Person

Wallace Beery

Acting · 1885–1949 · Clay County, Missouri, USA

Biography

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

2026Away with WordsWallace Beery
2018The Image Book(archive footage)
2004Judy Garland: By MyselfSelf - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
2004Checking Out: Grand HotelSelf / Various roles (archive footage)
2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
1994100 Years at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
1994The Our Gang StorySelf (archive footage)
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1982Showbiz BallyhooSelf (archive footage)
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1970Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1964The Big Parade of ComedyTerry (archive footage)
1960When Comedy Was King(archive footage) (uncredited)
1955MGM ParadeChamp in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
1949Big JackBig Jack Horner
1948A Date with JudyMelvin R. Foster
1948Alias a GentlemanJim Breedin
1947The Mighty McGurkRoy 'Slag' McGurk
1946Bad BascombZeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
1945This Man's NavyNed Trumpet
1944Barbary Coast GentHonest Plush Brannon
1944RationingBen Barton
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1943Salute to the MarinesSgt. Maj. William Bailey
1942Jackass MailMarmaduke 'Just' Baggot
1942The Bugle SoundsSgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
1941Barnacle BillBill Johansen
1941The Bad ManPancho Lopez
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf
1940Wyoming'Reb' Harkness
1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldSelf
194020 Mule TeamSkinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
1940The Man from Dakota"Bar" Barstow
1939Thunder AfloatJohn Thorson
1939Land of Liberty(archive footage)
1939From the Ends of the EarthSelf
1939Sergeant MaddenSgt. Shaun Madden
1939Stand Up and FightCaptain Boss Starkey
1938StablematesThomas Terry
1938Port of Seven SeasCesar
1937The Bad Man of Brimstone'Trigger' Bill
1937Slave ShipJack Thompson
1937The Good Old SoakClem Hawley
1936Old Hutch"Hutch" Hutchins
1936A Message to GarciaSgt. Dory
1935Ah, Wilderness!Uncle Sid
1935O'Shaughnessy's BoyMichael O'Shaughnessy
1935China SeasJamesy MacArdle
1935West Point of the AirSgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
1934The Mighty BarnumPhineas T. Barnum
1934Treasure IslandLong John Silver
1934Viva Villa!Pancho Villa
1933Dinner at EightDan Packard
1933Going HollywoodHimself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
1933The BoweryChuck Connors
1933Tugboat AnnieTerry (Husband)
1932FleshPolakai
1932Grand HotelGeneral Director Preysing
1932Hell Divers"Windy" Riker
1931The Christmas PartyHimself (uncredited)
1931The ChampAndy 'Champ' Purcell
1931We’re Switching to HollywoodSelf (uncredited)
1931The Secret SixLouis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
1931The Stolen JoolsPolice Sergeant
1930Min and BillBill
1930A Lady's MoralsP.T. Barnum
1930Way for a SailorTripod
1930Billy the KidPat Garrett
1930The Big HouseMachine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
1929The River of RomanceGeneral Orlando Jackson
1929Stairs of SandLacey
1929Chinatown NightsChuck Riley
1928Beggars of LifeOklahoma Red
1928The Big KillingPowderhorn Pete
1928Partners in CrimeMike Doolan, The Detective
1928Wife SaversLouis Hozenozzle
1927Two Flaming YouthsBeery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
1927Now We're in the AirWally
1927Fireman, Save My ChildElmer
1927Casey at the BatCasey
1926Old IronsidesBos'n
1926We're in the Navy Now'Knockout' Hansen
1926VolcanoQuembo
1926Behind the FrontRiff Swanson
1925The Pony ExpressRhode Island Red
1925The WandererPharis
1925Rugged WaterCapt. Bartlett
1925In the Name of LoveGlavis
1925AdventureMorgan
1925The Night ClubJosé
1925Coming ThroughJoe Lawler
1925The Great DivideDutch
1925The Lost WorldProf. Challenger
1925The Devil's CargoBen
1925Let Women AloneCap Bullwinkle
1924So BigKlaus Poole
1924Madonna of the StreetsBill Smythe
1924Dynamite Smith'Slugger' Rourke
1924The Red LilyBo-Bo
1924Another Man's WifeCaptain Wolf
1924The Signal TowerJoe Standish
1924The Sea HawkCapt. Jasper Leigh
1924Unseen HandsJean Scholast
1923White TigerCount Donelli / Hawkes
1923The Drums of JeopardyGregor Karlov
1923Richard the Lion-HeartedKing Richard
1923The Eternal StruggleBarode Dukane
1923The Spanish DancerKing Philip IV
1923Three AgesThe Villain
1923DriftingJules Repin
1923Ashes of VengeanceDuc de Tours
1923BavuFelix Bavu
1923StormsweptWilliam McCabe
1923The Flame of LifeDon Lowrie
1922Only a Shop GirlJim Brennan
1922A Blind BargainBeast Man (uncredited)
1922Robin HoodRichard the Lion-Hearted
1922TroubleEd Lee, the Plumber
1922Alias Julius Caesar
1922Hurricane's GalChris Borg
1922I Am the LawFu Chang
1922My Wife's RelationsPhotographer (uncredited)
1922The Man from Hell's RiverGaspard, The Wolf
1922The Sagebrush TrailJosé Fagaro
1922Wild HoneyBuck Roper
1922The RosaryKenwood Wright
1921The White MouseDr. Lawler
1921The Last TrailWilliam Kirk
1921The Ne'er to Return RoadConvict #12896
1921The Policeman and the BabyThe Crook
