Ed Begley
Year Title Role
1947 Body and Soul Party leader
1947 The Web Man
1947 Boomerang Paul Harris
1947 The Roosevelt Story Narrator
1948 Sitting Pretty Horatio J. Hammond
1948 The Street with No Name Chief Bernard Harmatz
1948 Deep Waters Josh Hovey
1948 Sorry , Wrong Number James Cotterell
1949 Tulsa John J . 'Johnny ' Brady
1949 It Happens Every Spring Edgar Stone
1949 The Great Gatsby Myron Lupus
1950 Backfire Captain Garcia
1950 Stars in My Crown Lon Backett
1950 Convicted Mackay , Head of Parole Board
1950 Saddle Tramp August Hartnagle
1950 Wyoming Mail Prison Warden Haynes
1950 Dark City Barney
1951 You 're in the Navy Now Port Commander
1951 The Lady from Texas Dave Blodgett
1951 On Dangerous Ground Captain Brawley
Filmography
Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 - April 28, 1970) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth in 1962 and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of Inherit the Wind. He is the father of actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr.