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James Noble

James Noble

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1922-03-05

Birth Place

Dallas, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

10

10

1979

5.7

Movie
1776

1776

1972

6.8

Movie
A Tiger's Tale

A Tiger's Tale

1988

4.7

Movie
poster

A World Apart

1970

0.0

TV
poster

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

6.4

TV
Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

6.1

Movie
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

1990

7.2

Movie
Baby Comes Home

Baby Comes Home

1980

0.0

Movie
Bang

Bang

1995

5.0

Movie
poster

Beech is Back

2001

0.0

TV
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

1971

3.5

Movie
Being There

Being There

1979

7.6

Movie
poster

Benson

1979

7.2

TV
Born Kicking

Born Kicking

1992

0.0

Movie
Breaking Up

Breaking Up

1978

0.0

Movie
Chances Are

Chances Are

1989

6.6

Movie
Cinderella

Cinderella

1985

7.1

Movie
Deadly Deception

Deadly Deception

1987

6.5

Movie
Death Play

Death Play

1976

0.0

Movie
Dempsey

Dempsey

1983

6.0

Movie
Dragonfly

Dragonfly

1976

10.0

Movie
poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

8.2

TV
Fake

Fake

2011

5.2

Movie
poster

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989

7.3

TV
poster

First Impressions

1988

5.0

TV
poster

Harry

1993

3.5

TV
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979

0.0

Movie
poster

Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

1978

5.0

Movie
poster

McCloud

1970

7.1

TV
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
Paramedics

Paramedics

1988

2.7

Movie
poster

Peak Practice

1993

5.9

TV
poster

Perfect Strangers

1986

6.6

TV
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam

1987

6.6

Movie
Promises in the Dark

Promises in the Dark

1979

5.6

Movie
poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.4

TV
poster

Starsky & Hutch

1975

7.2

TV
Summer of My German Soldier

Summer of My German Soldier

1978

6.3

Movie
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places

The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places

1989

2.0

Movie
poster

The Adams Chronicles

1976

7.2

TV
poster

The Andros Targets

1977

5.0

TV
poster

The Bill

1984

6.6

TV
The Day My Kid Went Punk

The Day My Kid Went Punk

1987

5.0

Movie
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
poster

The Love Boat

1977

6.3

TV
The Sporting Club

The Sporting Club

1971

3.9

Movie
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

1983

10.0

Movie
This Is Kate Bennett...

This Is Kate Bennett...

1982

0.0

Movie
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968

6.7

Movie
When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

1986

5.5

Movie
Who?

Who?

1974

4.9

Movie
You Talkin' To Me?

You Talkin' To Me?

1987

2.7

Movie