Wallace Beery
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1885
- Died
- April 15, 1949
- Birthplace
- Clay County, Missouri, USA
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.
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
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)
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
Barbary Coast Gent 1944
as Honest Plush Brannon
Rationing 1944
as Ben Barton
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Salute to the Marines 1943
as Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
Jackass Mail 1942
as Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot
The Bugle Sounds 1942
as Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
Barnacle Bill 1941
as Bill Johansen
The Bad Man 1941
as Pancho Lopez
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
Wyoming 1940
as 'Reb' Harkness
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
as Self
20 Mule Team 1940
as Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
The Man from Dakota 1940
as "Bar" Barstow
Thunder Afloat 1939
as John Thorson
Land of Liberty 1939
as (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth 1939
as Self
Sergeant Madden 1939
as Sgt. Shaun Madden
Stand Up and Fight 1939
as Captain Boss Starkey
Stablemates 1938
as Thomas Terry
Port of Seven Seas 1938
as Cesar
The Bad Man of Brimstone 1937
as 'Trigger' Bill
Slave Ship 1937
as Jack Thompson
The Good Old Soak 1937
as Clem Hawley
Old Hutch 1936
as "Hutch" Hutchins
A Message to Garcia 1936
as Sgt. Dory
Ah, Wilderness! 1935
as Uncle Sid
O'Shaughnessy's Boy 1935
as Michael O'Shaughnessy
China Seas 1935
as Jamesy MacArdle
West Point of the Air 1935
as Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
The Mighty Barnum 1934
as Phineas T. Barnum
Treasure Island 1934
as Long John Silver
Viva Villa! 1934
as Pancho Villa
Going Hollywood 1933
as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight 1933
as Dan Packard
The Bowery 1933
as Chuck Connors
Tugboat Annie 1933
as Terry (Husband)
Flesh 1932
as Polakai
Grand Hotel 1932
as General Director Preysing
Hell Divers 1932
as "Windy" Riker
The Christmas Party 1931
as Himself (uncredited)
The Champ 1931
as Andy 'Champ' Purcell
We’re Switching to Hollywood 1931
as Self (uncredited)
The Secret Six 1931
as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
The Stolen Jools 1931
as Police Sergeant
Min and Bill 1930
as Bill
A Lady's Morals 1930
as P.T. Barnum
Way for a Sailor 1930
as Tripod
Billy the Kid 1930
as Pat Garrett
The Big House 1930
as Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
The River of Romance 1929
as General Orlando Jackson
Stairs of Sand 1929
as Lacey
Chinatown Nights 1929
as Chuck Riley
Beggars of Life 1928
as Oklahoma Red
The Big Killing 1928
as Powderhorn Pete
Partners in Crime 1928
as Mike Doolan, The Detective
Wife Savers 1928
as Louis Hozenozzle
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
Volcano 1926
as Quembo
Behind the Front 1926
as Riff Swanson
The Pony Express 1925
as Rhode Island Red
The Wanderer 1925
as Pharis
Rugged Water 1925
as Capt. Bartlett
In the Name of Love 1925
as Glavis
The Night Club 1925
as José
Adventure 1925
as Morgan
Coming Through 1925
as Joe Lawler
The Great Divide 1925
as Dutch
The Devil's Cargo 1925
as Ben
The Lost World 1925
as Prof. Challenger
Let Women Alone 1925
as Cap Bullwinkle
So Big 1924
as Klaus Poole
Madonna of the Streets 1924
as Bill Smythe
Dynamite Smith 1924
as 'Slugger' Rourke
The Red Lily 1924
as Bo-Bo
Another Man's Wife 1924
as Captain Wolf
The Signal Tower 1924
as Joe Standish
The Sea Hawk 1924
as Capt. Jasper Leigh
Unseen Hands 1924
as Jean Scholast
White Tiger 1923
