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Noah Beery Jr.

November 14, 2023

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 Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. 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 James Garner's character's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the NBC television series The Rockford Files (1974–1980). His father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr.) enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as an extremely prominent supporting actor in major films, although the elder Beery was also frequently a leading man during the silent film era.

Noah Beery Jr.
Beery Jr. in The Rockford Files (1974)
Born
Noah Lindsey Beery

(1913-08-10)August 10, 1913
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 1994(1994-11-01) (aged 81)
Tehachapi, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1986
Spouses
Maxine Jones
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(m. 1940; div. 1966)​
Lisa Thorman
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(m. 1968)​
Children3
Parent
RelativesWallace Beery (uncle)

Life and career edit

 
Noah Beery Jr. with his father Noah Beery Sr. in 1922
 
Noah Beery Sr. in 1925
 
Noah Beery Jr. in 1940

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 George M. Cohan's sister Josie.[1]

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.[citation needed]

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, Oscar-winning actor Wallace Beery, 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, which is ironic since both older Beerys made major careers in silent movies.

Beery appeared in dozens of films, including a large early role as John Wayne's action partner in The Trail Beyond (1934; Wayne was 27 years old and Beery was 21), Only Angels Have Wings (1939) with Cary Grant, 20 Mule Team (1940) with his uncle Wallace Beery, and Red River (1948), again with John Wayne as well as Montgomery Clift.

Beery's early television work included a weekly stint as Joey the Clown in Circus Boy with Micky Dolenz in the mid-1950s. In 1960, Beery replaced Burt Reynolds as the co-starring sidekick on Riverboat, an NBC Western series starring Darren McGavin.

He appeared once on the religion anthology series Crossroads and on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom, The Real McCoys. He guest-starred three times on the long-running NBC Western series The Virginian in the 1960s, and twice during the same era on Wagon Train. 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 sidekick character "Buffalo Baker" in the 17-episode 1967 television series Hondo starring Ralph Taeger, a role played by Ward Bond 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, James Garner's character on The Rockford Files (1974–1980).

Personal life edit

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 Thorman. He had two daughters, Muffett and Melissa; a son, actor Bucklind Beery; and three step-children, Page and Sean Slattery[2] and Lerena Barbe.

On February 8, 1960, he received a star located at 7047 Hollywood Blvd. on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry.[3][4]

Beery died on November 1, 1994, in Tehachapi, California of a cerebral thrombosis, aged 81.[5] He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[6]

Filmography edit

Television edit

  • Rin Tin Tin (TV series) - (1954)
  • Circus Boy (TV series) – series – Joey (1956–1957)
  • Rawhide – episode: "Incident of the Chubasco" – Arkansas (1959)
  • The Real McCoys – episode: "The Investors" – Claude McCoy (1961)
  • Wagon Train – 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)
  • Route 66 – episode: "1800 Days to Justice" – Emlyn Job (1962)
  • Gunsmoke – episode: S9E18 "Prairie Wolfer" (1964)
  • Wagon Train – episode: "The Kate Crawley Story" – Stump Beasley (1964)
  • Bonanza – 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)
  • Bonanza – episode: "The Crime of Johnny Mule" – Johnny Mule (1968)
  • Alias Smith and Jones – episode: "Something to Get Hung About" – Sheriff (1971)
  • Police Story – episode: "The Big Walk" – Hecker (1973)
  • The Six Million Dollar Man – episode: "Run, Steve, Run" – Tom Molson (1974)
  • The Waltons – episode: "The Heritage" – Charlie Harmon (1974)
  • The Rockford Files – 121 episodes – Joseph "Rocky" Rockford (1974–1980)
  • The Six Million Dollar Man – episode: "The Bionic Badge" – Officer Banner (1976)
  • Ellery Queen – 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 – episode: "Marriage and other Flights of Fancy" (1979)
  • The Love Boat – episodes: "Celebration; Captain Papa"; "Honeymoon Pressure" (1980)
  • Vega$ – 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 (with Eddie Albert) – Uncle Ben (1982)
  • The Yellow Rose – 22 episodes – Luther Dillard (1983–1984)
  • Cover Up – episode: "Nothing to Lose" – Graham (1984)
  • Murder, She Wrote – episode: "Funeral at Fifty-Mile" – Doc Wallace (1985)
  • Trapper John, M.D. – episode: "Buckaroo Bob Rides Again" – Buckaroo Bob Morgan (1985)
  • The Love Boat – episode: "Hello, Emily/The Tour Guide/The Winning Number" – Daryl Wilcox (1986)

