Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907 â€" December 10, 1956) was an American stage,
television and film actor.The son of actor/director Lee Beggs and
stage actress Doris Singleton, he began performing professionally on
the stage at the age of 5. He made appearances in two silent films:
The Silent Plea (1914) and In Bridal Attire (1915). In 1936 he made
his Broadway debut as Don Abacchio in Bitter Stream. He went on to
appear in the original Broadway productions of Devils Galore (1945),
Metropole (1949), Seventh Heaven (1955), and Mr. Wonderful (1956). He
also starred as William M. Tweed in the 1947 Broadway revival of Up in
Central Park.On television, Beggs made guest appearances on Captain
Video and His Video Rangers (1949), Lux Video Theatre (1951), Hopalong
Cassidy (1952), three episodes of Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952â€"1953),
four episodes of Kraft Theatre (1949â€"1953), Campbell Summer
Soundstage (1954), Robert Montgomery Presents (1954), Ponds Theater
(1954), and The Elgin Hour (1955). His film credits include Love
Island (1952), It Grows on Trees (1952), Botany Bay (1953), Houdini
(1953), and Edge of Fury (1958).Beggs was beaten to death with whisky
and beer bottles at the age of 49 in his Chicago hotel room by two
men, Robert Mitchell, 17 (also known as Melvin Manes) and Haskell
Kellems, 18. His interment was in Valhalla, New York's Kensico
Cemetery.
television and film actor.The son of actor/director Lee Beggs and
stage actress Doris Singleton, he began performing professionally on
the stage at the age of 5. He made appearances in two silent films:
The Silent Plea (1914) and In Bridal Attire (1915). In 1936 he made
his Broadway debut as Don Abacchio in Bitter Stream. He went on to
appear in the original Broadway productions of Devils Galore (1945),
Metropole (1949), Seventh Heaven (1955), and Mr. Wonderful (1956). He
also starred as William M. Tweed in the 1947 Broadway revival of Up in
Central Park.On television, Beggs made guest appearances on Captain
Video and His Video Rangers (1949), Lux Video Theatre (1951), Hopalong
Cassidy (1952), three episodes of Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952â€"1953),
four episodes of Kraft Theatre (1949â€"1953), Campbell Summer
Soundstage (1954), Robert Montgomery Presents (1954), Ponds Theater
(1954), and The Elgin Hour (1955). His film credits include Love
Island (1952), It Grows on Trees (1952), Botany Bay (1953), Houdini
(1953), and Edge of Fury (1958).Beggs was beaten to death with whisky
and beer bottles at the age of 49 in his Chicago hotel room by two
men, Robert Mitchell, 17 (also known as Melvin Manes) and Haskell
Kellems, 18. His interment was in Valhalla, New York's Kensico
Cemetery.
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