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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 ...
Wallace Beery. (Actor) 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. A prolific performer, he appeared in around 250 movies over an extensive career that spanned 36 years.
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of a policeman. His older brother was actor Noah Beery, Sr ., and he was the uncle of Noah Beery, Jr . In 1902, when he was 16, he joined the Ringling Bros. Circus as an assistant to the elephant trainer, but left after a year when a leopard clawed his arm.
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. Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor. [1] He is best known for his roles of Bill in Min and Bill (1930), as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa! (1934), and as Andy Purcell in The Champ (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor .
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.
