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Noah Beery, Jr.

Noah Lindsey Beery was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Beery Jr. seldom broke away from playing supporting roles. Active as an actor in films or television for well over half a century, he was best known for playing James Garner's character's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the NBC television series The Rockford Files (1974–1980). His father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr.) enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as an extremely prominent supporting actor in major films, although the elder Beery was also frequently a leading man during the silent film era.

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Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Doc Wallace
The Yellow Rose (1983)
Starring as Luther Dillard (22 episodes)
Magnum P.I. (1980)
Guest starring as Floyd Lewellen
The Kent Chronicles (1978)
Guest starring as Dan O'Brien
Vega$ (1978)
Guest starring as Josiah Sparks
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Gordon Layton
Guest starring as Daryl Wilcox
Ellery Queen (1975)
Guest starring as Lionel Briggs
The Rockford Files (1974)
Starring as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford (123 episodes)
Doc Elliot (1973)
Guest starring as Barney Weeks
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Guest starring as Sheriff
Hondo (1967)
Starring as Buffalo Baker
Branded (1965)
Guest starring as Major Lynch
Combat! (1962)
Guest starring as Hank Davis
  • Episode 5x22: A Little Jazz (Feb 21, 1967) [Special Guest Star]
The Wide Country (1962)
Guest starring as Barney Hamfin
The Virginian (1962)
Guest starring as Will Baxter
Guest starring as Morgan
Guest starring as Ed Simpson
Riverboat (1959)
Starring as Bill Blake (4 episodes)
Rawhide (1959)
Guest starring as Arkansas
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Guest starring as El Gato
  • Episode 3x21: El Gato (Feb 22, 1961)
Guest starring as Barney Durant
Wagon Train (1957)
Guest starring as Jonas Murdock
Guest starring as Ruddy Blaine
Circus Boy (1956)
Starring as Joey the Clown (49 episodes)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Guest starring as Nate
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Guest starring as Doc
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