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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. [1] He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill (1930) opposite Marie Dressler , as General Director Preysing in Grand Hotel (1932), as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1934), as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa!
In 1902, 16-year-old Wallace Beery joined the Ringling Brothers Circus as an assistant to the elephant trainer. He left two years later after a leopard clawed his arm. Beery next went to New York, where he found work in musical variety shows.
- April 1, 1885
- April 15, 1949
Blessed with a pleasant voice, Wallace Beery moved to New York City in 1904 to pursue a singing career. He found work in comic opera as a baritone and began to appear on Broadway as well. One of his early roles was in ‘The Yankee Tourist’ in 1907.
He spent his winters in New York, his summers in stock. In 1915 Beery moved to Niles, Calif., to direct motion pictures. The outfit he worked for closed down after three months.
He left after two years to start a singing career in New York musical variety shows. He had a pleasing baritone voice and became a successful leading man in comic operas both on Broadway and on tour with stock companies.
Apr 18, 2015 · Wallace Beery and [Marie] Dressler seemed like a perfect match in “Min and Bill” [1930], and they were destined to appear together in two more movies, but it has never been made clear as to whether they were actually compatible.
He is supposed to have quit after two years, but he was certainly in New York in 1903 as a chorus boy in the shows of Henry W. Savage in, among others, "The Prince of Pilsen". He had a big role in "A Yankee Tourist' (1907).
