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Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994), known professionally as Noah Beery, Jr. or just Noah Beery, was an American actor specializing in warm, friendly character parts similar to the ones played by his uncle, Wallace Beery, although Noah Beery, Jr., unlike his uncle, seldom broke away from playing supporting roles. Beery's father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery, Sr.), enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as a major supporting actor. Beery was best known for playing James Garner's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the NBC television series ''The Rockford Files'' (1974-80). ==Life and career== Beery was born in New York City, New York, where his father was working as a stage actor. He was given his nickname "Pidge" by George M. Cohan's sister Josie.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Noah Beery Jr. - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com )〕 The family moved to California in 1915 when his father began acting in motion pictures. After attending school in Los Angeles, they moved to a ranch in the San Fernando Valley, a style of living he would maintain for the rest of his life. At the age of seven, he appeared with his father in ''The Mark of Zorro'' and like his father, who immediately began billing himself as "Noah Beery, Sr.," he went on to become a respected character actor. His uncle, Oscar-winning actor Wallace Beery, became the world's highest-paid actor by 1932, and while neither Noah nor his father ever approached that level, both had long and memorable film careers. The three acting Beerys physically closely resembled each other, but Noah, Jr. lacked the powerful voice his father and uncle possessed, which is ironic since both older Beerys made major careers in silent movies. Beery appeared in dozens of films, including a large early role as John Wayne's action partner in 1934's ''The Trail Beyond'' (Wayne was 27 years old and Beery was 21), ''20 Mule Team'' with his uncle, and ''Red River,'' again with John Wayne. Beery's early television work included a weekly stint as a clown in ''Circus Boy'' with Micky Dolenz in the mid-1950s. In 1960 Beery replaced Burt Reynolds in the co-starring role of Bill Blake in ''Riverboat,'' an NBC western series starring Darren McGavin. He appeared once on the religion anthology series ''Crossroads'' and on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom, ''The Real McCoys''. He guest-starred three times on the long-running NBC western series, ''The Virginian'' in the 1960s. In 1965, he made two guest appearances on ''Perry Mason'' starring Raymond Burr: he first played murderer Tony Claus in "The Case of the Golden Venom," then played defendant Lucas Tolliver in "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner." But Beery is best known for his role as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, the father of Jim Rockford, James Garner's character on the popular television series ''The Rockford Files'' (1974–1980). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Noah Beery, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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