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James Noble

James Noble

Actor, Producer

Born March 5, 1922 in Dallas, Texas, USA

Died March 28, 2016

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Biography

The son of a Dallas wholesale coal dealer, Noble spent much of his youth attending pool halls and movie houses. He retained his expertise with a pool cue throughout his life, while his stronger interest in acting (fueled by movies) manifested itself in local stage productions and drama studies at Southern Methodist University. Following Navy service in World War II, Noble went to New York to study at the Actors Studio, then went on to a stage revival of Pygmalion wherein he met his future wife, actress Carolyn Coates. The actor appeared on such TV soap operas as As the World Turns (1956), A World Apart (1970) and such Broadway productions as "1776" (a role he took to the movie 1776 (1972)), spending much of his spare time in psychotherapy to handle his ongoing feelings of self-doubt. In films from the mid '70s, Noble principally played small roles as authority figures and politicians (Being There (1979), The Nude Bomb (1980)), with occasional larger roles. such as Bo Derek's father in 10 (1979). In 1979, Noble was cast as the genially absent-minded "Governor Gene Gatling" on the sitcom, Benson (1979), a role in which he remained until the series' 1986 cancellation. Two years later, he resurfaced on TV in the role of a Nebraska-based recording engineer on the very short-lived sitcom, First Impressions (1988).

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Actor

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Type

Year

Consequential Lies Short Film2011Father Easter

Fake Feature Film2011Mssr. Rousseau

Glacier Bay Poster

Glacier Bay Short Film2006Artie

Bang Feature Film1995Rooftop Dealer

Harry TV Series1993Chapel

Peak Practice Poster

Peak Practice TV Series1993Mr. Naughton

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again Poster

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again TV Movie1990Mr. Hyrum Lodge

Law & Order Poster

Law & Order TV Series1990Judge Nelson Kurland

Chances Are Poster

Chances Are Feature Film1989Dr. Bailey

Father Dowling Mysteries Poster

Father Dowling Mysteries TV Series1989Judge Karnes

First Impressions Poster

First Impressions TV Series1988Raymond Voss

Paramedics Poster

Paramedics Feature Film1988Chief Wilkins

A Tiger's Tale Poster

A Tiger's Tale Feature Film1987Sinclair

Deadly Deception Poster

Deadly Deception TV Movie1987Ed Shoat

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam Poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam TV Movie1987Leonard Weeks

You Talkin' to Me? Poster

You Talkin' to Me? Feature Film1987Peter Archer

Perfect Strangers Poster

Perfect Strangers TV Series1986Walter Appleton

When the Bough Breaks Poster

When the Bough Breaks TV Movie1986Dr. Warren Towle

Night of 100 Stars II Poster

Night of 100 Stars II TV Special1985Self

Murder, She Wrote Poster

Murder, She Wrote TV Series1984Paul Carlisle

Dempsey TV Movie1983Gavin McNab

Scarecrow and Mrs. King Poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King TV Series1983Harry Beaumont

The Love Boat Fall Preview Special TV Special1983Self

Airplane II: The Sequel Poster

Airplane II: The Sequel Feature Film1982Father O'Flanagan

Faerie Tale Theatre Poster

Faerie Tale Theatre TV Series1982King Rupert III

The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special1982Self - Presenter

This Is Kate Bennett... Poster

This Is Kate Bennett... TV Movie1982Tom Fairmont

Baby Comes Home Poster

Baby Comes Home TV Movie1980Dr. Elliott Losen

10 Feature Film1979Dr. Miles

Being There Poster

Being There Feature Film1979Kaufman

Benson TV Series1979Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling

Hart to Hart Poster

Hart to Hart TV Series1979Dr. Metz

Promises in the Dark Poster

Promises in the Dark Feature Film1979Dr. Blankenship

All-Star Family Feud Special Poster

All-Star Family Feud Special TV Series1978Self - celebrity contestant

Breaking Up Poster

Breaking Up TV Movie1978Häberle

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II Poster

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II TV Movie1978Ed

Summer of My German Soldier Poster

Summer of My German Soldier TV Movie1978Pierce

Equal Justice Under Law Poster

Equal Justice Under Law TV Movie1977Thomas Jefferson

Fantasy Island Poster

Fantasy Island TV Series1977Bradford

The Andros Targets Poster

The Andros Targets TV Series1977Tierney

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977Dr. Elliot Norton

Death Play Feature Film1976Norman

Dragonfly Poster

Dragonfly Feature Film1976Dr. Lee

The Adams Chronicles Poster

The Adams Chronicles Mini-Series1976Jonathan Sewell

Starsky and Hutch Poster

Starsky and Hutch TV Series1975Treasury Agent Kendall

Who? Feature Film1974General Deptford

1776 Feature Film1972Rev. John Witherspoon

ABC Afterschool Specials Poster

ABC Afterschool Specials TV Series1972Dr. Edwards

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me Poster

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me Feature Film1971Father Pettis

The Sporting Club Poster

The Sporting Club Feature Film1971Canon Pritchard

A World Apart Poster

A World Apart TV Series1970Dr. Edward Sims

McCloud TV Series1970Harbor Patrolman Harris

One Life to Live Poster

One Life to Live TV Series1968Dr. Morris

What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Poster

What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Feature Film1968Board Member

Coronet Blue Poster

Coronet Blue TV Series1967Lt. Stevens

N.Y.P.D. Poster

N.Y.P.D. TV Series1967Fingerprint Detective

Directions TV Series1965Ralph Waldp Emerson

New York Television Theatre Poster

New York Television Theatre TV Series19651 episode, 1969

Another World Poster

Another World TV Series1964Rev. Harris

East Side/West Side Poster

East Side/West Side TV Series1963Tony Morgan

The Doctors Poster

The Doctors TV Series1963Dr. Bill Winters

The Doctors and the Nurses Poster

The Doctors and the Nurses TV Series1962Mr. Teller

The Defenders Poster

The Defenders TV Series1961Ron Mayberry

As the World Turns Poster

As the World Turns TV Series1956Donald 'Don' Hughes #3

The Edge of Night Poster

The Edge of Night TV Series1956Vic Price #1

The Brighter Day Poster

The Brighter Day TV Series1954Grayling Dennis #2

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Dr. Gilmore Blount

Actor's Studio Poster

Actor's Studio TV Series19481 episode, 1950

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948Edward Goring

Producer

2

Type

Year

Frederick Douglass: Pathway from Slavery to Freedom TV Movie2010

Glacier Bay Poster

Glacier Bay Short Film2006

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