Ed Begley

Career timeline

1. 1901 · Born

   Born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

2. 1947 · Screen debut

   Boomerang! (Movie)

3. 1957 · Breakthrough

   12 Angry Men (Movie)

4. 1970 · Latest release

   The Road to Salina (Movie)

5. 1970 · Died

   April 28, 1970

Career in numbers

9 1940s

24 1950s

31 1960s

2 1970s

• Drama48
• Crime15
• Western11
• Mystery11
• Action & Adventure10
• Comedy10

Highest-rated title 12 Angry Men 1957 8.6 Most popular title 12 Angry Men 1957 8.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ed Begley in our catalogue.

Reginald Rose

3 titles together

Jack Klugman

2 titles together

1. 1970 The Road to Salina as Warren 6.3 Movie
2. 1970 The Dunwich Horror as Dr. Henry Armitage 5.3 Movie
3. 1968 The Mod Squad 6.1 TV
4. 1968 The Name of the Game as Gabe Sobel TV
5. 1968 Wild in the Streets as Senator Allbright 5.7 Movie
6. 1968 Hang 'em High as Captain Wilson 6.9 Movie
7. 1968 Firecreek as Preacher Broyles 6.2 Movie
8. 1967 Billion Dollar Brain as General Midwinter 5.7 Movie
9. 1967 The High Chaparral as Ben Lynch 6.7 TV
10. 1967 Warning Shot as Capt. Roy Klodin 6.4 Movie
11. 1967 The Invaders as Simon Carver 6.9 TV
12. 1966 The Oscar as Grosbard Movie
13. 1965 Out of the Unknown as Amos Handworthy TV
14. 1965 The F.B.I. as Mel Olin 5.6 TV
15. 1965 The Wild Wild West 7.6 TV
16. 1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Shamus Tobin 5.7 Movie
17. 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Dr. Hayes TV
18. 1963 Burke's Law as James Littlefield TV
19. 1963 The Fugitive as Dan Brady 7.3 TV
20. 1962 Going My Way TV
21. 1962 The Lucy Show as Andrew Bailey 7.1 TV
22. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Brother Thomas Fitzgibbons 7.9 TV
23. 1962 The Virginian as Mike Tyrone 6.5 TV
24. 1962 Sweet Bird of Youth as Tom 'Boss' Finley 6.7 Movie
25. 1961 The New Breed as Masters TV
26. 1961 Ben Casey TV
27. 1961 Target: The Corruptors! TV
28. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Henry Harris TV
29. 1961 Cain's Hundred as Edward Hoagley TV
30. 1961 The Defenders as Simon Gray TV
31. 1961 Kraft Mystery Theatre TV
32. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
33. 1960 My Three Sons 6.6 TV
34. 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow as Dave Burke 6.9 Movie
35. 1959 Bonanza as Dan Tolliver 7.5 TV
36. 1959 Rawhide as Piney Kinney 7.3 TV
37. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
38. 1958 Naked City as Jimmy Fenton TV
39. 1957 Wagon Train as Reno Sutton 6.6 TV
40. 1957 12 Angry Men as Juror 10 8.6 Movie
41. 1956 Patterns as Bill Briggs 7.2 Movie
42. 1955 Gunsmoke as Jeb Crater 6.7 TV
43. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as Dennis McCarthy 7.9 TV
44. 1954 Climax! as Harry Rathvon TV
45. 1953 Kraft Television Theatre TV
46. 1952 Omnibus TV
47. 1952 Lone Star as Anthony Demmet 5.7 Movie
48. 1952 Leave It to Larry as Mr. Koppel TV
49. 1952 The Turning Point as Neil Eichelberger 6.2 Movie
50. 1952 Deadline - U.S.A. as Frank Allen 6.9 Movie
51. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Matthew Harrison Brady TV
52. 1951 On Dangerous Ground as Capt. Brawley 6.7 Movie
53. 1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse TV
54. 1950 Dark City as Barney 6.5 Movie
55. 1950 Convicted as Mackay, Head of Parole Board 6.2 Movie
56. 1950 Stars in My Crown as Lon Backett 7.1 Movie
57. 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents as Karl Zalinka TV
58. 1949 Lights Out TV
59. 1949 It Happens Every Spring as Edgar Stone 6.6 Movie
60. 1949 Tulsa as John J. 'Johnny' Brady (as Edward Begley) 6.3 Movie
61. 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse as Ernie Barger TV
62. 1948 Sorry, Wrong Number as James 'J.B.' Cotterell 6.8 Movie
63. 1948 The Street with No Name as Chief Bernard Harmatz 6.4 Movie
64. 1948 Sitting Pretty as Horatio J. Hammond 7.1 Movie
65. 1947 Kraft Television Theatre as Andy Sloane TV
66. 1947 Boomerang! as Paul Harris 7.0 Movie

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