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Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Acting

Born: March 31, 1885Clay County, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill opposite Marie Dressler, his titular role in a series of films featuring the character Sweedie, and his titular role in The Champ, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 movies over a 36-year span. He was the brother of actor Noah Berry.

Known For
Filmography
The Image Book

The Image Book

(archive footage)

2018
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)

2004

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self / Various roles (archive footage)

2004
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

2003
The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story

Self (archive footage)

1994
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage)

1984
Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo

Self (archive footage)

1982
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

1975
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self (archive footage)

1973
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1970
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Terry (archive footage)

1964
When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage)

1960
Big Jack

Big Jack

Big Jack Horner

1949
A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy

Melvin R. Foster

1948
Alias a Gentleman

Alias a Gentleman

Jim Breedin

1948
The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

Roy 'Slag' McGurk

1947
Bad Bascomb

Bad Bascomb

Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith

1946
This Man's Navy

This Man's Navy

Ned Trumpet

1945
Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent

Honest Plush Brannon

1944
Rationing

Rationing

Ben Barton

1944
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1944
Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines

Sgt. Maj. William Bailey

1943
Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail

Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot

1942
The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds

Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan

1942
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

Bill Johansen

1941
The Bad Man

The Bad Man

Pancho Lopez

1941
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self

1940
Wyoming

Wyoming

'Reb' Harkness

1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

1940
20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team

Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy

1940
The Man from Dakota

The Man from Dakota

"Bar" Barstow

1940
Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

John Thorson

1939
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty

(archive footage)

1939
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

1939
Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

Sgt. Shaun Madden

1939
Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight

Captain Boss Starkey

1939
Stablemates

Stablemates

Thomas Terry

1938
Port of Seven Seas

Port of Seven Seas

Cesar

1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone

The Bad Man of Brimstone

'Trigger' Bill

1937
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

Jack Thompson

1937
The Good Old Soak

The Good Old Soak

Clem Hawley

1937
Old Hutch

Old Hutch

"Hutch" Hutchins

1936
A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia

Sgt. Dory

1936
Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness!

Uncle Sid

1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

Michael O'Shaughnessy

1935
China Seas

China Seas

Jamesy MacArdle

1935
West Point of the Air

West Point of the Air

Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone

1935
The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum

Phineas T. Barnum

1934
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Long John Silver

1934
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

Pancho Villa

1934
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)

1933
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

Dan Packard

1933
The Bowery

The Bowery

Chuck Connors

1933
Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

Terry (Husband)

1933
Flesh

Flesh

Polakai

1932
Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel

General Director Preysing

1932
Hell Divers

Hell Divers

"Windy" Riker

1932
The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

Himself (uncredited)

1931
The Champ

The Champ

Andy 'Champ' Purcell

1931
We’re Switching to Hollywood

We’re Switching to Hollywood

Self (uncredited)

1931
The Secret Six

The Secret Six

Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio

1931
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

Police Sergeant

1931
Min and Bill

Min and Bill

Bill

1930
A Lady's Morals

A Lady's Morals

P.T. Barnum

1930
Way for a Sailor

Way for a Sailor

Tripod

1930
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett

1930
The Big House

The Big House

Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt

1930
The River of Romance

The River of Romance

General Orlando Jackson

1929
Stairs of Sand

Stairs of Sand

Lacey

1929
Chinatown Nights

Chinatown Nights

Chuck Riley

1929
Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life

Oklahoma Red

1928
The Big Killing

The Big Killing

Powderhorn Pete

1928
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Detective Mike Doolan

1928
Wife Savers

Wife Savers

Louis Hosenozzle

1928
Two Flaming Youths

Two Flaming Youths

Beery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)

