Ed Begley- Biography

Also Credited As:

Edward James Begley

About Ed Begley

Father of actor Ed Begley, Jr.

Partners

Companion

Allene Jeanne Sanders. mother of Ed Begley Jr

Wife

Amanda Huff. Married 1922 until her death July 1957

Wife

Dorothy Reeves. Married 1961; divorced 1963

Wife

Helen Jordan. Married 1963 until his death April 1970

Family

Son

Ed Begley.

Career Milestones

Ran away from home and joined a traveling carnival aged 11

1931

Debut as radio announcer

1943

Broadway debut

1947

Film acting debut in Elia Kazan's "Boomerang"