Wallace Beery - Actor Profile

Wallace Beery

20Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage) ★ 10.0 HIT
1941 Barnacle Bill Bill Johansen ★ 7.7 HIT
2004 Judy Garland: By Myself Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage) ★ 7.5 HIT
1974 That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 7.4 HIT
1931 The Champ Andy 'Champ' Purcell ★ 7.1 HIT
1928 Beggars of Life Oklahoma Red ★ 7.1 HIT
1932 Grand Hotel General Director Preysing ★ 7.0 HIT
1933 Tugboat Annie Terry (Husband) ★ 7.0 HIT
1942 Jackass Mail Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot ★ 7.0 HIT
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel Self / Various roles (archive footage) ★ 7.0 HIT
1919 Behind the Door Lt. Brandt ★ 6.9 HIT
1923 Three Ages The Villain ★ 6.8 HIT
1943 Salute to the Marines Sgt. Maj. William Bailey ★ 6.8 HIT
1925 The Lost World Prof. Challenger ★ 6.7 HIT
1933 Dinner at Eight Dan Packard ★ 6.7 HIT
1960 When Comedy Was King edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage) ★ 6.7 HIT
2003 Complicated Women Self (archive footage) ★ 6.7 HIT
1940 A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self ★ 6.7 HIT
1930 The Big House Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt ★ 6.6 HIT
1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Lieut. Col. von Richthosen ★ 6.6 HIT