NOAH BEERY Jr.
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of birth
10 August 1913
New York, New York, USA
Date of death
1 November 1994
Tehachapi, California, USA. (cerebral thrombosis)
Sometimes Credited As:
Noah Beery / Noah Berry
Nickname
Pidge
Spouse
Maxine Jones (1940 - 1966) (divorced)
Lisa (? - 1 November 1994) (his death)
Trivia
Father of actor Bucklind Beery.
Nephew of actor Wallace Beery
Son of Noah Beery
Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford, Beery's character on "The Rockford Files" (1974), was ranked #45 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
Was only 15 years older than James Garner when he played his father on "The Rockford Files" (1974).
Once said his favorite of his own movies was Red River (1948).
His first wife, Maxine Jones, was the daughter of cowboy star Buck Jones.
Mini Biography
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.
IMDb mini-biography byJim Beaver
Mini Biography-2
from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
Though a generation of baby boomers probably first encountered him as the kindly clown Joey on the popular TV series "Circus Boy," and a later generation discovered him as James Garner's dad Rocky on "The Rockford Files," this son of a great actor (and nephew of another, Wallace) had a career almost as long as Hollywood cinema itself. After appearing with his father in The Mark of Zorro (1920), followed by another role in Penrod (1922), Noah, Jr., went to military school, resuming his acting career at the end of the decade. Almost always appearing as the easygoing, good-natured sidekick, he was a dependable, even reassuring presence in zillions of pictures. A small sampling: Heroes of the West (1932, a lead of sorts in this Western serial), The Call of the Savage (1935, a Tarzan clone in this serial), Ace Drummond (1936), The Road Back (1937), Only Angels Have Wings, Of Mice and Men (both 1939), Sergeant York, Riders of Death Valley (both 1941, the latter being Universal's "Million-Dollar Serial"), Gung Ho (1943), The Daltons Ride Again (1945), The Cat Creeps (1946, top-billed, but actually the hero's sidekick once again), Red River (1948), Destination Moon (1950), The Texas Rangers (1951), The Story of Will Rogers (1952), Jubal (1956), The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), Inherit the Wind (1960, in a show-stopping bit role as Farmer Stebbins), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), Heaven With a Gun (1969), Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970, as Michael J. Pollard's father!), Walking Tall (1973 and a 1975 sequel), and The Spikes Gang (1974).
As a fresh-faced young leading man at Universal, Beery achieved some success in several outdoor dramas costarring him with horses and dogs, including Stormy (1935), The Mighty Treve (1937), and Forbidden Valley (1938). His numerous other TV series include "Hondo," "Doc Elliott," "Riverboat," "The Yellow Rose," and "The Quest," as well as countless guest shots. He appeared once with his father, in a cameo in Show Girl in Hollywood (1930), and once with his uncle, in 20 Mule Team (1940, becoming "the only juvenile to ever get a close-up in a Wallace Beery movie").
Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.
Filmography
Actor
1. "Murder, She Wrote"
- Funeral at Fifty-Mile (1985) TV Episode .... Doc Wallace
2. "Trapper John, M.D."
- Buckaroo Bob Rides Again (1985) TV Episode .... Buckaroo Bob
3. "Cover Up"
- Nothing to Lose (1984) TV Episode .... Graham
4. "The Yellow Rose" (1983) TV Series .... Luther Dillard
5. Waltz Across Texas (1982) .... Joe Locker
6. "The Quest" (1982) TV Series .... Arthur Henley
7. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) .... Edsel
... aka The Best Little Cathouse in Texas (Canada: English title: bowdlerized title)
8. Mysterious Two (1982) (TV) .... Sheriff Virgil Molloy
9. The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982) (TV) .... Sheriff Hawkins
10. Beyond Witch Mountain (1982) (TV) .... Uncle Ben
11. "Disneyland"
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Beyond Witch Mountain (1982) TV Episode .... Uncle Ben
- The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (1977) TV Episode .... Doc Manners
12. "Magnum, P.I."