as Count Donelli / Hawkes
The Drums of Jeopardy 1923
as Gregor Karlov
Richard the Lion-Hearted 1923
as King Richard
The Eternal Struggle 1923
as Barode Dukane
The Spanish Dancer 1923
as King Philip IV
Three Ages 1923
as The Villain
Drifting 1923
as Jules Repin
Ashes of Vengeance 1923
as Duc de Tours
Bavu 1923
as Felix Bavu
Stormswept 1923
as William McCabe
The Flame of Life 1923
as Don Lowrie
Only a Shop Girl 1922
as Jim Brennan
A Blind Bargain 1922
as Beast Man (uncredited)
Robin Hood 1922
as Richard the Lion-Hearted
Trouble 1922
as Ed Lee, the Plumber
Alias Julius Caesar 1922
Actor
Hurricane's Gal 1922
as Chris Borg
I Am the Law 1922
as Fu Chang
My Wife's Relations 1922
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Man from Hell's River 1922
as Gaspard, The Wolf
The Sagebrush Trail 1922
as José Fagaro
Wild Honey 1922
as Buck Roper
The Rosary 1922
as Kenwood Wright
The White Mouse 1921
as Dr. Lawler
The Last Trail 1921
as William Kirk
The Ne'er to Return Road 1921
as Convict #12896
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 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1921
as Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
- Patsy
Patsy 1921
as Gustave Ludermann
- Sleeping Acres
Sleeping Acres 1921
Actor
The Rookie's Return 1920
as François Dupont
The Last of the Mohicans 1920
as Magua
813 1920
as Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
The Round-Up 1920
as Buck McKee
The Mollycoddle 1920
as Henry von Holkar
The Virgin of Stamboul 1920
as Sheik Achmet Hamid
The Lone Wolf's Daughter 1919
as Undetermined role (uncredited)
Behind the Door 1919
as Lt. Brandt
Victory 1919
as August Schomberg
Soldiers of Fortune 1919
as Mendoza
The Life Line 1919
as Bos
The Love Burglar 1919
as Coast-to-Coast Taylor
The Unpardonable Sin 1919
as Col. Klemm
- A Beach Nut
A Beach Nut 1919
Actor, Scenario Writer, Director
- Only a Janitor
Only a Janitor 1919
Actor, Director
Johanna Enlists 1918
as Col. Fanner
That Night 1917
as The Cafe Proprietor
Are Waitresses Safe? 1917
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Bedroom Blunder 1917
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
A Clever Dummy 1917
as Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
The Little American 1917
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Cactus Nell 1917
as A Polished Gent
Teddy at the Throttle 1917
as Henry Black
Maggie's First False Step 1917
as The Villain
Patria 1917
as Pancho Villa
- Bombs and Banknotes
Bombs and Banknotes 1917
as Janitor, Director
- A Capable Lady Cook
A Capable Lady Cook 1916
as Sweedie, Director
- Sweedie, the Janitor
Sweedie, the Janitor 1916
as Sweedie - the Janitor, Story, Director
- Just a Few Little Things
Just a Few Little Things 1916
as Fred, Director, Scenario Writer
- The Janitor
The Janitor 1916
as John - the Hotel Janitor, Director, Writer
- Hearts and Sparks
Hearts and Sparks 1916
as Minor Role
- A Dash of Courage
A Dash of Courage 1916
as The Police Chief
- Snakeville’s Champion
Snakeville’s Champion 1915
Director
- The Fable of the Roistering Blades
The Fable of the Roistering Blades 1915
as Milt
- The Broken Pledge
The Broken Pledge 1915
as Percy
Sweedie's Finish 1915
as Sweedie
The Slim Princess 1915
as Popova
Sweedie's Hero 1915
as Sweedie
- Sweedie in Vaudeville
Sweedie in Vaudeville 1915
as Sweedie
- Done in Wax
Done in Wax 1915
as The Hobo
- The Bouquet
The Bouquet 1915
as Sweedie
- Sweedie Learns to Ride
Sweedie Learns to Ride 1915
as Sweedie
- Love and Trouble
Love and Trouble 1915
as Sweedie
- Father's New Maid
Father's New Maid 1915
as Jack / Sweedie
- Sweedie's Hopeless Love
Sweedie's Hopeless Love 1915
as Sweedie
- Ain't It the Truth?
