Wallace Beery
March 31, 1885 (139 years old) in Clay County, Missouri, USA
From Wikipedia Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill opposite Marie Dressler, his titular role in a series of films featuring the character Sweedie, and his titular role in The Champ, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 movies over a 36-year span. He was the brother of actor Noah Berry.
Known For
Credits
- 2018 · The Image Book as (archive footage)
- 2004 · Judy Garland: By Myself as Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
- 2004 · Checking Out: Grand Hotel as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · The Our Gang Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Terry (archive footage)
- 1961 · Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Pancho Villa (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1960 · When Comedy Was King as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage)
- 1955 · MGM Parade as Champ in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
- 1949 · Big Jack as Big Jack Horner
- 1948 · A Date with Judy as Melvin R. Foster
- 1948 · Alias a Gentleman as Jim Breedin
- 1947 · The Mighty McGurk as Roy 'Slag' McGurk
- 1946 · Bad Bascomb as Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
- 1945 · This Man's Navy as Ned Trumpet
- 1944 · Barbary Coast Gent as Honest Plush Brannon
- 1944 · Rationing as Ben Barton
- 1944 · Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
- 1943 · Salute to the Marines as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
- 1942 · Jackass Mail as Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot
- 1942 · The Bugle Sounds as Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
- 1941 · Barnacle Bill as Bill Johansen
- 1941 · The Bad Man as Pancho Lopez
- 1940 · A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
- 1940 · Wyoming as 'Reb' Harkness
- 1940 · Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
- 1940 · 20 Mule Team as Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
- 1940 · The Man from Dakota as "Bar" Barstow
- 1939 · Thunder Afloat as John Thorson
- 1939 · Land of Liberty as (archive footage)
- 1939 · From the Ends of the Earth as Self
- 1939 · Sergeant Madden as Sgt. Shaun Madden
- 1939 · Stand Up and Fight as Captain Boss Starkey
- 1938 · Stablemates as Thomas Terry
- 1938 · Port of Seven Seas as Cesar
- 1937 · The Bad Man of Brimstone as 'Trigger' Bill
- 1937 · Slave Ship as Jack Thompson
- 1937 · The Good Old Soak as Clem Hawley
- 1936 · Old Hutch as "Hutch" Hutchins
- 1936 · A Message to Garcia as Sgt. Dory
- 1935 · Ah, Wilderness! as Uncle Sid
- 1935 · O'Shaughnessy's Boy as Michael O'Shaughnessy
- 1935 · China Seas as Jamesy MacArdle
- 1935 · West Point of the Air as Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
- 1934 · The Mighty Barnum as Phineas T. Barnum
- 1934 · Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- 1934 · Viva Villa! as Pancho Villa
- 1933 · Dinner at Eight as Dan Packard
- 1933 · Going Hollywood as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
- 1933 · The Bowery as Chuck Connors
- 1933 · Tugboat Annie as Terry (Husband)
- 1932 · Flesh as Polakai
- 1932 · Grand Hotel as General Director Preysing
- 1932 · Hell Divers as "Windy" Riker
- 1931 · The Christmas Party as Himself (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Champ as Andy 'Champ' Purcell
- 1931 · We're switching to Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1931 · The Secret Six as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
- 1931 · The Stolen Jools as Police Sergeant
- 1930 · Min and Bill as Bill
- 1930 · A Lady's Morals as P.T. Barnum
- 1930 · Way for a Sailor as Tripod
- 1930 · Billy the Kid as Pat Garrett
- 1930 · The Big House as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
- 1929 · River of Romance as General Orlando Jackson
- 1929 · Stairs of Sand as Lacey
- 1929 · Chinatown Nights as Chuck Riley
- 1928 · Beggars of Life as Oklahoma Red
- 1928 · The Big Killing as Powderhorn Pete
- 1928 · Partners in Crime as Detective Mike Doolan
- 1928 · Wife Savers as Louis Hosenozzle
- 1927 · Two Flaming Youths as Beery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