1927
Now We're in the Air

Now We're in the Air

Wally

1927
Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

Elmer

1927
Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

Casey

1927
Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides

Bos'n

1926
We're in the Navy Now

We're in the Navy Now

'Knockout' Hansen

1926
Volcano

Volcano

Quembo

1926
Behind the Front

Behind the Front

Riff Swanson

1926
The Pony Express

The Pony Express

Rhode Island Red

1925
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

Pharis

1925
Rugged Water

Rugged Water

Capt. Bartlett

1925
In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love

Glavis

1925
The Night Club

The Night Club

José

1925
Adventure

Adventure

Morgan

1925
Coming Through

Coming Through

Joe Lawler

1925
The Great Divide

The Great Divide

Dutch

1925
The Devil's Cargo

The Devil's Cargo

Ben

1925
The Lost World

The Lost World

Prof. Challenger

1925
Let Women Alone

Let Women Alone

Cap Bullwinkle

1925
So Big

So Big

Klaus Poole

1924
Madonna of the Streets

Madonna of the Streets

Bill Smythe

1924
Dynamite Smith

Dynamite Smith

'Slugger' Rourke

1924
The Red Lily

The Red Lily

Bo-Bo

1924
Another Man's Wife

Another Man's Wife

Captain Wolf

1924
The Signal Tower

The Signal Tower

Joe Standish

1924
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Capt. Jasper Leigh

1924
Unseen Hands

Unseen Hands

Jean Scholast

1924
White Tiger

White Tiger

Count Donelli / Hawkes

1923
The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy

Gregor Karlov

1923
Richard the Lion-Hearted

Richard the Lion-Hearted

King Richard

1923
The Eternal Struggle

The Eternal Struggle

Barode Dukane

1923
The Spanish Dancer

The Spanish Dancer

King Philip IV

1923
Three Ages

Three Ages

The Villain

1923
Drifting

Drifting

Jules Repin

1923
Ashes of Vengeance

Ashes of Vengeance

Duc de Tours

1923
Bavu

Bavu

Felix Bavu

1923
Stormswept

Stormswept

William McCabe

1923
The Flame of Life

The Flame of Life

Don Lowrie

1923
Only a Shop Girl

Only a Shop Girl

Jim Brennan

1922
A Blind Bargain

A Blind Bargain

Beast Man (uncredited)

1922
Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Richard the Lion-Hearted

1922
Trouble

Trouble

Ed Lee, the Plumber

1922
Alias Julius Caesar

Alias Julius Caesar

1922
Hurricane's Gal

Hurricane's Gal

Chris Borg

1922
I Am the Law

I Am the Law

Fu Chang

1922
My Wife's Relations

My Wife's Relations

Photographer (uncredited)

1922
The Man from Hell's River

The Man from Hell's River

Gaspard, The Wolf

1922
The Sagebrush Trail

The Sagebrush Trail

José Fagaro

1922
Wild Honey

Wild Honey

Buck Roper

1922
The Rosary

The Rosary

Kenwood Wright

1922
The White Mouse

The White Mouse

Dr. Lawler

1921
The Last Trail

The Last Trail

William Kirk

1921
The Ne'er to Return Road

The Ne'er to Return Road

Convict #12896

1921
The Policeman and the Baby

The Policeman and the Baby

The Crook

1921
The Golden Snare

The Golden Snare

Bram Johnson

1921
The Northern Trail

The Northern Trail

Otto Franke

1921
A Tale of Two Worlds

A Tale of Two Worlds

Ling Jo

1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Lieut. Col. von Richthosen

1921

Patsy

Gustave Ludermann

1921

Sleeping Acres

1921
The Rookie's Return

The Rookie's Return

François Dupont

1920
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Magua

1920
813

813

Maj. Parbury / Ribeira

1920
The Round-Up

The Round-Up

Buck McKee

1920
The Mollycoddle

The Mollycoddle

Henry von Holkar

1920
The Virgin of Stamboul

The Virgin of Stamboul

Sheik Achmet Hamid

1920
The Lone Wolf's Daughter

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

Undetermined role (uncredited)

1919
Behind the Door

Behind the Door

Lt. Brandt

1919
Victory

Victory

August Schomberg

1919
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Mendoza

1919
The Life Line

The Life Line

Bos

1919
The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar

Coast-to-Coast Taylor

1919
The Unpardonable Sin

The Unpardonable Sin

Col. Klemm

1919

A Beach Nut

1919

Only a Janitor

1919
Johanna Enlists

Johanna Enlists

Col. Fanner

1918
That Night

That Night

The Cafe Proprietor

1917
Are Waitresses Safe?

Are Waitresses Safe?

Party Guest (uncredited)

1917
A Bedroom Blunder

A Bedroom Blunder

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

1917
A Clever Dummy

A Clever Dummy

Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager

1917
The Little American

The Little American

German Soldier (uncredited)

1917
Cactus Nell

Cactus Nell

A Polished Gent

1917
Teddy at the Throttle

Teddy at the Throttle

Henry Black

1917
Maggie's First False Step

Maggie's First False Step

The Villain

1917
Patria

Patria

Pancho Villa

1917

Bombs and Banknotes

Janitor

1917

A Capable Lady Cook

Sweedie

1916

Sweedie, the Janitor

Sweedie - the Janitor

1916

Just a Few Little Things

Fred

1916

The Janitor

John - the Hotel Janitor

1916

Hearts and Sparks

Minor Role

1916

A Dash of Courage

The Police Chief

1916

The Fable of the Roistering Blades

Milt

1915

The Broken Pledge

Percy

1915
Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie

1915
The Slim Princess

The Slim Princess

Popova

1915
Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie

1915

Sweedie in Vaudeville

Sweedie

1915

Done in Wax

The Hobo

1915

The Bouquet

Sweedie

1915

Sweedie Learns to Ride

Sweedie

1915

Love and Trouble

Sweedie

1915

Father's New Maid

Jack / Sweedie

1915

Sweedie's Hopeless Love

Sweedie

1915

Ain't It the Truth?

