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Wallace Beery
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Actor Born: April 1, 1885 in Kansas City, MO Death: April 15, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Beery was a character actor in silents and talkies and the half-brother of actor "Noah Beery, Sr." and uncle of actor "Noah Beery, Jr." At age 16 (1902) he joined the Ringling Brothers Circus as an assistant to the elephant trainer; two years later he began singing in New York variety shows, then worked in both Broadway musicals and Kansas City stock companies. A peculiar career path led him to his first series of silent comedy shorts in the cross-dressing role of Sweedie, a Swedish maid, beginning with his move to Hollywood in 1913 when he signed a contract with Essanay; from there he did one- and two-reelers with Keystone and Universal, then tried unsuccessfully to produce films in Japan. Returning to Hollywood, Beery tended (like his half-brother Noah) to be cast as "heavies" and villains, though by the late '20s his performances were tinted with considerable humor. Although he did not have a smooth... Full Biography
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