Noah beery actor bio

American actor (1882–1946)

For his son, see Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Nicholas Beery (January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 until his death in 1946.

Noah beery actor bio

He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of prominent character actor Noah Beery Jr. He was billed as either Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr. depending upon the film.

Early life

Noah Nicholas Beery was born on a farm in Clay County, Missouri, not far from Smithville.^[1] The Beery family left the farm in the 1890s and moved to nearby Kansas City, Missouri, where the father was employed as a police officer.

While still a young boy Beery got his first exposure to theatre, and at the same time showed budding entrepreneurship by selling lemon drops at the Gillis Theater in Kansas City.^[2]

Beery's deep, rich voice in his early teens led several actors at the Gillis Theater to encourage him to take si