Don Haggerty

Who was Don Haggerty?

Don Haggerty was an American actor of film and television. Before he began appearing in films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University athlete and served in the United States military.

Usually cast as tough policemen or cowboys, he appeared in a number of memorable films including Sands of Iwo Jima, The Asphalt Jungle, Angels in the Outfield and The Narrow Margin. The B-movie actor continued to appear in films until the early 1980s.

In the 1955-1956 season, Haggerty appeared as the outlaw Sam Bass in an episode of Jim Davis's syndicated Stories of the Century. About this time, he also appeared on CBS in the Reed Hadley legal drama, The Public Defender. He played the lead role in the short-lived DuMont series The Cases of Eddie Drake.

In 1956-1957, Haggerty appeared as Sheriff Elder in nine episodes of Rod Cameron's syndicated western-themed crime drama, State Trooper. He appeared in three episodes of the syndicated western 26 Men about the Arizona Rangers. In 1959, he guest starred in Bruce Gordon's NBC docudrama about the Cold War, Behind Closed Doors.

Haggerty appeared as a regular, Marsh Murdock, in twenty-one episodes on ABC western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian in the title role. In 1960, he appeared as Marshal Bill Thompson in the episode "Alibi" on the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45.