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Noah Beery Jr. (1913–1994)

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Familiar and well-liked character actor of very different persona than either his father, Noah Beery, or his uncle, Wallace Beery. He attended Harvard Military Academy but managed to make a number of appearances on film and on stage with his father before adulthood. At age 19, he began playing amiable second leads and occasional leading roles... See full bio »

Born:

Noah Lindsey Beery
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Tehachapi, California, USA
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1980-1986 The Love Boat (TV series)
Daryl Wilcox / Gordon Layton
– Hello Emily/The Tour Guide/The Winner Number (1986) … Daryl Wilcox
– Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure (1980) … Gordon Layton (as Noah Beery)
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Doc Wallace
– Funeral at Fifty-Mile (1985) … Doc Wallace (as Noah Beery)
 
1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Buckaroo Bob Morgan
– Buckaroo Bob Rides Again (1985) … Buckaroo Bob Morgan (as Noah Beery)
 
1984 Cover Up (TV series)
Graham
– Nothing to Lose (1984) … Graham (as Noah Beery)
 
1984 Hot Pursuit (TV series)
Henry Brooks
– Riding High (1984) … Henry Brooks
 
1983-1984 The Yellow Rose (TV series)
Luther Dillard
– The Far Side of Fear (1984) … Luther Dillard
– Villa's Gold (1984) … Luther Dillard
– Beyond Vengeance (1984) … Luther Dillard
– Chains of Fear (1984) … Luther Dillard
– Debt of Honor (1984) … Luther Dillard
See all 22 episodes »
 
1982 The Quest (TV series)
Arthur Henley
– Hunt for the White Tiger (1982) … Arthur Henley
– A Prince of a Fellow (1982) … Arthur Henley
– Escape from a Velvet Box (1982) … Arthur Henley
– His Majesty, I Presume (1982) … Arthur Henley
– He Stole-A My Art (1982) … Arthur Henley
See all 9 episodes »
 
1982 Waltz Across Texas
Joe Locker
 
1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Edsel (as Noah Beery)
 
1982 Mysterious Two (TV movie)
Sheriff Virgil Molloy
 
1982 The Capture of Grizzly Adams (TV movie)
Sheriff Hawkins
 
1982 Beyond Witch Mountain (TV movie)
Uncle Ben
 
1977-1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Doc Manners / Uncle Ben
– Beyond Witch Mountain (1982) … Uncle Ben
– The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (1977) … Doc Manners
 
1981 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Floyd Lewellen
– All Roads Lead to Floyd (1981) … Floyd Lewellen (as Noah Beery)
 
1981 The Big Stuffed Dog (TV movie)
Petey's Grandfather (as Noah Beery)
 
1981 Vega$ (TV series)
Josiah Sparks
– Sourdough Suite (1981) … Josiah Sparks (as Noah Beery)
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Otis T. Boggs
– High Off the Hog/Reprisal (1981) … Otis T. Boggs (as Noah Beery)
 
1981 Revenge of the Gray Gang (TV movie)
Milo Hoots
 
1980 The Asphalt Cowboy (TV movie)
Sgt. Brown
 
1980 Gridlock (TV movie)
Barney
 
1974-1980 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford / Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2
– Deadlock in Parma (1980) … Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (credit only) (as Noah Beery)
– Just a Coupla Guys (1979) … Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2 (as Noah Beery) (credit only)
– The Big Cheese (1979) … Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (as Noah Beery)
– No-Fault Affair (1979) … Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (as Noah Beery)
– The Hawaiian Headache (1979) … Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford (as Noah Beery)
See all 120 episodes »
 
1979 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Billy
– The Revenge of Red Chief (1979) … Billy (as Noah Beery)
 
1979 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
Dutch
– Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy: Part 1 (1979) … Dutch
– Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy: Part 2 (1979) … Dutch
 
1979 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Mordechai
– The Story of Esther (1979) … Mordechai
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie)
Dan O'Brien
 
1977 The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (TV movie)
Doc Manners
 
1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (TV movie)
Oliver Powers
 
1974-1976 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Officer Banner / Tom Molson
– The Bionic Badge (1976) … Officer Banner (as Noah Beery)
– Run, Steve, Run (1974) … Tom Molson (as Noah Beery)
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Lionel Briggs
– The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario (1976) … Lionel Briggs (as Noah Beery)
 
