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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Judge Nelson Kurland
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Paul Carlisle
The Defenders
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6

The Defenders

(1961) Ron Mayberry
Peak Practice
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6

Peak Practice

(1993) Mr. Naughton
ABC Afterschool Special
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6

ABC Afterschool Special

(1972) Max Smiley
Faerie Tale Theatre
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9

Faerie Tale Theatre

(1982) King Rupert III
The Andros Targets
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5

The Andros Targets

(1977) Tierney
Harry
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1

Harry

(1993) Chapel

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2011 Mssr. Rousseau
2001 N/A
1995 Rooftop Dealer
1993 Chapel
Mr. Naughton
1992 Hudson
1990 Judge Nelson Kurland
Mr. Hyrum Lodge
1989 Dr. Bailey
Dr. Gilmore Blount
Judge Karnes
1988 N/A
Chief Wilkins
1987 Max Smiley
Leonard Weeks
Peter Archer
Sinclair
Ed Shoat
1986 Dr. Warren Towle
N/A
1985 King Rupert III
Self
1984 N/A
Paul Carlisle
1983 N/A
Gavin McNab
Dr. Edwards
1982 Father O'Flanagan
King Rupert III
Tom Fairmont
1980 Dr. Elliott Olsen
1979 Kaufman
Dr. Blankenship
Dr. Miles
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling
Dr. Metz
1978 Ed
Pierce
Haberle
1977 N/A
Martin Corell
Tierney
1976 N/A
Dr. Lee
1975 N/A
1974 General Deptford
1972 Max Smiley
1971 Father Pettis
Canon Pritchard
1970 N/A
N/A
1968 Board Member
1961 Ron Mayberry
Year Character Movie/Tv

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