Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994) was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his

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-winning uncle,

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' (1 ...

. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Beery Jr. seldom broke away from playing supporting roles. Active as an actor in films or television for well over half a century, he was best known for playing

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's character's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the

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television series ''

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'' (1974–1980). His father,

Noah Beery 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 Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of characte ...

, enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as a supporting actor in major films, although the elder Beery was also frequently a

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during the

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era.

Life and career

Beery was born in New York City, New York, where his father was working as a stage actor. He was given his nickname "Pidge" by

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's sister Josie. The family moved to California in 1915 when his father began acting in motion pictures. After attending school in Los Angeles, they moved to a ranch in the

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, a style of living he would maintain for the rest of his life. At the age of seven, he appeared with his father in '' The Mark of Zorro'' and like his father, who immediately began billing himself as "Noah Beery Sr.", he went on to become a respected character actor. His paternal uncle,

-winning actor

, became the world's highest-paid actor by 1932. Although neither Beery Jr. nor his father ever approached that level, both had long and memorable acting careers. The three acting Beerys physically closely resembled each other, but Noah Beery Jr. lacked the powerful voice his father and uncle possessed. Beery appeared in dozens of films, including a large early role as

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's action partner in '' The Trail Beyond'' (1934; Wayne was 27 years old and Beery was 21), ''

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'' (1939) with

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, '' 20 Mule Team'' (1940) with his uncle Wallace Beery, and '' Red River'' (1948), again with John Wayne as well as

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. Beery's early television work included a weekly stint as Joey the Clown in ''

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'' with

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in the mid-1950s. In 1960, Beery replaced

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as the co-starring sidekick on ''

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'', an

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series starring

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's ABC sitcom, ''

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''. He guest-starred three times on the long-running NBC Western series '' The Virginian'' in the 1960s, and twice during the same era on ''

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''. In 1965, he made two guest appearances on '' Perry Mason'' (murderer Tony Claus in "The Case of the Golden Venom", nine months later he played as defendant Lucas Tolliver in "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner"). Beery portrayed the buckskin-clad recurring

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character "Buffalo Baker" in the 17-episode 1967 television series '' Hondo'' starring Ralph Taeger, a role played by

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in the original 3D John Wayne film. In 1970 Beery appeared as Will Baxter on the TV western '' The Virginian.'' But Beery remains best known for his role as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, the amiable but occasionally cantankerous father of Jim Rockford,

's character on ''

'' (1974–1980).

Personal life

Beery Jr.'s first wife until 1966 was Maxine Jones, the only child of Western star Buck Jones. His second wife from 1968 until his death was Lisa (née Thorman). He had two daughters, Muffett and Melissa; a son, actor Bucklind Beery; and three step-children, Page and Sean Slattery and Lerena Barbe. On February 8, 1960, he received a star located at 7047

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on the

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for his contributions to the television industry. Beery died on November 1, 1994, in

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of a

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, aged 81. He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Filmography

*'' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1920) as Boy (uncredited) *'' The Mark of Zorro'' (1920) (with

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Sr. and

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) as Boy (uncredited) *''Penrod'' (1922) (uncredited) *''

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'' (1929) as Stage Boy (uncredited) *'' Showgirl in Hollywood'' (1930) as Himself – Cameo Appearance at Premiere (uncredited) *'' Renegades'' (1930) as Young Legionnaire (uncredited) *'' Heroes of the West'' (1932) as Noah Blaine *'' Jungle Mystery'' (1932) as Fred Oakes *''

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'' (1933) as Danny Brand *''

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'' (1933, Serial) (with

) as Stubbs hs. 1–2, 10*''Fighting with Kit Carson'' (1933) (with

) as Nakomas *'' Viva Villa!'' (1934) (scenes deleted) *'' The Trail Beyond'' (1934) (with

and

) as Wabi *'' Tailspin Tommy'' (1934, Serial) as Skeeter Milligan * '' Five Bad Men'' (1935) as Gene Taggart *''Devil's Canyon'' (1935) *'' The Call of the Savage'' (1935, Serial) as Jan Trevor *'' Stormy'' (1935) as Stormy *'' Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery'' (1935, Serial) as Skeeter Milligan *'' Parole!'' (1936) as Bobby Freeman *'' Ace Drummond'' (1936, Serial) as Jerry *'' The Mighty Treve'' (1937) as Bud McClelland *'' The Road Back'' (1937) as Wessling *'' Trouble at Midnight'' (1937) as Kirk Cameron *'' Some Blondes Are Dangerous'' (1937) as Bud Mason *'' Forbidden Valley'' (1938) as Ring Hazzard *''

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'' (1938) as George * '' The Strange Case of Dr. Meade'' (1938) as Mart *''

'' (1939) (with

and

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) as Joe Souther *'' Bad Lands'' (1939) as Chick Lyman *'' Flight at Midnight'' (1939) as 'Torpy' McDonald * '' Parents on Trial'' (1939) as Jerry Kearns *''

