Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907 – December 10, 1956) was an American stage, television and film actor.

He went on to appear in the original Broadway productions of Devils Galore (1945), Metropole (1949), Seventh Heaven (1955), and Mr.

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 (1952–1953), four episodes of Kraft Theatre (1949–1953), 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).

On December 10, 1956, Beggs was beaten to death with whisky and beer bottles at the age of 48 or 49 in his Chicago hotel room by two men,[1] Robert Mitchell, 17 (also known as Melvin Manes) [2] and Haskell Kellems, 18.