Wallace Beery

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.

Known For

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Grand Hotel

The Lost World

That's Entertainment!

Dinner at Eight

Treasure Island

All Movies (263)

• Away with Words2026 · as Wallace Beery
• The Image Book2018 · as (archive footage)
• Judy Garland: By Myself2004 · as Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
• Checking Out: Grand Hotel2004 · as Self / Various roles (archive footage)
• Complicated Women2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Our Gang Story1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• Going Hollywood: The '30s1984 · as (archive footage)
• Showbiz Ballyhoo1982 · 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 Vidor1973 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brasileiros em Hollywood1970 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Terry (archive footage)
• When Comedy Was King1960 · as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage)
• Big Jack1949 · as Big Jack Horner
• A Date with Judy1948 · as Melvin R. Foster
• Alias a Gentleman1948 · as Jim Breedin
• The Mighty McGurk1947 · as Roy 'Slag' McGurk
• Bad Bascomb1946 · as Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
• This Man's Navy1945 · as Ned Trumpet
• Barbary Coast Gent1944 · as Honest Plush Brannon
• Rationing1944 · as Ben Barton
• Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
• Salute to the Marines1943 · as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
• Jackass Mail1942 · as Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot
• The Bugle Sounds1942 · as Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
• Barnacle Bill1941 · as Bill Johansen
• The Bad Man1941 · as Pancho Lopez
• A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · as Self
• Wyoming1940 · as 'Reb' Harkness
• Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940 · as Self
• 20 Mule Team1940 · as Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
• The Man from Dakota1940 · as "Bar" Barstow
• Thunder Afloat1939 · as John Thorson
• Land of Liberty1939 · as (archive footage)
• From the Ends of the Earth1939 · as Self
• Sergeant Madden1939 · as Sgt. Shaun Madden
• Stand Up and Fight1939 · as Captain Boss Starkey
• Stablemates1938 · as Thomas Terry
• Port of Seven Seas1938 · as Cesar
• The Bad Man of Brimstone1937 · as 'Trigger' Bill
• Slave Ship1937 · as Jack Thompson
• The Good Old Soak1937 · as Clem Hawley
• Old Hutch1936 · as "Hutch" Hutchins
• A Message to Garcia1936 · as Sgt. Dory
• Ah, Wilderness!1935 · as Uncle Sid
• O'Shaughnessy's Boy1935 · as Michael O'Shaughnessy
• China Seas1935 · as Jamesy MacArdle
• West Point of the Air1935 · as Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
• The Mighty Barnum1934 · as Phineas T. Barnum
• Treasure Island1934 · as Long John Silver
• Viva Villa!1934 · as Pancho Villa
• Dinner at Eight1933 · as Dan Packard
• Going Hollywood1933 · as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
• The Bowery1933 · as Chuck Connors
• Tugboat Annie1933 · as Terry (Husband)
• Flesh1932 · as Polakai
• Grand Hotel1932 · as General Director Preysing
• Hell Divers1932 · as "Windy" Riker
• The Christmas Party1931 · as Himself (uncredited)
• The Champ1931 · as Andy 'Champ' Purcell
• We’re Switching to Hollywood1931 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Secret Six1931 · as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
• The Stolen Jools1931 · as Police Sergeant
• Min and Bill1930 · as Bill
• A Lady's Morals1930 · as P.T. Barnum
• Way for a Sailor1930 · as Tripod
• Billy the Kid1930 · as Pat Garrett
• The Big House1930 · as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
• The River of Romance1929 · as General Orlando Jackson
• Stairs of Sand1929 · as Lacey
• Chinatown Nights1929 · as Chuck Riley
• Beggars of Life1928 · as Oklahoma Red
• The Big Killing1928 · as Powderhorn Pete
• Partners in Crime1928 · as Mike Doolan, The Detective
• Wife Savers1928 · as Louis Hozenozzle
• Two Flaming Youths1927 · as Beery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
• Now We're in the Air1927 · as Wally
• Fireman, Save My Child1927 · as Elmer
• Casey at the Bat1927 · as Casey
