History Creator / WallaceBeery

Beery's brother Noah was also an actor and the two of them had already been performing together long before becoming movie actors, singing comic opera. (His nephew, Noah Jr., would follow their footsteps in the acting profession, most notably playing Jim Rockford's father Rocky in ''Series/TheRockfordFiles''.) Although Beery's career slowly dimmed, none of his films were box office bombs and he was always top-billed with the rest of the main stars. His last few roles were primarily in Westerns.

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Born and raised in Missouri, Beery began his career on stage and in silent movies before transitioning to sound films. In 1930 he had been cut loose by Paramount and was looking for work when he landed a role in ''Film/TheBigHouse'' that had originally been intended for Creator/LonChaney before Chaney's sudden death from throat cancer. The movie was a huge hit and Beery became a star. In 1931 he starred in ''Film/TheChamp'', which won him the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor, tying with Creator/FredricMarch. He had the occasional leading role but most of his best-remembered films had him in supporting parts.

Beery's brother Noah was also an actor and the two of them had already been performing together long before becoming movie actors, singing comic opera. (His nephew, Noah Jr., would follow their footsteps in the acting profession, most notably playing Jim Rockford's father Rocky in ''Series/TheRockfordFiles''.) Although Beery's career slowly dimmed, none of his films were box office bombs and he was always top-billed with the rest of the main stars. His last few roles were in Westerns.

Beery's brother Noah was also an actor and the two of them had already been performing together long before becoming movie actors, singing comic opera. (His nephew, Noah Jr., would follow their footsteps in the acting profession, most notably playing Jim Rockford's father Rocky in ''Series/TheRockfordFiles''.) Although Beery's career slowly dimmed, none of them were box office bombs. His last few years were roles in westerns and he was always top-billed with the rest of the main stars.

He died of a heart attack at 64 years. Notably, Creator/MickeyRooney's father died a month later and was buried next to Beery's grave.

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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film actor, most known for his portrayal of Long John Silver in 1934's ''Treasure Island'' film adaptation.

He began his film career in silent movies and transitioned to sound films. In 1930 he had been cut loose by Paramount and was looking for work when he landed a role in ''Film/TheBigHouse'' that had originally been intended for Creator/LonChaney before Chaney's sudden death from throat cancer. The movie was a huge hit and Beery became a star. In 1931 he starred in ''Film/TheChamp'', which won him an Oscar for Best Actor, tying with Creator/FredricMarch. He had the odd leading role but much of his most remembered films had him in supporting roles.

* ''[[Film/TreasureIsland1934 Treasure Island]]'' (1934)

Beery's brother Noah was also an actor and the two of them had already been performing together long before becoming movie actors, singing comic opera. Although Beery's career slowly dimmed, none of them were box office bombs. His last few years were roles in westerns and he was always top-billed with the rest of the main stars.

Fun fact: Beery's name is also UsefulNotes/CockneyRhymingSlang for "query", and his appearance and mannerisms inspired those of the animated dragon Elliot in ''Film/PetesDragon1977''. His nephew, Noah Beery Jr., was also an actor, best known for playing Jim Rockford's father Rocky in ''Series/TheRockfordFiles''.

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Fun fact: Beery's name is also UsefulNotes/CockneyRhymingSlang for "query", and his appearance and mannerisms inspired those of the animated dragon Elliot in ''Film/PetesDragon1977''.

* ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' (1934)

Fun fact: Beery's name is also UsefulNotes/CockneyRhymingSlang for "query".

He began his film career in silent movies and transitioned to sound films. In 1930 he had been cut loose by Paramount and was looking for work when he landed a role in ''Film/TheBigHouse'' that had originally been intended for the late Creator/LonChaney. The movie was a huge hit and Beery became a star. In 1931 he starred in ''Film/TheChamp'', which won him an Oscar for Best Actor, tying with Creator/FredricMarch. He had the odd leading role but much of his most remembered films had him in supporting roles.

He began his film career in silent movies and transitioned to sound films; one of them being ''Film/TheChamp'', which he won an Oscar for Best Actor, tying with Creator/FredricMarch. He had the odd leading role but much of his most remembered films had him in supporting roles.

* ''Film/GrandHotel''
* ''Film/TheBigHouse''