1975 Walking Tall Part II
Carl Pusser (as Noah Beery)
 
1974 Savages (TV movie)
George Whiting (as Noah Beery)
 
1974 The Spikes Gang
Basset (as Noah Beery)
 
1974 Sidekicks (TV movie)
Tom
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Marty Jensen
– The Hard Breed (1974) … Marty Jensen (as Noah Beery)
 
1974 The Waltons (TV series)
Charlie Harmon
– The Heritage (1974) … Charlie Harmon (as Noah Beery)
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Hecker
– The Big Walk (1973) … Hecker (as Noah Beery)
 
1973 The Alpha Caper (TV movie)
Harry Balsam
 
1973 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Barney Weeks
– Pilot (1973) … Barney Weeks
 
1973 Walking Tall
Grandpa Carl Pusser (as Noah Beery)
 
1972 43: The Richard Petty Story
Julie
 
1972 Me and the Chimp (TV series)
Beetley
– The Ghost Town (1972) … Beetley
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Sheriff
– Something to Get Hung About (1971) … Sheriff (as Noah Beery)
 
1970 The Immortal (TV series)
Wesley Seacombe
– To the Gods Alone (1970) … Wesley Seacombe
 
1966-1970 Lassie (TV series)
Carl Bryan / Ramsey Harris
– A Year of Sundays (1970) … Ramsey Harris
– Danger Mountain (1966) … Carl Bryan
 
1966-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Ed Simpson / Morgan / Will Baxter
– Follow the Leader (1970) … Morgan (as Noah Beery)
– You Can Lead a Horse to Water (1970) … Will Baxter (as Noah Beery)
– The Long Way Home (1966) … Ed Simpson (as Noah Beery)
 
1970 Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Seally Fauss (as Noah Beery)
 
1970 The Murdocks and the McClays (TV movie)
Calvin Murdock (as Noah Beery)
 
1970 Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Eddie
 
1970 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Hannibal Clay
– Too Many Chiefs (1970) … Hannibal Clay
 
1969 Heaven with a Gun
Garvey (Beck Ranch ramrod)
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Dan Hamlin
– Devil's Blessing (1969) … Dan Hamlin
 
1968 Journey to Shiloh
Sgt. Mercer Barnes (as Noah Beery)
 
1965-1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Johnny Mule / Lothario Larkin
– The Crime of Johnny Mule (1968) … Johnny Mule (as Noah Beery)
– Lothario Larkin (1965) … Lothario Larkin
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Buffalo Baker
– Hondo and the Rebel Hat (1967) … Buffalo Baker
– Hondo and the Apache Trail (1967) … Buffalo Baker
– Hondo and the Gladiators (1967) … Buffalo Baker
– Hondo and the Hanging Town (1967) … Buffalo Baker
– Hondo and the Death Drive (1967) … Buffalo Baker
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1967 Combat! (TV series)
Hank Davis
– A Little Jazz (1967) … Hank Davis (as Noah Beery)
 
1966 The Monroes (TV series)
Alkali Tom
– Lost in the Wilderness (1966) … Alkali Tom
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
Ezekiel Fry
– A Taste of Money (1966) … Ezekiel Fry (as Noah Beery)
 
1964-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
John-Two-Bears / Nate
– Honor Before Justice (1966) … John-Two-Bears (as Noah Beery)
– Prairie Wolfer (1964) … Nate
 
1966 Incident at Phantom Hill
O'Rourke (as Noah Beery)
 
1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Lucas Tolliver / Tony Claus
– The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner (1965) … Lucas Tolliver
– The Case of the Golden Venom (1965) … Tony Claus (as Noah Beery)
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Maj. Lynch
– Now Join the Human Race (1965) … Maj. Lynch (as Noah Beery)
 
1965 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Miles Winslow / Sheriff
– The Last Chance (1965) … Sheriff
– You Can't Buy a Friend (1965) … Miles Winslow
 
1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Tim Mitchell
 
1960-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Jonas Murdock / Ruddy Blaine / Stump Beasley
– The Kate Crawley Story (1964) … Stump Beasley
– Path of the Serpent (1961) … Ruddy Blaine (as Noah Beery)
– The Jonas Murdock Story (1960) … Jonas Murdock (as Noah Beery)
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Bailey
– Toll the Bell Slowly (1963) … Bailey
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Jervis
– The Massacre at Wounded Knee (1963) … Jervis
– The Death of Sitting Bull (1963) … Jervis
 
