
James Noble
Acting
Born: 1922-03-05 ยท Dallas, Texas, USA
Died: 2016-03-28
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,
๐ฌ Movies (20)

Fake
2011
Mr. Rousseau

They Bite
1996
Scientist #1

Bang
1995
Rooftop Dealer

Born Kicking
1992
Hudson

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990
Mr. Hyrum Lodge

Chances Are
1989
Dr. Bailey

The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
1989
Dr. Gilmore Blount

Paramedics
1988
Chief Wilkins

A Tiger's Tale
1988
Sinclair

The Day My Kid Went Punk
1987
Max Smiley

Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987
Leonard Weeks

You Talkin' to Me?
1987
Peter Archer

Deadly Deception
1987
Ed Shoat

When the Bough Breaks
1986
Dr. Warren Towle

Cinderella
1985
King Rupert III

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Self

Dempsey
1983
Gavin McNab

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983
Dr. Edwards

Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
Father O'Flanagan

This Is Kate Bennett...
1982
Tom Fairmont
๐บ TV Shows (20)
Beech is Back
2001

Peak Practice
1993
Mr. Naughton

Law & Order
1990
Judge Nelson Kurland

Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Judge Karnes

First Impressions
1988
Raymond Voss

Perfect Strangers
1986

The Bill
1984

Murder, She Wrote
1984
Paul Carlisle

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
King Rupert III

Benson
1979
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling

The Love Boat
1977

The Love Boat
1977
Martin Corell

The Andros Targets
1977
Tierney

The Adams Chronicles
1976
Jonathan Sewall

Starsky & Hutch
1975
Treasury Agent Kendall

ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Max Smiley
A World Apart
1970

McCloud
1970

The Defenders
1961
Ron Mayberry