Noah Nicholas Beery (January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 until his death in 1946. He was the older brother of

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-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of prominent character actor Noah Beery Jr. He was billed as either Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr. depending upon the film.

Early life

Noah Nicholas Beery was born on a farm in Clay County, Missouri, not far from Smithville.''Dictionary of Missouri Biography'', Lawrence O. Christensen, University of Missouri Press, 1999. The Beery family left the farm in the 1890s and moved to nearby

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, where the father was employed as a police officer. While still a young boy Beery got his first exposure to theatre, and at the same time showed budding entrepreneurship by selling lemon drops at the Gillis Theater in Kansas City. Beery's deep, rich voice in his early teens led several actors at the Gillis Theater to encourage him to take singing lessons and consider a career as a performer. A summer of singing at Kansas City's

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amusement park led to his leaving for New York City at age 16. Beery was three years older than his brother Wallace, who also became an actor as quickly as he could.

Career

Noah Beery Sr & Son - Mar 1922 Silverscreen

Noah Beery-Tom Kennedy in Man of the Forest

Beery worked in

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and in the choruses of musical comedies during his early years in New York. Soon, though, he turned to acting in melodramas of the period, often under the direction of

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. After a dozen years on the stage, he joined his brother Wallace in

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in 1915 to make motion pictures. He became a respected

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, adept at playing the villain but sometimes portraying the hero. One of his most memorable characterizations was as Sergeant Gonzales in '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1920) opposite Douglas Fairbanks. The tagline on the poster for '' Stormswept'' (1923) proclaimed "Wallace and Noah Beery, The Two Greatest Character Actors on the American Screen". Beery acted through the

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era, and made the transition to " talkies". He appeared in early Technicolor musicals, such as ''

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'' (1929), the

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musical ''

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'' (1930; the movie's poster noted that "Noah Beery will thrill you with his wonderful bass voice, twice as low as any ever recorded"), ''

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'' (1930), ''

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'' (1930) and ''

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'' (1930; in which he wore

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as an

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n native). He reached his peak in popularity in 1930, recording a

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record for Brunswick Records with songs from two of his films. However, his popularity gradually declined while his brother Wallace became the highest-paid actor in the world, winning an Oscar and arranging a contract with

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in which he would be paid $1 more than any other actor on their roster. Noah Beery Sr. played the flamboyant supporting role of Mae West's bar-owning lover until she leaves him for

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in ''

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'' (1933), while his brother Wallace performed in an extremely similar part, as the top-billed lead, later the same year in

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's '' The Bowery''. At the height of his career, Noah Beery began billing himself as "Noah Beery Sr." in anticipation of his son's presence in films. After his death, his son dropped the "Junior" and became simply Noah Beery. Among other films, Noah Beery Sr. and Noah Beery Jr. appeared together in ''

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'' (1934) with

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, in which Noah Jr. played Wayne's sidekick throughout the picture. Four decades later, Noah Jr. became best known as James Garner's character's father "Rocky" in the 1970s television series ''

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''. Noah Beery Sr. appeared in nearly 200 films during his career and in 1945 returned to

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to star in the Mike Todd Broadway production of '' Up in Central Park''.

Personal life

Beery married actress Marguerite Walker Lindsey in 1910. Their first child died in infancy. Their second child, actor Noah Lindsey Beery (stage name Noah Beery Jr.), was born in 1913 and was seriously ill in early childhood, prompting a brief move to

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on the advice of doctors.

Death

Beery died on April 1, 1946, aged 64, after suffering a

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at the

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home of his brother Wallace Beery. It was Wallace's birthday and, in addition to celebrating the event, the brothers were rehearsing a radio drama they were scheduled to perform later in the evening. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Influence of a Child'' (1913, Short) as Jim Cooper - a Crook * ''The Social Highwayman'' (1916) as Hugh Jaffray * ''The Human Orchid'' (1916) * '' The Spirit of '76'' (1917) as George Washington * ''

A Mormon Maid ''A Mormon Maid'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Charles Sarver and Paul West. While traveling westward with her family, Dora must face the proposal to become a Mormon elders sixth wife. The fil ...

