Wallace Beery
Acting1885Clay 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
Acting History
2018
The Image Book
as (archive footage)
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
1994
The Our Gang Story
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1970
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Terry (archive footage)
1960
When Comedy Was King
as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage)
1955
MGM Parade
TVas Self / Champ in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
1949
Big Jack
as Big Jack Horner
1948
A Date with Judy
as Melvin R. Foster
Alias a Gentleman
as Jim Breedin
1947
The Mighty McGurk
as Roy 'Slag' McGurk
1946
Bad Bascomb
as Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
1945
This Man's Navy
as Ned Trumpet
1944
Rationing
as Ben Barton
Barbary Coast Gent
as Honest Plush Brannon
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1943
Salute to the Marines
as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
1942
The Bugle Sounds
as Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
Jackass Mail
as Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot
1941
The Bad Man
as Pancho Lopez
Barnacle Bill
as Bill Johansen
1940
Wyoming
as 'Reb' Harkness
20 Mule Team
as Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
The Man from Dakota
as "Bar" Barstow
1939
Thunder Afloat
as John Thorson
Stand Up and Fight
as Captain Boss Starkey
Sergeant Madden
as Sgt. Shaun Madden
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Land of Liberty
as (archive footage)
1938
Stablemates
as Thomas Terry
Port of Seven Seas
as Cesar
1937
1936
A Message to Garcia
as Sgt. Dory
Old Hutch
as "Hutch" Hutchins
1935
China Seas
as Jamesy MacArdle
West Point of the Air
as Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
Ah, Wilderness!
as Uncle Sid
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Michael O'Shaughnessy
1934
1933
The Bowery
as Chuck Connors
Going Hollywood
as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Tugboat Annie
as Terry (Husband)
Dinner at Eight
as Dan Packard
1932
1931
The Champ
as Andy 'Champ' Purcell
We’re Switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
The Christmas Party
as Himself (uncredited)
The Stolen Jools
as Police Sergeant
The Secret Six
as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
1930
The Big House
as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
A Lady's Morals
as P.T. Barnum
Min and Bill
as Bill
Billy the Kid
as Pat Garrett
Way for a Sailor
as Tripod
1929
1928
The Big Killing
as Powderhorn Pete
Partners in Crime
as Detective Mike Doolan
Beggars of Life
as Oklahoma Red
Wife Savers
as Louis Hosenozzle
1927
Casey at the Bat
as Casey
Now We're in the Air
as Wally
Fireman, Save My Child
as Elmer
Two Flaming Youths
as Beery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
1926
Volcano
as Quembo
Old Ironsides
as Bos'n
Behind the Front
as Riff Swanson
We're in the Navy Now
as 'Knockout' Hansen
1925
The Lost World
as Prof. Challenger
The Pony Express
as Rhode Island Red
Adventure
as Morgan
Let Women Alone
as Cap Bullwinkle
The Night Club
as José
The Wanderer
as Pharis
The Great Divide
as Dutch
The Devil's Cargo
as Ben
Coming Through
as Joe Lawler
In the Name of Love
as Glavis
Rugged Water
as Capt. Bartlett
1924
Dynamite Smith
as 'Slugger' Rourke
Another Man's Wife
as Captain Wolf
The Red Lily
as Bo-Bo
Unseen Hands
as Jean Scholast
The Sea Hawk
as Capt. Jasper Leigh
So Big
as Klaus Poole
The Signal Tower
as Joe Standish
Madonna of the Streets
as Bill Smythe
1923
The Eternal Struggle
as Barode Dukane
Three Ages
as The Villain
Bavu
as Felix Bavu
Drifting
as Jules Repin
The Spanish Dancer
as King Philip IV
White Tiger
as Count Donelli / Hawkes
Ashes of Vengeance
as Duc de Tours
Stormswept
as William McCabe
The Drums of Jeopardy
as Gregor Karlov
The Flame of Life
as Don Lowrie
Richard the Lion-Hearted
as King Richard
1922
A Blind Bargain
as Beast Man (uncredited)
Wild Honey
as Buck Roper
Hurricane's Gal
as Chris Borg
Trouble
as Ed Lee, the Plumber
The Rosary
as Kenwood Wright
Robin Hood
as Richard the Lion-Hearted
My Wife's Relations
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Sagebrush Trail
as José Fagaro
The Man from Hell's River
as Gaspard, The Wolf
Only a Shop Girl
as Jim Brennan
I Am the Law
as Fu Chang
1921
The Last Trail
as William Kirk
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
A Tale of Two Worlds
as Ling Jo
The White Mouse
as Dr. Lawler
The Northern Trail
as Otto Franke
The Golden Snare
as Bram Johnson
The Policeman and the Baby
as The Crook
Patsy
as Gustave Ludermann
The Ne'er to Return Road
as Convict #12896
1920
The Virgin of Stamboul
as Sheik Achmet Hamid
The Last of the Mohicans
as Magua
813
as Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
The Mollycoddle
as Henry von Holkar
The Round-Up
as Buck McKee
The Rookie's Return
as François Dupont
1919
Behind the Door
as Lt. Brandt
The Love Burglar
as Coast-to-Coast Taylor
Victory
as August Schomberg
Soldiers of Fortune
as Mendoza
The Life Line
as Bos
The Unpardonable Sin
as Col. Klemm
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Undetermined role (uncredited)
A Beach Nut
Scenario Writer
A Beach Nut
Director
Only a Janitor
Director
1918
Johanna Enlists
as Col. Fanner
1917
Are Waitresses Safe?
