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.

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Dinner at Eight (1933)

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  John Barrymore  •  Wallace Beery  •  Jean Harlow

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  John Barrymore  •  Wallace Beery  •  Jean Harlow

Grand Hotel (1932)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  John Barrymore  •  Joan Crawford  •  Wallace Beery

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  John Barrymore  •  Joan Crawford  •  Wallace Beery

Robin Hood (1922)

Amid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. Apprised of England's peril by message from his lady-love Marian, the dashing Earl of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Enid Bennett  •  Wallace Beery  •  Sam De Grasse

Amid big-budget medieval pageantry, King Richard goes on the Crusades leaving his brother Prince John as regent, who promptly emerges as a cruel, grasping, treacherous tyrant. Apprised of England's peril by message from his lady-love Marian, the dashing Earl of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Enid Bennett  •  Wallace Beery  •  Sam De Grasse

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Bing Crosby  •  Gene Kelly  •  Peter Lawford

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Haley Jr.
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Bing Crosby  •  Gene Kelly  •  Peter Lawford

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Rudolph Valentino  •  Pomeroy Cannon  •  Josef Swickard  •  Bridgetta Clark

Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Rudolph Valentino  •  Pomeroy Cannon  •  Josef Swickard  •  Bridgetta Clark

The Last of the Mohicans (1920)

As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Tourneur
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Barbara Bedford  •  Alan Roscoe  •  Lillian Hall

As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Tourneur
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Barbara Bedford  •  Alan Roscoe  •  Lillian Hall

The Mollycoddle (1920)

An American who has lived much of his life outside the country returns to Arizona for the first time in years and encounters villainy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Ruth Renick  •  Wallace Beery  •  Paul Burns

An American who has lived much of his life outside the country returns to Arizona for the first time in years and encounters villainy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks  •  Ruth Renick  •  Wallace Beery  •  Paul Burns

The Secret Six (1931)

Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy and dominates the city for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Lewis Stone  •  Johnny Mack Brown  •  Jean Harlow

Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy and dominates the city for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Lewis Stone  •  Johnny Mack Brown  •  Jean Harlow

Three Ages (1923)

The rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry, and love play out three times as a man vies with a villain for the girl. In the Stone Age, the rivalry is set off by dinosaurs, a turtle used as a ouija board, and a round of golf with stones. In ancient Rome, the men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buster Keaton  •  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  Margaret Leahy  •  Wallace Beery  •  Joe Roberts

The rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry, and love play out three times as a man vies with a villain for the girl. In the Stone Age, the rivalry is set off by dinosaurs, a turtle used as a ouija board, and a round of golf with stones. In ancient Rome, the men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buster Keaton  •  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  Margaret Leahy  •  Wallace Beery  •  Joe Roberts

Treasure Island (1934)

In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Otto Kruger

In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Otto Kruger

The Champ (1931)

A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Irene Rich  •  Roscoe Ates

A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Irene Rich  •  Roscoe Ates

Viva Villa! (1934)

In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Leo Carrillo  •  Fay Wray  •  Donald Cook

In this fictionalized biography, young Pancho Villa takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Leo Carrillo  •  Fay Wray  •  Donald Cook

The Big House (1930)

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Wallace Beery  •  Lewis Stone  •  Robert Montgomery

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Wallace Beery  •  Lewis Stone  •  Robert Montgomery

Min and Bill (1930)

Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Wallace Beery  •  Dorothy Jordan  •  Marjorie Rambeau

Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Wallace Beery  •  Dorothy Jordan  •  Marjorie Rambeau

Hell Divers (1932)

The story of two Naval crewmen who work hard at sea and play harder on land.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Clark Gable  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Dorothy Jordan

The story of two Naval crewmen who work hard at sea and play harder on land.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George W. Hill
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  Clark Gable  •  Conrad Nagel  •  Dorothy Jordan

The Lost World (1925)

The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry O. Hoyt
CAST:  Bessie Love  •  Lewis Stone  •  Wallace Beery  •  Lloyd Hughes

The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry O. Hoyt
CAST:  Bessie Love  •  Lewis Stone  •  Wallace Beery  •  Lloyd Hughes

The Bowery (1933)

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of men who were later to be famous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  George Raft  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Fay Wray

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of men who were later to be famous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Wallace Beery  •  George Raft  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Fay Wray

A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)

A white child is adopted and raised by a Chinese citizen and brought to San Francisco, where no one surmises that she is actually not Chinese.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  J. Frank Glendon  •  Leatrice Joy  •  Wallace Beery  •  E. Alyn Warren

A white child is adopted and raised by a Chinese citizen and brought to San Francisco, where no one surmises that she is actually not Chinese.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  J. Frank Glendon  •  Leatrice Joy  •  Wallace Beery  •  E. Alyn Warren

The Eternal Struggle (1923)

Believing she's responsible for the death of her would-be seducer, a young woman flees to North Vancouver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Barker
CAST:  Renée Adorée  •  Earle Williams  •  Barbara La Marr  •  Pat O'Malley

Believing she's responsible for the death of her would-be seducer, a young woman flees to North Vancouver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Barker
CAST:  Renée Adorée  •  Earle Williams  •  Barbara La Marr  •  Pat O'Malley

Ashes of Vengeance (1923)

This historical piece, set in the Huguenot days of France, is Norma Talmadge's 37th feature film and the longest to date at two hours. The plot involves a man forced into servitude who falls in love with the sister of his persecutor. It was Ms. Talmadge's fourth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Norma Talmadge  •  Conway Tearle  •  Wallace Beery  •  Josephine Crowell

This historical piece, set in the Huguenot days of France, is Norma Talmadge's 37th feature film and the longest to date at two hours. The plot involves a man forced into servitude who falls in love with the sister of his persecutor. It was Ms. Talmadge's fourth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Norma Talmadge  •  Conway Tearle  •  Wallace Beery  •  Josephine Crowell
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