'' (1917) as Darius Burr * ''

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'' (1917) as Count Wenzel * ''The Chosen Prince, or The Friendship of David and Jonathan'' (1917) as Saul * '' The Hostage'' (1917) as Boyadi * '' The Clever Mrs. Carfax'' (1917) as Adrian Graw * ''

Molly Entangled ''Molly Entangled'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Edith M. Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Harrison Ford, Noah Beery, Sr., G.S. Spaulding, Helen Dunbar, and Gibson Gowland. The film was rel ...

'' (1917) as Shawn, the Smithy * '' His Robe of Honor'' (1918) as 'Boss' Nordhoff * '' The Hidden Pearls'' (1918) as Teariki * ''

The Whispering Chorus ''The Whispering Chorus'' is a 1918 American silent psychological drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is the first and earliest film was considered a psychological drama. Plot John Tremble (Hatton), an impoverished cashier in a cont ...

'' (1918) as Longshoreman * '' The White Man's Law'' (1918) as Dr. Robinson * ''

Old Wives for New ''Old Wives for New'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House. Plot As described in a film magazine, disgusted by ...

'' (1918) as Doctor (uncredited) * ''Social Ambition'' (1918) as Big Dan Johnson * '' Believe Me, Xantippe'' (1918) as Sheriff Kamman * '' Less Than Kin'' (1918) as Senor Cortez * ''The Source'' (1918) as John Nord * '' The Goat'' (1918) as Cowboy (uncredited) * '' Too Many Millions'' (1918) as R.A. Bass * '' The Squaw Man'' (1918) as Tabywana * '' Under the Top'' (1919) as Prof. De Como * ''

Johnny Get Your Gun ''Johnny Get Your Gun'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Edmund Lawrence Burke and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Fred Stone, Mary Anderson, Casson Ferguson, James Cruze, Sylvia Ashton, Nina Byron a ...

'' (1919) as Town Marshal * '' The Red Lantern'' (1919) as Dr. Sam Wang * ''

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'' (1919) as Randolph Schuyler * ''

A Very Good Young Man ''A Very Good Young Man'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, written by Martin Brown, Robert Housum, and Walter Woods, and starring Bryant Washburn, Helene Chadwick, Julia Faye, Sylvia Ashton, Jane Wolfe, Helen ...

'' (1919) as Blood * ''

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'' (1919) as Lem Rogers * '' The Valley of the Giants'' (1919) as Black Minorca * '' In Mizzoura'' (1919) as Jo Vernon * '' Everywoman'' (1919) as Bluff * '' The Sagebrusher'' (1920) as Sim Gage * ''

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'' (1920) as Mormon Joe * ''

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'' (1920) as 'Wolf' Larsen, the Sea Wolf * '' Go and Get It'' (1920) as Dr. Ord * '' Love Madness'' (1920) as Jack Frost * ''

The Scoffer ''The Scoffer'' is a surviving 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allan Dwan and starring Mary Thurman. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dr. Stannard Wayne ...

'' (1920) as Boorman * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1920) as Andreas Mellzire * '' Dinty'' (1920) as Wong Tai * '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1920) as Sergeant Pedro Gonzales * ''Why Tell?'' (1921) * '' Bob Hampton of Placer'' (1921) as Red Slavin * ''

Beach of Dreams ''Beach of Dreams'' is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by William Parke and starring Edith Storey, Noah Beery and Jack Curtis.St. Romain p.110 It is based on the 1919 novel '' The Beach of Dreams'' by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. ...

'' (1921) as Jack Raft * ''

Bits of Life ''Bits of Life'' is a 1921 American film produced and directed by Marshall Neilan. The cast included Lon Chaney and Noah Beery, Sr. For her performance in this film, Anna May Wong received her first screen credit. It is notable as an early an ...

'' (1921) as Hindoo * '' The Call of the North'' (1921) as Galen Albret * ''Lotus Blossom'' (1921) as Tartar Chief * '' Tillie'' (1922) as Jacob Getz * '' Wild Honey'' (1922) as Henry Porthen * ''

Belle of Alaska ''Belle of Alaska'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring J. Frank Glendon, Jane Novak and Noah Beery. Plot A Kansas farmer and his wife leave for Alaska to take part in th ...