- All Roads Lead to Floyd (1981) TV Episode .... Floyd Lewellen
13. The Big Stuffed Dog (1981) (TV) .... Petey's Grandfather
14. "Vega$"
- Sourdough Suite (1981) TV Episode .... Josiah Sparks
15. "Fantasy Island"
- High Off the Hog/Reprisal (1981) TV Episode .... Otis T. Boggs
16. Gridlock (1980) (TV) .... Barney
... aka The Great American Traffic Jam (USA: reissue title)
17. "The Love Boat"
- Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure (1980) TV Episode .... Gordon Layton
18. "Eight Is Enough"
- Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy: Part 1 (1979) TV Episode .... Dutch
- Marriage and Other Flights of Fancy: Part 2 (1979) TV Episode .... Dutch
19. "The Bastard" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Dan O'Brien
... aka The Kent Chronicles
20. "The Rockford Files" .... Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2 (1974-1980)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- The Paper Palace (1978) TV Episode .... Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2
- The Gang at Don's Drive-In (1978) TV Episode .... Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2
- The Attractive Nuisance (1978) TV Episode .... Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2
- The Queen of Peru (1977) TV Episode .... Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2
- The Mayor's Committee from Deer Lick Falls (1977) TV Episode .... Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2
(10 more)
21. The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (1977) (TV) .... Doc Manners
22. Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976) (TV) .... Oliver Powers
23. "Ellery Queen"
... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario (1976) TV Episode (as Noah Beery) .... Lionel Briggs
24. Walking Tall Part II (1975) .... Carl Pusser
... aka Legend of the Lawman (UK)
... aka Part 2, Walking Tall
25. Savages (1974) (TV) .... George Whiting
26. 43: The Richard Petty Story (1974)
... aka Smash-Up Alley
... aka The Petty Story
... aka The Richard Petty Story (USA: TV title)
27. The Spikes Gang (1974) (as Noah Beery) .... Jack Basset
28. Sidekicks (1974) (TV) .... Tom
29. "The Streets of San Francisco"
- The Hard Breed (1974) TV Episode
30. "The Waltons"
- The Heritage (1974) TV Episode .... Charlie Harmon
31. "Police Story"
- The Big Walk (1973) TV Episode (as Noah Beery) .... Hecker
32. "Doc Elliot" (1973) TV Series .... Barney Weeks
33. The Alpha Caper (1973) (TV) .... Harry Balsam
... aka Inside Job (UK: theatrical title)
34. Walking Tall (1973) .... Grandpa Carl Pusser
35. "Alias Smith and Jones"
- Something to Get Hung About (1971) TV Episode (as Noah Beery) .... Sheriff
36. "The Immortal"
- To the Gods Alone (1970) TV Episode .... Wesley Seacombe
37. "Lassie"
... aka Jeff's Collie (USA)
... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
- A Year of Sundays (1970) TV Episode .... Ramsey Harris
- Danger Mountain (1966) TV Episode .... Ski Lift Owner
38. "The Virginian"
... aka The Men from Shiloh (new title)
- Follow the Leader (1970) TV Episode .... Morgan
- You Can Lead a Horse to Water (1970) TV Episode (as Noah Beery) .... Will Baxter
- The Long Way Home (1966) TV Episode (as Noah Beery) .... Ed Simpson
39. Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) .... Seally Fauss
40. The Murdocks and the McClays (1970) (TV) (as Noah Beery) .... Calvin Murdock
41. Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) .... Eddie
... aka A Woman for Charley (UK: TV title)
42. "The High Chaparral"
- Too Many Chiefs (1970) TV Episode .... Hannibal Clay
43. "Then Came Bronson"
- A Long Trip to Yesterday (1969) TV Episode .... Buster Bucklind
44. Heaven with a Gun (1969) .... Garvey (Beck Ranch ramrod)
45. "Lancer"
- Devil's Blessing (1969) TV Episode .... Hamlin
46. Journey to Shiloh (1968) (as Noah Beery) .... Sgt. Mercer Barnes
47. "Bonanza"
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- The Crime of Johnny Mule (1968) TV Episode .... Johnny Mule
- Lothario Larkin (1965) TV Episode .... Lothario Larkin
48. Hondo and the Apaches (1967) (TV) (as Noah Beery) .... Buffalo Baker
49. "Hondo" (1967) TV Series .... Buffalo Baker
50. "Combat!"