Harold Wallington

1915

A Pound for a Pound

Buck Gibson

1915
The Victor

The Victor

Mr. Justwed

1915
Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie

1915
The New Teacher

The New Teacher

Sweedie - the New Teacher

1915
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

Fred

1915
Sweedie and Her Dog

Sweedie and Her Dog

Sweedie

1915
Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie

1915
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Sweedie

1915
Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind

Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind

The Lover

1914
Sweedie Collects for Charity

Sweedie Collects for Charity

Sweedie

1914
Their Cheap Vacation

Their Cheap Vacation

Mr. Newlywed

1914
Madame Double X

Madame Double X

Madame Double X

1914
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify

The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify

Homer Splivins

1914
Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Sweedie

1914
A Maid of War

A Maid of War

Sweedie

1914
Sweedie at the Fair

Sweedie at the Fair

Sweedie

1914
Countess Sweedie

Countess Sweedie

Sweedie

1914
Three Boiled Down Fables

Three Boiled Down Fables

Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze

1914

The Prevailing Craze

Wally

1914
Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Sweedie

1914
The Laundress

The Laundress

Sweedie - the Laundress

1914
Rivalry and War

Rivalry and War

Krautmeyer

1914
She Landed a Big One

She Landed a Big One

Sweedie

1914
Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie

1914
The Fickleness of Sweedie

The Fickleness of Sweedie

Sweedie

1914

Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie

Sweedie

1914
Sweedie's Clean-Up

Sweedie's Clean-Up

Sweedie

1914
Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie

1914

The Plum Tree

1914

When Knights Were Bold

The Earl

1914

Love and Soda

The Plumber

1914

Sweedie Springs a Surprise

Sweedie

1914

Sweedie and the Double Exposure

Sweedie

1914

The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth

Attorney for Suggs

1914

Topsy-Turvy Sweedie

Sweedie

1914

The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in

1914

In and Out

Hans

1914
Money Talks

Money Talks

The Cook

1914
The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

Prof. Bunkum

1914
Sweedie the Swatter

Sweedie the Swatter

Sweedie (a Swedish maid)

1914

The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed

The Coming Champion

1914

Sweedie and the Lord

Sweedie

1914
The Epidemic

The Epidemic

Texas Tommy

1914

The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man

The Football Hero

1914
The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine

The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine

Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer

1914
This Is the Life

This Is the Life

Hiram Stebbins

1914
Jane

Jane

The Doctor

1914

Actor Finney's Finish

Actor James Finney

1914

Three Little Powders

Wallace Williams

1914

Making Him Over -- For Minnie

1914
Curing a Husband

Curing a Husband

Robert - the Husband

1914
Wrong All Around

Wrong All Around

The Plumber

1914

The Winner

Fritz Noodle

1914

And He Came Back

Horatio Algernon Botts

1914

The Bargain Hunters

Mr. Hunter

1914

A Queer Quarantine

1914

Oh, Doctor

The Deaf Minister

1914

Grass County Goes Dry

The Constable

1914
The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar

The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar

The Cop

1914
Mrs. Manly's Baby

Mrs. Manly's Baby

Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League

1914

One-to-Three

Willie Brace

1914
Into Society and Out

Into Society and Out

First Tramp

1914
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

1914
The Hour and the Man

The Hour and the Man

A Juror

1914
A Foot of Romance

A Foot of Romance

Jim Foley

1914

The Ups and Downs

1914

Cheering a Husband

1914
At the Old Maid's Call

At the Old Maid's Call

Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid

1913
Hello, Trouble

Hello, Trouble

1913
Smithy's Grandma Party

Smithy's Grandma Party

Prof. Smithy

1913
Kitty's Knight

Kitty's Knight

Mike McManus

1913
The Usual Way

The Usual Way

The Dentist

1913
Their Wives' Indiscretion

Their Wives' Indiscretion

Mr. Jones

1913
Day by Day

Day by Day

Bill the Iceman

1913

Dad's Insanity

1913

A Successful Failure

The Uncle

1913

Love Incognito

Secondary Role

1913

The Right of Way

1913

Sweet Revenge

Phil Culture

1913

Mr. Dippy Dipped

Undetermined Role

1913

His Athletic Wife

Mr. Strong

1913