Deceased

How Did Wallace Beery Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 64

Also known asWallace Fitzgerald BeeryGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn31/03/1885Born inClay County, Missouri, USADied15/04/1949 (aged 64)Died inBeverly HillsCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ322179 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#29260 ↗

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 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.

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Filmography146 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Judy Garland: By MyselfMovie	Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)	119
2004	Checking Out: Grand HotelMovie	Self / Various roles (archive footage)	119
2003	Complicated WomenMovie	Self (archive footage)	118
1994	The Our Gang StoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	109
1984	Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie	(archive footage)	99
1975	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie	Self (archive footage)	90
1974	That's Entertainment!Movie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	89
1973	The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorMovie	Self (archive footage)	88
1972	Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	87
1970	Brasileiros em HollywoodMovie	Self (archive footage)	85
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Terry (archive footage)	79
1955	MGM ParadeSeries	Self	70
1948	A Date with JudyMovie	Melvin R. Foster	63
1948	Alias a GentlemanMovie	Jim Breedin	63
1947	The Mighty McGurkMovie	Roy 'Slag' McGurk	62
1945	This Man's NavyMovie	Ned Trumpet	60
1944	Twenty Years AfterMovie	(archive footage)	59
1944	Barbary Coast GentMovie	Honest Plush Brannon	59
1944	RationingMovie	Ben Barton	59
1940	A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundMovie	Self	55
1940	Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldMovie	Self	55
1940	The Man from DakotaMovie	"Bar" Barstow	55
1940	20 Mule TeamMovie	Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy	55
1939	Thunder AfloatMovie	John Thorson	54
1939	From the Ends of the EarthMovie	Self	54
1939	Stand Up and FightMovie	Captain Boss Starkey	54
1939	Sergeant MaddenMovie	Sgt. Shaun Madden	54
1939	Land of LibertyMovie	(archive footage)	54
1938	StablematesMovie	Thomas Terry	53
1937	Slave ShipMovie	Jack Thompson	52
1936	A Message to GarciaMovie	Sgt. Dory	51
1936	Old HutchMovie	"Hutch" Hutchins	51
1935	China SeasMovie	Jamesy MacArdle	50
1935	O'Shaughnessy's BoyMovie	Michael O'Shaughnessy	50
1935	West Point of the AirMovie	Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone	50
1934	Treasure IslandMovie	Long John Silver	49
1934	Viva Villa!Movie	Pancho Villa	49
1934	The Mighty BarnumMovie	Phineas T. Barnum	49
1933	The BoweryMovie	Chuck Connors	48
1933	Dinner at EightMovie	Dan Packard	48
1933	Tugboat AnnieMovie	Terry (Husband)	48
1932	Grand HotelMovie	General Director Preysing	47
1932	FleshMovie	Polakai	47
1932	Hell DiversMovie	"Windy" Riker	47
1931	The ChampMovie	Andy 'Champ' Purcell	46
1931	The Christmas PartyMovie	Himself (uncredited)	46
1931	The Secret SixMovie	Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio	46
1931	We’re Switching to HollywoodMovie	Self (uncredited)	46
1930	The Big HouseMovie	Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt	45
1930	Way for a SailorMovie	Tripod	45
1930	The Big HouseMovie	Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt	45
1930	Billy the KidMovie	Pat Garrett	45
1930	A Lady's MoralsMovie	P.T. Barnum	45
1929	Chinatown NightsMovie	Chuck Riley	44
1929	Stairs of SandMovie	Lacey	44
1928	Beggars of LifeMovie	Oklahoma Red	43
1928	Partners in CrimeMovie	Mike Doolan, The Detective	43
1928	The Big KillingMovie	Powderhorn Pete	43
1927	Now We're in the AirMovie	Wally	42
1927	Fireman, Save My ChildMovie	Elmer	42
1927	Casey at the BatMovie	Casey	42
1926	Old IronsidesMovie	Bos'n	41
1926	We're in the Navy NowMovie	'Knockout' Hansen	41
1925	The Lost WorldMovie	Prof. Challenger	40
1925	The WandererMovie	Pharis	40