'' (1922) as Wade Harkin * '' The Lying Truth'' (1922) as Lawrence De Muidde * ''

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'' (1922) as Dr. Thomas Fitch * '' The Crossroads of New York'' (1922) as James Flint * '' I Am the Law'' (1922) (with Wallace Beery) as Sgt. Georges Mordeaux * '' Flesh and Blood'' (1922) as Li Fang (with Lon Chaney) * '' The Power of Love'' (1922) as Don Almeda * '' Youth to Youth'' (1922) as Brutus Tawney * ''

Good Men and True ''Good Men and True'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. The film was directed by Val Paul and the supporting cast includes Noah Beery, Sr. and Tully Marshall. Cast * Harry Carey as J. Wesley Pringle * Vola Vale ...

'' (1922) as S.S. Thorpe * '' Ebb Tide'' (1922) as Richard Attwater * '' Omar the Tentmaker'' (1922) (with

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) as The shah of shahs * '' Dangerous Trails'' (1923) as Insp. Criswell * '' The Spider and the Rose'' (1923) as Maître Renaud * '' Stormswept'' (1923) (with Wallace Beery) as Shark Moran * '' Quicksands'' (1923) as 'Silent' Krupz * '' Main Street'' (1923) as Adolph Valborg * ''

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'' (1923) as Caesar Durand * ''

Wandering Daughters ''Wandering Daughters'' is a 1923 American comedy drama film directed by James Young and written by James Young and Lenore Coffee. The film stars Marguerite De La Motte, William V. Mong, Mabel Van Buren, Marjorie Daw, Noah Beery Sr., and Pat ...

'' (1923) as Charle Horton * '' The Spoilers'' (1923) (with Milton Sills and

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) as Alex McNamara * '' Tipped Off'' (1923) as Chang Wo * ''

'' (1923, Cameo) as Himself * '' The Destroying Angel'' (1923) as Curtis Drummond * '' To the Last Man'' (1923) as Colter * '' His Last Race'' (1923) as Packy Sloane * ''When Law Comes to Hades'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) as Hop Lee * ''

Stephen Steps Out ''Stephen Steps Out'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film that is notable as being the first starring role for the still teenaged Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Directed by Joseph Henabery, it was based on a short story by Richard Harding Davis, "The ...

'' (1923) as Muley Pasha * ''

The Call of the Canyon ''The Call of the Canyon'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, and Marjorie Daw. Based on the novel ''The Call of the Canyon'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a returning wa ...

'' (1923) as Haze Ruff * '' The Heritage of the Desert'' (1924) as Holderness * '' The Fighting Coward'' (1924) as Capt. Blackie * '' Wanderer of the Wasteland'' (1924) as Dismukes * '' Welcome Stranger'' (1924) as Icabod Whitson * ''

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'' (1924) (with

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and Ben Lyon) as Col. Mertzbach * '' The Female'' (1924) (with

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and Warner Baxter) as Barend de Beer * '' North of 36'' (1924) (with Jack Holt and Lois Wilson) as Slim Rudabaugh * ''

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'' (1925) as Gómez * ''

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'' (1925) as British Consul * '' Folly of Youth'' (1925) as Lee Haynes * ''

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'' (1925) (with Lois Wilson) as Deputy Jenney * '' The Thundering Herd'' (1925) (with Jack Holt, Charles Ogle and Tim McCoy) as Randall Jett * ''

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'' (1925) as The Stepfather * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1925) as Brand * '' Wild Horse Mesa'' (1925) as Bud McPherson * ''

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'' (1925) as Ramón Garcia * ''

The Vanishing American ''The Vanishing American'' is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paire ...

'' (1925) (with

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) as Booker * ''

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'' (1925) (with Raymond Hatton) as Captain Brown * ''

The Enchanted Hill ''The Enchanted Hill'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Peter B. Kyne. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, Noah Beery, Sr., Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, George Bancr ...