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'' (1939) (with

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and Lon Chaney Jr.) as Whit *'' The Light of Western Stars'' (1940) as Poco *'' 20 Mule Team'' (1940) (with

and

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) as Mitch * '' Passport to Alcatraz'' (1940) as Ray Nolan *'' The Carson City Kid'' (1940) as Scott 'Arizona' Warren *'' Riders of Death Valley'' (1941, Serial) as Smokey *''

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'' (1941) (with

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, and Joan Leslie) as Buck Lipscomb *'' Two in a Taxi'' (1941) (with Anita Louise) as Sandy Connors *''

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'' (1941) as Charlie Cobb *'' All-American Co-Ed'' (1941) as Slinky *'' Hay Foot'' (1942) as Sgt. Charlie Cobb *'' Dudes Are Pretty People'' (1942, Short) as Pidge Crosby *'' Overland Mail'' (1942, Serial) (with Lon Chaney Jr. and

) as Sierra Pete *'' 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge'' (1942) as Butch *'' Calaboose'' (1943) (with Mary Brian) as Pidge Crosby *'' Prairie Chickens'' (1943) (with Raymond Hatton) as Pidge Crosby *'' We've Never Been Licked'' (1943) (with Richard Quine, William Frawley and

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) as Cyanide Jenkins *''

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'' (1943) (with Robert Paige,

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and Lon Chaney Jr.) as Jim Cardwell *'' Top Man'' (1943) as Ed Thompson *''

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'' (1943) as Stone *'' Gung Ho!'': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) (with

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and

) as Kurt Richter *'' Week-End Pass'' (1944) as Johnny Adams *'' Follow the Boys'' (1944) (with

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, and

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) as Himself (uncredited) *'' Allergic to Love'' (1944) as Kip Henderson *'' Hi, Beautiful'' (1944) as Jeff Peters *'' Under Western Skies'' (1945) as Tod Howell *'' Her Lucky Night'' (1945) (with

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) as Larry *'' See My Lawyer'' (1945) as Arthur Lane *'' The Beautiful Cheat'' (1945) as Prof. Alexander Haven *'' The Crimson Canary'' (1945) as Danny Brooks *'' The Daltons Ride Again'' (1945) (with Lon Chaney Jr.) as Ben Dalton *'' The Cat Creeps'' (1946) as Pidge 'Flash' Laurie *'' Red River'' (1948) (with

and

) as Buster McGee *''

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'' (1948) as Chief Red Fox *''

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'' (1949) as Little Bill *'' Davy Crockett, Indian Scout'' (1950) as Tex McGee *'' The Savage Horde'' (1950) as Glenn Larrabee *''

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'' (1950) (with

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) as Maj. William Corrigan *'' Two Flags West'' (1950) as Cy Davis *'' The Last Outpost'' (1951, aka Cavalry Charge) (with

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) as Sgt. Calhoun *'' The Texas Rangers'' (1951) as Buff Smith *''

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'' (1952) (with

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) as Bob Dalton *'' Wagons West'' (1952) (with Rod Cameron) as Arch Lawrence *'' The Story of Will Rogers'' (1952) (with Will Rogers Jr. and

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) as Wiley Post *'' Tropic Zone'' (1953) (with

and Rhonda Fleming) as Tapachula Sam *'' Wings of the Hawk'' (1953) as Pascual Orozco *'' War Arrow'' (1953) (with

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and

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) as Sgt. Augustus Wilks *'' The Yellow Tomahawk'' (1954) as Tonio Perez *'' The Black Dakotas'' (1954) as Gimpy Joe Woods *''

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'' (1955) (with

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and

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) as Lt. Ferguson *'' Jubal'' (1956) (with

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and

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) as Sam – Horgan Rider *'' The Fastest Gun Alive'' (1956) as Dink Wells, Bank Robber *'' Decision at Sundown'' (1957) (with

) as Sam *'' Escort West'' (1959) as Lt. Jamison *'' Guns of the Timberland'' (1960) as Blackie *'' Inherit the Wind'' (1960) (with

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and

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) as John Stebbins *'' 7 Faces of Dr. Lao'' (1964) as Tim Mitchell *'' Incident at Phantom Hill'' (1966) (with Robert Fuller and Dan Duryea) as O'Rourke *'' Journey to Shiloh'' (1968) as Sgt. Mercer Barnes *'' Heaven with a Gun'' (1969) (with

) as Garvey *'' The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County'' (1970) as Eddie *'' Little Fauss and Big Halsy'' (1970) (with

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, Michael J. Pollard, and

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) as Seally Fauss *''43: The Richard Petty Story'' (1972) as Julie *'' Walking Tall'' (1973) (with

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) as Grandpa *'' The Spikes Gang'' (1974) (with

