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Noah Beery Jr.(1913-1994)

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"Rockford Files" Noah Beery Jr. 1975 NBC
Rockford Files: Season 6 The
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The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
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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, primarily in westerns, before settling into what would be the pattern for much of his career: good-natured supporting roles, usually as a pal of the hero. He kept going in such parts into his late 70s, transforming slowly into warm (or, rarely, curmudgeonly) rustic sages. In later years, he achieved great renown as the father of the James Garner character on TV's The Rockford Files (1974). He married the daughter of cowboy star Buck Jones. Their son Bucklind Beery is an actor. They also had two daughters, Muffett and Melissa. Beery died in 1994 at the age of 81.
BornAugust 10, 1913
DiedNovember 1, 1994(81)
BornAugust 10, 1913
DiedNovember 1, 1994(81)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys

Photos195

Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, Douglass Dumbrille, and Paul Kelly in The Cat Creeps (1946)
Noah Beery Jr. and Dorothea Kent in Some Blondes Are Dangerous (1937)
Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
Noah Beery Jr. and Frederick Brady in The Cat Creeps (1946)
Noah Beery Jr., Lloyd Bridges, Morris Ankrum, John Emery, Osa Massen, and Hugh O'Brian in Rocketship X-M (1950)
Noah Beery Jr., Andy Clyde, Francis Ford, and Francis McDonald in Bad Lands (1939)
Noah Beery Jr. and Martha O'Driscoll in Hi, Beautiful (1944)
Noah Beery Jr. and Martha O'Driscoll in Hi, Beautiful (1944)
Noah Beery Jr., Carmelita Geraghty, Cecilia Parker, and Tom Tyler in Jungle Mystery (1932)
Noah Beery Jr. and Melinda Casey in Wagon Train (1957)
Tom Selleck, Noah Beery Jr., and Anne Bloom in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Noah Beery Jr., Larry J. Blake, and Louis Mason in Trouble at Midnight (1937)

Known for

The Rockford Files (1974)
The Rockford Files
8.2
TV Series
  • Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford(as Noah Beery)
John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)
Red River
7.8
  • Buster McGee
  • 1948
Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, and Jean Arthur in Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings
7.6
  • Joe Souther
  • 1939
Joe Don Baker and Elizabeth Hartman in Walking Tall (1973)
Walking Tall
6.9
  • Grandpa(as Noah Beery)
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Power's Play
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • (as Noah Beery)
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    • (as Noah Beery)
  • Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)
    Cover Up
    • (as Noah Beery)
  • Kerrie Keane, Dina Merrill, Eric Pierpoint, and Michael Preston in Hot Pursuit (1984)
    Hot Pursuit
  • Sam Elliott and Cybill Shepherd in The Yellow Rose (1983)
    The Yellow Rose
  • The Quest (1982)
    The Quest
  • Waltz Across Texas (1982)
    Waltz Across Texas
  • Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
    The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
    • (as Noah Beery)
  • Mysterious Two (1982)
    Mysterious Two
  • The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982)
    The Capture of Grizzly Adams
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • Revenge of the Gray Gang
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    • (as Noah Beery)

Soundtrack

  • The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    • (uncredited)
  • Circus Boy (1956)
    Circus Boy
    • (uncredited)
  • Noah Beery Jr., Mary Brian, William Henry, and Jimmy Rogers in Calaboose (1943)
    Calaboose

Videos7

Trailer
Trailer 2:22
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:10
Official Trailer
Walking Tall
Trailer 1:12
Walking Tall
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Trailer 3:10
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Rocketship X-M
Trailer 2:32
Rocketship X-M
The Cat Creeps
Trailer 0:55
The Cat Creeps
Rockford Files: Season 6 The
Trailer 0:46
Rockford Files: Season 6 The

Personal details

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    • August 10, 1913
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • November 1, 1994
    • Tehachapi, California, USA(cerebral thrombosis)
    • April 9, 1968 - November 1, 1994 (his death)
    • Noah Beery
    • (Stepchild)
  • 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.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Despite the use of "Jr." and "Sr." to distinguish father and son actors, neither Noah Beery (Noah Nicholas Beery) nor Noah Beery Jr. (Noah Lindsey Beery), nor their father and grandfather, respectively (policeman Noah Webster Beery), had the same middle name. "Beery Jr." had an elder brother who died after four days (Noah Lindsay Beery; born 1/18/1912, died 1/22/1912).

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