'' (1926) as Jake Dort * '' The Crown of Lies'' (1926) as Count Mirko * '' Padlocked'' (1926) as Henry Gilbert * ''

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'' (1926) (with

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, William Powell, and Victor McLaglen) as Sgt. Lejaune * ''

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'' (1926) as Quex * ''

Evening Clothes ''Evening Clothes'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Luther Reed that was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount. Production background The film is based on the 1920 play ''L'homme en habit'' (''The Man in E ...

'' (1927) as Lazarre * '' The Rough Riders'' (1927) (with

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and Mary Astor) as Hell's Bells * ''

The Love Mart ''The Love Mart'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice starring Billie Dove, Gilbert Roland and Noah Beery, and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is lost. Cast * Billie Dove as Antoinette Frobelle * Gilbert Roland ...

'' (1927) (with

) as Capt. Remy * '' The Dove'' (1927) as Don José María y Sandoval * '' Beau Sabreur'' (1928) as Sheikh El Hammel * '' Two Lovers'' (1928) as The Duke of Azar * ''

Hellship Bronson ''Hellship Bronson'' is a lost 1928 silent film adventure directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Noah Beery and Dorothy Davenport (aka Mrs. Wallace Reid). It was produced by Gotham Pictures and distributed by Lumas Film Corporation. Cast *Doro ...

'' (1928) as Capt. Ira Bronson * '' The Godless Girl'' (1928) as The Brute * ''

The Passion Song ''The Passion Song'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Gertrude Olmstead, Noah Beery and Gordon Elliott.Munden p.476 Plot In England, two former South African prospectors become involved in a love tri ...

'' (1928) as John Van Ryn * ''

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'' (1928) as Nickoloff / King Nephiliu * ''

Dreary House ''Dreary House'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Edith Roberts, Margaret Livingston and Ford Sterling.Munden p.202 Synopsis On the day off her marriage a young woman inherits an old mansion house, ...

'' (1928) * '' Love in the Desert'' (1929) as Abdullah * '' Linda'' (1929) as Armstrong Decker * ''

False Fathers ''False Fathers'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter, starring Carpenter and Noah Beery.Connelly, p. 80. Plot Cast * Noah Beery as Parson * Horace B. Carpenter Horace B. Carpenter (January 31, 1875 &n ...

'' (1929) as Parson * '' Careers'' (1929) as The President * '' The Four Feathers'' (1929) as Slave Trader * '' The Isle of Lost Ships'' (1929) as Captain Peter Forbes * ''Two O'Clock in the Morning'' (1929) * ''

'' (1929) (with

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, Mary Astor, Myrna Loy and Loretta Young) as Performer in "The Pirate" Number / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution") * ''

Glorifying the American Girl ''Glorifying the American Girl'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film produced by Florenz Ziegfeld that highlights Ziegfeld Follies performers. The last third of the film, which was filmed in early Technicolor, is basically a Follies ...

'' (1929) as Himself (uncredited) * ''

Isle of Escape ''Isle of Escape'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film produced and released by Warner Bros. The film stars Monte Blue and Myrna Loy and is set in the South Seas. Blue had been playing man-stranded-on-island roles in such films as ''White Shadows ...

'' (1930) as Shane * ''

'' (1930) as Jed Parker * '' Murder Will Out'' (1930) as Lt. Concon * ''

Show Girl in Hollywood ''Showgirl in Hollywood'' is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking musical film with Technicolor sequences, produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film stars Alice White, Jack Mulhall and Blanche Sw ...

'' (1930) as Himself at Premiere (uncredited) * ''

'' (1930) as Konstantin * ''

'' (1930) as Shep Keyes * ''

Oh, Sailor Behave! ''Oh, Sailor, Behave!'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film produced and released by Warner Brothers, and based on the play ''See Naples and Die'', written by Elmer Rice. The film was originally intended to be entirely in Technicolor ...

'' (1930) as Romanian General * ''

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'' (1930) as Stratton * '' Big Boy'' (1930) as Bagby * ''

'' (1930) as Miguel Parada * '' The Love Trader'' (1930) as Captain Morton * '' Renegades'' (1930) as Thurman Machwurth * '' A Soldier's Plaything'' (1930) as Capt. Plover * ''

Tol'able David ''Tol'able David'' is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1917 Joseph Hergesheimer short story of the same name. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures. A rustic tale of violenc ...