References edit

  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Noah Beery Jr., 81, an Actor Known for Playing Sidekicks". The New York Times. November 3, 1994. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Noah Beery Jr". walkoffame.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Noah Beery Jr. profile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Wire Reports (November 2, 1994). "Noah Beery Jr.; Film, TV Character Actor". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 3178–3184), McFarland & Company, Inc.
  7. ^ Bugs Bunny-War Bonds, 1943, retrieved September 21, 2017

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Oscar winning uncle Wallace Beery 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 James Garner s character s father Joseph Rocky Rockford in the NBC television series The Rockford Files 1974 1980 His father Noah Nicholas Beery known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as an extremely prominent supporting actor in major films although the elder Beery was also frequently a leading man during the silent film era Noah Beery Jr Beery Jr in The Rockford Files 1974 BornNoah Lindsey Beery 1913 08 10 August 10 1913New York City U S DiedNovember 1 1994 1994 11 01 aged 81 Tehachapi California U S OccupationActorYears active1920 1986SpousesMaxine Jones m 1940 div 1966 wbr Lisa Thorman m 1968 wbr Children3ParentNoah Beery Sr father RelativesWallace Beery uncle Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Television 5 References 6 External linksLife and career edit nbsp Noah Beery Jr with his father Noah Beery Sr in 1922 nbsp Noah Beery Sr in 1925 nbsp Noah Beery Jr in 1940Beery was born in New York City New York where his father was working as a stage actor He was given his nickname Pidge by George M Cohan s sister Josie 1 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 citation needed 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 Oscar winning actor Wallace Beery 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 which is ironic since both older Beerys made major careers in silent movies Beery appeared in dozens of films including a large early role as John Wayne s action partner in The Trail Beyond 1934 Wayne was 27 years old and Beery was 21 Only Angels Have Wings 1939 with Cary Grant 20 Mule Team 1940 with his uncle Wallace Beery and Red River 1948 again with John Wayne as well as Montgomery Clift Beery s early television work included a weekly stint as Joey the Clown in Circus Boy with Micky Dolenz in the mid 1950s In 1960 Beery replaced Burt Reynolds as the co starring sidekick on Riverboat an NBC Western series starring Darren McGavin He appeared once on the religion anthology series Crossroads and on Walter Brennan s ABC sitcom The Real McCoys He guest starred three times on the long running NBC Western series The Virginian in the 1960s and twice during the same era on Wagon Train 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 sidekick character Buffalo Baker in the 17 episode 1967 television series Hondo starring Ralph Taeger a role played by Ward Bond 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 James Garner s character on The Rockford Files 1974 1980 Personal life editBeery 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 Thorman He had two daughters Muffett and Melissa a son actor Bucklind Beery and three step children Page and Sean Slattery 2 and Lerena Barbe On February 8 1960 he received a star located at 7047 Hollywood Blvd on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry 3 4 Beery died on November 1 1994 in Tehachapi California of a cerebral thrombosis aged 81 5 He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park 6 Filmography editThe Mutiny of the Elsinore 1920 as Boy uncredited The Mark of Zorro 1920 with Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Noah Beery Sr as Boy uncredited Penrod 1922 uncredited Gold Diggers of Broadway 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 Rustlers Roundup 1933 as Danny Brand The Three Musketeers 1933 Serial with John Wayne as Stubbs Chs 1 2 10 Fighting with Kit Carson 1933 with Noah Beery Sr as Nakomas Viva Villa 1934 scenes deleted The Trail Beyond 1934 with John Wayne and Noah Beery Sr 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 Girls School 1938 as George The Strange Case of Dr Meade 1938 as Mart Only Angels Have Wings 1939 with Cary Grant and Jean Arthur as Joe Souther Bad Lands 1939 as Chick Lyman Flight at Midnight 1939 as Torpy McDonald Parents on Trial 1939 as Jerry Kearns Of Mice and Men 1939 with Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr as Whit The Light of Western Stars 1940 as Poco 20 Mule Team 1940 with Wallace Beery and Anne Baxter 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 Sergeant York 1941 with Gary Cooper Walter Brennan and Joan Leslie as Buck Lipscomb Two in a Taxi 1941 with Anita Louise as Sandy Connors Tanks a Million 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 Noah Beery Sr 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 Robert Mitchum as Cyanide