- A Little Jazz (1967) TV Episode .... Hank
51. "The Monroes"
- Lost in the Wilderness (1966) TV Episode .... Alkali Tom
52. "Laredo"
- A Taste of Money (1966) TV Episode (as Noah Beery) .... Ezekiel Fry
53. "Gunsmoke"
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Honor Before Justice (1966) TV Episode (as Noah Beery) .... John Two Bears
- Prairie Wolfer (1964) TV Episode .... Nate Guthrie
54. Incident at Phantom Hill (1966) (as Noah Beery) .... O'Rourke
55. Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations (1966) .... Maj. Lynch
56. "Perry Mason"
- The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner (1965) TV Episode .... Lucas Tolliver
- The Case of the Golden Venom (1965) TV Episode .... Tony Claus
57. "Branded"
- Now Join the Human Race (1965) TV Episode .... Major Lynch
58. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) .... Tim Mitchell
... aka The Secret World of Dr. Lao
59. "Wagon Train"
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Kate Crawley Story (1964) TV Episode .... Stump Beasley
- Path of the Serpent (1961) TV Episode .... Ruddy Blaine
- The Jonas Murdock Story (1960) TV Episode .... Jonas Murdock
60. "Temple Houston"
- Toll the Bell Slowly (1963) TV Episode .... Bailey
61. "The Great Adventure"
- The Massacre at Wounded Knee (1963) TV Episode .... Jervis
- The Death of Sitting Bull (1963) TV Episode .... Jervis
62. "Death Valley Days"
... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- The Train and Lucy Tutaine (1963) TV Episode .... Abel
63. "The Wide Country"
- A Guy for Clementine (1962) TV Episode .... Barney Hamfin
64. "Route 66"
- 1800 Days to Justice (1962) TV Episode .... Emlyn Job
65. "Adventures in Paradise"
- Nightmare in the Sun (1961) TV Episode (as Noah Berry) .... Jon Peterson
66. "Wanted: Dead or Alive"
- Barney's Bounty (1961) TV Episode .... Barney Durant
- El Gato (1961) TV Episode .... El Gato
67. "The Real McCoys"
... aka The McCoys
- The Investors (1961) TV Episode .... Claude McCoy
68. "Riverboat" (1959) TV Series .... Bill Blake (1960-1961)
69. Inherit the Wind (1960) .... John Stebbins
70. Guns of the Timberland (1960) .... Blackie
71. "General Electric Theater"
... aka G.E. Theatre (USA)
- The Day of the Hanging (1959) TV Episode .... Cotton Follard
72. "Rawhide"
- Incident at Cubasco (1959) TV Episode .... Arkansas
73. Escort West (1958) .... Jamison
74. "Studio One"
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (summer title)
- The Enemy Within (1958) TV Episode
75. "Climax!"
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- Hurricane Diane (1957) TV Episode .... Reverend Hall
- Strange Sanctuary (1957) TV Episode .... Sheriff Russell
76. Decision at Sundown (1957) (as Noah Beery) .... Sam
77. "Circus Boy" (1956) TV Series .... Uncle Joey
78. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) (as Noah Beery) .... Dink Wells
79. Jubal (1956) .... Sam, Horgan Rider
80. "Crossroads"
- The Mountain Angel (1956) TV Episode
81. The Indian Raiders (1956) .... Sierra
82. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- The Quitter (1955) TV Episode
83. White Feather (1955) (as Noah Beery) .... Lt. Ferguson
84. The Black Dakotas (1954) .... 'Gimpy' Joe Woods
85. The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) .... Tonio Perez
86. War Arrow (1953) (as Noah Beery) .... Sgt. Augustus Wilks
87. Wings of the Hawk (1953) .... Orozco
88. Tropic Zone (1953) .... Tapachula Sam
89. The Story of Will Rogers (1952) .... Wiley Post
90. Wagons West (1952) .... Archie Lawrence
91. The Cimarron Kid (1952) (as Noah Beery) .... Bob Dalton
92. The Texas Rangers (1951) .... Buff Smith
93. The Last Outpost (1951) (as Noah Beery) .... Sgt. Calhoun
... aka Cavalry Charge (USA: reissue title)
94. Two Flags West (1950) (as Noah Beery) .... Cy Davis
95. Rocketship X-M (1950) .... Maj. William Corrigan
... aka Expedition Moon
