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.

Filmography

• 2026Away with Words — Wallace Beery
• 2018The Image Book — (archive footage)
• 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)
• 1974That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1964The Big Parade of Comedy — Terry (archive footage)
• 1960When Comedy Was King — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• MGM Parade — Champ in 'The Champ' (archive footage), Self
• 1949Big Jack — Big Jack Horner
• 1948A Date with Judy — Melvin R. Foster
• 1948Alias a Gentleman — Jim Breedin
• 1947The Mighty McGurk — Roy 'Slag' McGurk
• 1946Bad Bascomb — Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
• 1945This Man's Navy — Ned Trumpet
• 1944Barbary Coast Gent — Honest Plush Brannon
• 1944Rationing — Ben Barton
• 1944Twenty Years After — (archive footage)
• 1943Salute to the Marines — Sgt. Maj. William Bailey
• 1942Jackass Mail — Marmaduke 'Just' Baggot
• 1942The Bugle Sounds — Sgt. Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan
• 1941Barnacle Bill — Bill Johansen
• 1941The Bad Man — Pancho Lopez
• 194020 Mule Team — Skinner Bill Bragg, an Alias of Ambrose Murphy
• 1940The Man from Dakota — "Bar" Barstow
• 1940Wyoming — 'Reb' Harkness
• 1939Land of Liberty — (archive footage)
• 1939Sergeant Madden — Sgt. Shaun Madden
• 1939Stand Up and Fight — Captain Boss Starkey
• 1939Thunder Afloat — John Thorson
• 1938Port of Seven Seas — Cesar
• 1938Stablemates — Thomas Terry
• 1937Slave Ship — Jack Thompson
• 1937The Bad Man of Brimstone — 'Trigger' Bill
• 1937The Good Old Soak — Clem Hawley
• 1936A Message to Garcia — Sgt. Dory
• 1936Old Hutch — "Hutch" Hutchins
• 1935Ah, Wilderness! — Uncle Sid
• 1935China Seas — Jamesy MacArdle
• 1935O'Shaughnessy's Boy — Michael O'Shaughnessy
• 1935West Point of the Air — Sgt. 'Big Mike' Stone
• 1934The Mighty Barnum — Phineas T. Barnum
• 1934Treasure Island — Long John Silver
• 1934Viva Villa! — Pancho Villa
• 1933Dinner at Eight — Dan Packard
• 1933The Bowery — Chuck Connors
• 1933Tugboat Annie — Terry (Husband)
• 1932Flesh — Polakai
• 1932Grand Hotel — General Director Preysing
• 1932Hell Divers — "Windy" Riker
• 1931The Champ — Andy 'Champ' Purcell
• 1931The Secret Six — Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
• 1931The Stolen Jools — Police Sergeant
• 1930A Lady's Morals — P.T. Barnum
• 1930Billy the Kid — Pat Garrett
• 1930Min and Bill — Bill
• 1930The Big House — Machine Gun 'Butch' Schmidt
• 1930Way for a Sailor — Tripod
• 1929Chinatown Nights — Chuck Riley
• 1929Stairs of Sand — Lacey
• 1929The River of Romance — General Orlando Jackson
• 1928Beggars of Life — Oklahoma Red
• 1928Partners in Crime — Mike Doolan, The Detective
• 1928The Big Killing — Powderhorn Pete
• 1928Wife Savers — Louis Hozenozzle
• 1927Casey at the Bat — Casey
• 1927Fireman, Save My Child — Elmer
• 1927Now We're in the Air — Wally
• 1927Two Flaming Youths — Beery - Of Berry and Hatton (uncredited)
• 1926Behind the Front — Riff Swanson
• 1926Old Ironsides — Bos'n
• 1926Volcano — Quembo
• 1926We're in the Navy Now — 'Knockout' Hansen
• 1925Adventure — Morgan
• 1925Coming Through — Joe Lawler
• 1925In the Name of Love — Glavis
• 1925Let Women Alone — Cap Bullwinkle
• 1925Rugged Water — Capt. Bartlett
• 1925The Devil's Cargo — Ben
• 1925The Great Divide — Dutch
• 1925The Lost World — Prof. Challenger
• 1925The Night Club — José
• 1925The Pony Express — Rhode Island Red
• 1925The Wanderer — Pharis
• 1924Another Man's Wife — Captain Wolf
• 1924Dynamite Smith — 'Slugger' Rourke
• 1924Madonna of the Streets — Bill Smythe
• 1924So Big — Klaus Poole
• 1924The Red Lily — Bo-Bo
• 1924The Sea Hawk — Capt. Jasper Leigh
• 1924The Signal Tower — Joe Standish
• 1924Unseen Hands — Jean Scholast
• 1923Ashes of Vengeance — Duc de Tours
• 1923Bavu — Felix Bavu
• 1923Drifting — Jules Repin
• 1923Richard the Lion-Hearted — King Richard
• 1923Stormswept — William McCabe
• 1923The Drums of Jeopardy — Gregor Karlov
