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 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 ...

as well as the father of 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

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, 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 Electric Park 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

Cast of The Thundering Herd in character

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 William A. Brady. After a dozen years on the stage, he joined his brother Wallace in Hollywood in 1915 to make motion pictures. He became a respected character actor, 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

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. The tagline on the poster for ''

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'' (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 sound films. He appeared in early

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musicals, such as '' The Show of Shows'' (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"), '' Bright Lights'' (1930), '' Under a Texas Moon'' (1930) and '' Golden Dawn'' (1930; in which he wore

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as an African native). He reached his peak in popularity in 1930, recording a

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record for

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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

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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

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's bar-owning lover until she leaves him for

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in ''

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

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's ''

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''. 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 '' The Trail Beyond'' (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

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'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 New York City to star in the

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Broadway production of ''

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''.

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 Florida on the advice of doctors.

Death

Beery died on April 1, 1946, aged 64, after suffering a heart attack at the home of his brother

in Beverly Hills. 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 Los Angeles.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 3178). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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

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'' (1918) as Teariki * ''

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

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'' (1918) as Doctor (uncredited) * ''Social Ambition'' (1918) as Big Dan Johnson * '' Believe Me, Xantippe'' (1918) as Sheriff Kamman * ''

Less Than Kin ''Less Than Kin'' is a lost film, lost 1918 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Marion Fairfax and Alice Duer Miller. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Raymond Hatton, Noah Beery, Sr., James Nei ...

'' (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'' (1919) as Town Marshal * '' The Red Lantern'' (1919) as Dr. Sam Wang * '' The Woman Next Door'' (1919) as Randolph Schuyler * '' A Very Good Young Man'' (1919) as Blood * ''

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'' (1919) as Lem Rogers * '' The Valley of the Giants'' (1919) as Black Minorca * ''

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'' (1919) as Jo Vernon * '' Everywoman'' (1919) as Bluff * '' The Sagebrusher'' (1920) as Sim Gage * '' The Fighting Shepherdess'' (1920) as Mormon Joe * '' The Sea Wolf'' (1920) as 'Wolf' Larsen, the Sea Wolf * '' Go and Get It'' (1920) as Dr. Ord * '' Love Madness'' (1920) as Jack Frost * ''

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'' (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'' (1921) as Jack Raft * ''

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'' (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'' (1922) as Wade Harkin * '' The Lying Truth'' (1922) as Lawrence De Muidde * '' The Heart Specialist'' (1922) as Dr. Thomas Fitch * '' The Crossroads of New York'' (1922) as James Flint * '' I Am the Law'' (1922) (with

) as Sgt. Georges Mordeaux * '' Flesh and Blood'' (1922) as Li Fang (with

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) * '' The Power of Love'' (1922) as Don Almeda * '' Youth to Youth'' (1922) as Brutus Tawney * '' Good Men and True'' (1922) as S.S. Thorpe * ''

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'' (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 * ''

'' (1923) (with

) as Shark Moran * '' Quicksands'' (1923) as 'Silent' Krupz * '' Main Street'' (1923) as Adolph Valborg * '' Soul of the Beast'' (1923) as Caesar Durand * '' Wandering Daughters'' (1923) as Charle Horton * '' The Spoilers'' (1923) (with

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and

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

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'' (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'' (1923) as Muley Pasha * '' The Call of the Canyon'' (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 * ''

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'' (1924) as Icabod Whitson * '' Lily of the Dust'' (1924) (with

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

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) as Barend de Beer * ''

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'' (1924) (with Jack Holt and Lois Wilson) as Slim Rudabaugh * '' The Spaniard'' (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

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) as Randall Jett * '' Old Shoes'' (1925) as The Stepfather * '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1925) as Brand * '' Wild Horse Mesa'' (1925) as Bud McPherson * '' The Coming of Amos'' (1925) as Ramón Garcia * ''

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'' (1925) (with

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) as Booker * '' Lord Jim'' (1925) (with

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) as Captain Brown * ''

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'' (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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, and

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) as Sgt. Lejaune * ''

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'' (1926) as Quex * '' Evening Clothes'' (1927) as Lazarre * '' The Rough Riders'' (1927) (with

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) as Hell's Bells * '' The Love Mart'' (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'' (1928) as Capt. Ira Bronson * '' The Godless Girl'' (1928) as The Brute * '' The Passion Song'' (1928) as John Van Ryn * '' Noah's Ark'' (1928) as Nickoloff / King Nephiliu * '' Dreary House'' (1928) * '' Love in the Desert'' (1929) as Abdullah * '' Linda'' (1929) as Armstrong Decker * '' False Fathers'' (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) * '' The Show of Shows'' (1929) (with