'' (1930) as Luke * '' The Millionaire'' (1931) as Peterson * '' Honeymoon Lane'' (1931) as Tom Baggott * '' The Homicide Squad'' (1931) as Captain Buckley * ''

Shanghaied Love ''Shanghaied Love'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Richard Cromwell, Sally Blane and Noah Beery. It was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1931) as Captain 'Black Yankee' angus Swope * ''

Riders of the Purple Sage ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called ...

'' (1931) (with George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill) as Judge Dyer * ''

In Line of Duty ''In Line of Duty'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Bert Glennon and starring Sue Carol, Noah Beery and Francis McDonald. It was one of the earliest releases of Trem Carr's Monogram Pictures.''American Film Institute p.128 It is now ...

'' (1931) as Jean Duchene * ''

The Drifter A drifter is a vagrant who moves from place to place without a fixed home or employment. Drifter(s) or The Drifter(s) may also refer to: Films and television Films * ''The Drifter'' (1917 film), an American film directed by Fred Kelsey * ''Th ...

'' (1932) (with William Farnum) as John McNary * ''

The Stoker "The Stoker" (original German language, German: "Der Heizer") is a short story by Franz Kafka. Kafka wrote it as the first chapter of a novel he called ''Amerika (novel), Amerika'', but he abandoned the novel in 1913 and published the one complet ...

'' (1932) as Santini * '' Stranger in Town'' (1932) as J.B. Hilliker * '' Cornered'' (1932) as Laughing Red Slavens * ''

No Living Witness ''No Living Witness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by Norman Houston. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Barbara Kent, Carmel Myers, Otis Harlan, Dorothy Revier, J. Carrol Naish ...

'' (1932) as Clyde Corbin * ''

Out of Singapore ''Out of Singapore'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Noah Beery, Dorothy Burgess and Miriam Seegar. The film was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1941 as ''Gangsters of the Sea''.Pitts p.235 Plo ...

'' (1932) as 1st Mate Woolf Barstow * ''

The Big Stampede ''The Big Stampede'' is a 1932 pre-Code American Western film starring John Wayne (with his horse named "Duke") and Noah Beery. It is a remake of the 1927 film '' The Land Beyond the Law''. Plot Deputy Sheriff Steele is commissioned by Govern ...

'' (1932) (with John Wayne) as Sam Crew * ''

The Devil Horse ''The Devil Horse'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code movie serial starring Harry Carey, Frankie Darro and Noah Beery, Sr. that was distributed by Mascot Pictures. This is regarded as the best of the three serials Harry Carey made in the early 1930s ...

'' (1932, Serial) as Canfield * '' The Kid from Spain'' (1932) as Alonzo Gomez * ''Long Loop Laramie'' (1932) * ''

'' (1933) (with Mae West and

) as Gus Jordan * '' The Thundering Herd'' (1933) (with

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned the years from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of ...

, Buster Crabbe and

Harry Carey Harry Carey may refer to: *Harry Carey (actor) (1878–1947), American actor * Harry Carey Jr. (1921–2012), American actor * Harry Carey (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer See also * Henry Carey (disambiguation) * Harry Car ...

) as Randall Jett * '' The Flaming Signal'' (1933) as Otto Von Krantz * '' Sunset Pass'' (1933) (with Randolph Scott and Harry Carey) as Marshal Blake * ''

The Woman I Stole ''The Woman I Stole'' is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Irving Cummings, starring Jack Holt, Fay Wray and Donald Cook. It is based on the novel ''Tampico'' by Joseph Hergesheimer, with the setting shifted from Mexico to Nor ...

'' (1933) as Gen. Rayon * '' Easy Millions'' (1933) with

Richard "Skeets" Gallagher Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (July 28, 1891 – May 22, 1955) was an American actor. He had blue eyes and his naturally blond hair was tinged with grey from the age of sixteen. Biography He was born on July 28, 1891 in Terre Haute, Indiana ...

