profile

    James Noble

    1922-03-05 (102 years old) in Dallas, Texas, USA

    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).

    Movies

    poster
    Fake
    52 %|May 9, 2011
    Thriller, Crime, Mystery
    poster
    Bang
    50 %|Sep 9, 1995
    Drama
    poster
    Born Kicking
    0 %|Sep 20, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
    72 %|May 6, 1990
    TV Movie, Comedy
    poster
    Chances Are
    66 %|Mar 10, 1989
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    poster
    The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
    20 %|Feb 26, 1989
    Adventure, Drama, Family
    poster
    Paramedics
    27 %|Jun 1, 1988
    Comedy
    poster
    A Tiger's Tale
    47 %|Feb 12, 1988
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    poster
    The Day My Kid Went Punk
    50 %|Oct 23, 1987
    Family, Drama
    poster
    Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
    66 %|Oct 4, 1987
    Mystery, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
    poster
    You Talkin' To Me?
    27 %|Sep 25, 1987
    Comedy
    poster
    Deadly Deception
    65 %|Mar 8, 1987
    Mystery, Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    When the Bough Breaks
    55 %|Oct 12, 1986
    Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
    poster
    Cinderella
    71 %|Aug 14, 1985
    Romance, Fantasy, TV Movie
    poster
    Night of 100 Stars II
    80 %|Mar 10, 1985
    Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
    poster
    Dempsey
    60 %|Sep 28, 1983
    History, Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
    100 %|Feb 9, 1983
    Family
    poster
    Airplane II: The Sequel
    61 %|Dec 10, 1982
    Comedy
    poster
    This Is Kate Bennett...
    0 %|May 28, 1982
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
    poster
    Baby Comes Home
    0 %|Oct 16, 1980
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Being There
    76.08 %|Dec 19, 1979
    Comedy, Drama
    poster
    Promises in the Dark
    56 %|Nov 2, 1979
    Drama
    poster
    10
    57 %|Oct 5, 1979
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    Hart to Hart
    0 %|Aug 25, 1979
    Action, Crime, TV Movie
    poster
    Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
    50 %|Dec 13, 1978
    Drama, TV Movie
    poster
    Summer of My German Soldier
    63 %|Oct 30, 1978
    TV Movie, Drama
    poster
    Breaking Up
    0 %|Jan 2, 1978
    Drama, TV Movie
    actor
    Death Play
    0 %|Sep 1, 1976
    Mystery
    poster
    Dragonfly
    100 %|Mar 1, 1976
    Drama
    poster
    Who?
    49 %|Apr 18, 1974
    Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
    poster
    1776
    69 %|Nov 9, 1972
    Drama, History
    poster
    The Sporting Club
    39 %|Feb 28, 1971
    Comedy
    poster
    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
    67 %|May 24, 1968
    Comedy

    Series

    actor
    Beech is Back
    0 %|Aug 21, 2001
    Drama
    actor
    Harry
    10 %|Sep 18, 1993
    Drama
    poster
    Peak Practice
    55 %|May 10, 1993
    Drama
    poster
    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    71.36 %|Jan 20, 1989
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    actor
    First Impressions
    50 %|Aug 27, 1988
    Comedy
    poster
    Perfect Strangers
    65.87 %|Mar 25, 1986
    Comedy
    poster
    The Bill
    66 %|Oct 16, 1984
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    Murder, She Wrote
    75.82 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
    poster
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    64 %|Oct 3, 1983
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
    poster
    Faerie Tale Theatre
    84.21 %|Sep 11, 1982
    Drama, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
    poster
    Benson
    72.14 %|Sep 13, 1979
    Comedy
    poster
    The Love Boat
    63.040000000000006 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    The Love Boat
    63.040000000000006 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
    poster
    The Andros Targets
    50 %|Jan 31, 1977
    poster
    The Adams Chronicles
    72 %|Jan 20, 1976
    Drama
    poster
    Starsky & Hutch
    72 %|Sep 10, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
    poster
    ABC Afterschool Special
    63 %|Oct 4, 1972
    Drama
    actor
    A World Apart
    0 %|Mar 30, 1970
    poster
    McCloud
    71 %|Feb 17, 1970
    Crime, Drama
    poster
    The Defenders
    62 %|Sep 16, 1961
    Drama