Familiar and well-liked character actor of very different persona than either his father, 'Noah Beery is an actor. They also had two daughters, Muffett and Melissa. Beery died in 1994 at the age of 81.
Joseph Rocky Rockford, Beerys character on "The Rockford Files" , was ranked #45 in TV Guides list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
Was only 15 years older than James Garner when he played his father on "The Rockford Files" .
Once said his favorite of his own movies was Red River .
Despite the use of "Jr." and "Sr." to distinguish father and son actors, neither Noah Beery nor Noah Beery Jr. , nor their father and grandfather, respectively, had the same middle name. The three generations were: policeman Noah Webster Beery, father of actor Noah Nicholas Beery, and grandfather of actor Noah Lindsey Beery.
Best known by the public for his role as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford on "The Rockford Files" .
Was the second actor to play the father of the character Jim Rockford in the series "The Rockford Files." Another actor, Robert Donley , played Jims father in the pilot for the series.
He had a brother, also named Noah Lindsay Beery, who was born January 18, 1912, and died January 22, 2012.
