Wallace Beery
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
- Born
- 1885-03-31 · Clay County, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 1949-04-15
Known for
- Grand Hotel (1932) — General Director Preysing
- The Lost World (1925) — Prof. Challenger
- Three Ages (1923) — The Villain
- Dinner at Eight (1933) — Dan Packard
- My Wife's Relations (1922) — Photographer (uncredited)
- The Image Book (2018) — (archive footage)
- Treasure Island (1934) — Long John Silver
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Champ (1931) — Andy 'Champ' Purcell
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) — Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
- Robin Hood (1922) — Richard the Lion-Hearted
- The Big House (1930) — Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
- The Last of the Mohicans (1920) — Magua
- Beggars of Life (1928) — Oklahoma Red
- China Seas (1935) — Jamesy MacArdle
- The Stolen Jools (1931) — Police Sergeant