Ain't It the Truth? 1915
as Harold Wallington
- A Pound for a Pound
A Pound for a Pound 1915
as Buck Gibson
The Victor 1915
as Mr. Justwed
Sweedie Goes to College 1915
as Sweedie
The New Teacher 1915
as Sweedie - the New Teacher
Two Hearts That Beat as Ten 1915
as Fred
Sweedie and Her Dog 1915
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Suicide 1915
as Sweedie
Sweedie and the Sultan's Present 1915
as Sweedie
Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind 1914
as The Lover
Sweedie Collects for Charity 1914
as Sweedie
Their Cheap Vacation 1914
as Mr. Newlywed
Madame Double X 1914
as Madame Double X
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify 1914
as Homer Splivins
Sweedie and the Hypnotist 1914
as Sweedie
A Maid of War 1914
as Sweedie
Sweedie at the Fair 1914
as Sweedie
Countess Sweedie 1914
as Sweedie
Three Boiled Down Fables 1914
as Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
- The Prevailing Craze
The Prevailing Craze 1914
as Wally
Sweedie the Trouble Maker 1914
as Sweedie
The Laundress 1914
as Sweedie - the Laundress
Rivalry and War 1914
as Krautmeyer, Director
She Landed a Big One 1914
as Sweedie, Director
Sweedie Learns to Swim 1914
as Sweedie
The Fickleness of Sweedie 1914
as Sweedie
- Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie 1914
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Clean-Up 1914
as Sweedie
Sweedie's Skate 1914
as Sweedie
The Plum Tree 1914
Actor
- When Knights Were Bold
When Knights Were Bold 1914
as The Earl
- Love and Soda
Love and Soda 1914
as The Plumber
- Sweedie Springs a Surprise
Sweedie Springs a Surprise 1914
as Sweedie
- Sweedie and the Double Exposure
Sweedie and the Double Exposure 1914
as Sweedie
- The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth
The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth 1914
as Attorney for Suggs
- Topsy-Turvy Sweedie
Topsy-Turvy Sweedie 1914
as Sweedie
- The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in 1914
Actor
- In and Out
In and Out 1914
as Hans
Money Talks 1914
as The Cook
The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps 1914
as Prof. Bunkum
Sweedie the Swatter 1914
as Sweedie (a Swedish maid)
- The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed
The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed 1914
as The Coming Champion
- Sweedie and the Lord
Sweedie and the Lord 1914
as Sweedie
The Epidemic 1914
as Texas Tommy
- The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man
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 1914
as Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
This Is the Life 1914
as Hiram Stebbins
Jane 1914
as The Doctor
- Actor Finney's Finish
Actor Finney's Finish 1914
as Actor James Finney
- Three Little Powders
Three Little Powders 1914
as Wallace Williams
- Making Him Over -- For Minnie
Making Him Over -- For Minnie 1914
Actor
Curing a Husband 1914
as Robert - the Husband
Wrong All Around 1914
as The Plumber
- The Winner
The Winner 1914
as Fritz Noodle
- And He Came Back
And He Came Back 1914
as Horatio Algernon Botts
- The Bargain Hunters
The Bargain Hunters 1914
as Mr. Hunter
- A Queer Quarantine
A Queer Quarantine 1914
Actor
- Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor 1914
as The Deaf Minister
- Grass County Goes Dry
Grass County Goes Dry 1914
as The Constable
The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar 1914
as The Cop
Mrs. Manly's Baby 1914
as Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
- One-to-Three
One-to-Three 1914
as Willie Brace
Into Society and Out 1914
as First Tramp
Looking for Trouble 1914
Actor
The Hour and the Man 1914
as A Juror
A Foot of Romance 1914
as Jim Foley
- The Ups and Downs
The Ups and Downs 1914
Actor
- Cheering a Husband
Cheering a Husband 1914
Actor
At the Old Maid's Call 1913
as Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
Hello, Trouble 1913
Actor
Smithy's Grandma Party 1913
as Prof. Smithy
Kitty's Knight 1913
as Mike McManus, Director
The Usual Way 1913
as The Dentist
Their Wives' Indiscretion 1913
as Mr. Jones
Day by Day 1913
as Bill the Iceman
- Dad's Insanity
Dad's Insanity 1913
Actor
- A Successful Failure
A Successful Failure 1913
as The Uncle
- Love Incognito
Love Incognito 1913
as Secondary Role
- The Right of Way
The Right of Way 1913
Actor
- Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge 1913
as Phil Culture
- Mr. Dippy Dipped
Mr. Dippy Dipped 1913
as Undetermined Role
- His Athletic Wife
His Athletic Wife 1913
as Mr. Strong
Credits from TMDB.