
Noah Beery Jr.
Actor · Died November 1, 1994, aged 81 · New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. His father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery, Sr.), enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as a supporting actor. Beery was best known as James Garner's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the 1970s television series The Rockford Files. Description above from the Wikipedia article Noah Beery, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 10, 1913
- November 1, 1994 (aged 81)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor
- 71 on MovieCove · 164 credits in all
What are Noah Beery Jr.'s films like?
Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 51
A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 19 · Dark 11
Grounded 35 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 1
Gentle 12 · Charged 31 · Intense 10
A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 6
Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 4
Casual 36 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 30 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 5
Resolved 50 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 16 of 22 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Wabi in The Trail Beyond (1934)
- Allyas Scott Warren in The Carson City Kid (1940)
- Allyas Poco in The Light of Western Stars (1940)
- Allyas Slinky in All-American Co-Ed (1941)
- Allyas Charlie Cobb in Tanks a Million (1941)
- Allyas Sierra Pete in Overland Mail (1942)
- Allyas Kurt Richter in 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)
- Heroas Ben Dalton in The Daltons Ride Again (1945)
- Heroas Tod Howell in Under Western Skies (1945)
- Heroas Pidge 'Flash' Laurie in The Cat Creeps (1946)
- Allyas Jerry in Squadron of Doom (1949)
- Allyas Little Bill in The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
- Allyas Tex McGee in Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
- Allyas Buff Smith in The Texas Rangers (1951)
- Allyas Sgt. Augustus Wilks in War Arrow (1953)
- Allyas Tonio Perez in The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
- Allyas Sam in Decision at Sundown (1957)
- Allyas Buffalo Baker in Hondo and the Apaches (1967)
- Mentoras Garvey in Heaven with a Gun (1969)
- Mentoras Seally Fauss in Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
- Mentoras Carl Pusser in Walking Tall (1973)
- Allyas Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford in The Rockford Files (1974)
Moods and endings
- Happy27
- Bittersweet19
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Noah Beery Jr.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).
- Inherit the Wind (1960) · actor · free
- Red River (1948) · actor · free
- Of Mice and Men (1939) · actor · free
- Sergeant York (1941) · actor · free
- The Mark of Zorro (1920) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) · actor · free
- Riders of Death Valley (1941) · actor · free
- The Spikes Gang (1974) · actor · free
- Escort West (1959) · actor · free
- Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) · actor · free
- +9 more
- Inherit the Wind (1960) · actor
- Combat! (1962) · actor · free
- Perry Mason (1957) · actor
- The Waltons (1972) · actor
- Route 66 (1960) · actor
- 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) · actor
- The Spikes Gang (1974) · actor
- Escort West (1959) · actor · free
- The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) · actor
- 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) · actor
- Lassie (1954) · actor
- The Light of Western Stars (1940) · actor
- +1 more
- Inherit the Wind (1960) · actor
- The Mark of Zorro (1920) · actor
- 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942) · actor
- 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) · actor
- Hay Foot (1942) · actor
- Tanks a Million (1941) · actor
- Squadron of Doom (1949) · actor
- The Light of Western Stars (1940) · actor
- The Trail Beyond (1934) · actor
- All-American Co-Ed (1941) · actor
- The Rockford Files (1974) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- Riders of Death Valley (1941) · actor · free
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) · actor · free
- The Texas Rangers (1951) · actor · free
- The Last Outpost (1951) · actor · free
- Lassie (1954) · actor · free
- The Three Musketeers (1933) · actor · free
- The Trail Beyond (1934) · actor · free
- Best Westerns Ever, show their 5 titles on Best Westerns Ever
- ScreenPix, show their 5 titles on ScreenPix
- IndieFlix, show their 4 titles on IndieFlix
- Great American Pure Flix, show their 2 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
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- IndiePix Unlimited, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
Subscription and free streaming for Noah Beery Jr.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
164 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Power's Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Cover Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Hot Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Yellow Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Waltz Across Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Mysterious Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Capture of Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Beyond Witch Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Big Stuffed Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Magnum, P.I.(1980)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all showsThe Asphalt Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Gridlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Love Boat(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
ABC Weekend Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Eight Is Enough(1977)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Part 2: Walking Tall(1975)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Rockford Files(1974)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

The Spikes Gang(1974)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Sidekicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Doc Elliot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Alpha Caper(1973)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Walking Tall(1973)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Waltons(1972)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Me and the Chimp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Heaven with a Gun(1969)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Journey to Shiloh(1968)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Hondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Hondo and the Apaches(1967)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Monroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

Incident at Phantom Hill(1966)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

7 Faces of Dr. Lao(1964)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Temple Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Combat!(1962)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Route 66(1960)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Inherit the Wind(1960)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Guns of the Timberland(1960)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Escort West(1959)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Decision at Sundown(1957)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Perry Mason(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Wagon Train(1957)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Circus Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

The Fastest Gun Alive(1956)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Jubal(1956)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Savage Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

White Feather(1955)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Lassie(1954)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
The Black Dakotas(1954)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Yellow Tomahawk(1954)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
War Arrow(1953)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Wings of the Hawk(1953)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Tropic Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

The Story of Will Rogers(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Wagons West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