* '' Fighting with Kit Carson'' (1933, Serial) as Cyrus Kraft * ''

Laughing at Life ''Laughing at Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Ford Beebe. Plot summary Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe-ho ...

'' (1933) as Hauseman * '' Man of the Forest'' (1933) (with

and Buster Crabbe) as Clint Beasley * '' To the Last Man'' (1933) (with

, Esther Ralston and Buster Crabbe) as Jed Colby * ''

Caravan Caravan or caravans may refer to: Transport and travel *Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together **Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop *Camel train, a convoy using camels as pack animals *Convoy, a group of veh ...

'' (1934) as Innkeeper * '' Madame Spy'' (1934) as General Philipow * ''

David Harum ''David Harum; A Story of American Life'' is a best-selling novel of 1898 by Edward Noyes Westcott, whose principal legacy is the colloquial use of the term ''horse trading''. Literary significance and criticism Written by retired Syracuse, Ne ...

'' (1934) as General Woolsey * '' Mystery Liner'' (1934) as Capt. John Holling * '' Cockeyed Cavaliers'' (1934) as Baron Moxford * '' Happy Landing'' (1934) as Capt. Terris * ''

'' (1934) (with

and Noah Beery Jr.) as George Newson * '' Kentucky Kernels'' (1934) as Colonel Wakefield * '' Sweet Adeline'' (1934) as Sultan in the Show (uncredited) * ''

King of the Damned ''King of the Damned'' is a 1935 British prison film directed by Walter Forde and starring Conrad Veidt, Helen Vinson, Noah Beery and Cecil Ramage. Plot summary Convict 83 is a prisoner on an island, where the harsh regime of the Governor push ...

'' (1935) as Mooche * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) as Felix Marl * ''

The Avenging Hand ''The Avenging Hand'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Victor Hanbury and Frank Richardson and starring Noah Beery, Louis Borel and Kathleen Kelly.Wood p.93 It was made at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie. Duncan Sutherland worked on ...

'' (1936) as Lee Barwell * '' Someone at the Door'' (1936) as Harry Capel * ''

The Prisoner of Corbal ''The Prisoner of Corbal'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Nils Asther, Hugh Sinclair and Hazel Terry. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Marriage of Corbal''. It is set against the backd ...

'' (1936) as The Sergeant * ''

Strangers on a Honeymoon A stranger is a person who is unknown to another person or group. Because of this unknown status, a stranger may be perceived as a threat until their identity and character can be ascertained. Different classes of strangers have been identified fo ...

'' (1936) as Redbeard * ''

I Live Again ''I Live Again'' (alternate title: ''Live Again'') is a 1936 British musical film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Noah Beery, Bessie Love, and John Garrick John Garrick (born Reginald Dandy; 31 August 1902 – 22 October 1966) was ...

'' (1936) as Morton Meredith * '' The Frog'' (1937) as Joshua Broad * ''

Our Fighting Navy ''Our Fighting Navy'' (also known as ''Torpedoed'') is a 1937 British action film directed by Norman Walker and starring Robert Douglas, Richard Cromwell and Hazel Terry. The screenplay concerns a British warship that intervenes to protect Brit ...

'' (1937) as The Presidente of Bianco * '' Zorro Rides Again'' (1937) as J. A. Marsden * ''

The Bad Man of Brimstone ''The Bad Man of Brimstone'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Wallace Beery, Virginia Bruce and Dennis O'Keefe. The screenplay was written by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum, from a story by Ruben and Mauri ...

'' (1937) (with Wallace Beery) as Ambrose Crocker * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1938) as The General * ''

Panamint's Bad Man ''Panamint's Bad Man'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Luci Ward and Charles Arthur Powell. The film stars Smith Ballew, Evelyn Daw, Noah Beery, Sr., Stanley Fields, Harry Woods and Pat J. O'Brien. The f ...

'' (1938) as King Gorman * '' Mexicali Rose'' (1939) as Pedro Valdez * ''

Mutiny on the Blackhawk ''Mutiny on the Blackhawk'' is a 1939 American adventure film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Constance Moore, and was released on September 1, 1939. Cast list *Richard Arlen as Captain Robert Lawrence *A ...

