John Beal (August 13, 1909, Joplin, Missouri - April 26, 1997, Santa Cruz, California) was a devoutly Roman Catholic actor, who was born James Alexander Bliedung. He began acting in the 1930s, opposite Katharine Hepburn, among others; he continued appearing in films during the war years while serving in Special Services as actor and director of Army Air Force camp shows and training films.
He continued to work in films and television, and also the theater up until the 1980s. Beal died at age 87, two years after suffering a stroke.
My Six Convicts (1952)
