13 Facts About Noah Beery

Noah Nicholas Beery was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 until his death in 1946.

Noah Beery was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of character actor Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Nicholas Beery was born on a farm in Clay County, Missouri, not far from Smithville.

The Beery family left the farm in the 1890s and moved to nearby Kansas City, Missouri, where the father was employed as a police officer.

Noah Beery was three years older than his brother Wallace, who became an actor as quickly as he could.

Noah Beery worked in vaudeville and in the choruses of musical comedies during his early years in New York.

Noah Beery became a respected character actor, adept at playing the villain but sometimes portraying the hero.

Noah Beery acted through the silent film era, and made the transition to sound films.

Noah Beery appeared in early Technicolor musicals, such as The Show of Shows, the widescreen musical Song of the Flame, Bright Lights, Under a Texas Moon and Golden Dawn.

Noah Beery reached his peak in popularity in 1930, recording a phonograph record for Brunswick Records with songs from two of his films.

At the height of his career, Noah Beery began billing himself as Noah Beery Sr.

Noah Beery died on April 1,1946, aged 64, after suffering a heart attack at the home of his brother Wallace Noah Beery in Beverly Hills.

Noah Beery was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.