NOAH BEERY, JR.
Name: Noah Lindsey Beery
Born: 10 August 1913
Died: 1 November 1994
Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 - November 1, 1994), known professionally as
Noah Beery, Jr. or just Noah Beery, was an American actor specializing in warm,
friendly character parts similar to the ones played by his legendary uncle
Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery, Jr., unlike his uncle, seldom broke away
from playing supporting roles. His father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known
professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery, Sr.), enjoyed a similarly lengthy
film career as a supporting actor.
Beery was best known as James Garner's uptight and concerned father, Joseph "Rocky"
Rockford on the 1970s television series The Rockford Files.
Beery was born in New York City, New York where his father was working as a
stage actor. 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 San Fernando Valley, 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 uncle, Oscar-winning screen
phenomenon Wallace Beery, became the world's highest-paid actor by 1932, and
while neither Noah nor his father ever approached that level, both had extremely
long and memorable film careers. All three acting Beerys physically resembled
each other rather closely, but Noah, Jr. lacked a thrillingly powerful voice
like his father's and uncle's (which is ironic, since both older Beerys made
major careers as supporting actors in silent movies).
Noah Beery, Jr. appeared in dozens of films, including a large early role as
John Wayne's action partner in 1934's The Trail Beyond (Wayne was 27 years old
and Beery was 21), 20 Mule Team with his uncle, and Red River with Wayne, but is
best known for his role as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, the father of Jim Rockford,
James Garner's character on the popular television series The Rockford Files (1974-1980).
Beery's television work also included a weekly stint as a clown in Circus Boy
with Mickey Dolenz in the mid-1950s.
Noah Beery, Jr. died in 1994 in Tehachapi, California of a cerebral thrombosis
and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale,
California with his father and uncle.
Name: Noah Lindsey Beery
Born: 10 August 1913
Died: 1 November 1994
Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 - November 1, 1994), known professionally as
Noah Beery, Jr. or just Noah Beery, was an American actor specializing in warm,
friendly character parts similar to the ones played by his legendary uncle
Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery, Jr., unlike his uncle, seldom broke away
from playing supporting roles. His father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known
professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery, Sr.), enjoyed a similarly lengthy
film career as a supporting actor.
Beery was best known as James Garner's uptight and concerned father, Joseph "Rocky"
Rockford on the 1970s television series The Rockford Files.
Beery was born in New York City, New York where his father was working as a
stage actor. 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 San Fernando Valley, 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 uncle, Oscar-winning screen
phenomenon Wallace Beery, became the world's highest-paid actor by 1932, and
while neither Noah nor his father ever approached that level, both had extremely
long and memorable film careers. All three acting Beerys physically resembled
each other rather closely, but Noah, Jr. lacked a thrillingly powerful voice
like his father's and uncle's (which is ironic, since both older Beerys made
major careers as supporting actors in silent movies).
Noah Beery, Jr. appeared in dozens of films, including a large early role as
John Wayne's action partner in 1934's The Trail Beyond (Wayne was 27 years old
and Beery was 21), 20 Mule Team with his uncle, and Red River with Wayne, but is
best known for his role as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, the father of Jim Rockford,
James Garner's character on the popular television series The Rockford Files (1974-1980).
Beery's television work also included a weekly stint as a clown in Circus Boy
with Mickey Dolenz in the mid-1950s.
Noah Beery, Jr. died in 1994 in Tehachapi, California of a cerebral thrombosis
and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale,
California with his father and uncle.