1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Abel
– The Train and Lucy Tutaine (1963) … Abel
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Barney Hamfin
– A Guy for Clementine (1962) … Barney Hamfin
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Emlyn Job
– 1800 Days to Justice (1962) … Emlyn Job (as Noah Beery)
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Jon Peterson
– Nightmare in the Sun (1961) … Jon Peterson (as Noah Berry)
 
1961 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Barney Durant / El Gato
– Barney's Bounty (1961) … Barney Durant (as Noah Beery)
– El Gato (1961) … El Gato (as Noah Beery)
 
1961 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Claude McCoy
– The Investors (1961) … Claude McCoy
 
1960-1961 Riverboat (TV series)
Bill Blake
– Listen to the Nightingale (1961) … Bill Blake (as Noah Beery)
– Zigzag (1960) … Bill Blake (as Noah Beery)
– Duel on the River (1960) … Bill Blake (as Noah Beery)
– Chicota Landing (1960) … Bill Blake (as Noah Beery)
– The Quota (1960) … Bill Blake (as Noah Beery)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1960 Inherit the Wind
John Stebbins
 
1960 Guns of the Timberland
Blackie (as Noah Beery)
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Cotton Follard
– The Day of the Hanging (1959) … Cotton Follard
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Arkansas
– Incident of the Chubasco (1959) … Arkansas (as Noah Berry)
 
1958 Escort West
Lt. Jamison
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Enemy Within (1958)
 
1956-1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Joey, the Clown
– The Return of Buffalo Bill (1957) … Joey, the Clown (as Noah Beery)
– The Judge's Boy (1957) … Joey, the Clown (as Noah Beery)
– Uncle Cyrus (1957) … Joey, the Clown (as Noah Beery)
– The Marvelous Manellis (1957) … Joey, the Clown (as Noah Beery)
– The Dancing Bear (1957) … Joey, the Clown (as Noah Beery)
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1957 Climax! (TV series)
Rev. Hall / Sheriff Russell
– Hurricane Diane (1957) … Rev. Hall
– Strange Sanctuary (1957) … Sheriff Russell (as Noah Beery)
 
1957 Decision at Sundown
Sam (as Noah Beery)
 
1956 The Fastest Gun Alive
Dink Wells (as Noah Beery)
 
1956 Jubal
Sam, Horgan Rider
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
– The Mountain Angel (1956)
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Quitter (1955)
 
1955 White Feather
Lt. Ferguson (as Noah Beery)
 
1954 The Black Dakotas
'Gimpy' Joe Woods
 
1954 The Yellow Tomahawk
Tonio (as Noah Beery)
 
1953 War Arrow
Sgt. Augustus Wilks (as Noah Beery)
 
1953 Wings of the Hawk
Pascual Orozco (as Noah Beery)
 
1953 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
– Born Unto Trouble (1953)
 
