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Born · March 5, 1922
Died · March 28, 2016 (94 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: 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).
Mr. Rousseau
5.2
2011
(1 episode)
0.0
2001
Rooftop Dealer
5.0
1995
Chapel · (1 episode)
3.5
1993
Mr. Naughton · (1 episode)
5.9
1993
Hudson
0.0
1992
Judge Nelson Kurland · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Mr. Hyrum Lodge
7.2
1990
Dr. Bailey
6.6
1989
Dr. Gilmore Blount
2.0
1989
Judge Karnes · (1 episode)
7.3
1989
(8 episodes)
5.0
1988
Chief Wilkins
2.7
1988
Sinclair
4.7
1988
Max Smiley
5.0
1987
Leonard Weeks
6.6
1987
Peter Archer
2.7
1987
Ed Shoat
6.5
1987
Dr. Warren Towle
5.5
1986
(2 episodes)
6.6
1986
King Rupert III
7.1
1985
Self
8.0
1985
(1 episode)
6.6
1984
Paul Carlisle · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
(1 episode)
6.4
1983
Gavin McNab
6.0
1983
Dr. Edwards
10.0
1983
Father O'Flanagan
6.1
1982
King Rupert III · (1 episode)
8.2
1982
Tom Fairmont
0.0
1982
Dr. Elliott Olsen
0.0
1980
Kaufman
7.6
1979
Dr. Blankenship
5.6
1979
Dr. Miles
5.7
1979
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling · (158 episodes)
7.2
1979
Dr. Metz
0.0
1979
Ed
5.0
1978
Pierce
6.3
1978
Haberle
0.0
1978
(1 episode)
6.3
1977
Martin Corell · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Tierney · (1 episode)
5.0
1977
0.0
1976
Dr. Lee
10.0
1976
Jonathan Sewall · (1 episode)
7.2
1976
(1 episode)
7.2
1975
General Deptford
4.9
1974
Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
6.8
1972
Max Smiley · (1 episode)
6.4
1972
Father Pettis
3.5
1971
Canon Pritchard
3.9
1971
(322 episodes)
0.0
1970
(1 episode)
7.1
1970
Board Member
6.7
1968
Ron Mayberry · (1 episode)
6.2
1961