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Wallace Beery

Acting Born Mar 31, 1885 Died Apr 15, 1949 Clay County, Missouri, USA 280 credits

Biography

Wallace Beery works in acting. Born March 31, 1885 in Clay County, Missouri, USA. Died April 15, 1949. Archytele lists 280 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Career timeline

Away with Words
The Image Book
Judy Garland: By MyselfChecking Out: Grand Hotel
Complicated Women
The Our Gang Story
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
That's Entertainment!
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Brasileiros em Hollywood
The Big Parade of Comedy
When Comedy Was King
MGM ParadeMGM Parade
Big Jack
A Date with JudyAlias a Gentleman
The Mighty McGurk
Bad Bascomb
This Man's Navy
Twenty Years AfterBarbary Coast GentRationing
Salute to the Marines
The Bugle SoundsJackass Mail
Barnacle BillThe Bad Man
Hollywood: Style Center of the World20 Mule TeamA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundWyomingThe Man from Dakota
From the Ends of the EarthLand of LibertyStand Up and FightSergeant MaddenThunder Afloat
Port of Seven SeasStablemates
Slave ShipThe Bad Man of BrimstoneThe Good Old Soak
A Message to GarciaOld Hutch
China SeasWest Point of the AirAh, Wilderness!O'Shaughnessy's Boy

