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James Noble

Acting Born Mar 5, 1922 Died Mar 28, 2016 Dallas, Texas, USA 56 credits

Biography

James Noble is an American actor. He is the son of a Dallas wholesale coal dealer. Noble attended Southern Methodist University, where he studied drama. He served in the Navy during World War II. After his service, Noble studied at the Actors Studio in New York. He appeared in a stage revival of Pygmalion, where he met his future wife, actress Carolyn Coates. Noble's acting career includes appearances on television soap operas such as As the World Turns and A World Apart, and on Broadway in the production of "1776", which was adapted into the film 1776.

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Known for

Film

Oliver Twist

1948

Peak Practice

as Mr. Naughton
Film

Basquiat

as Judge Nelson Kurland

Father Dowling Mysteries

as Judge Karnes
Film

Chances Are

as Dr. Bailey
Film

Hud

as Raymond Voss
Film

Au Revoir les Enfants

1987

Murder, She Wrote

as Paul Carlisle

The Bill

1984

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Faerie Tale Theatre

as King Rupert III
Film

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Father O'Flanagan

Frequent co-stars

Macka Foley 2 shared titles
Jack Warden 2 shared titles
Richard Dysart 2 shared titles
Robert Guillaume 1 shared title
Inga Swenson 1 shared title
Missy Gold 1 shared title
René Auberjonois 1 shared title
Ethan Phillips 1 shared title
Caroline McWilliams 1 shared title
Didi Conn 1 shared title

Career timeline

Fake
Beech is Back
They Bite
Bang
Peak Practice
Born Kicking
Law & OrderArchie: To Riverdale and Back Again
Father Dowling MysteriesChances AreThe Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
A Tiger's TaleFirst ImpressionsParamedics
You Talkin' to Me?Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered MadamThe Day My Kid Went PunkDeadly Deception
Perfect StrangersWhen the Bough Breaks
Night of 100 Stars IICinderella
Murder, She WroteThe Bill
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingThe Woman Who Willed a MiracleDempsey
Faerie Tale TheatreAirplane II: The SequelThis Is Kate Bennett...
Baby Comes Home
Benson10Being ThereHart to HartPromises in the Dark
Summer of My German SoldierLovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIBreaking Up
The Love BoatThe Love BoatThe Andros Targets
The Adams ChroniclesDeath PlayDragonfly
Starsky & Hutch
Who?
ABC Afterschool Special1776
The Sporting ClubBeen Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
McCloudA World Apart
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
The Doctors
The Defenders

Full filmography

  • Fake (2011) as Mr. Rousseau
  • Beech is Back (2001)
  • They Bite (1996) as Scientist #1
  • Bang (1995) as Rooftop Dealer
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Mr. Naughton
  • Born Kicking (1992) as Hudson
  • Law & Order (1990) as Judge Nelson Kurland
  • Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990) as Mr. Hyrum Lodge
  • Father Dowling Mysteries (1989) as Judge Karnes
  • Chances Are (1989) as Dr. Bailey
  • The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places (1989) as Dr. Gilmore Blount
  • A Tiger's Tale (1988) as Sinclair
  • First Impressions (1988) as Raymond Voss
  • Paramedics (1988) as Chief Wilkins
  • You Talkin' to Me? (1987) as Peter Archer
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987) as Leonard Weeks
  • The Day My Kid Went Punk (1987) as Max Smiley
  • Deadly Deception (1987) as Ed Shoat
  • Perfect Strangers (1986)
  • When the Bough Breaks (1986) as Dr. Warren Towle
  • Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
  • Cinderella (1985) as King Rupert III
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Paul Carlisle
  • The Bill (1984)
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
  • The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983) as Dr. Edwards
  • Dempsey (1983) as Gavin McNab
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as King Rupert III
  • Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) as Father O'Flanagan
  • This Is Kate Bennett... (1982) as Tom Fairmont
  • Baby Comes Home (1980) as Dr. Elliott Olsen
  • Benson (1979) as Eugene Gatling
  • 10 (1979) as Dr. Miles
  • Being There (1979) as Kaufman
  • Hart to Hart (1979) as Dr. Metz
  • Promises in the Dark (1979) as Dr. Blankenship
  • Summer of My German Soldier (1978) as Pierce
  • Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978) as Ed
  • Breaking Up (1978) as Haberle
  • The Love Boat (1977)
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Martin Corell
  • The Andros Targets (1977) as Tierney
  • The Adams Chronicles (1976) as Jonathan Sewall
  • Death Play (1976) as Norman
  • Dragonfly (1976) as Dr. Lee
  • Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Treasury Agent Kendall
  • Who? (1974) as General Deptford
  • ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Max Smiley
  • 1776 (1972) as Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
  • The Sporting Club (1971) as Canon Pritchard
  • Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (1971) as Father Pettis
  • McCloud (1970)
  • A World Apart (1970)
  • What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) as Board Member
  • The Doctors (1963) as Dr. Bill Winters
  • The Defenders (1961) as Ron Mayberry