1953 Tropic Zone
Tapachula Sam (as Noah Beery)
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
Wiley Post
 
1952 Wagons West
Arch Lawrence
 
1952 The Cimarron Kid
Bob Dalton (as Noah Beery)
 
1951 The Texas Rangers
Buff Smith
 
1951 The Last Outpost
Sgt. Calhoun (as Noah Beery)
 
1950 Two Flags West
Cy Davis (as Noah Beery)
 
1950 Rocketship X-M
Maj. William Corrigan
 
1950 The Savage Horde
Glenn Larrabee (as Noah Beery)
 
1950 Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Tex McGee
 
1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma
Little Bill
 
1948 Indian Agent
Chief Red Fox
 
1948 Red River
Buster McGee
 
1946 The Cat Creeps
Pidge 'Flash' Laurie
 
1945 The Daltons Ride Again
Ben Dalton
 
1945 The Crimson Canary
Danny Brooks
 
1945 The Beautiful Cheat
Prof. Alexander Haven
 
1945 See My Lawyer
Arthur Lane
 
1945 Her Lucky Night
Larry
 
1945 Under Western Skies
Tod Howell
 
1944 Hi, Beautiful
Jeff Peters
 
1944 Allergic to Love
Kip Henderson
 
1944 Follow the Boys
Noah Beery Jr. (uncredited)
 
1944 Weekend Pass
Johnny Adams
 
1943 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders
Cpl. Kurt Richter
 
1943 Corvette K-225
Stone
 
1943 Top Man
Ed Thompson
 
1943 Frontier Badmen
Jim Cardwell
 
1943 We've Never Been Licked
Cyanide Jenkins
 
1943 Prairie Chickens
Pidge
 
1943 Calaboose
Pidge Crosby
 
1942 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Butch
 
1942 Overland Mail
Sierra Pete
 
1942 Dudes Are Pretty People
Pidge Crosby
 
1942 Hay Foot
Sgt. Charlie Cobb
 
1941 All-American Co-Ed
Slinky
 
1941 Tanks a Million
Charlie Cobb
 
1941 Two in a Taxi
Sandy Connors
 
1941 Sergeant York
Buck Lipscomb
 
1941 Riders of Death Valley
Smokey
 
1940 A Little Bit of Heaven
Uncle Sherm
 
1940 The Carson City Kid
Scott 'Arizona' Warren
 
1940 Passport to Alcatraz
Ray Nolan
 
1940 20 Mule Team
Mitch
 
1940 The Light of Western Stars
Poco - Stewart's Sidekick
 
1939 Of Mice and Men
Whit
 
1939 Glove Slingers (short)
Terry 'Spider Lewis' Kelly
 
1939 Parents on Trial
Jerry Kearns
 
1939 Flight at Midnight
'Torpy' McDonald
 
1939 Bad Lands
Chick Lyman
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings
Joe Souther
 
1938 Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Mart
 
1938 Trouble at Midnight
Kirk Cameron
 
1938 Girls' School
George McClellan
 
1938 Forbidden Valley
Ring Hazzard
 
1937 Some Blondes Are Dangerous
Bud Mason
 
1937 The Road Back
Wessling
 
1937 The Mighty Treve
Bud McClelland
 
1936 Ace Drummond
Jerry
 
1936 Parole!
Bobby Freeman
 
1935 Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
Skeeter Milligan
 
1935 Stormy
Stormy
 
1935 The Call of the Savage
Jan Trevor
 
1935 Devil's Canyon
 
1935 Five Bad Men
Gene Taggart
 
1934 Tailspin Tommy
Peter 'Skeeter' Milligan
 
1934 The Trail Beyond
Wabi
 
1934 Viva Villa! (scenes deleted)
 
1933 Fighting with Kit Carson
Nakomas, SSon of Dark Eagle
 
1933 The Three Musketeers
Noah Stubbs [Chs. 1-2, 10]
 
1933 Rustlers' Roundup
Danny Brand
 
1932 Jungle Mystery
Fred Oakes
 
1932 Heroes of the West
Noah Blaine
 
1930 Renegades
Young Legionnaire (uncredited)
 
1930 The Big House
Convict in Yard (uncredited)
 
1930 Show Girl in Hollywood
Cameo Appearance at Premiere (uncredited)
 
1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway
Stage Boy (uncredited)
 
1922 Penrod (uncredited)
 
1920 The Mark of Zorro
Boy (uncredited)
 
1920 The Mutiny of the Elsinore
Andreas Mellaire
 
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1956-1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
– The Tumbling Clown (1957) (performer: "Alouette" - uncredited)
– The Great Gambini's Son (1957) (performer: "Circus Boy Theme vocal version" - uncredited)
– Meet Circus Boy (1956) (performer: "Camptown Races" - uncredited)
 
1943 Calaboose (performer: "West Wind Whistling")
 
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1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
 
1954 Adventures of Noah Beery Jr. (TV series)
Himself
 
1946 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 10: Famous Fathers and Sons (documentary short)
Himself
 
1943 To the People of the United States (documentary short)
Bomber Ground Crew (uncredited)
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (documentary short)
Himself, Horse Show Attendee
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short)
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
Major William Corrigan (uncredited)
 
1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (documentary)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1967 Hondo and the Apaches (TV movie)
Buffalo Baker (as Noah Beery)
 
1966 Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations
Maj. Lynch
 
1956 Savage Fury
Jan of the Jungle
 
1956 The Indian Raiders (short)
Sierra Pete
 
1946 Desert Command
Stubbs
 
1937 Squadron of Doom (TV movie)
Jerry
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1963) Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot for a proposed ABC dramatic series called "Postmark" about a young reporter (played by James MacArthur) who wandered the country in search of stories.

Alternate Names:

Noah Beery | Pidge Beery | Noah Berry

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Best known by the public for his role as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford on The Rockford Files. See more »

Nickname:

Pidge See more »

Star Sign:

Leo