1921The Golden SnareBram Johnson
1921The Northern TrailOtto Franke
1921A Tale of Two WorldsLing Jo
1921The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseLieut. Col. von Richthosen
1921PatsyGustave Ludermann
1921Sleeping Acres
1920The Rookie's ReturnFrançois Dupont
1920The Last of the MohicansMagua
1920813Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
1920The Round-UpBuck McKee
1920The MollycoddleHenry von Holkar
1920The Virgin of StamboulSheik Achmet Hamid
1919The Lone Wolf's DaughterUndetermined role (uncredited)
1919Behind the DoorLt. Brandt
1919VictoryAugust Schomberg
1919Soldiers of FortuneMendoza
1919The Life LineBos
1919The Love BurglarCoast-to-Coast Taylor
1919The Unpardonable SinCol. Klemm
1919A Beach Nut
1919Only a Janitor
1918Johanna EnlistsCol. Fanner
1917That NightThe Cafe Proprietor
1917Are Waitresses Safe?Party Guest (uncredited)
1917A Bedroom BlunderMan in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1917A Clever DummyPatrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
1917The Little AmericanGerman Soldier (uncredited)
1917Cactus NellA Polished Gent
1917Teddy at the ThrottleHenry Black
1917Maggie's First False StepThe Villain
1917PatriaPancho Villa
1917Bombs and BanknotesJanitor
1916A Capable Lady CookSweedie
1916Sweedie, the JanitorSweedie - the Janitor
1916Just a Few Little ThingsFred
1916The JanitorJohn - the Hotel Janitor
1916Hearts and SparksMinor Role
1916A Dash of CourageThe Police Chief
1915Snakeville’s ChampionDirector
1915The Fable of the Roistering BladesMilt
1915The Broken PledgePercy
1915Sweedie's FinishSweedie
1915The Slim PrincessPopova
1915Sweedie's HeroSweedie
1915Sweedie in VaudevilleSweedie
1915Done in WaxThe Hobo
1915The BouquetSweedie
1915Sweedie Learns to RideSweedie
1915Love and TroubleSweedie
1915Father's New MaidJack / Sweedie
1915Sweedie's Hopeless LoveSweedie
1915Ain't It the Truth?Harold Wallington
1915A Pound for a PoundBuck Gibson
1915The VictorMr. Justwed
1915Sweedie Goes to CollegeSweedie
1915The New TeacherSweedie - the New Teacher
1915Two Hearts That Beat as TenFred
1915Sweedie and Her DogSweedie
1915Sweedie's SuicideSweedie
1915Sweedie and the Sultan's PresentSweedie
1914Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious KindThe Lover
1914Sweedie Collects for CharitySweedie
1914Their Cheap VacationMr. Newlywed
1914Madame Double XMadame Double X
1914The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to QualifyHomer Splivins
1914Sweedie and the HypnotistSweedie
1914A Maid of WarSweedie
1914Sweedie at the FairSweedie
1914Countess SweedieSweedie
1914Three Boiled Down FablesSpeeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
1914The Prevailing CrazeWally
1914Sweedie the Trouble MakerSweedie
1914The LaundressSweedie - the Laundress
1914Rivalry and WarKrautmeyer
1914She Landed a Big OneSweedie
1914Sweedie Learns to SwimSweedie
1914The Fickleness of SweedieSweedie
1914Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with SweedieSweedie
1914Sweedie's Clean-UpSweedie
1914Sweedie's SkateSweedie
1914The Plum Tree
1914When Knights Were BoldThe Earl
1914Love and SodaThe Plumber
1914Sweedie Springs a SurpriseSweedie
1914Sweedie and the Double ExposureSweedie
1914The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on EarthAttorney for Suggs
1914Topsy-Turvy SweedieSweedie
1914The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
1914In and OutHans
1914Money TalksThe Cook
1914The Fable of Napoleon and the BumpsProf. Bunkum
1914Sweedie the SwatterSweedie (a Swedish maid)
1914The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was DelayedThe Coming Champion
1914Sweedie and the LordSweedie
1914The EpidemicTexas Tommy
1914The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old ManThe Football Hero
1914The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the NectarineGabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
1914This Is the LifeHiram Stebbins
1914JaneThe Doctor
1914Actor Finney's FinishActor James Finney
1914Three Little PowdersWallace Williams
1914Making Him Over -- For Minnie
1914Curing a HusbandRobert - the Husband
1914Wrong All AroundThe Plumber
1914The WinnerFritz Noodle
1914And He Came BackHoratio Algernon Botts
1914The Bargain HuntersMr. Hunter
1914A Queer Quarantine
1914Oh, DoctorThe Deaf Minister
1914Grass County Goes DryThe Constable
1914The Girl, the Cop, the BurglarThe Cop
1914Mrs. Manly's BabyMrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
1914One-to-ThreeWillie Brace
1914Into Society and OutFirst Tramp
1914Looking for Trouble
1914The Hour and the ManA Juror
1914A Foot of RomanceJim Foley
1914The Ups and Downs
1914Cheering a Husband
1913At the Old Maid's CallMiss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
1913Hello, Trouble
1913Smithy's Grandma PartyProf. Smithy
1913Kitty's KnightMike McManus
1913The Usual WayThe Dentist
1913Their Wives' IndiscretionMr. Jones
1913Day by DayBill the Iceman
1913Dad's Insanity
1913A Successful FailureThe Uncle
1913Love IncognitoSecondary Role
1913The Right of Way
1913Sweet RevengePhil Culture
1913Mr. Dippy DippedUndetermined Role
1913His Athletic WifeMr. Strong

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