- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 5, 1922
- Place of Birth
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Died
- March 28, 2016
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 (Be…
Filmography
movieFake
2011 · Mr. Rousseau
Beech is Back
tvBeech is Back
2001
movieThey Bite
1996 · Scientist #1
movieBang
1995 · Rooftop Dealer
tvPeak Practice
1993 · Mr. Naughton
movieBorn Kicking
1992 · Hudson
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Judge Nelson Kurland
movieArchie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990 · Mr. Hyrum Lodge
movieChances Are
1989 · Dr. Bailey
movieThe Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
1989 · Dr. Gilmore Blount
tvFather Dowling Mysteries
1989 · Judge Karnes
tvFirst Impressions
1988 · Raymond Voss
movieParamedics
1988 · Chief Wilkins
movieA Tiger's Tale
1988 · Sinclair
movieThe Day My Kid Went Punk
1987 · Max Smiley
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987 · Leonard Weeks
movieYou Talkin' to Me?
1987 · Peter Archer
movieDeadly Deception
1987 · Ed Shoat
movieWhen the Bough Breaks
1986 · Dr. Warren Towle
tvPerfect Strangers
1986
movieCinderella
1985 · King Rupert III
movieNight of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
tvThe Bill
1984
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Paul Carlisle
tvScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
movieDempsey
1983 · Gavin McNab
movieThe Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983 · Dr. Edwards
movieAirplane II: The Sequel
1982 · Father O'Flanagan
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · King Rupert III
movieThis Is Kate Bennett...
1982 · Tom Fairmont
movieBaby Comes Home
1980 · Dr. Elliott Olsen
movieBeing There
1979 · Kaufman
moviePromises in the Dark
1979 · Dr. Blankenship
movie10
1979 · Dr. Miles
tvBenson
1979 · Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling
movieHart to Hart
1979 · Dr. Metz
movieLovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978 · Ed
movieSummer of My German Soldier
1978 · Pierce
movieBreaking Up
1978 · Haberle
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · , Martin Corell
tvThe Andros Targets
1977 · Tierney
Death Play
movieDeath Play
1976 · Norman
movieDragonfly
1976 · Dr. Lee
tvThe Adams Chronicles
1976 · Jonathan Sewall
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975 · Treasury Agent Kendall
movieWho?
1974 · General Deptford
movie1776
1972 · Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Max Smiley
movieBeen Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971 · Father Pettis
movieThe Sporting Club
1971 · Canon Pritchard
A World Apart
tvA World Apart
1970
tvMcCloud
1970
movieWhat's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968 · Board Member
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Ron Mayberry