![James Noble](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/wx6flzyPDZrYZ0ppMCc4upV50JX.jpg)
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).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 8.291 |
Birthday | 1922-03-05 |
Place of Birth | Dallas, Texas, USA |
Also Known As |
![10](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rQpGG43cv25CkgGqjQLmMkUpDjq.jpg)
1979
![10](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rQpGG43cv25CkgGqjQLmMkUpDjq.jpg)
10
5.684/242
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
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10
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1971
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The Sporting Club
3.5/4
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![Paramedics](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x2iWaIW3z8Aq4te4TY8nBzwkSic.jpg)
1988
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Paramedics
2.7/3
Two paramedics are transferred to the nasty part of the city where a gang is killing people to sell their organs.
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![Being There](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3RO3jbCKEey2T9bYFkYt9xpwen9.jpg)
1979
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Being There
7.623/945
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the s...
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1987
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You Talkin' To Me?
2.7/3
A young actor's fascination with Rober De Niro's TAXI DRIVER persona leads him into a morass of strange and obsessional behaviors.
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![Baby Comes Home](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/d4Qw3OEmcEar8We2fF1Co6e65LR.jpg)
1980
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Baby Comes Home
0/0
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1974
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Who?
4.9/25
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1995
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Bang
5/8
A young woman in L.A. is having a bad day: she's evicted, an audition ends with a producer furious she won't trade sex for the part, and a policeman n...
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1976
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Dragonfly
10/1
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1986
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When the Bough Breaks
5.5/4
A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found...
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1985
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Cinderella
7.1/8
An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.
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1990
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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
7.2/25
The classic comic book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to tv in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning...
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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
![Promises in the Dark](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rHR2jInroiouFt6MPOM98N07MBh.jpg)
1979
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Promises in the Dark
5.6/8
A young doctor, Alexandra Kendall, seeking change while recovering from a recent heartbreak, moves from Chicago, Illinois to Hartford, Connecticut. Sh...
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![A Tiger's Tale](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6niQRbScrDDlDr6TpDfDGV64kRF.jpg)
1988
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A Tiger's Tale
4.692/13
A young man falls for his girlfriend's mother.
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![Fake](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4NHGaW0z1g4uw2cIte549eWsdZl.jpg)
2011
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Fake
5.2/4
Daniel Jakor is one of the most prolific and successful artists the world has never heard of. Struggling to sell his own art, he soon finds his true g...
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![Chances Are](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pSBaPC55kbK0SeXP0vaQd6f8Wfe.jpg)
1989
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Chances Are
6.6/254
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and...
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![Deadly Deception](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vjbP1FNFfOLKwGmfl6LtSFDZQx9.jpg)
1987
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Deadly Deception
6.5/2
Laurie Shoat, a young mother, struggling with post-partum depression, is found dead and her baby is missing. The police assume it was a murder-suicide...
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Deadly Deception
![Death Play](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
1976
![Death Play](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Death Play
0/0
Low-budget mystery centers on a murder committed during the premier of a Broadway show.
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![The Woman Who Willed a Miracle](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dU870MEZlQhElHMnHTE3jFQSfHL.jpg)
1983
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The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
10/1
Based on the true story of May Lemke. Her adopted son Leslie was born with cerebral palsy. May teaches him basic survival skills through the years. In...
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![Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1jhx6PXigL8IcLlDdFJEr3CbFl6.jpg)
1987
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
6.6/8
Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud in the process.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
![Born Kicking](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zyk0xAixwq4XZA4Vq4rbbdT1vSu.jpg)
1992
![Born Kicking](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zyk0xAixwq4XZA4Vq4rbbdT1vSu.jpg)
Born Kicking
0/0
Roxanne (known as Roxy) is a star performer in her local soccer team. Her natural talent is noticed by local team owner Victor Grace who signs her up....
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![Airplane II: The Sequel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5nBnmNmmBCsdkB2uxPMcm1nfrnc.jpg)
1982
![Airplane II: The Sequel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5nBnmNmmBCsdkB2uxPMcm1nfrnc.jpg)
Airplane II: The Sequel
6.081/1062
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle...
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Airplane II: The Sequel
![Hart to Hart](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qjK31n3z1MAWJUEtBrtmAlUPesK.jpg)
1979
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Hart to Hart
0/0
In this pilot film, a friend of Jonathan Hart's is killed in a motor accident just after he has left a health farm, apparently committing suicide. The...
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Hart to Hart
![Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h6VcWRUg9BhdPfZnkMMLstnnRfj.jpg)
1971
![Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/h6VcWRUg9BhdPfZnkMMLstnnRfj.jpg)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
3.5/4
Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.
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![Dempsey](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pTrtExLHfqdjyRD8nAuQI2WdNYC.jpg)
1983
![Dempsey](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pTrtExLHfqdjyRD8nAuQI2WdNYC.jpg)
Dempsey
6/3
Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of American boxer Jack Dempsey, who became a media sens...
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![Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vUjor2YxZ3S7mHuKm6lfUlYxunx.jpg)
1978
![Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vUjor2YxZ3S7mHuKm6lfUlYxunx.jpg)
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
5/1
A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a new student who is considered to be "untrainable"...
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Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
![This Is Kate Bennett...](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lbntx3fyXDL0xFq9meOOc2QXqLu.jpg)
1982
![This Is Kate Bennett...](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lbntx3fyXDL0xFq9meOOc2QXqLu.jpg)
This Is Kate Bennett...
0/0
In this pilot for a prospective TV series, Kate Bennett is an investigative TV news reporter whose life is imperiled, along with that of her young dau...
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This Is Kate Bennett...
![The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/638lzLdBq2exfFwq9SEBCA17yDB.jpg)
1989
![The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/638lzLdBq2exfFwq9SEBCA17yDB.jpg)
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
2/1
Henry Crawford is tricked into job swapping by an old friend with an evil plan.
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![Night of 100 Stars II](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mQtYzJUViK66XTKJki3CQf5sRKj.jpg)
1985
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Night of 100 Stars II
8/2
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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Night of 100 Stars II
![Breaking Up](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/66T0edfha5M3BDw4T5KWeF4zFno.jpg)
1978
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Breaking Up
0/0
JoAnn Hammil faces a harrowing fight to rediscover her personal identity when her husband of 15 years announces that he is leaving her and their child...
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![The Day My Kid Went Punk](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aAOe9HAmmZzIMnnu4GEwuBjqc2K.jpg)
1987
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The Day My Kid Went Punk
5/2
A nerdy teen makes himself over as a punk rocker, embarrassing his conservative parents in the process.
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![Summer of My German Soldier](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/86A35fAZL2WGWAobI9gtIf3e8b4.jpg)
1978
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Summer of My German Soldier
6.286/7
Patty Bergen is a teenager in a Jewish family living in the American South during World War II. Patty feels like an outcast even in her own family and...
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![What's So Bad About Feeling Good?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4mhq35RnmRP04wV7cmBbpNF0uOt.jpg)
1968
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6.7/6
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![1776](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o50REDExdajGxTWczsmC3qcawGr.jpg)
1972
![1776](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o50REDExdajGxTWczsmC3qcawGr.jpg)
1776
6.9/71
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Fr...
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