Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

🎂 31st March 1885 (140 yrs) 📍 Clay County, Missouri, USA

Known For

Grand Hotel

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.

Wallace Beery

Movies Featuring Wallace Beery

The Image Book

The Image Book (2018)

as (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)

as Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
No Image

Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004)

as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Complicated Women

Complicated Women (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story (1994)

as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982)

as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! (1974)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)

as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970)

as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

as Terry (archive footage)
When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King (1960)

as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage)
Big Jack

Big Jack (1949)

as Big Jack Horner
A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy (1948)

as Melvin R. Foster
Alias a Gentleman

Alias a Gentleman (1948)

as Jim Breedin
The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk (1947)

as Roy 'Slag' McGurk
Bad Bascomb

Bad Bascomb (1946)

as Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
This Man's Navy

This Man's Navy (1945)

as Ned Trumpet
Barbary Coast Gent

Barbary Coast Gent (1944)

as Honest Plush Brannon
Rationing

Rationing (1944)

as Ben Barton
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After (1944)

as (archive footage)
Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines (1943)

as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail (1942)

as Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot
The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds (1942)

as Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill (1941)

as Bill Johansen
The Bad Man

The Bad Man (1941)

as Pancho Lopez
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

as Self
Wyoming

Wyoming (1940)

as 'Reb' Harkness
Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)

as Self
20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team (1940)

as Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
The Man from Dakota

The Man from Dakota (1940)

as "Bar" Barstow
Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat (1939)

as John Thorson
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty (1939)

as (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth (1939)

as Self
Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden (1939)

as Sgt. Shaun Madden
Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight (1939)

as Captain Boss Starkey
Stablemates

Stablemates (1938)

as Thomas Terry
Port of Seven Seas

Port of Seven Seas (1938)

as Cesar
The Bad Man of Brimstone

The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)

as 'Trigger' Bill
Slave Ship

Slave Ship (1937)

as Jack Thompson
The Good Old Soak

The Good Old Soak (1937)

as Clem Hawley
Old Hutch

Old Hutch (1936)

as "Hutch" Hutchins
A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia (1936)

as Sgt. Dory
Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness! (1935)

as Uncle Sid
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)

as Michael O'Shaughnessy
China Seas

China Seas (1935)

as Jamesy MacArdle
West Point of the Air

West Point of the Air (1935)

as Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum (1934)

as Phineas T. Barnum
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1934)

as Long John Silver
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa! (1934)

as Pancho Villa
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight (1933)

as Dan Packard
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood (1933)

as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
The Bowery

The Bowery (1933)

as Chuck Connors
Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie (1933)

as Terry (Husband)
Flesh

Flesh (1932)

as Polakai
Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel (1932)

as General Director Preysing
Hell Divers

Hell Divers (1932)

as "Windy" Riker
The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party (1931)

as Himself (uncredited)
The Champ

The Champ (1931)

as Andy 'Champ' Purcell
We’re Switching to Hollywood

We’re Switching to Hollywood (1931)

as Self (uncredited)
The Secret Six

The Secret Six (1931)

as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools (1931)

as Police Sergeant
Min and Bill

Min and Bill (1930)

as Bill
A Lady's Morals

A Lady's Morals (1930)

as P.T. Barnum
Way for a Sailor

Way for a Sailor (1930)

as Tripod
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid (1930)

as Pat Garrett
The Big House

The Big House (1930)

as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
The River of Romance

The River of Romance (1929)

as General Orlando Jackson
Stairs of Sand

Stairs of Sand (1929)

as Lacey
Chinatown Nights

Chinatown Nights (1929)

as Chuck Riley
Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life (1928)

as Oklahoma Red
The Big Killing

The Big Killing (1928)

as Powderhorn Pete
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime (1928)

as Detective Mike Doolan
Wife Savers

Wife Savers (1928)

as Louis Hosenozzle
Two Flaming Youths

Two Flaming Youths (1927)

as Beery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
Now We're in the Air

Now We're in the Air (1927)

as Wally
Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child (1927)

as Elmer
Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat (1927)

as Casey
Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides (1926)

as Bos'n
We're in the Navy Now

We're in the Navy Now (1926)

as 'Knockout' Hansen
Volcano

Volcano (1926)

as Quembo
Behind the Front

Behind the Front (1926)

as Riff Swanson
The Pony Express

The Pony Express (1925)

as Rhode Island Red
The Wanderer

The Wanderer (1925)

as Pharis
Rugged Water

Rugged Water (1925)

as Capt. Bartlett
In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love (1925)

as Glavis
Adventure

Adventure (1925)

as Morgan
The Night Club

The Night Club (1925)

as José
Coming Through

Coming Through (1925)

as Joe Lawler
The Great Divide

The Great Divide (1925)

as Dutch
The Lost World

The Lost World (1925)

as Prof. Challenger
The Devil's Cargo

The Devil's Cargo (1925)

as Ben
Let Women Alone

Let Women Alone (1925)

as Cap Bullwinkle
So Big

So Big (1924)

as Klaus Poole
Madonna of the Streets

Madonna of the Streets (1924)

as Bill Smythe
Dynamite Smith

Dynamite Smith (1924)

