ACTOR
Wallace Beery
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- Mar 31, 1885
- Died
- Apr 15, 1949
- Birthplace
- Clay County, Missouri, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Filmography
Movies
AS
A Successful FailureThe Uncle
1913
At the Old Maid's CallMiss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
1913DI
Dad's Insanity
1913
Day by DayBill the Iceman
1913
Hello, Trouble
1913HA
His Athletic WifeMr. Strong
1913
Kitty's KnightMike McManus
1913Kitty's KnightDirector
1913LI
Love IncognitoSecondary Role
1913MD
Mr. Dippy DippedUndetermined Role
1913
Smithy's Grandma PartyProf. Smithy
1913SR
Sweet RevengePhil Culture
1913TR
The Right of Way
1913
The Usual WayThe Dentist
1913
Their Wives' IndiscretionMr. Jones
1913
A Foot of RomanceJim Foley
1914
A Maid of WarSweedie
1914AQ
A Queer Quarantine
1914AF
Actor Finney's FinishActor James Finney
1914AH
And He Came BackHoratio Algernon Botts
1914CA
Cheering a Husband
1914
Countess SweedieSweedie
1914
Curing a HusbandRobert - the Husband
1914GC
Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with SweedieSweedie
1914GC
Grass County Goes DryThe Constable
1914IA
In and OutHans
1914
Into Society and OutFirst Tramp
1914
JaneThe Doctor
1914
Looking for Trouble
1914LA
Love and SodaThe Plumber
1914
Madame Double XMadame Double X
1914MH
Making Him Over -- For Minnie
1914
Money TalksThe Cook
1914
Mrs. Manly's BabyMrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
1914OD
Oh, DoctorThe Deaf Minister
1914O
One-to-ThreeWillie Brace
1914
Rivalry and WarKrautmeyer
1914Rivalry and WarDirector
1914
She Landed a Big OneSweedie
1914She Landed a Big OneDirector
1914SA
Sweedie and the Double ExposureSweedie
1914
Sweedie and the HypnotistSweedie
1914SA
Sweedie and the LordSweedie
1914
Sweedie at the FairSweedie
1914
Sweedie Collects for CharitySweedie
1914
Sweedie Learns to SwimSweedie
1914SS
Sweedie Springs a SurpriseSweedie
1914
Sweedie the SwatterSweedie (a Swedish maid)
1914
Sweedie the Trouble MakerSweedie
1914
Sweedie's Clean-UpSweedie
1914
Sweedie's SkateSweedie
1914TB
The Bargain HuntersMr. Hunter
1914
The EpidemicTexas Tommy
1914TF
The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old ManThe Football Hero
1914
The Fable of Napoleon and the BumpsProf. Bunkum
1914
The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the NectarineGabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
1914
The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to QualifyHomer Splivins
1914TF
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
1914TF
The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was DelayedThe Coming Champion
1914TF
The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on EarthAttorney for Suggs
1914
The Fickleness of SweedieSweedie
1914
The Girl, the Cop, the BurglarThe Cop
1914
The Hour and the ManA Juror
1914
The LaundressSweedie - the Laundress
1914TP
The Plum Tree
1914TP
The Prevailing CrazeWally
1914TU
The Ups and Downs
1914TW
The WinnerFritz Noodle
1914
Their Cheap VacationMr. Newlywed
1914
This Is the LifeHiram Stebbins
1914
Three Boiled Down FablesSpeeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
1914TL
Three Little PowdersWallace Williams
1914TS
Topsy-Turvy SweedieSweedie
1914
Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious KindThe Lover
1914WK
When Knights Were BoldThe Earl
1914
Wrong All AroundThe Plumber
1914AP
A Pound for a PoundBuck Gibson
1915AI
Ain't It the Truth?Harold Wallington
1915DI
Done in WaxThe Hobo
1915FN
Father's New MaidJack / Sweedie
1915LA
Love and TroubleSweedie
1915SC
Snakeville’s ChampionDirector
1915
Sweedie and Her DogSweedie
1915
Sweedie and the Sultan's PresentSweedie
1915
Sweedie Goes to CollegeSweedie