Full filmography

  • Away with Words (2026) as Wallace Beery
  • The Image Book (2018) as (archive footage)
  • Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) as Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
  • Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004) as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
  • Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Our Gang Story (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
  • Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982) as Self (archive footage)
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
  • Brasileiros em Hollywood (1970) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Terry (archive footage)
  • When Comedy Was King (1960) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • MGM Parade (1955) as Champ in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
  • MGM Parade (1955) as Self
  • Big Jack (1949) as Big Jack Horner
  • A Date with Judy (1948) as Melvin R. Foster
  • Alias a Gentleman (1948) as Jim Breedin
  • The Mighty McGurk (1947) as Roy 'Slag' McGurk
  • Bad Bascomb (1946) as Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
  • This Man's Navy (1945) as Ned Trumpet
  • Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
  • Barbary Coast Gent (1944) as Honest Plush Brannon
  • Rationing (1944) as Ben Barton
  • Salute to the Marines (1943) as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
  • The Bugle Sounds (1942) as Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
  • Jackass Mail (1942) as Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot
  • Barnacle Bill (1941) as Bill Johansen
  • The Bad Man (1941) as Pancho Lopez
  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) as Self
  • 20 Mule Team (1940) as Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) as Self
  • Wyoming (1940) as 'Reb' Harkness
  • The Man from Dakota (1940) as "Bar" Barstow
  • From the Ends of the Earth (1939) as Self
  • Land of Liberty (1939) as (archive footage)
  • Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Captain Boss Starkey
  • Sergeant Madden (1939) as Sgt. Shaun Madden
  • Thunder Afloat (1939) as John Thorson
  • Port of Seven Seas (1938) as Cesar
  • Stablemates (1938) as Thomas Terry
  • Slave Ship (1937) as Jack Thompson
  • The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as 'Trigger' Bill
  • The Good Old Soak (1937) as Clem Hawley
  • A Message to Garcia (1936) as Sgt. Dory
  • Old Hutch (1936) as "Hutch" Hutchins
  • China Seas (1935) as Jamesy MacArdle
  • West Point of the Air (1935) as Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
  • Ah, Wilderness! (1935) as Uncle Sid
  • O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935) as Michael O'Shaughnessy
  • Treasure Island (1934) as Long John Silver
  • Viva Villa! (1934) as Pancho Villa
  • The Mighty Barnum (1934) as Phineas T. Barnum
  • Dinner at Eight (1933) as Dan Packard
  • The Bowery (1933) as Chuck Connors
  • Tugboat Annie (1933) as Terry (Husband)
  • Going Hollywood (1933) as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
  • Grand Hotel (1932) as General Director Preysing
  • Flesh (1932) as Polakai
  • Hell Divers (1932) as "Windy" Riker
  • The Champ (1931) as Andy 'Champ' Purcell
  • The Stolen Jools (1931) as Police Sergeant
  • We’re Switching to Hollywood (1931) as Self (uncredited)
  • The Christmas Party (1931) as Himself (uncredited)
  • The Secret Six (1931) as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
  • The Big House (1930) as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
  • Billy the Kid (1930) as Pat Garrett
  • Min and Bill (1930) as Bill
  • Way for a Sailor (1930) as Tripod
  • A Lady's Morals (1930) as P.T. Barnum
  • The River of Romance (1929) as General Orlando Jackson
  • Chinatown Nights (1929) as Chuck Riley
  • Stairs of Sand (1929) as Lacey
  • Wife Savers (1928) as Louis Hozenozzle
  • Beggars of Life (1928) as Oklahoma Red
  • Partners in Crime (1928) as Mike Doolan, The Detective
  • The Big Killing (1928) as Powderhorn Pete
  • Two Flaming Youths (1927) as Beery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
  • Now We're in the Air (1927) as Wally
  • Fireman, Save My Child (1927) as Elmer
  • Casey at the Bat (1927) as Casey
  • Old Ironsides (1926) as Bos'n
  • We're in the Navy Now (1926) as 'Knockout' Hansen
  • Behind the Front (1926) as Riff Swanson
  • Volcano (1926) as Quembo
  • The Lost World (1925) as Prof. Challenger
  • In the Name of Love (1925) as Glavis
  • The Pony Express (1925) as Rhode Island Red
  • Let Women Alone (1925) as Cap Bullwinkle
  • The Great Divide (1925) as Dutch
  • The Wanderer (1925) as Pharis
  • The Devil's Cargo (1925) as Ben
  • Adventure (1925) as Morgan
  • Rugged Water (1925) as Capt. Bartlett
  • Coming Through (1925) as Joe Lawler
  • The Night Club (1925) as José
  • The Red Lily (1924) as Bo-Bo
  • The Sea Hawk (1924) as Capt. Jasper Leigh
  • Madonna of the Streets (1924) as Bill Smythe
  • The Signal Tower (1924) as Joe Standish
  • Dynamite Smith (1924) as 'Slugger' Rourke
  • Another Man's Wife (1924) as Captain Wolf
  • So Big (1924) as Klaus Poole
  • Unseen Hands (1924) as Jean Scholast
  • Stormswept (1923) as William McCabe
  • Drifting (1923) as Jules Repin
  • Three Ages (1923) as The Villain
  • White Tiger (1923) as Count Donelli / Hawkes
  • The Spanish Dancer (1923) as King Philip IV
  • Ashes of Vengeance (1923) as Duc de Tours
  • The Eternal Struggle (1923) as Barode Dukane
  • Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923) as King Richard
  • Bavu (1923) as Felix Bavu
  • The Drums of Jeopardy (1923) as Gregor Karlov
  • The Flame of Life (1923) as Don Lowrie
  • The Sagebrush Trail (1922) as José Fagaro
  • Robin Hood (1922) as Richard the Lion-Hearted
  • My Wife's Relations (1922) as Photographer (uncredited)
  • Alias Julius Caesar (1922)
  • Trouble (1922) as Ed Lee, the Plumber
  • I Am the Law (1922) as Fu Chang
  • The Rosary (1922) as Kenwood Wright
  • The Man from Hell's River (1922) as Gaspard, The Wolf
  • A Blind Bargain (1922) as Beast Man (uncredited)
  • Wild Honey (1922) as Buck Roper
  • Hurricane's Gal (1922) as Chris Borg
  • Only a Shop Girl (1922) as Jim Brennan
  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) as Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
  • Patsy (1921) as Gustave Ludermann
  • Sleeping Acres (1921)
  • The White Mouse (1921) as Dr. Lawler
  • The Policeman and the Baby (1921) as The Crook
  • The Golden Snare (1921) as Bram Johnson
  • The Northern Trail (1921) as Otto Franke
  • A Tale of Two Worlds (1921) as Ling Jo
  • The Last Trail (1921) as William Kirk
  • The Ne'er to Return Road (1921) as Convict #12896
