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Biography

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Begley began his career as radio actor while in his teens, and then progressed to Broadway. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located His radio work included a stint as Charlie Chan and Stroke of Fate amongst other roles. Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American Detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, who acknowledged that he was inspired by the career of Stroke of Fate was an American radio drama in 1953. This NBC Alternate history series aired 13 episodes from October 4th to December He also starred in the 1950s radio program Richard Diamond, Private Detective, playing Lieutenant Walter Levinson, head of homicide at the 5th Precinct, Manhattan. In the late 1940s, he began appearing regularly in supporting roles in films. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be

He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962). Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams which tells the story of a drifter Chance Wayne who returns to his home town with a faded movie Some of his other notable films include 12 Angry Men (1957) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1964 musical film based on the 1960 stage musical by Meredith Willson. He also worked extensively in television, appearing in guest roles in such popular programs as Bonanza. Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12 1959 to January 16 1973

Begley married four times. He is the father of the actor and environmental advocate Ed Begley, Jr.

He died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California. Edward James Begley Jr (born September 16, 1949) is an American Actor, Game show Panelist and Environmentalist Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply He is buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, California. The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese since 1800 and is located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in Mission Hills is a Census-designated place (CDP in Santa Barbara County, California, a short distance north of Lompoc on Highway 1

Filmography

References

External links

• Ed Begley at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ed Begley at the Internet Movie Database
• Ed Begley at the TCM Movie Database
• Ed Begley at Allmovie
• Ed Begley at Find A Grave