• 1923The Eternal Struggle — Barode Dukane
• 1923The Flame of Life — Don Lowrie
• 1923The Spanish Dancer — King Philip IV
• 1923Three Ages — The Villain
• 1923White Tiger — Count Donelli / Hawkes
• 1922A Blind Bargain — Beast Man (uncredited)
• 1922Alias Julius Caesar
• 1922Hurricane's Gal — Chris Borg
• 1922I Am the Law — Fu Chang
• 1922My Wife's Relations — Photographer (uncredited)
• 1922Only a Shop Girl — Jim Brennan
• 1922Robin Hood — Richard the Lion-Hearted
• 1922The Man from Hell's River — Gaspard, The Wolf
• 1922The Rosary — Kenwood Wright
• 1922The Sagebrush Trail — José Fagaro
• 1922Trouble — Ed Lee, the Plumber
• 1922Wild Honey — Buck Roper
• 1921A Tale of Two Worlds — Ling Jo
• 1921Patsy — Gustave Ludermann
• 1921Sleeping Acres
• 1921The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Lieut. Col. von Richthosen
• 1921The Golden Snare — Bram Johnson
• 1921The Last Trail — William Kirk
• 1921The Ne'er to Return Road — Convict #12896
• 1921The Northern Trail — Otto Franke
• 1921The Policeman and the Baby — The Crook
• 1921The White Mouse — Dr. Lawler
• 1920813 — Maj. Parbury / Ribeira
• 1920The Last of the Mohicans — Magua
• 1920The Mollycoddle — Henry von Holkar
• 1920The Rookie's Return — François Dupont
• 1920The Round-Up — Buck McKee
• 1920The Virgin of Stamboul — Sheik Achmet Hamid
• 1919A Beach Nut — Scenario Writer, Director
• 1919Behind the Door — Lt. Brandt
• 1919Only a Janitor — Director
• 1919Soldiers of Fortune — Mendoza
• 1919The Life Line — Bos
• 1919The Lone Wolf's Daughter — Undetermined role (uncredited)
• 1919The Love Burglar — Coast-to-Coast Taylor
• 1919The Unpardonable Sin — Col. Klemm
• 1919Victory — August Schomberg
• 1918Johanna Enlists — Col. Fanner
• 1917A Bedroom Blunder — Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
• 1917A Clever Dummy — Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
• 1917Are Waitresses Safe? — Party Guest (uncredited)
• 1917Bombs and Banknotes — Janitor, Director
• 1917Cactus Nell — A Polished Gent
• 1917Maggie's First False Step — The Villain
• 1917Patria — Pancho Villa
• 1917Teddy at the Throttle — Henry Black
• 1917That Night — The Cafe Proprietor
• 1917The Little American — German Soldier (uncredited)
• 1916A Capable Lady Cook — Sweedie, Director
• 1916A Dash of Courage — The Police Chief
• 1916Hearts and Sparks — Minor Role
• 1916Just a Few Little Things — Fred, Director, Scenario Writer
• 1916Sweedie, the Janitor — Sweedie - the Janitor, Story, Director
• 1916The Janitor — John - the Hotel Janitor, Director, Writer
• 1915A Pound for a Pound — Buck Gibson
• 1915Ain't It the Truth? — Harold Wallington
• 1915Done in Wax — The Hobo
• 1915Father's New Maid — Jack / Sweedie
• 1915Love and Trouble — Sweedie
• 1915Snakeville’s Champion — Director
• 1915Sweedie Goes to College — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie Learns to Ride — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie and Her Dog — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie and the Sultan's Present — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie in Vaudeville — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie's Finish — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie's Hero — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie's Hopeless Love — Sweedie
• 1915Sweedie's Suicide — Sweedie
• 1915The Bouquet — Sweedie
• 1915The Broken Pledge — Percy
• 1915The Fable of the Roistering Blades — Milt
• 1915The New Teacher — Sweedie - the New Teacher
• 1915The Slim Princess — Popova
• 1915The Victor — Mr. Justwed
• 1915Two Hearts That Beat as Ten — Fred
• 1914A Foot of Romance — Jim Foley
• 1914A Maid of War — Sweedie
• 1914A Queer Quarantine
• 1914Actor Finney's Finish — Actor James Finney
• 1914And He Came Back — Horatio Algernon Botts
• 1914Cheering a Husband
• 1914Countess Sweedie — Sweedie
• 1914Curing a Husband — Robert - the Husband
• 1914Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie — Sweedie