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1920) as Magua
  • The Round-Up (1920) as Buck McKee
  • The Mollycoddle (1920) as Henry von Holkar
  • The Virgin of Stamboul (1920) as Sheik Achmet Hamid
  • The Rookie's Return (1920) as François Dupont
  • 813 (1920) as Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
  • Victory (1919) as August Schomberg
  • The Unpardonable Sin (1919) as Col. Klemm
  • The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1919) as Undetermined role (uncredited)
  • A Beach Nut (1919)
  • A Beach Nut (1919) Scenario Writer
  • A Beach Nut (1919) Director
  • Behind the Door (1919) as Lt. Brandt
  • The Life Line (1919) as Bos
  • The Love Burglar (1919) as Coast-to-Coast Taylor
  • Soldiers of Fortune (1919) as Mendoza
  • Only a Janitor (1919)
  • Only a Janitor (1919) Director
  • Johanna Enlists (1918) as Col. Fanner
  • A Bedroom Blunder (1917) as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
  • Teddy at the Throttle (1917) as Henry Black
  • The Little American (1917) as German Soldier (uncredited)
  • Bombs and Banknotes (1917) as Janitor
  • Bombs and Banknotes (1917) Director
  • That Night (1917) as The Cafe Proprietor
  • Patria (1917) as Pancho Villa
  • Maggie's First False Step (1917) as The Villain
  • Cactus Nell (1917) as A Polished Gent
  • A Clever Dummy (1917) as Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
  • Are Waitresses Safe? (1917) as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • A Capable Lady Cook (1916) as Sweedie
  • A Capable Lady Cook (1916) Director
  • The Janitor (1916) as John - the Hotel Janitor
  • The Janitor (1916) Director
  • The Janitor (1916) Writer
  • Just a Few Little Things (1916) as Fred
  • Just a Few Little Things (1916) Director
  • Just a Few Little Things (1916) Scenario Writer
  • Sweedie, the Janitor (1916) as Sweedie - the Janitor
  • Sweedie, the Janitor (1916) Story
  • Sweedie, the Janitor (1916) Director
  • A Dash of Courage (1916) as The Police Chief
  • Hearts and Sparks (1916) as Minor Role
  • The Slim Princess (1915) as Popova
  • Sweedie's Finish (1915) as Sweedie
  • The Fable of the Roistering Blades (1915) as Milt
  • The New Teacher (1915) as Sweedie - the New Teacher
  • Snakeville’s Champion (1915) Director
  • Sweedie Goes to College (1915) as Sweedie
  • Sweedie's Hero (1915) as Sweedie
  • Sweedie in Vaudeville (1915) as Sweedie
  • Love and Trouble (1915) as Sweedie
  • A Pound for a Pound (1915) as Buck Gibson
  • Two Hearts That Beat as Ten (1915) as Fred
  • Sweedie Learns to Ride (1915) as Sweedie
  • Ain't It the Truth? (1915) as Harold Wallington
  • The Victor (1915) as Mr. Justwed
  • Sweedie and the Sultan's Present (1915) as Sweedie
  • Sweedie and Her Dog (1915) as Sweedie
  • The Bouquet (1915) as Sweedie
  • Sweedie's Hopeless Love (1915) as Sweedie
  • Done in Wax (1915) as The Hobo
  • Father's New Maid (1915) as Jack / Sweedie
  • The Broken Pledge (1915) as Percy
  • Sweedie's Suicide (1915) as Sweedie
  • Jane (1914) as The Doctor
  • Money Talks (1914) as The Cook
  • The Winner (1914) as Fritz Noodle
  • Oh, Doctor (1914) as The Deaf Minister
  • Actor Finney's Finish (1914) as Actor James Finney
  • The Prevailing Craze (1914) as Wally
  • The Plum Tree (1914)
  • One-to-Three (1914) as Willie Brace
  • Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914) as Sweedie
  • Into Society and Out (1914) as First Tramp
  • Love and Soda (1914) as The Plumber
  • Curing a Husband (1914) as Robert - the Husband
  • Three Little Powders (1914) as Wallace Williams
  • A Foot of Romance (1914) as Jim Foley
  • Sweedie the Swatter (1914) as Sweedie (a Swedish maid)
  • Wrong All Around (1914) as The Plumber
  • Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Ups and Downs (1914)
  • And He Came Back (1914) as Horatio Algernon Botts
  • In and Out (1914) as Hans
  • Sweedie and the Double Exposure (1914) as Sweedie
  • Sweedie and the Lord (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine (1914) as Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
  • The Laundress (1914) as Sweedie - the Laundress
  • The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth (1914) as Attorney for Suggs
  • She Landed a Big One (1914) as Sweedie
  • She Landed a Big One (1914) Director
  • Grass County Goes Dry (1914) as The Constable
  • Sweedie's Clean-Up (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Hour and the Man (1914) as A Juror
  • Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind (1914) as The Lover
  • Sweedie's Skate (1914) as Sweedie
  • Topsy-Turvy Sweedie (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man (1914) as The Football Hero
  • The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar (1914) as The Cop
  • Countess Sweedie (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Epidemic (1914) as Texas Tommy
  • Sweedie and the Hypnotist (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps (1914) as Prof. Bunkum
  • A Maid of War (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify (1914) as Homer Splivins
  • Making Him Over -- For Minnie (1914)
  • Three Boiled Down Fables (1914) as Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
  • Sweedie the Trouble Maker (1914) as Sweedie
  • Cheering a Husband (1914)
  • Looking for Trouble (1914)
  • Madame Double X (1914) as Madame Double X
  • Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914) as Sweedie
  • This Is the Life (1914) as Hiram Stebbins
  • Sweedie at the Fair (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in (1914)
  • The Fickleness of Sweedie (1914) as Sweedie
  • Mrs. Manly's Baby (1914) as Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
  • Sweedie Springs a Surprise (1914) as Sweedie
  • The Bargain Hunters (1914) as Mr. Hunter
  • Rivalry and War (1914) as Krautmeyer
  • Rivalry and War (1914) Director
  • The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed (1914) as The Coming Champion
  • A Queer Quarantine (1914)
  • Their Cheap Vacation (1914) as Mr. Newlywed
  • When Knights Were Bold (1914) as The Earl
  • Hello, Trouble (1913)
  • Sweet Revenge (1913) as Phil Culture
  • Mr. Dippy Dipped (1913) as Undetermined Role
  • At the Old Maid's Call (1913) as Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
  • A Successful Failure (1913) as The Uncle
  • Their Wives' Indiscretion (1913) as Mr. Jones
  • Love Incognito (1913) as Secondary Role
  • The Usual Way (1913) as The Dentist
  • Day by Day (1913) as Bill the Iceman
  • His Athletic Wife (1913) as Mr. Strong
  • Kitty's Knight (1913) as Mike McManus
  • Kitty's Knight (1913) Director
  • Dad's Insanity (1913)
  • The Right of Way (1913)
  • Smithy's Grandma Party (1913) as Prof. Smithy