1925	Let Women AloneMovie	Cap Bullwinkle	40
1925	In the Name of LoveMovie	Glavis	40
1924	The Sea HawkMovie	Capt. Jasper Leigh	39
1924	Madonna of the StreetsMovie	Bill Smythe	39
1924	The Red LilyMovie	Bo-Bo	39
1924	Dynamite SmithMovie	'Slugger' Rourke	39
1924	The Signal TowerMovie	Joe Standish	39
1924	Another Man's WifeMovie	Captain Wolf	39
1923	StormsweptMovie	William McCabe	38
1923	The Eternal StruggleMovie	Barode Dukane	38
1922	My Wife's RelationsMovie	Photographer (uncredited)	37
1922	Only a Shop GirlMovie	Jim Brennan	37
1922	Hurricane's GalMovie	Chris Borg	37
1921	The Last TrailMovie	William Kirk	36
1921	The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseMovie	Lieut. Col. von Richthosen	36
1921	The Golden SnareMovie	Bram Johnson	36
1921	The Policeman and the BabyMovie	The Crook	36
1921	The White MouseMovie	Dr. Lawler	36
1921	Sleeping AcresMovie	—	36
1920	The MollycoddleMovie	Henry von Holkar	35
1919	The Love BurglarMovie	Coast-to-Coast Taylor	34
1919	Soldiers of FortuneMovie	Mendoza	34
1917	Are Waitresses Safe?Movie	Party Guest (uncredited)	32
1915	A Pound for a PoundMovie	Buck Gibson	30
1915	The Slim PrincessMovie	Popova	30
1915	The Broken PledgeMovie	Percy	30
1915	Sweedie's FinishMovie	Sweedie	30
1915	Sweedie in VaudevilleMovie	Sweedie	30
1915	The Fable of the Roistering BladesMovie	Milt	30
1915	The VictorMovie	Mr. Justwed	30
1915	Sweedie Learns to RideMovie	Sweedie	30
1915	Two Hearts That Beat as TenMovie	Fred	30
1915	Father's New MaidMovie	Jack / Sweedie	30
1915	Sweedie and Her DogMovie	Sweedie	30
1915	Ain't It the Truth?Movie	Harold Wallington	30
1914	Into Society and OutMovie	First Tramp	29
1914	Sweedie and the LordMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	Sweedie and the HypnotistMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	Sweedie and the Double ExposureMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	Three Boiled Down FablesMovie	Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze	29
1914	She Landed a Big OneMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	The Prevailing CrazeMovie	Wally	29
1914	The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-inMovie	—	29
1914	The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was DelayedMovie	The Coming Champion	29
1914	The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on EarthMovie	Attorney for Suggs	29
1914	The Plum TreeMovie	—	29
1914	Money TalksMovie	The Cook	29
1914	Making Him Over -- For MinnieMovie	—	29
1914	This Is the LifeMovie	Hiram Stebbins	29
1914	Curing a HusbandMovie	Robert - the Husband	29
1914	Oh, DoctorMovie	The Deaf Minister	29
1914	A Foot of RomanceMovie	Jim Foley	29
1914	One-to-ThreeMovie	Willie Brace	29
1914	Looking for TroubleMovie	—	29
1914	The LaundressMovie	Sweedie - the Laundress	29
1914	The Ups and DownsMovie	—	29
1914	The Girl, the Cop, the BurglarMovie	The Cop	29
1914	Sweedie Learns to SwimMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	Rivalry and WarMovie	Krautmeyer	29
1914	Their Cheap VacationMovie	Mr. Newlywed	29
1914	Sweedie Springs a SurpriseMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	Sweedie at the FairMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	The Bargain HuntersMovie	Mr. Hunter	29
1914	Love and SodaMovie	The Plumber	29
1914	Mrs. Manly's BabyMovie	Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League	29
1914	Actor Finney's FinishMovie	Actor James Finney	29
1914	Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with SweedieMovie	Sweedie	29
1914	Sweedie the SwatterMovie	Sweedie (a Swedish maid)	29
1913	The Right of WayMovie	—	28
1913	Smithy's Grandma PartyMovie	Prof. Smithy	28
1913	Sweet RevengeMovie	Phil Culture	28
1913	Their Wives' IndiscretionMovie	Mr. Jones	28
1913	Mr. Dippy DippedMovie	Undetermined Role	28
1913	Hello, TroubleMovie	—	28
1913	Day by DayMovie	Bill the Iceman	28
1913	A Successful FailureMovie	The Uncle	28
1913	The Usual WayMovie	The Dentist	28
1913	Love IncognitoMovie	Secondary Role	28
1913	Dad's InsanityMovie	—	28
1913	At the Old Maid's CallMovie	Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid	28
1913	Kitty's KnightMovie	Mike McManus	28