1915SI
Sweedie in VaudevilleSweedie
1915SL
Sweedie Learns to RideSweedie
1915
Sweedie's FinishSweedie
1915
Sweedie's HeroSweedie
1915SH
Sweedie's Hopeless LoveSweedie
1915
Sweedie's SuicideSweedie
1915TB
The BouquetSweedie
1915TB
The Broken PledgePercy
1915TF
The Fable of the Roistering BladesMilt
1915
The New TeacherSweedie - the New Teacher
1915
The Slim PrincessPopova
1915
The VictorMr. Justwed
1915
Two Hearts That Beat as TenFred
1915AC
A Capable Lady CookSweedie
1916AC
A Capable Lady CookDirector
1916AD
A Dash of CourageThe Police Chief
1916HA
Hearts and SparksMinor Role
1916JA
Just a Few Little ThingsFred
1916JA
Just a Few Little ThingsScenario Writer
1916JA
Just a Few Little ThingsDirector
1916ST
Sweedie, the JanitorSweedie - the Janitor
1916ST
Sweedie, the JanitorStory
1916ST
Sweedie, the JanitorDirector
1916TJ
The JanitorJohn - the Hotel Janitor
1916TJ
The JanitorWriter
1916TJ
The JanitorDirector
1916
A Bedroom BlunderMan in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
1917
A Clever DummyPatrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
1917
Are Waitresses Safe?Party Guest (uncredited)
1917BA
Bombs and BanknotesJanitor
1917BA
Bombs and BanknotesDirector
1917
Cactus NellA Polished Gent
1917
Maggie's First False StepThe Villain
1917
PatriaPancho Villa
1917
Teddy at the ThrottleHenry Black
1917
That NightThe Cafe Proprietor
1917
The Little AmericanGerman Soldier (uncredited)
1917
Johanna EnlistsCol. Fanner
1918AB
A Beach Nut
1919AB
A Beach NutScenario Writer
1919AB
A Beach NutDirector
1919
Behind the DoorLt. Brandt
1919OA
Only a Janitor
1919OA
Only a JanitorDirector
1919
Soldiers of FortuneMendoza
1919
The Life LineBos
1919
The Lone Wolf's DaughterUndetermined role (uncredited)
1919
The Love BurglarCoast-to-Coast Taylor
1919
The Unpardonable SinCol. Klemm
1919
VictoryAugust Schomberg
1919
813Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
1920
The Last of the MohicansMagua
1920
The MollycoddleHenry von Holkar
1920
The Rookie's ReturnFrançois Dupont
1920
The Round-UpBuck McKee
1920
The Virgin of StamboulSheik Achmet Hamid
1920
A Tale of Two WorldsLing Jo
1921P
PatsyGustave Ludermann
1921SA
Sleeping Acres
1921
The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseLieut. Col. von Richthosen
1921
The Golden SnareBram Johnson
1921
The Last TrailWilliam Kirk
1921
The Ne'er to Return RoadConvict #12896
1921
The Northern TrailOtto Franke
1921
The Policeman and the BabyThe Crook
1921
The White MouseDr. Lawler
1921
A Blind BargainBeast Man (uncredited)
1922
Alias Julius Caesar
1922
Hurricane's GalChris Borg
1922
I Am the LawFu Chang
1922
My Wife's RelationsPhotographer (uncredited)
1922
Only a Shop GirlJim Brennan
1922
Robin HoodRichard the Lion-Hearted
1922
The Man from Hell's RiverGaspard, The Wolf
1922
The RosaryKenwood Wright
1922
The Sagebrush TrailJosé Fagaro
1922
TroubleEd Lee, the Plumber
1922
Wild HoneyBuck Roper
1922
Ashes of VengeanceDuc de Tours
1923
BavuFelix Bavu
1923
DriftingJules Repin
1923
Richard the Lion-HeartedKing Richard
1923
StormsweptWilliam McCabe
1923
The Drums of JeopardyGregor Karlov
1923
The Eternal StruggleBarode Dukane
1923
The Flame of LifeDon Lowrie
1923
The Spanish DancerKing Philip IV
1923
Three AgesThe Villain
1923
White TigerCount Donelli / Hawkes
1923
Another Man's WifeCaptain Wolf
1924
Dynamite Smith'Slugger' Rourke
1924
Madonna of the StreetsBill Smythe
1924
So BigKlaus Poole
1924
The Red LilyBo-Bo
1924
The Sea HawkCapt. Jasper Leigh
1924
The Signal TowerJoe Standish
1924
Unseen HandsJean Scholast
1924
AdventureMorgan
1925
Coming ThroughJoe Lawler
1925
In the Name of LoveGlavis
1925
Let Women AloneCap Bullwinkle
1925
Rugged WaterCapt. Bartlett
1925
The Devil's CargoBen
1925
