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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…
Known for
- Away with Words — Wallace Beery2026
- The Image Book — (archive footage)2018
- Checking Out: Grand Hotel — Self / Various roles (archive footage)2004
- Judy Garland: By Myself — Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)2004
- Complicated Women — Self (archive footage)2003
- The Our Gang Story — Self (archive footage)1994
- Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)1984
- Showbiz Ballyhoo — Self (archive footage)1982
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
- That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)1974
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Key facts
- Born
- Wallace Fitzgerald Beery , ( 1885-04-01 ) April 1, 1885, Clay County, Missouri , U.S.
- Died
- April 15, 1949 (1949-04-15) (aged 64), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor film director
- Years active
- 1904–1949
- Spouses
- Gloria Swanson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1916 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1918 ) Rita Gilman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1924 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1939 )
- Relatives
- Noah Beery Sr. (brother) Noah Beery Jr. (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wallace
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clay County
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Spouse
- Gloria Swanson
- Sibling
- Noah Beery, Sr.
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Wallace Beery-publicity.JPG
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- Commons category
- Wallace Beery
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1885-04-01
- date of death
- 1949-04-15
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- start of work period
- 1913-00-00
- end of work period
- 1949-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Wallace Fitzgerald Beery
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Encyclopedic overview
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in Grand Hotel (1932), as the pirate Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa! (1934) for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and his title role in The Champ (1931), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 films during a 36-year career. His contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio. This made Beery the highest-paid film actor in the world during the early 1930s. He was the brother of actor Noah Beery and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr.
For his contributions to the film industry, Beery was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
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