'' (1939) as Captain of the 'Blackhawk' * ''

Pioneers of the West ''Pioneers of the West'' is a 1940 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin * Duncan Renaldo as Renaldo * Noah Beery as Judge Platt ...

'' (1940) as Judge Platt * ''

Grandpa Goes to Town ''Grandpa Goes to Town'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Jack Townley. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Lois Ranson and Maxie Rosenbloom. The film was released on ...

'' (1940) as Sam * ''

Adventures of Red Ryder ''The Adventures of Red Ryder'' is a 1940 12-chapter Republic movie serial directed by William Witney and John English and starring Don "Red" Barry and Noah Beery, Sr., based on the Western comic strip ''Red Ryder''. This serial is the 18th ...

'' (1940, Serial) (with

Don 'Red' Barry Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON * Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a vi ...

) as Ace Hanlon * '' The Tulsa Kid'' (1940) as Montana Smith * '' A Little Bit of Heaven'' (1940) as Uncle Sherm * ''

A Missouri Outlaw ''A Missouri Outlaw'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Jack Lait Jr. and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery, Sr., Paul Fix, Al St. John and Frank LaRue. The film ...

'' (1941) as Sheriff Ben Dixon * ''

The Devil's Trail ''The Devil's Trail'' is a 1919 American silent drama film that is set in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. It was directed by Stuart Paton and stars Betty Compson.

'' (1942) as Bull McQuade * '' Isle of Missing Men'' (1942) as Capt. Sanchez (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942, Serial with

Lon Chaney Jr. Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracu ...

and Noah Beery Jr.) as Frank Chadwick * '' Outlaws of Pine Ridge'' (1942) as Honest John Hollister * '' Pardon My Gun'' (1942) as Judge W. B. Hackett (uncredited) * ''

Tennessee Johnson ''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and We ...

'' (1942) (with

Van Heflin Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. H ...

) as Sheriff Cass * ''

Carson City Cyclone ''Carson City Cyclone'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Norman S. Hall and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery Sr., Bryant Washburn, Emmett Lynn and ...

'' (1943) as Judge Phalen * '' Clancy Street Boys'' (1943) as Pete Monahan * ''

Salute to the Marines ''Salute to the Marines'' is a 1943 World War II propaganda war film drama in Technicolor from MGM, produced by John W. Considine Jr., directed by S. Sylvan Simon, and starring Wallace Beery. The film co-stars Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Ray Coll ...

'' (1943, in color with Wallace Beery) as Adjutant * '' Mr. Muggs Steps Out'' (1943) as Judge * '' Million Dollar Kid'' (1944) as Captain Mathews * ''

Block Busters ''Block Busters'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids. Plot After an afternoon of playing baseball, Muggs McGinnis and the East Side Kids gang arrive at the door of their clubhouse, where a man ...

'' (1944) as Judge * '' Barbary Coast Gent'' (1944 with Wallace Beery and

Chill Wills Theodore Childress "Chill" Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American actor and a singer in the Avalon Boys quartet. Early life Wills was born in Seagoville, Texas, on July 18, 1902. Career He was a performer from early chi ...

) as Pete Hanibal * '' Gentle Annie'' (1944) as Hansen * ''

This Man's Navy ''This Man's Navy'' (aka ''Airship Squadron No. 4.'' and ''Lighter Than Air'') is a 1945 World War II film about U.S. Navy blimps directed by William A. Wellman and starring Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Jan Clayton and James Gleason. The supporting ...

'' (1945 with Wallace Beery) as Joe Hodum * ''

Sing Me a Song of Texas ''Sing Me a Song of Texas'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by J. Benton Cheney and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Rosemary Lane, Tom Tyler, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Slim Summerville, Carole Mathews, ...

'' (1945) (with Tom Tyler) as Charley Bronson (final film role)

References

External links

1937 film interview with Noah Beery
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Literature on Noah Beery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beery, Noah Sr. 1882 births 1946 deaths Male actors from Kansas City, Missouri People from Clay County, Missouri American male film actors American male silent film actors American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Male Western (genre) film actors