- 1927 · Now We're in the Air as Wally
- 1927 · Fireman, Save My Child as Elmer
- 1927 · Casey at the Bat as Casey
- 1926 · Old Ironsides as Bos'n
- 1926 · We're in the Navy Now as 'Knockout' Hansen
- 1926 · Volcano as Quembo
- 1926 · Behind the Front as Riff Swanson
- 1925 · The Pony Express as Rhode Island Red
- 1925 · The Wanderer as Pharis
- 1925 · Rugged Water as Capt. Bartlett
- 1925 · In the Name of Love as Glavis
- 1925 · The Night Club as José
- 1925 · Adventure as Morgan
- 1925 · Coming Through as Joe Lawler
- 1925 · The Great Divide as Dutch
- 1925 · The Lost World as Prof. Challenger
- 1925 · The Devil's Cargo as Ben
- 1925 · Let Women Alone as Cap Bullwinkle
- 1924 · So Big as Klaus Poole
- 1924 · Madonna of the Streets as Bill Smythe
- 1924 · Dynamite Smith as 'Slugger' Rourke
- 1924 · The Red Lily as Bo-Bo
- 1924 · Another Man's Wife as Captain Wolf
- 1924 · The Signal Tower as Joe Standish
- 1924 · The Sea Hawk as Capt. Jasper Leigh
- 1924 · Unseen Hands as Jean Scholast
- 1923 · White Tiger as Count Donelli / Hawkes
- 1923 · The Drums of Jeopardy as Gregor Karlov
- 1923 · Richard the Lion-Hearted as King Richard
- 1923 · The Eternal Struggle as Barode Dukane
- 1923 · The Spanish Dancer as King Philip IV
- 1923 · Three Ages as The Villain
- 1923 · Drifting as Jules Repin
- 1923 · Ashes of Vengeance as Duc de Tours
- 1923 · Bavu as Felix Bavu
- 1923 · Stormswept as William McCabe
- 1923 · The Flame of Life as Don Lowrie
- 1922 · Only a Shop Girl as Jim Brennan
- 1922 · A Blind Bargain as Beast Man (uncredited)
- 1922 · Robin Hood as Richard the Lion-Hearted
- 1922 · Trouble as Ed Lee, the Plumber
- 1922 · Hurricane's Gal as Chris Borg
- 1922 · I Am the Law as Fu Chang
- 1922 · My Wife's Relations as Photographer (uncredited)
- 1922 · The Man from Hell's River as Gaspard, The Wolf
- 1922 · The Sagebrush Trail as José Fagaro
- 1922 · Wild Honey as Buck Roper
- 1922 · The Rosary as Kenwood Wright
- 1921 · The White Mouse as Dr. Lawler
- 1921 · The Last Trail as William Kirk
- 1921 · The Ne'er to Return Road as Convict #12896
- 1921 · The Policeman and the Baby as The Crook
- 1921 · The Golden Snare as Bram Johnson
- 1921 · The Northern Trail as Otto Franke
- 1921 · A Tale of Two Worlds as Ling Jo
- 1921 · The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
- 1921 · Patsy as Gustave Ludermann
- 1921 · Sleeping Acres as
- 1920 · The Rookie's Return as François Dupont
- 1920 · The Last of the Mohicans as Magua
- 1920 · 813 as Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
- 1920 · The Round-Up as Buck McKee
- 1920 · The Mollycoddle as Henry von Holkar
- 1920 · The Virgin of Stamboul as Sheik Achmet Hamid
- 1919 · The Lone Wolf's Daughter as Undetermined role (uncredited)
- 1919 · Behind the Door as Lt. Brandt
- 1919 · Victory as August Schomberg
- 1919 · Soldiers of Fortune as Mendoza
- 1919 · The Life Line as Bos
- 1919 · The Love Burglar as Coast-to-Coast Taylor
- 1919 · The Unpardonable Sin as Col. Klemm
- 1919 · A Beach Nut as
- 1919 · Only a Janitor as
- 1918 · Johanna Enlists as Col. Fanner
- 1917 · That Night as The Cafe Proprietor
- 1917 · Are Waitresses Safe? as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1917 · A Bedroom Blunder as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- 1917 · A Clever Dummy as Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
- 1917 · The Little American as German Soldier (uncredited)
- 1917 · Cactus Nell as A Polished Gent
- 1917 · Teddy at the Throttle as Henry Black
- 1917 · Maggie's First False Step as The Villain
- 1917 · Patria as Pancho Villa
- 1917 · Bombs and Banknotes as Janitor
- 1916 · A Capable Lady Cook as Sweedie
- 1916 · Sweedie, the Janitor as Sweedie - the Janitor
- 1916 · Just a Few Little Things as Fred
- 1916 · The Janitor as John - the Hotel Janitor
- 1916 · Hearts and Sparks as Minor Role
- 1916 · A Dash of Courage as The Police Chief
- 1915 · The Fable of the Roistering Blades as Milt
- 1915 · The Broken Pledge as Percy
- 1915 · Sweedie's Finish as Sweedie
- 1915 · The Slim Princess as Popova
- 1915 · Sweedie's Hero as Sweedie
- 1915 · Sweedie in Vaudeville as Sweedie
- 1915 · Done in Wax as The Hobo