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and Gary Grimes) as Basset *'' Walking Tall Part II'' (1975) as Carl Pusser *'' The Bastard'' (1978, TV movie) (with

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) as Dan O'Brien * ''

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'' (1980, TV movie) as Barney *'' The Big Stuffed Dog'' (1981, TV movie) as Petey's Grandfather *''

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'' (1982) (with

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'' (TV series) - (1954) *''

'' (TV series) – series – Joey (1956–1957) *''

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'' – episode: "Incident of the Chubasco" – Arkansas (1959) *''

'' – episode: "The Investors" – Claude McCoy (1961) *''

'' – episode: "The Jonas Murdock Story" – Jonas Murdock (1960) *''Wagon Train'' – episode: "Path of the Serpent" – Ruddy Blaine (1961) *'' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' – episode: "El Gato" – El Gato (1961) *'' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' – episode: "Barney's Bounty" – Barney Durant (1961) *''

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'' – episode: "1800 Days to Justice" – Emlyn Job (1962) *''

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'' – episode: S9E18 "Prairie Wolfer" (1964) *''

'' – episode: "The Kate Crawley Story" – Stump Beasley (1964) *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'' – episode: "Lotherio Larkin – Lotherio Larkin (1965) *'' Perry Mason'' – episode: "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner" - Lucas Tolliver (1965) *'' Lassie'' – episode: "Danger Mountain" (Season 13) - Carl Bryan (1966) *'' Laredo'' – episode: "A Taste of Money" – Ezekiel Fry (1966) *'' Combat!'' – episode: "A Little Jazz" – Hank (1967) *'' Hondo'' – 17 episodes - Buffalo Baker (1967) *''

'' – episode: "The Crime of Johnny Mule" – Johnny Mule (1968) *''

Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western television series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel (and, after Duel's death, Roger Davis) as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy ...

'' – episode: "Something to Get Hung About" – Sheriff (1971) *'' Police Story'' – episode: "The Big Walk" – Hecker (1973) *''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

'' – episode: "Run, Steve, Run" – Tom Molson (1974) *''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural mountainous Western Virginia of the Appalachian Mountains / Allegheny Mountains / Blue Ridge Mountains chain, during the economic hardships and mass unemp ...

'' – episode: "The Heritage" – Charlie Harmon (1974) *''

'' – 121 episodes – Joseph "Rocky" Rockford (1974–1980) *''

'' – episode: "The Bionic Badge" – Officer Banner (1976) *''

Ellery Queen Ellery Queen is a pseudonym created in 1928 by the American detective fiction writers Frederic Dannay (1905–1982) and Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971). It is also the name of their main fictional detective, a mystery writer in New York City ...

'' – episode: "The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario" – Lionel Briggs (1976) *''Greatest Heroes of the Bible'' – episode: "The Story of Esther" – Mordechai (1979) *''

Eight Is Enough ''Eight Is Enough'' is an American comedy-drama/sitcom television series that aired on ABC from March 15, 1977, to May 23, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Tom Braden, a real-life parent with eight childre ...

'' – episode: "Marriage and other Flights of Fancy" (1979) *''

The Love Boat ''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977, to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series pre ...

'' – episodes: "Celebration; Captain Papa"; "Honeymoon Pressure" (1980) *''

Vega$ ''Vegas'' (stylized as ''Vega$'') is an American crime drama television series starring Robert Urich that aired on ABC from September 20, 1978, to June 3, 1981, with the pilot episode airing April 25, 1978. ''Vegas'' was produced by Aaron Spel ...

'' – episode: "Sourdough Suite" – Josiah Sparks (1981) *'' Magnum, P.I.'' – episode: "All Roads Lead to Floyd" – Floyd Lewellen (1981) *'' Fantasy Island'' – episode: "High Off the Hog/Reprisal" – Otis T. Boggs (1981) *''

Beyond Witch Mountain ''Beyond Witch Mountain'' is a 1982 American science fantasy television film directed by Robert Day (director), Robert Day. It is a sequel to ''Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film), Escape to Witch Mountain'' (1975) and is the third installment ...

'' (with

Eddie Albert Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was an American actor. He is known for his roles on stage and screen and received nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Albert made his actin ...

) – Uncle Ben (1982) *'' The Yellow Rose'' – 22 episodes – Luther Dillard (1983–1984) *''

Cover Up A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence, or other embarrassing information. Research has distinguished personal cover-ups (covering up one's own misdeeds) from relational co ...

'' – episode: "Nothing to Lose" – Graham (1984) *''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' – episode: "Funeral at Fifty-Mile" – Doc Wallace (1985) *'' Trapper John, M.D.'' – episode: "Buckaroo Bob Rides Again" – Buckaroo Bob Morgan (1985) *''

'' – episode: "Hello, Emily/The Tour Guide/The Winning Number" – Daryl Wilcox (1986) *''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...

'' – episode: "We're in for a Bad Spell" (Season 2) - office worker (1965)

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