Wallace Beery
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery 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 Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa! (1934), and his titular 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 Sr. and uncle of actor Noah Beery Jr.
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General Info
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Male
Full Name
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery
Date of Birth
April 1st, 1885
Age
139
Birth Place
United States of America, Missouri
Date of Death
April 15th, 1949
Died Aged
64
Star Sign
Aries
Height
182 cm | 6'0
Occupation
Actor
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Roles
Prof. Challenger in
The Lost World
Andy Purcell - The Champ in
The Champ
Long John Silver in
Treasure Island
Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt in
The Big House
Bill in
Min and Bill
Magua in
The Last of the Mohicans
Pancho Villa in
Viva Villa!
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