Jenkins Frontier Badmen 1943 with Robert Paige Anne Gwynne Diana Barrymore and Lon Chaney Jr as Jim Cardwell Top Man 1943 as Ed Thompson Corvette K 225 1943 as Stone Gung Ho The Story of Carlson s Makin Island Raiders 7 1943 with Randolph Scott and Robert Mitchum as Kurt Richter Week End Pass 1944 as Johnny Adams Follow the Boys 1944 with George Raft Orson Welles and Marlene Dietrich 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 The Andrew Sisters 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 John Wayne and Montgomery Clift as Buster McGee Indian Agent 1948 as Chief Red Fox The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949 as Little Bill Davy Crockett Indian Scout 1950 as Tex McGee The Savage Horde 1950 as Glenn Larrabee Rocketship X M 1950 with Lloyd Bridges as Maj William Corrigan Two Flags West 1950 as Cy Davis The Last Outpost 1951 aka Cavalry Charge with Ronald Reagan as Sgt Calhoun The Texas Rangers 1951 as Buff Smith The Cimarron Kid 1952 with Audie Murphy as Bob Dalton Wagons West 1952 with Rod Cameron as Arch Lawrence The Story of Will Rogers 1952 with Will Rogers Jr and Jane Wyman as Wiley Post Tropic Zone 1953 with Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming as Tapachula Sam Wings of the Hawk 1953 as Pascual Orozco War Arrow 1953 with Maureen O Hara and Jeff Chandler as Sgt Augustus Wilks The Yellow Tomahawk 1954 as Tonio Perez The Black Dakotas 1954 as Gimpy Joe Woods White Feather 1955 with Robert Wagner and Jeffrey Hunter as Lt Ferguson Jubal 1956 with Ernest Borgnine and Glenn Ford as Sam Horgan Rider The Fastest Gun Alive 1956 as Dink Wells Bank Robber Decision at Sundown 1957 with Randolph Scott as Sam Escort West 1959 as Lt Jamison Guns of the Timberland 1960 as Blackie Inherit the Wind 1960 with Spencer Tracy and Fredric March 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 Glenn Ford as Garvey The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970 as Eddie Little Fauss and Big Halsy 1970 with Robert Redford Michael J Pollard and Lauren Hutton as Seally Fauss 43 The Richard Petty Story 1972 as Julie Walking Tall 1973 with Joe Don Baker and Elizabeth Hartman as Grandpa The Spikes Gang 1974 with Lee Marvin and Gary Grimes as Basset Walking Tall Part II 1975 as Carl Pusser The Bastard 1978 TV movie with Andrew Stevens and Kim Cattrall as Dan O Brien The Great American Traffic Jam 1980 TV movie as Barney The Big Stuffed Dog 1981 TV movie as Petey s Grandfather The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 with Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton as Edsel Waltz Across Texas 1982 with Anne Archer as Joe LockerTelevision editRin Tin Tin TV series 1954 Circus Boy TV series series Joey 1956 1957 Rawhide episode Incident of the Chubasco Arkansas 1959 The Real McCoys episode The Investors Claude McCoy 1961 Wagon Train 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 Route 66 episode 1800 Days to Justice Emlyn Job 1962 Gunsmoke episode S9E18 Prairie Wolfer 1964 Wagon Train episode The Kate Crawley Story Stump Beasley 1964 Bonanza 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 Bonanza episode The Crime of Johnny Mule Johnny Mule 1968 Alias Smith and Jones episode Something to Get Hung About Sheriff 1971 Police Story episode The Big Walk Hecker 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man episode Run Steve Run Tom Molson 1974 The Waltons episode The Heritage Charlie Harmon 1974 The Rockford Files 121 episodes Joseph Rocky Rockford 1974 1980 The Six Million Dollar Man episode The Bionic Badge Officer Banner 1976 Ellery Queen 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 episode Marriage and other Flights of Fancy 1979 The Love Boat episodes Celebration Captain Papa Honeymoon Pressure 1980 Vega 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 with Eddie Albert Uncle Ben 1982 The Yellow Rose 22 episodes Luther Dillard 1983 1984 Cover Up episode Nothing to Lose Graham 1984 Murder She Wrote episode Funeral at Fifty Mile Doc Wallace 1985 Trapper John M D episode Buckaroo Bob Rides Again Buckaroo Bob Morgan 1985 The Love Boat episode Hello Emily The Tour Guide The Winning Number Daryl Wilcox 1986 References edit Hal Erickson 2014 Noah Beery Jr Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Archived from the original on October 29 2014 Retrieved October 23 2014 Noah Beery Jr 81 an Actor Known for Playing Sidekicks The New York Times November 3 1994 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved June 19 2016 Noah Beery Jr walkoffame com Retrieved June 19 2016 Noah Beery Jr profile Los Angeles Times Retrieved June 19 2016 Wire Reports November 2 1994 Noah Beery Jr Film TV Character Actor Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved June 19 2016 Wilson Scott Resting Places The Burial Sites of More Than 14 000 Famous Persons 3d ed 2 Kindle Locations 3178 3184 McFarland amp Company Inc Bugs Bunny War Bonds 1943 retrieved September 21 2017External links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp New York 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