Dinner at Eight
1934
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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in Grand Hotel (1932), as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa!
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.
- January 1, 1
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Wallace Beery, the “lovable old rascal” of many a Hollywood film, is dead. He died Friday night at his home, 816 N. Alpine Drive, Beverly Hills. The veteran actor succumbed to a heart condition.
Learn about Wallace Beery, the Hollywood star who played many on-screen baddies and was a real-life monster off-screen. Discover his scandalous affairs, his abusive marriage, and his tragic death.
Wallace Beery was an Academy Award winning American actor best known for his role in ‘The Champ.’ His portrayal of Long John Silver in ‘Treasure Island’ and Pancho Villa in ‘Viva Villa!’ are also memorable ones.
Actor. Married in 1916; divorced in 1918. Divorced in the 1930s. Beefy Wallace Beery gradually progressed from theatre to film and starred in a multitude of comedic shorts during the silent era before becoming one of the biggest and most improbable stars of the 1930s.
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Wallace Beery was an American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Champ. He appeared in some 250 movies over a 36-year span, including Min and Bill, Treasure Island, and Grand Hotel.
