1940Nominee
Best Performance
The Hawk
Alfonso Bedoya
Actor
Vicam, Sonora, Mexico
April 16, 1904
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1958Winner
Best Performance
The Big Country
1948Winner
Best Performance
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Career Highlights
1938Highlight
Best Performance
Ojos tapatios
1955Highlight
Best Performance
Ten Wanted Men
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The Big Country
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Ten Wanted Men