Noah Beery Jr.

Biography

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Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994), known professionally as Noah Beery, Jr. or just Noah Beery, was an American actor specializing in warm, friendly character parts similar to the ones played by his uncle Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery, Jr., unlike his uncle, seldom broke away from playing supporting roles.

His father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery, Sr.), enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as a supporting actor.

Beery was best known as James Garner's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the 1970s television series The Rockford Files.

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Known For

Red River
Red River
Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun
Walking Tall
Walking Tall
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive
Beyond Witch Mountain
Beyond Witch Mountain
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
The Trail Beyond
The Trail Beyond
The Rustler's Roundup
The Rustler's Roundup
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Filmography

1997 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1986 Power's Play
as
1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Doc Wallace
1984 Cover Up
as
1984 Hot Pursuit
as
1983 The Yellow Rose
as Luther Dillard
1982 The Quest
as
1982 Waltz Across Texas
as Joe Locker
1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Edsel
1982 Mysterious Two
as Sheriff Virgil Molloy
1982 The Capture of Grizzly Adams
as Sheriff Hawkins
1982 Beyond Witch Mountain
as Uncle Ben
1981 The Big Stuffed Dog
as Petey's Grandfather
1980 Magnum, P.I.
as Floyd Lewellen
1980 Gridlock
as Barney
1978 Vega$
as
1978 The Bastard
as Dan O'Brien
1977 The Love Boat
as Gordon Layton
1977 Weekend Special
as
1977 Eight Is Enough
as