biography
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| (1889–1949)
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| biography:
| Film actor, born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. The half-brother of Noah Beery, he worked in the circus and in Broadway musicals, then went to Hollywood and began his long film career in 1913. At first he played tough villains, but with the advent of sound films he assumed a new persona as a rough-edged but loveable character. He won a best actor Oscar for The Champ (1931), and though he did not retain the popularity he enjoyed during the 1930s, he continued in films until his death. |
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