monitors as The President
- 1969: Secrets Of The Pirates Inn as Dennis McCarthy
- 1969: The Silent Gun as John Cole
- 1970: The Dunwich Horror as Dr. Henry Armitage
- 1970: The Road To Salina as Warren
Television Roles
- 1950-1955: Armstrong Circle Theatre as Louis Giordano/Mr. Buckley
- 1952: Guiding Light as Rev. Dr. Paul Keeler #1
- 1953-1954: Robert Montgomery Presents as Joe Grant/Karl Zalinka
- 1954: Treasury Men In Action as Frank Shelby
- 1958: Climax as Harry Rathvon
- 1959: Armchair Theatre as Matthew Quade
- 1961-1962: Cains Hundred as Tully Johnson/Edward Hoagley
- 1962: The Defenders as Simon Gray
- 1962-1963: Ben Casey as Dr. Malcolm Flanders/Sam Bundy
- 1962-1965: Dr. Kildare as Jamie Cousins/Joe Hogan/Henry Harris
- 1962-1968: My Three Sons as Carl Storffmann/Ed Wallace
- 1963: Going My Way as Owen Colwell
- 1963: Route 66 as Kyle Hawkes
- 1963: Wagon Train as Reno Sutton
- 1963-1965: Burke's Law as Morgus Ghoul/Bascule Doirot/Alkali/James Littlefield
- 1964: Rawhide as Piney Kinney
- 1964: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Brother Thomas Fitzgibbons
- 1964-1965: The Fugitive as Dan Brady/Prof. G. Stanley Lazer
- 1964-1966: The Virginian as Micah Ellis/Mike Tyrone
- 1965: The Dick Van Dyke Show as Judge
- 1965: Slatterys People as Harvey Peabody
- 1965-1966: Bonanza as Dan Tolliver/Clint Watson
- 1965-1968: Gunsmoke as Mr. Sam'l/Jeb Crater
- 1966: The F.B.I. as Mel Olin
- 1966: The Lucy as Andrew Bailey
- 1966: Out of the Unknown as Amos Handworthy
- 1966: The Wild Wild West as Judge M'Guigan
- 1967: The Invaders as Dr. Samuel Cromwell/Simon Carver
- 1968: The High Chaparral as Ben Lynch
- 1968-1970: The Name Of The Game as Leo McVey/Gabe Sobel
- 1969: The Mod Squad as Mitch Bates
- 1969: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir as Leander Whipple
- 1969: The Magical World Of Disney as Dennis McCarthy
