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Wallace Beery. Actor: A Date with Judy. In 1902, 16-year-old Wallace Beery joined the Ringling Brothers Circus as an assistant to the elephant trainer. He left two years later after a leopard clawed his arm. Beery next went to New York, where he found work in musical variety shows. He became a leading man in musicals and appeared on Broadway and in traveling stock companies. In 1913 he headed ...
Jun 3, 2024 · Wallace Beery (born April 1, 1885, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.—died April 15, 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor who played in more than 250 motion pictures between 1913 and 1949. Beery’s first job in entertainment was as an elephant trainer for the Ringling Brothers Circus. He later joined his brother, the actor Noah ...
Wallace Beery (1885-1949) Wallace Beery was an American character actor who first became famous in the Silent movie era and who successfully made the transition to Talkies, winning a Best Actor Academy Award in 1932 for his performance in 'The Champ'. He gave several memorable characterisations during his 36 year career, beginning with Sweedie ...
Wallace Beery. Highest Rated: 100% Old Ironsides (1926) Lowest Rated: 43% Unpardonable Sin (1919) Birthday: Apr 1, 1885. Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Wallace Beery gradually progressed ...
Film: North side of the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Actor Born April 1, 1885 in Kansas City, MO. Died April 15, 1949 of heart failure in Beverly Hills, Calif. W allace Beery was best known as a rough-hewn character actor with a sentimental streak, a lumbering hulk of a man who would run his hand over his massive face and mutter, "Aw ...
Noah Beery Jr. 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.
Wallace Beery: Best Actor Academy Award winner and Best Actor Academy Award runner-up in the same year. In the Academy’s 1931-32 season, Wallace Beery took home the Best Actor Academy Award – I mean, one of them. In the King Vidor-directed melodrama The Champ (1931), Beery plays a down-on-his-luck boxer and caring Dad to tearduct-challenged ...