- 1915 · The Bouquet as Sweedie
- 1915 · Sweedie Learns to Ride as Sweedie
- 1915 · Love and Trouble as Sweedie
- 1915 · Father's New Maid as Jack / Sweedie
- 1915 · Sweedie's Hopeless Love as Sweedie
- 1915 · Ain't It the Truth? as Harold Wallington
- 1915 · A Pound for a Pound as Buck Gibson
- 1915 · The Victor as Mr. Justwed
- 1915 · Sweedie Goes to College as Sweedie
- 1915 · The New Teacher as Sweedie - the New Teacher
- 1915 · Two Hearts That Beat as Ten as Fred
- 1915 · Sweedie and Her Dog as Sweedie
- 1915 · Sweedie's Suicide as Sweedie
- 1915 · Sweedie and the Sultan's Present as Sweedie
- 1914 · Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind as The Lover
- 1914 · Sweedie Collects for Charity as Sweedie
- 1914 · Their Cheap Vacation as Mr. Newlywed
- 1914 · Madame Double X as Madame Double X
- 1914 · The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify as Homer Splivins
- 1914 · Sweedie and the Hypnotist as Sweedie
- 1914 · A Maid of War as Sweedie
- 1914 · Sweedie at the Fair as Sweedie
- 1914 · Countess Sweedie as Sweedie
- 1914 · Three Boiled Down Fables as Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
- 1914 · The Prevailing Craze as Wally
- 1914 · Sweedie the Trouble Maker as Sweedie
- 1914 · The Laundress as Sweedie - the Laundress
- 1914 · Rivalry and War as Krautmeyer
- 1914 · She Landed a Big One as Sweedie
- 1914 · Sweedie Learns to Swim as Sweedie
- 1914 · The Fickleness of Sweedie as Sweedie
- 1914 · Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie as Sweedie
- 1914 · Sweedie's Clean-Up as Sweedie
- 1914 · Sweedie's Skate as Sweedie
- 1914 · The Plum Tree as
- 1914 · When Knights Were Bold as The Earl
- 1914 · Love and Soda as The Plumber
- 1914 · Sweedie Springs a Surprise as Sweedie
- 1914 · Sweedie and the Double Exposure as Sweedie
- 1914 · The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth as Attorney for Suggs
- 1914 · Topsy-Turvy Sweedie as Sweedie
- 1914 · The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in as
- 1914 · In and Out as Hans
- 1914 · Money Talks as The Cook
- 1914 · The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps as Prof. Bunkum
- 1914 · Sweedie the Swatter as Sweedie (a Swedish maid)
- 1914 · The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed as The Coming Champion
- 1914 · Sweedie and the Lord as Sweedie
- 1914 · The Epidemic as Texas Tommy
- 1914 · The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man as The Football Hero
- 1914 · The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine as Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
- 1914 · This Is the Life as Hiram Stebbins
- 1914 · Jane as The Doctor
- 1914 · Actor Finney's Finish as Actor James Finney
- 1914 · Three Little Powders as Wallace Williams
- 1914 · Making Him Over -- For Minnie as
- 1914 · Curing a Husband as Robert - the Husband
- 1914 · Wrong All Around as The Plumber
- 1914 · The Winner as Fritz Noodle
- 1914 · And He Came Back as Horatio Algernon Botts
- 1914 · The Bargain Hunters as Mr. Hunter
- 1914 · A Queer Quarantine as
- 1914 · Oh, Doctor as The Deaf Minister
- 1914 · Grass County Goes Dry as The Constable
- 1914 · The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar as The Cop
- 1914 · Mrs. Manly's Baby as Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
- 1914 · One-to-Three as Willie Brace
- 1914 · Into Society and Out as First Tramp
- 1914 · Looking for Trouble as
- 1914 · The Hour and the Man as A Juror
- 1914 · A Foot of Romance as Jim Foley
- 1914 · Cheering a Husband as
- 1914 · The Ups and Downs as
- 1913 · At the Old Maid's Call as Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
- 1913 · Hello, Trouble as
- 1913 · Smithy's Grandma Party as Prof. Smithy
- 1913 · Kitty's Knight as Mike McManus
- 1913 · The Usual Way as The Dentist
- 1913 · Their Wives' Indiscretion as Mr. Jones
- 1913 · Day by Day as Bill the Iceman
- 1913 · Dad's Insanity as
- 1913 · A Successful Failure as The Uncle
- 1913 · Love Incognito as Secondary Role
- 1913 · The Right of Way as
- 1913 · Sweet Revenge as Phil Culture
- 1913 · Mr. Dippy Dipped as Undetermined Role
- 1913 · His Athletic Wife as Mr. Strong