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) as Performer in "The Pirate" Number / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution") * '' Glorifying the American Girl'' (1929) as himself (uncredited) * '' Isle of Escape'' (1930) as Shane * '' Under a Texas Moon'' (1930) as Jed Parker * '' Murder Will Out'' (1930) as Lt. Concon * '' Show Girl in Hollywood'' (1930) as himself at Premiere (uncredited) * ''

'' (1930) as Konstantin * '' Golden Dawn'' (1930) as Shep Keyes * '' Oh, Sailor Behave!'' (1930) as Romanian General * '' The Way of All Men'' (1930) as Stratton * '' Big Boy'' (1930) as Bagby * '' Bright Lights'' (1930) as Miguel Parada * ''

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'' (1930) as Captain Morton * '' Renegades'' (1930) as Thurman Machwurth * '' A Soldier's Plaything'' (1930) as Capt. Plover * ''

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'' (1930) as Luke * '' The Millionaire'' (1931) as Peterson * '' Honeymoon Lane'' (1931) as Tom Baggott * '' The Homicide Squad'' (1931) as Captain Buckley * '' Shanghaied Love'' (1931) as Captain 'Black Yankee' angus Swope * ''

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'' (1931) (with George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill) as Judge Dyer * '' In Line of Duty'' (1931) as Jean Duchene * '' The Drifter'' (1932) (with William Farnum) as John McNary * ''

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'' (1932) as Santini * '' Stranger in Town'' (1932) as J.B. Hilliker * '' Cornered'' (1932) as Laughing Red Slavens * '' No Living Witness'' (1932) as Clyde Corbin * '' Out of Singapore'' (1932) as 1st Mate Woolf Barstow * ''

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'' (1932) (with John Wayne) as Sam Crew * '' The Devil Horse'' (1932, Serial) as Canfield * ''

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'' (1932) as Alonzo Gomez * ''Long Loop Laramie'' (1932) * ''

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

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, Buster Crabbe and Harry Carey) 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'' (1933) as Gen. Rayon * '' Easy Millions'' (1933) with

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* ''

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'' (1933, Serial) as Cyrus Kraft * '' Laughing at Life'' (1933) as Hauseman * '' Man of the Forest'' (1933) (with

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

Esther Ralston Esther Ralston (born Esther Louise Worth, September 17, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was an American silent films, silent film star. Her most prominent sound picture was ''To the Last Man (1933 film), To the Last Man'' in 1933. Early life and c ...

and Buster Crabbe) as Jed Colby * ''

Caravan Caravan or caravans may refer to: Transport and travel *Campervan, a type of vehicle also known as a motor caravan *Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together **Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop *Caravan (trail ...

'' (1934) as Innkeeper * '' Madame Spy'' (1934) as General Philipow * '' David Harum'' (1934) as General Woolsey * '' Mystery Liner'' (1934) as Capt. John Holling * '' Cockeyed Cavaliers'' (1934) as Baron Moxford * '' Happy Landing'' (1934) as Capt. Terris * '' The Trail Beyond'' (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'' (1935) as Mooche * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) as Felix Marl * '' The Avenging Hand'' (1936) as Lee Barwell * '' Someone at the Door'' (1936) as Harry Capel * '' The Prisoner of Corbal'' (1936) as The Sergeant * '' Strangers on a Honeymoon'' (1936) as Redbeard * '' I Live Again'' (1936) as Morton Meredith * '' The Frog'' (1937) as Joshua Broad * '' Our Fighting Navy'' (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 Ma ...

'' (1937) (with

) 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. Th ...

'' (1938) as King Gorman * '' Mexicali Rose'' (1939) as Pedro Valdez * '' Mutiny on the Blackhawk'' (1939) as Captain of the 'Blackhawk' * '' Pioneers of the West'' (1940) as Judge Platt * '' Grandpa Goes to Town'' (1940) as Sam * ''

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

'' (1940, Serial) (with

Don 'Red' Barry Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *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 village and hill station in Dang district, Gu ...

) as Ace Hanlon * '' The Tulsa Kid'' (1940) as Montana Smith * '' A Little Bit of Heaven'' (1940) as Uncle Sherm * '' A Missouri Outlaw'' (1941) as Sheriff Ben Dixon * '' The Devil's Trail'' (1942) as Bull McQuade * '' Isle of Missing Men'' (1942) as Capt. Sanchez (uncredited) * '' Overland Mail'' (1942, Serial with Lon Chaney Jr. 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'' (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. ...

) as Sheriff Cass * '' Carson City Cyclone'' (1943) as Judge Phalen * '' Clancy Street Boys'' (1943) as Pete Monahan * '' Salute to the Marines'' (1943, in color with

) 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

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 Wills was a performer from early c ...

) 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 support ...

'' (1945 with

) as Joe Hodum * '' Sing Me a Song of Texas'' (1945) (with Tom Tyler) as Charley Bronson

References

External links

1937 film interview with Noah Beery
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Literature on Noah Beery
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