The Great DivideDutch
1925
The Lost WorldProf. Challenger
1925
The Night ClubJosé
1925
The Pony ExpressRhode Island Red
1925
The WandererPharis
1925
Behind the FrontRiff Swanson
1926
Old IronsidesBos'n
1926
VolcanoQuembo
1926
We're in the Navy Now'Knockout' Hansen
1926
Casey at the BatCasey
1927
Fireman, Save My ChildElmer
1927
Now We're in the AirWally
1927
Two Flaming YouthsBeery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
1927
Beggars of LifeOklahoma Red
1928
Partners in CrimeMike Doolan, The Detective
1928
The Big KillingPowderhorn Pete
1928
Wife SaversLouis Hozenozzle
1928
Chinatown NightsChuck Riley
1929
Stairs of SandLacey
1929
The River of RomanceGeneral Orlando Jackson
1929
A Lady's MoralsP.T. Barnum
1930
Billy the KidPat Garrett
1930
Min and BillBill
1930
The Big HouseMachine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
1930
Way for a SailorTripod
1930
The ChampAndy 'Champ' Purcell
1931
The Christmas PartyHimself (uncredited)
1931
The Secret SixLouis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
1931
The Stolen JoolsPolice Sergeant
1931
We’re Switching to HollywoodSelf (uncredited)
1931
FleshPolakai
1932
Grand HotelGeneral Director Preysing
1932
Hell Divers"Windy" Riker
1932
Dinner at EightDan Packard
1933
Going HollywoodHimself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
1933
The BoweryChuck Connors
1933
Tugboat AnnieTerry (Husband)
1933
The Mighty BarnumPhineas T. Barnum
1934
Treasure IslandLong John Silver
1934
Viva Villa!Pancho Villa
1934
Ah, Wilderness!Uncle Sid
1935
China SeasJamesy MacArdle
1935
O'Shaughnessy's BoyMichael O'Shaughnessy
1935
West Point of the AirSgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
1935
A Message to GarciaSgt. Dory
1936
Old Hutch"Hutch" Hutchins
1936
Slave ShipJack Thompson
1937
The Bad Man of Brimstone'Trigger' Bill
1937
The Good Old SoakClem Hawley
1937
Port of Seven SeasCesar
1938
StablematesThomas Terry
1938
From the Ends of the EarthSelf
1939
Land of Liberty(archive footage)
1939
Sergeant MaddenSgt. Shaun Madden
1939
Stand Up and FightCaptain Boss Starkey
1939
Thunder AfloatJohn Thorson
1939
20 Mule TeamSkinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldSelf
1940
The Man from Dakota"Bar" Barstow
1940
Wyoming'Reb' Harkness
1940
Barnacle BillBill Johansen
1941
The Bad ManPancho Lopez
1941
Jackass MailMarmaduke 'Just' Baggot
1942
The Bugle SoundsSgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
1942
Salute to the MarinesSgt. Maj. William Bailey
1943
Barbary Coast GentHonest Plush Brannon
1944
RationingBen Barton
1944
Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1944
This Man's NavyNed Trumpet
1945
Bad BascombZeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
1946
The Mighty McGurkRoy 'Slag' McGurk
1947
A Date with JudyMelvin R. Foster
1948
Alias a GentlemanJim Breedin
1948
Big JackBig Jack Horner
1949
When Comedy Was King(archive footage) (uncredited)
1960
The Big Parade of ComedyTerry (archive footage)
1964
Brasileiros em HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1970
Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1972
The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)
1973
That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1975
Showbiz BallyhooSelf (archive footage)
1982
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1984
The Our Gang StorySelf (archive footage)
1994
Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
2003CO
Checking Out: Grand HotelSelf / Various roles (archive footage)
2004
Judy Garland: By MyselfSelf - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
2004
The Image Book(archive footage)
2018
Away with WordsWallace Beery
2026
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