• 1914Grass County Goes Dry — The Constable
• 1914In and Out — Hans
• 1914Into Society and Out — First Tramp
• 1914Jane — The Doctor
• 1914Looking for Trouble
• 1914Love and Soda — The Plumber
• 1914Madame Double X — Madame Double X
• 1914Making Him Over -- For Minnie
• 1914Money Talks — The Cook
• 1914Mrs. Manly's Baby — Mrs G. Howe Wise, Pres. Suffrage League
• 1914Oh, Doctor — The Deaf Minister
• 1914One-to-Three — Willie Brace
• 1914Rivalry and War — Krautmeyer, Director
• 1914She Landed a Big One — Sweedie, Director
• 1914Sweedie Collects for Charity — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie Learns to Swim — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie Springs a Surprise — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie and the Double Exposure — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie and the Hypnotist — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie and the Lord — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie at the Fair — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie the Swatter — Sweedie (a Swedish maid)
• 1914Sweedie the Trouble Maker — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie's Clean-Up — Sweedie
• 1914Sweedie's Skate — Sweedie
• 1914The Bargain Hunters — Mr. Hunter
• 1914The Epidemic — Texas Tommy
• 1914The Fable of Higher Education That Was Too High for the Old Man — The Football Hero
• 1914The Fable of Napoleon and the Bumps — Prof. Bunkum
• 1914The Fable of the Brash Drummer and the Nectarine — Gabby Gus - the Brash Drummer
• 1914The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify — Homer Splivins
• 1914The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
• 1914The Fable of the Coming Champion Who Was Delayed — The Coming Champion
• 1914The Fable of the Manoeuvres of Joel and Father's Second Time on Earth — Attorney for Suggs
• 1914The Fickleness of Sweedie — Sweedie
• 1914The Girl, the Cop, the Burglar — The Cop
• 1914The Hour and the Man — A Juror
• 1914The Laundress — Sweedie - the Laundress
• 1914The Plum Tree
• 1914The Prevailing Craze — Wally
• 1914The Ups and Downs
• 1914The Winner — Fritz Noodle
• 1914Their Cheap Vacation — Mr. Newlywed
• 1914This Is the Life — Hiram Stebbins
• 1914Three Boiled Down Fables — Speeding Driver, Episode #3, The Prevailing Craze
• 1914Three Little Powders — Wallace Williams
• 1914Topsy-Turvy Sweedie — Sweedie
• 1914Two Dinky Little Dramas of a Non-Serious Kind — The Lover
• 1914When Knights Were Bold — The Earl
• 1914Wrong All Around — The Plumber
• 1913A Successful Failure — The Uncle
• 1913At the Old Maid's Call — Miss Muchmoney - the Old Maid
• 1913Dad's Insanity
• 1913Day by Day — Bill the Iceman
• 1913Hello, Trouble
• 1913His Athletic Wife — Mr. Strong
• 1913Kitty's Knight — Mike McManus, Director
• 1913Love Incognito — Secondary Role
• 1913Mr. Dippy Dipped — Undetermined Role
• 1913Smithy's Grandma Party — Prof. Smithy
• 1913Sweet Revenge — Phil Culture
• 1913The Right of Way
• 1913The Usual Way — The Dentist
• 1913Their Wives' Indiscretion — Mr. Jones

Appearances as themselves (15)

• 2004Checking Out: Grand Hotel — Self / Various roles (archive footage)
• 2004Judy Garland: By Myself — Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
• 2003Complicated Women — Self (archive footage)
• 1994The Our Gang Story — Self (archive footage)
• 1982Showbiz Ballyhoo — Self (archive footage)
• 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
• 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor — Self (archive footage)
• 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)
• 1970Brasileiros em Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound — Self
• 1940Hollywood: Style Center of the World — Self
• 1939From the Ends of the Earth — Self
• 1933Going Hollywood — Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
• 1931The Christmas Party — Himself (uncredited)
• 1931We’re Switching to Hollywood — Self (uncredited)