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cactus Nell
as A Polished Gent
Patria
as Pancho Villa
Teddy at the Throttle
as Henry Black
That Night
as The Cafe Proprietor
The Little American
as German Soldier (uncredited)
A Clever Dummy
as Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
A Bedroom Blunder
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Bombs and Banknotes
as Janitor
Maggie's First False Step
as The Villain
Bombs and Banknotes
Director
1916
A Capable Lady Cook
as Sweedie
Sweedie, the Janitor
as Sweedie - the Janitor
A Dash of Courage
as The Police Chief
Hearts and Sparks
as Minor Role
The Janitor
as John - the Hotel Janitor
Just a Few Little Things
as Fred
Sweedie, the Janitor
Story
A Capable Lady Cook
Director
Sweedie, the Janitor
Director
The Janitor
Director
The Janitor
Writer
Just a Few Little Things
Scenario Writer
Just a Few Little Things
Director
1915
Sweedie Goes to College
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Suicide
as Sweedie
Sweedie and Her Dog
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Hero
as Sweedie
Father's New Maid
as Jack / Sweedie
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Hopeless Love
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Finish
as Sweedie
The Bouquet
as Sweedie
The New Teacher
as Sweedie - the New Teacher
Sweedie in Vaudeville
as Sweedie
Sweedie Learns to Ride
as Sweedie
Love and Trouble
as Sweedie
The Broken Pledge
as Percy
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten
as Fred
A Pound for a Pound
as Buck Gibson
Ain't It the Truth?
as Harold Wallington
Done in Wax
as The Hobo
The Victor
as Mr. Justwed
The Slim Princess
as Popova
Snakeville’s Champion
Director
1914
When Knights Were Bold
as The Earl
Grass County Goes Dry
as The Constable
Sweedie and the Lord
as Sweedie
Sweedie and the Double Exposure
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Clean-Up
as Sweedie
Sweedie the Swatter
as Sweedie (a Swedish maid)
Sweedie Springs a Surprise
as Sweedie
Sweedie Learns to Swim
as Sweedie
Topsy-Turvy Sweedie
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Skate
as Sweedie
The Fickleness of Sweedie
as Sweedie
Sweedie the Trouble Maker
as Sweedie
Sweedie Collects for Charity
as Sweedie
She Landed a Big One
as Sweedie
Countess Sweedie
as Sweedie
Sweedie and the Hypnotist
as Sweedie
Sweedie at the Fair
as Sweedie
A Maid of War
as Sweedie
The Laundress
as Sweedie - the Laundress
The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar
as The Cop
The Epidemic
as Texas Tommy
Their Cheap Vacation
as Mr. Newlywed
Mrs. Manly's Baby
as Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
Oh, Doctor
as The Deaf Minister
A Foot of Romance
as Jim Foley
Jane
as The Doctor
The Hour and the Man
as A Juror
The Bargain Hunters
as Mr. Hunter
Curing a Husband
as Robert - the Husband
Wrong All Around
as The Plumber
Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind
as The Lover
And He Came Back
as Horatio Algernon Botts
Actor Finney's Finish
as Actor James Finney
One-to-Three
as Willie Brace
Three Little Powders
as Wallace Williams
This Is the Life
as Hiram Stebbins
The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps
as Prof. Bunkum
The Winner
as Fritz Noodle
The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine
as Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed
as The Coming Champion
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify
as Homer Splivins
The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man
as The Football Hero
In and Out
as Hans
Three Boiled Down Fables
as Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
Madame Double X
as Madame Double X
The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth
as Attorney for Suggs
Love and Soda
as The Plumber
The Prevailing Craze
as Wally
Rivalry and War
as Krautmeyer
Into Society and Out
as First Tramp
Money Talks
as The Cook
She Landed a Big One
Director
Rivalry and War
Director
1913
The Usual Way
as The Dentist
Day by Day
as Bill the Iceman
His Athletic Wife
as Mr. Strong
Mr. Dippy Dipped
as Undetermined Role
A Successful Failure
as The Uncle
Their Wives' Indiscretion
as Mr. Jones
At the Old Maid's Call
as Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
Sweet Revenge
as Phil Culture
Kitty's Knight
as Mike McManus
Smithy's Grandma Party
as Prof. Smithy
Love Incognito
as Secondary Role
Kitty's Knight
Director