Ed Begley

Reliable veteran character player, effective as sneering, insidious blowhards in films like "Twelve Angry Men" (1957) and in his Oscar-winning turn in "Sweet Bird of Youth" (1962). Father of actor Ed Begley, Jr.

• Also Credited As:
  Edward James Begley
• Born:
  March 25, 1901 in Hartford, Connecticut
• Died:
  April 29, 1970.
• Job Titles:
  Actor, Radio announcer

Significant Others

• Companion: Allene Jeanne Sanders. mother of Ed Begley Jr
• Wife: Amanda Huff.
• Wife: Dorothy Bates.
• Wife: Helen Jordan.

Milestones

• 1931 Debut as radio announcer
• 1943 Broadway debut
• 1947 Film acting debut in Elia Kazan's "Boomerang"
• Ran away from home and joined a traveling carnival aged 11