Acting
Alfonso Bedoya
1904-1957
Known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Big Country, Border Incident.
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Born04/16/1904
Died12/15/1957
AgeDied at 53
BirthplaceVicam, Sonora, Mexico
DepartmentActing
Also known asAlfonso Bedolla, J. Bedolla, Alfonso 'Indio' Bedoya, Benito Alfonso Bedoya y Díaz de Guzmán
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.