• Old Ironsides1926 · as Bos'n
• We're in the Navy Now1926 · as 'Knockout' Hansen
• Volcano1926 · as Quembo
• Behind the Front1926 · as Riff Swanson
• The Pony Express1925 · as Rhode Island Red
• The Wanderer1925 · as Pharis
• Rugged Water1925 · as Capt. Bartlett
• In the Name of Love1925 · as Glavis
• Adventure1925 · as Morgan
• The Night Club1925 · as José
• Coming Through1925 · as Joe Lawler
• The Great Divide1925 · as Dutch
• The Lost World1925 · as Prof. Challenger
• The Devil's Cargo1925 · as Ben
• Let Women Alone1925 · as Cap Bullwinkle
• So Big1924 · as Klaus Poole
• Madonna of the Streets1924 · as Bill Smythe
• Dynamite Smith1924 · as 'Slugger' Rourke
• The Red Lily1924 · as Bo-Bo
• Another Man's Wife1924 · as Captain Wolf
• The Signal Tower1924 · as Joe Standish
• The Sea Hawk1924 · as Capt. Jasper Leigh
• Unseen Hands1924 · as Jean Scholast
• White Tiger1923 · as Count Donelli / Hawkes
• The Drums of Jeopardy1923 · as Gregor Karlov
• Richard the Lion-Hearted1923 · as King Richard
• The Eternal Struggle1923 · as Barode Dukane
• The Spanish Dancer1923 · as King Philip IV
• Three Ages1923 · as The Villain
• Drifting1923 · as Jules Repin
• Ashes of Vengeance1923 · as Duc de Tours
• Bavu1923 · as Felix Bavu
• Stormswept1923 · as William McCabe
• The Flame of Life1923 · as Don Lowrie
• Only a Shop Girl1922 · as Jim Brennan
• A Blind Bargain1922 · as Beast Man (uncredited)
• Robin Hood1922 · as Richard the Lion-Hearted
• Trouble1922 · as Ed Lee, the Plumber
• Alias Julius Caesar1922
• Hurricane's Gal1922 · as Chris Borg
• I Am the Law1922 · as Fu Chang
• My Wife's Relations1922 · as Photographer (uncredited)
• The Man from Hell's River1922 · as Gaspard, The Wolf
• The Sagebrush Trail1922 · as José Fagaro
• Wild Honey1922 · as Buck Roper
• The Rosary1922 · as Kenwood Wright
• The White Mouse1921 · as Dr. Lawler
• The Last Trail1921 · as William Kirk
• The Ne'er to Return Road1921 · as Convict #12896
• The Policeman and the Baby1921 · as The Crook
• The Golden Snare1921 · as Bram Johnson
• The Northern Trail1921 · as Otto Franke
• A Tale of Two Worlds1921 · as Ling Jo
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1921 · as Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
• Patsy1921 · as Gustave Ludermann
• Sleeping Acres1921
• The Rookie's Return1920 · as François Dupont
• The Last of the Mohicans1920 · as Magua
• 8131920 · as Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
• The Round-Up1920 · as Buck McKee
• The Mollycoddle1920 · as Henry von Holkar
• The Virgin of Stamboul1920 · as Sheik Achmet Hamid
• The Lone Wolf's Daughter1919 · as Undetermined role (uncredited)
• Behind the Door1919 · as Lt. Brandt
• Victory1919 · as August Schomberg
• Soldiers of Fortune1919 · as Mendoza
• The Life Line1919 · as Bos
• The Love Burglar1919 · as Coast-to-Coast Taylor
• The Unpardonable Sin1919 · as Col. Klemm
• A Beach Nut1919
• Only a Janitor1919
• Johanna Enlists1918 · as Col. Fanner
• That Night1917 · as The Cafe Proprietor
• Are Waitresses Safe?1917 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• A Bedroom Blunder1917 · as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
• A Clever Dummy1917 · as Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
• The Little American1917 · as German Soldier (uncredited)
• Cactus Nell1917 · as A Polished Gent
• Teddy at the Throttle1917 · as Henry Black
• Maggie's First False Step1917 · as The Villain
• Patria1917 · as Pancho Villa
• Bombs and Banknotes1917 · as Janitor
• A Capable Lady Cook1916 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie, the Janitor1916 · as Sweedie - the Janitor
• Just a Few Little Things1916 · as Fred
• The Janitor1916 · as John - the Hotel Janitor
• Hearts and Sparks1916 · as Minor Role
• A Dash of Courage1916 · as The Police Chief
• The Fable of the Roistering Blades1915 · as Milt
• The Broken Pledge1915 · as Percy
• Sweedie's Finish1915 · as Sweedie
• The Slim Princess1915 · as Popova
• Sweedie's Hero1915 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie in Vaudeville1915 · as Sweedie
• Done in Wax1915 · as The Hobo
• The Bouquet1915 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie Learns to Ride1915 · as Sweedie
• Love and Trouble1915 · as Sweedie
