1922-03-05 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).
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Fake | Mr. Rousseau | 2011-05-09 |
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They Bite | Scientist #1 | 1996-04-02 |
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Bang | Rooftop Dealer | 1995-09-09 |
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Born Kicking | Hudson | 1992-09-20 |
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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | Mr. Hyrum Lodge | 1990-05-06 |
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Chances Are | Dr. Bailey | 1989-03-10 |
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The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places | Dr. Gilmore Blount | 1989-02-26 |
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A Tiger's Tale | Sinclair | 1988-02-12 |
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Paramedics | Chief Wilkins | 1988-06-01 |
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You Talkin' To Me? | Peter Archer | 1987-09-25 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Leonard Weeks | 1987-10-04 |
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The Day My Kid Went Punk | Max Smiley | 1987-10-23 |
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Deadly Deception | Ed Shoat | 1987-03-08 |
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When the Bough Breaks | Dr. Warren Towle | 1986-10-12 |
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Cinderella | King Rupert III | 1985-08-14 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella | King Rupert III | 1985-08-08 |
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Dempsey | Gavin McNab | 1983-09-28 |
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The Woman Who Willed a Miracle | Dr. Edwards | 1983-02-09 |
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This Is Kate Bennett... | Tom Fairmont | 1982-05-28 |
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Airplane II: The Sequel | Father O'Flanagan | 1982-12-10 |
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Baby Comes Home | Dr. Elliott Olsen | 1980-10-16 |
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10 | Dr. Miles | 1979-10-05 |
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Being There | Kaufman | 1979-12-19 |
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Promises in the Dark | Dr. Blankenship | 1979-11-02 |
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Hart to Hart | Dr. Metz | 1979-08-25 |
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Summer of My German Soldier | Pierce | 1978-10-30 |
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Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II | Ed | 1978-12-13 |
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Breaking Up | Haberle | 1978-01-02 |
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Dragonfly | Dr. Lee | 1976-03-01 |
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Death Play | 1976-09-01 | |
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Who? | General Deptford | 1974-04-18 |
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1776 | Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ) | 1972-11-09 |
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The Sporting Club | Canon Pritchard | 1971-02-28 |
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Father Pettis | 1971-09-15 |
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What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Board Member | 1968-05-24 |