96. The Savage Horde (1950) (as Noah Beery) .... Glenn Larrrabee
97. Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) .... Tex McGee
... aka Indian Scout (UK)
98. The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) .... Little Bill aka Joe Smith
... aka The Great Manhunt (UK)
99. Indian Agent (1948) .... Chief Red Fox
100. Red River (1948) .... Buster McGee
101. The Cat Creeps (1946) .... 'Pidge' Laurie
102. The Daltons Ride Again (1945) .... Ben Dalton
103. The Crimson Canary (1945) .... Danny Brooks
104. The Beautiful Cheat (1945) .... Prof. Alexander Haven
... aka What a Woman! (UK)
105. See My Lawyer (1945) .... Arthur Lane
... aka In a Padded Cell (USA: reissue title)
106. Her Lucky Night (1945) .... Larry
107. Under Western Skies (1945) .... Tod
108. Hi, Beautiful (1944) .... Jeff Peters
... aka Pass to Romance
109. Allergic to Love (1944) .... Kip
110. Weekend Pass (1944) .... Johnny Adams
111. Gung Ho! (1943) .... Cpl. Kurt Richter
112. Corvette K-225 (1943) .... Stone
... aka The Nelson Touch (UK)
113. Top Man (1943) .... Ed Thompson
... aka Man of the Family (UK)
114. Frontier Badmen (1943) .... Jim Cardwell
115. We've Never Been Licked (1943) .... Cyanide Jenkins
... aka Fighting Command (USA: reissue title)
... aka Texas to Tokyo (UK)
116. Prairie Chickens (1943) .... Pidge
117. Calaboose (1943) .... Pidge
118. 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) .... Butch
119. Overland Mail (1942) .... Sierra Pete
120. Dudes Are Pretty People (1942) .... Pidge Crosby
121. Hay Foot (1942)
122. All American Co-Ed (1941) .... Slinky
123. Tanks a Million (1941) .... Charlie Cobb
124. Two in a Taxi (1941) .... Sandy Connors
125. Sergeant York (1941) .... Buck Lipscomb
126. Riders of Death Valley (1941) .... Smokey
127. A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) .... Uncle Sherm
128. The Carson City Kid (1940) .... Scott 'Arizona' Warren
129. Passport to Alcatraz (1940) .... Ray Nolan
... aka Alien Sabotage (UK)
130. 20 Mule Team (1940) .... Mitch
131. The Light of Western Stars (1940) .... Poco (Stewart's sidekick)
... aka Border Renegade (USA)
132. Of Mice and Men (1939) .... Whit
133. Glove Slingers (1939) .... Terry Kelly aka Spider Lewis
134. Parents on Trial (1939) .... Jerry Kearns
135. Flight at Midnight (1939) .... Torpy
136. Bad Lands (1939) .... Chick Lyman
137. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) .... Joe Souther
138. Strange Case of Dr. Meade (1938) .... Mart
139. Trouble at Midnight (1938) .... Kirk Cameron
140. Girls' School (1938) .... George
141. Forbidden Valley (1938) .... Ring Hazzard
142. Some Blondes Are Dangerous (1937) .... Bud Mason
143. The Road Back (1937) .... Wessling
144. The Mighty Treve (1937) .... Bud McClelland
145. Squadron of Doom (1937) (TV) .... Jerry
146. Ace Drummond (1936) .... Jerry
147. Parole (1936) .... Bobby Freeman
148. Stormy (1935) .... Stormy
149. The Call of the Savage (1935) .... Jan
... aka Savage Fury (USA: recut version)
150. Devil's Canyon (1935)
151. Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935) .... Skeeter Milligan
... aka The Great Air Mystery
152. Five Bad Men (1935) .... Gene Taggart
153. Tailspin Tommy (1934) .... Peter 'Skeeter' Milligan
154.The Trail Beyond (1934) .... Wabi
155. Viva Villa! (1934) (scenes deleted)
156. Fighting with Kit Carson (1933) .... Nakomas, son of Dark Eagle
157. The Three Musketeers (1933/I) .... Noah Stubbs [Chs. 1-2, 10]
158. Rustlers' Roundup (1933) .... Danny Brand
159. The Jungle Mystery (1932) .... Fred Oakes
160. Heroes of the West (1932) .... Noah Blaine
161. Renegades (1930) .... Young Legionnaire
162. Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) (uncredited) .... Stage boy
163. Father and Son (1929)
164. Penrod (1922)
165. The Mark of Zorro (1920) (uncredited) .... Boy
166. The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920) .... Andreas Mellaire