• Father's New Maid1915 · as Jack / Sweedie
• Sweedie's Hopeless Love1915 · as Sweedie
• Ain't It the Truth?1915 · as Harold Wallington
• A Pound for a Pound1915 · as Buck Gibson
• The Victor1915 · as Mr. Justwed
• Sweedie Goes to College1915 · as Sweedie
• The New Teacher1915 · as Sweedie - the New Teacher
• Two Hearts That Beat as Ten1915 · as Fred
• Sweedie and Her Dog1915 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie's Suicide1915 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie and the Sultan's Present1915 · as Sweedie
• Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind1914 · as The Lover
• Sweedie Collects for Charity1914 · as Sweedie
• Their Cheap Vacation1914 · as Mr. Newlywed
• Madame Double X1914 · as Madame Double X
• The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify1914 · as Homer Splivins
• Sweedie and the Hypnotist1914 · as Sweedie
• A Maid of War1914 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie at the Fair1914 · as Sweedie
• Countess Sweedie1914 · as Sweedie
• Three Boiled Down Fables1914 · as Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
• The Prevailing Craze1914 · as Wally
• Sweedie the Trouble Maker1914 · as Sweedie
• The Laundress1914 · as Sweedie - the Laundress
• Rivalry and War1914 · as Krautmeyer
• She Landed a Big One1914 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie Learns to Swim1914 · as Sweedie
• The Fickleness of Sweedie1914 · as Sweedie
• Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie1914 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie's Clean-Up1914 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie's Skate1914 · as Sweedie
• The Plum Tree1914
• When Knights Were Bold1914 · as The Earl
• Love and Soda1914 · as The Plumber
• Sweedie Springs a Surprise1914 · as Sweedie
• Sweedie and the Double Exposure1914 · as Sweedie
• The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth1914 · as Attorney for Suggs
• Topsy-Turvy Sweedie1914 · as Sweedie
• The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in1914
• In and Out1914 · as Hans
• Money Talks1914 · as The Cook
• The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps1914 · as Prof. Bunkum
• Sweedie the Swatter1914 · as Sweedie (a Swedish maid)
• The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed1914 · as The Coming Champion
• Sweedie and the Lord1914 · as Sweedie
• The Epidemic1914 · as Texas Tommy
• The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man1914 · as The Football Hero
• The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine1914 · as Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
• This Is the Life1914 · as Hiram Stebbins
• Jane1914 · as The Doctor
• Actor Finney's Finish1914 · as Actor James Finney
• Three Little Powders1914 · as Wallace Williams
• Making Him Over -- For Minnie1914
• Curing a Husband1914 · as Robert - the Husband
• Wrong All Around1914 · as The Plumber
• The Winner1914 · as Fritz Noodle
• And He Came Back1914 · as Horatio Algernon Botts
• The Bargain Hunters1914 · as Mr. Hunter
• A Queer Quarantine1914
• Oh, Doctor1914 · as The Deaf Minister
• Grass County Goes Dry1914 · as The Constable
• The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar1914 · as The Cop
• Mrs. Manly's Baby1914 · as Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
• One-to-Three1914 · as Willie Brace
• Into Society and Out1914 · as First Tramp
• Looking for Trouble1914
• The Hour and the Man1914 · as A Juror
• A Foot of Romance1914 · as Jim Foley
• The Ups and Downs1914
• Cheering a Husband1914
• At the Old Maid's Call1913 · as Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
• Hello, Trouble1913
• Smithy's Grandma Party1913 · as Prof. Smithy
• Kitty's Knight1913 · as Mike McManus
• The Usual Way1913 · as The Dentist
• Their Wives' Indiscretion1913 · as Mr. Jones
• Day by Day1913 · as Bill the Iceman
• Dad's Insanity1913
• A Successful Failure1913 · as The Uncle
• Love Incognito1913 · as Secondary Role
• The Right of Way1913
• Sweet Revenge1913 · as Phil Culture
• Mr. Dippy Dipped1913 · as Undetermined Role
• His Athletic Wife1913 · as Mr. Strong

All TV Shows (2)

• MGM Parade1955 · as Champ in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
• MGM Parade1955 · as Self