as 'Slugger' Rourke
The Red Lily

The Red Lily (1924)

as Bo-Bo
Another Man's Wife

Another Man's Wife (1924)

as Captain Wolf
The Signal Tower

The Signal Tower (1924)

as Joe Standish
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk (1924)

as Capt. Jasper Leigh
Unseen Hands

Unseen Hands (1924)

as Jean Scholast
White Tiger

White Tiger (1923)

as Count Donelli / Hawkes
The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy (1923)

as Gregor Karlov
Richard the Lion-Hearted

Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923)

as King Richard
The Eternal Struggle

The Eternal Struggle (1923)

as Barode Dukane
The Spanish Dancer

The Spanish Dancer (1923)

as King Philip IV
Three Ages

Three Ages (1923)

as The Villain
Drifting

Drifting (1923)

as Jules Repin
Ashes of Vengeance

Ashes of Vengeance (1923)

as Duc de Tours
Bavu

Bavu (1923)

as Felix Bavu
Stormswept

Stormswept (1923)

as William McCabe
The Flame of Life

The Flame of Life (1923)

as Don Lowrie
Only a Shop Girl

Only a Shop Girl (1922)

as Jim Brennan
A Blind Bargain

A Blind Bargain (1922)

as Beast Man (uncredited)
Robin Hood

Robin Hood (1922)

as Richard the Lion-Hearted
Trouble

Trouble (1922)

as Ed Lee, the Plumber
Alias Julius Caesar

Alias Julius Caesar (1922)

Hurricane's Gal

Hurricane's Gal (1922)

as Chris Borg
I Am the Law

I Am the Law (1922)

as Fu Chang
My Wife's Relations

My Wife's Relations (1922)

as Photographer (uncredited)
The Man from Hell's River

The Man from Hell's River (1922)

as Gaspard, The Wolf
The Sagebrush Trail

The Sagebrush Trail (1922)

as José Fagaro
Wild Honey

Wild Honey (1922)

as Buck Roper
The Rosary

The Rosary (1922)

as Kenwood Wright
The White Mouse

The White Mouse (1921)

as Dr. Lawler
The Last Trail

The Last Trail (1921)

as William Kirk
The Ne'er to Return Road

The Ne'er to Return Road (1921)

as Convict #12896
The Policeman and the Baby

The Policeman and the Baby (1921)

as The Crook
The Golden Snare

The Golden Snare (1921)

as Bram Johnson
The Northern Trail

The Northern Trail (1921)

as Otto Franke
A Tale of Two Worlds

A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)

as Ling Jo
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

as Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
No Image

Patsy (1921)

as Gustave Ludermann
No Image

Sleeping Acres (1921)

The Rookie's Return

The Rookie's Return (1920)

as François Dupont
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans (1920)

as Magua
813

813 (1920)

as Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
The Round-Up

The Round-Up (1920)

as Buck McKee
The Mollycoddle

The Mollycoddle (1920)

as Henry von Holkar
The Virgin of Stamboul

The Virgin of Stamboul (1920)

as Sheik Achmet Hamid
The Lone Wolf's Daughter

The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919)

as Undetermined role (uncredited)
Behind the Door

Behind the Door (1919)

as Lt. Brandt
Victory

Victory (1919)

as August Schomberg
Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune (1919)

as Mendoza
The Life Line

The Life Line (1919)

as Bos
The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar (1919)

as Coast-to-Coast Taylor
The Unpardonable Sin

The Unpardonable Sin (1919)

as Col. Klemm
No Image

A Beach Nut (1919)

No Image

Only a Janitor (1919)

Johanna Enlists

Johanna Enlists (1918)

as Col. Fanner
That Night

That Night (1917)

as The Cafe Proprietor
Are Waitresses Safe?

Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)

as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Bedroom Blunder

A Bedroom Blunder (1917)

as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
A Clever Dummy

A Clever Dummy (1917)

as Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
The Little American

The Little American (1917)

as German Soldier (uncredited)
Cactus Nell

Cactus Nell (1917)

as A Polished Gent
Teddy at the Throttle

Teddy at the Throttle (1917)

as Henry Black
Maggie's First False Step

Maggie's First False Step (1917)

as The Villain
Patria

Patria (1917)

as Pancho Villa
No Image

Bombs and Banknotes (1917)

as Janitor
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A Capable Lady Cook (1916)

as Sweedie
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Sweedie, the Janitor (1916)

as Sweedie - the Janitor
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Just a Few Little Things (1916)

as Fred
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The Janitor (1916)

as John - the Hotel Janitor
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Hearts and Sparks (1916)

as Minor Role
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A Dash of Courage (1916)

as The Police Chief
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The Fable of the Roistering Blades (1915)

as Milt
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The Broken Pledge (1915)

as Percy
Sweedie's Finish

Sweedie's Finish (1915)

as Sweedie
The Slim Princess

The Slim Princess (1915)

as Popova
Sweedie's Hero

Sweedie's Hero (1915)

as Sweedie
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Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915)

as Sweedie
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Done in Wax (1915)

as The Hobo
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The Bouquet (1915)

as Sweedie
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Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915)

as Sweedie
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Love and Trouble (1915)

as Sweedie
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Father's New Maid (1915)

as Jack / Sweedie
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Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915)

as Sweedie
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Ain't It the Truth? (1915)

as Harold Wallington
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A Pound for a Pound (1915)

as Buck Gibson
The Victor

The Victor (1915)

as Mr. Justwed
Sweedie Goes to College

Sweedie Goes to College (1915)

as Sweedie
The New Teacher

The New Teacher (1915)

as Sweedie - the New Teacher
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten

Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915)

as Fred
Sweedie and Her Dog

Sweedie and Her Dog (1915)

as Sweedie
Sweedie's Suicide

Sweedie's Suicide (1915)

as Sweedie
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present

Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915)

as Sweedie
Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind

Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind (1914)

as The Lover
Sweedie Collects for Charity

Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914)

as Sweedie
Their Cheap Vacation

Their Cheap Vacation (1914)

as Mr. Newlywed
Madame Double X

Madame Double X (1914)

as Madame Double X
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify

The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify (1914)

as Homer Splivins
Sweedie and the Hypnotist

Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914)

as Sweedie
A Maid of War

A Maid of War (1914)

as Sweedie
Sweedie at the Fair

Sweedie at the Fair (1914)

as Sweedie
Countess Sweedie

Countess Sweedie (1914)

as Sweedie
Three Boiled Down Fables

Three Boiled Down Fables (1914)

as Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
No Image

The Prevailing Craze (1914)

as Wally
Sweedie the Trouble Maker

Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914)

as Sweedie
The Laundress

The Laundress (1914)

as Sweedie - the Laundress
Rivalry and War

Rivalry and War (1914)

as Krautmeyer
She Landed a Big One

She Landed a Big One (1914)

as Sweedie
Sweedie Learns to Swim

Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914)

as Sweedie
The Fickleness of Sweedie

The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914)

as Sweedie
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Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914)

as Sweedie
Sweedie's Clean-Up

Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914)

as Sweedie
Sweedie's Skate

Sweedie's Skate (1914)

as Sweedie
No Image

The Plum Tree (1914)

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When Knights Were Bold (1914)

as The Earl
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Love and Soda (1914)

as The Plumber
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Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914)

as Sweedie
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Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914)

as Sweedie
No Image

The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth (1914)

as Attorney for Suggs
No Image

Topsy-Turvy Sweedie (1914)

as Sweedie
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The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in (1914)

No Image

In and Out (1914)

as Hans
Money Talks

Money Talks (1914)

as The Cook
The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps

The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps (1914)

as Prof. Bunkum
Sweedie the Swatter

Sweedie the Swatter (1914)

as Sweedie (a Swedish maid)
No Image

The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed (1914)

as The Coming Champion
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Sweedie and the Lord (1914)

as Sweedie
The Epidemic

The Epidemic (1914)

as Texas Tommy
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The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man (1914)

as The Football Hero
The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine

The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine (1914)

as Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
This Is the Life

This Is the Life (1914)

as Hiram Stebbins
Jane

Jane (1914)

as The Doctor
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Actor Finney's Finish (1914)

as Actor James Finney
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Three Little Powders (1914)

as Wallace Williams
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Making Him Over -- For Minnie (1914)

Curing a Husband

Curing a Husband (1914)

as Robert - the Husband
Wrong All Around

Wrong All Around (1914)

as The Plumber
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The Winner (1914)

as Fritz Noodle
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And He Came Back (1914)

as Horatio Algernon Botts
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The Bargain Hunters (1914)

as Mr. Hunter
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A Queer Quarantine (1914)

No Image

Oh, Doctor (1914)

as The Deaf Minister
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Grass County Goes Dry (1914)

as The Constable
The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar

The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar (1914)

as The Cop
Mrs. Manly's Baby

Mrs. Manly's Baby (1914)

as Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
No Image

One-to-Three (1914)

as Willie Brace
Into Society and Out

Into Society and Out (1914)

as First Tramp
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble (1914)

The Hour and the Man

The Hour and the Man (1914)

as A Juror
A Foot of Romance

A Foot of Romance (1914)

as Jim Foley
No Image

The Ups and Downs (1914)

No Image

Cheering a Husband (1914)

At the Old Maid's Call

At the Old Maid's Call (1913)

as Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
Hello, Trouble

Hello, Trouble (1913)

Smithy's Grandma Party

Smithy's Grandma Party (1913)

as Prof. Smithy
Kitty's Knight

Kitty's Knight (1913)

as Mike McManus
The Usual Way

The Usual Way (1913)

as The Dentist
Their Wives' Indiscretion

Their Wives' Indiscretion (1913)

as Mr. Jones
Day by Day

Day by Day (1913)

as Bill the Iceman
No Image

Dad's Insanity (1913)

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A Successful Failure (1913)

as The Uncle
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Love Incognito (1913)

as Secondary Role
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The Right of Way (1913)

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Sweet Revenge (1913)

as Phil Culture
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Mr. Dippy Dipped (1913)

as Undetermined Role
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His Athletic Wife (1913)

as Mr. Strong