The Cimarron Kid(1952)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Texas Rangers(1951)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Last Outpost(1951)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Two Flags West(1950)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Rocketship X-M(1950)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Savage Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Squadron of Doom(1949)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Doolins of Oklahoma(1949)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Indian Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Red River(1948)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Desert Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

The Cat Creeps(1946)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Daltons Ride Again(1945)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Crimson Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

The Beautiful Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

See My Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Her Lucky Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Under Western Skies(1945)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Hi, Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Allergic to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Follow the Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

To the People of the United States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Week-End Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Corvette K-225(1943)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Top Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Frontier Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

We've Never Been Licked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Prairie Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Calaboose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge(1942)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Overland Mail(1942)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dudes Are Pretty People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Hay Foot(1942)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
All-American Co-Ed(1941)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sergeant York(1941)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Tanks a Million(1941)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Two in a Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Riders of Death Valley(1941)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Carson City Kid(1940)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Passport to Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

20 Mule Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Of Mice and Men(1939)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Glove Slingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Parents on Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Bad Lands(1939)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Flight at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Only Angels Have Wings(1939)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Girls' School(1938)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Forbidden Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Some Blondes Are Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Trouble at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Road Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Mighty Treve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Ace Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Parole! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Stormy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Call of the Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Tailspin Tommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Klondike Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Trail Beyond(1934)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Fighting With Kit Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Three Musketeers(1933)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Rustler's Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Jungle Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Heroes of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Big House(1930)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Show Girl in Hollywood(1930)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Gold Diggers of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Mark of Zorro(1920)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Mutiny of the Elsinore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 164 titles from 1920 to 1986; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

Highest rated
Red River (1948)

Most popular right now
The Rockford Files (1974)
Film career
Peak 1974 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1920Screen debut· The Mark of Zorro
- 1948Breakout· Red River
- 1948Career best· Red River
- 1974Career best· The Rockford Files
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Noah Beery Jr.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th20
- 25th to 49th25
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
30 of their 71 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser30
- Broadly Agreed11
- Mixed21
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Noah Beery Jr.'s work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Noah Beery Jr. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Noah Beery Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lon Chaney Jr. shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Ford BeebeShared titles: Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950), Squadron of Doom (1949), Overland Mail (1942), Riders of Death Valley (1941)See all 4 shared titles with Ford Beebe

- Budd BoetticherShared titles: Decision at Sundown (1957), Wings of the Hawk (1953), The Cimarron Kid (1952)See all 3 shared titles with Budd Boetticher

- Howard HawksShared titles: Red River (1948), Corvette K-225 (1943), Sergeant York (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Howard Hawks

- Phil KarlsonShared titles: Walking Tall (1973), The Texas Rangers (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Karlson

Writers
- John Michael HayesShared titles: Walking Tall (1973), War Arrow (1953)See all 2 shared titles with John Michael Hayes

- Louis L'AmourShared titles: Hondo and the Apaches (1967), Guns of the Timberland (1960)See all 2 shared titles with Louis L'Amour

- Frank S. NugentShared titles: Incident at Phantom Hill (1966), Two Flags West (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Frank S. Nugent

- Delmer DavesShared titles: Jubal (1956), White Feather (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Delmer Daves

Actors
- Lon Chaney Jr.Shared titles: The Daltons Ride Again (1945), Overland Mail (1942), Riders of Death Valley (1941), Of Mice and Men (1939), The Three Musketeers (1933)See all 5 shared titles with Lon Chaney Jr.

- Randolph ScottShared titles: Decision at Sundown (1957), The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949), 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943), Corvette K-225 (1943)See all 4 shared titles with Randolph Scott

- John WayneShared titles: Hondo and the Apaches (1967), Escort West (1959), Red River (1948), The Trail Beyond (1934), The Three Musketeers (1933)See all 5 shared titles with John Wayne

- Glenn FordShared titles: Heaven with a Gun (1969), Jubal (1956), The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Glenn Ford

Composers and editors
- Paul SawtellShared titles: Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950), The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949), The Cat Creeps (1946), Under Western Skies (1945)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Sawtell
- Al ClarkShared titles: Decision at Sundown (1957), Jubal (1956), The Texas Rangers (1951)See all 3 shared titles with Al Clark
- Frank SkinnerShared titles: Wings of the Hawk (1953), The Daltons Ride Again (1945), 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Skinner

- Alvin ToddShared titles: Squadron of Doom (1949), Overland Mail (1942), Riders of Death Valley (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Alvin Todd
Producers
- Barney A. SareckyShared titles: Squadron of Doom (1949), 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942), The Three Musketeers (1933)See all 3 shared titles with Barney A. Sarecky
- Robert E. MorrisonShared titles: Hondo and the Apaches (1967), Escort West (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Robert E. Morrison
- Harry Joe BrownShared titles: Decision at Sundown (1957), The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Joe Brown
- Wallace MacDonaldShared titles: The Black Dakotas (1954), Girls' School (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Wallace MacDonald

Mixed roles
- Francis D. LyonShared titles: Escort West (1959), Red River (1948)See all 2 shared titles with Francis D. Lyon

- Warren WilsonShared titles: Under Western Skies (1945), Tanks a Million (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Warren Wilson

- Hal Roach Jr.Shared titles: All-American Co-Ed (1941), Tanks a Million (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Hal Roach Jr.




