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Wallace Beery

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Wallace Beery

Born March 31, 1885 in Clay County, Missouri, USADied April 15, 1949241 films

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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.

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Grand Hotel posterFirst watchGrand Hotel19327.0as General Director PreysingGuests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Lost World poster6.7The Lost World1925Three Ages poster6.8Three Ages1923Dinner at Eight poster6.8Dinner at Eight1933The Champ poster7.1The Champ1931My Wife's Relations poster6.2My Wife's Relations1922Treasure Island poster6.5Treasure Island1934The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse poster6.6The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1921The Big House poster6.6The Big House1930

Filmography

241 films as actor
  1. 2026Away with WordsWallace Beery
  2. 1949Big JackBig Jack Horner
  3. 1948A Date with JudyMelvin R. Foster
  4. 1948Alias a GentlemanJim Breedin
  5. 1947The Mighty McGurkRoy 'Slag' McGurk
  6. 1946Bad BascombZeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
  7. 1945This Man's NavyNed Trumpet
  8. 1944Barbary Coast GentHonest Plush Brannon
  9. 1944RationingBen Barton
  10. 1943Salute to the MarinesSgt. Maj. William Bailey
  11. 1942Jackass MailMarmaduke 'Just' Baggot
  12. 1942The Bugle SoundsSgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
  13. 1941Barnacle BillBill Johansen
  14. 1941The Bad ManPancho Lopez
  15. 1940Wyoming'Reb' Harkness
  16. 194020 Mule TeamSkinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
  17. 1940The Man from Dakota"Bar" Barstow
  18. 1939Thunder AfloatJohn Thorson
  19. 1939Sergeant MaddenSgt. Shaun Madden
  20. 1939Stand Up and FightCaptain Boss Starkey
  21. 1938StablematesThomas Terry
  22. 1938Port of Seven SeasCesar
  23. 1937The Bad Man of Brimstone'Trigger' Bill
  24. 1937Slave ShipJack Thompson
  25. 1937The Good Old SoakClem Hawley
  26. 1936Old Hutch"Hutch" Hutchins
  27. 1936A Message to GarciaSgt. Dory
  28. 1935Ah, Wilderness!Uncle Sid
  29. 1935O'Shaughnessy's BoyMichael O'Shaughnessy
  30. 1935China SeasJamesy MacArdle
  31. 1935West Point of the AirSgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
  32. 1934The Mighty BarnumPhineas T. Barnum
  33. 1934Treasure IslandLong John Silver
  34. 1934Viva Villa!Pancho Villa
  35. 1933Dinner at EightDan Packard
  36. 1933The BoweryChuck Connors
  37. 1933Tugboat AnnieTerry (Husband)
  38. 1932FleshPolakai
  39. 1932Grand HotelGeneral Director Preysing
  40. 1932Hell Divers"Windy" Riker
  41. 1931The ChampAndy 'Champ' Purcell
  42. 1931The Secret SixLouis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
  43. 1931The Stolen JoolsPolice Sergeant
  44. 1930Min and BillBill
  45. 1930A Lady's MoralsP.T. Barnum
  46. 1930Way for a SailorTripod
  47. 1930Billy the KidPat Garrett
  48. 1930The Big HouseMachine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
  49. 1929The River of RomanceGeneral Orlando Jackson
  50. 1929Stairs of SandLacey
  51. 1929Chinatown NightsChuck Riley
  52. 1928Beggars of LifeOklahoma Red
  53. 1928The Big KillingPowderhorn Pete
  54. 1928Partners in CrimeMike Doolan, The Detective
  55. 1928Wife SaversLouis Hozenozzle
  56. 1927Two Flaming YouthsBeery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
  57. 1927Now We're in the AirWally
  58. 1927Fireman, Save My ChildElmer
  59. 1927Casey at the BatCasey
  60. 1926Old IronsidesBos'n
  61. 1926We're in the Navy Now'Knockout' Hansen
  62. 1926VolcanoQuembo
  63. 1926Behind the FrontRiff Swanson
  64. 1925The Pony ExpressRhode Island Red
  65. 1925The WandererPharis
  66. 1925Rugged WaterCapt. Bartlett
  67. 1925In the Name of LoveGlavis
  68. 1925AdventureMorgan
  69. 1925The Night ClubJosé
  70. 1925Coming ThroughJoe Lawler
  71. 1925The Great DivideDutch
  72. 1925The Lost WorldProf. Challenger
  73. 1925The Devil's CargoBen
  74. 1925Let Women AloneCap Bullwinkle
  75. 1924So BigKlaus Poole
  76. 1924Madonna of the StreetsBill Smythe
  77. 1924Dynamite Smith'Slugger' Rourke
  78. 1924The Red LilyBo-Bo
  79. 1924Another Man's WifeCaptain Wolf
  80. 1924The Signal TowerJoe Standish
  81. 1924The Sea HawkCapt. Jasper Leigh
  82. 1924Unseen HandsJean Scholast
  83. 1923White TigerCount Donelli / Hawkes
  84. 1923The Drums of JeopardyGregor Karlov
  85. 1923Richard the Lion-HeartedKing Richard
  86. 1923The Eternal StruggleBarode Dukane
  87. 1923The Spanish DancerKing Philip IV
  88. 1923Three AgesThe Villain
  89. 1923DriftingJules Repin
  90. 1923Ashes of VengeanceDuc de Tours
  91. 1923BavuFelix Bavu
  92. 1923StormsweptWilliam McCabe
  93. 1923The Flame of LifeDon Lowrie
  94. 1922Only a Shop GirlJim Brennan
  95. 1922A Blind BargainBeast Man (uncredited)
  96. 1922Robin HoodRichard the Lion-Hearted
  97. 1922TroubleEd Lee, the Plumber
  98. 1922Alias Julius Caesar
  99. 1922Hurricane's GalChris Borg
  100. 1922I Am the LawFu Chang
  101. 1922My Wife's RelationsPhotographer (uncredited)
  102. 1922The Man from Hell's RiverGaspard, The Wolf
  103. 1922The Sagebrush TrailJosé Fagaro
  104. 1922Wild HoneyBuck Roper
  105. 1922The RosaryKenwood Wright
  106. 1921The White MouseDr. Lawler
  107. 1921The Last TrailWilliam Kirk
  108. 1921The Ne'er to Return RoadConvict #12896
  109. 1921The Policeman and the BabyThe Crook
  110. 1921The Golden SnareBram Johnson
  111. 1921The Northern TrailOtto Franke
  112. 1921A Tale of Two WorldsLing Jo
  113. 1921The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseLieut. Col. von Richthosen
  114. 1921PatsyGustave Ludermann
  115. 1921Sleeping Acres
  116. 1920The Rookie's ReturnFrançois Dupont
  117. 1920The Last of the MohicansMagua
  118. 1920813Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
  119. 1920The Round-UpBuck McKee
  120. 1920The MollycoddleHenry von Holkar