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).
Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
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2011 | Fake | Mr. Rousseau | ★★★☆☆ |
2001 | Beech is Back | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1995 | Bang | Rooftop Dealer | ★★★☆☆ |
1993 | Harry | Chapel | ★☆☆☆☆ |
1993 | Peak Practice | Mr. Naughton | ★★★☆☆ |
1992 | Born Kicking | Hudson | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1990 | Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | Mr. Hyrum Lodge | ★★★★☆ |
1990 | Ley y orden | Judge Nelson Kurland | ★★★★☆ |
1989 | El cielo se equivocó | Dr. Bailey | ★★★☆☆ |
1989 | The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places | Dr. Gilmore Blount | ★☆☆☆☆ |
1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Judge Karnes | ★★★★☆ |
1988 | Los locos de la ambulancia | Chief Wilkins | ★☆☆☆☆ |
1988 | Un tigre en la almohada | Sinclair | ★★☆☆☆ |
1988 | First Impressions | ★★★☆☆ | |
1987 | You Talkin' To Me? | Peter Archer | ★☆☆☆☆ |
1987 | Deadly Deception | Ed Shoat | ★★★☆☆ |
1987 | Perry Mason: El caso de la dama asesinada | Leonard Weeks | ★★★☆☆ |
1987 | The Day My Kid Went Punk | Max Smiley | ★★★☆☆ |
1986 | When the Bough Breaks | Dr. Warren Towle | ★★★☆☆ |
1986 | Primos lejanos | ★★★☆☆ | |
1985 | La Cenicienta (Cuentos de las estrellas) | King Rupert III | ★★★★☆ |
1984 | Se ha escrito un crimen | Paul Carlisle | ★★★★☆ |
1984 | The Bill | ★★★☆☆ | |
1983 | The Woman Who Willed a Miracle | Dr. Edwards | ★★★★★ |
1983 | Dempsey | Gavin McNab | ★★★☆☆ |
1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | ★★★☆☆ | |
1982 | Aterriza como puedas 2 | Father O'Flanagan | ★★★☆☆ |
1982 | This Is Kate Bennett... | Tom Fairmont | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1982 | Cuentos de las estrellas | King Rupert III | ★★★★☆ |
1980 | Baby Comes Home | Dr. Elliott Olsen | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1979 | 10, la mujer perfecta | Dr. Miles | ★★★☆☆ |
1979 | Bienvenido Mr. Chance | Kaufman | ★★★★☆ |
1979 | Promises in the Dark | Dr. Blankenship | ★★★☆☆ |
1979 | Hart to Hart | Dr. Metz | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1979 | Benson | Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling | ★★★★☆ |
1978 | Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II | Ed | ★★★☆☆ |
1978 | Breaking Up | Haberle | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1978 | Summer of My German Soldier | Pierce | ★★★☆☆ |
1977 | Vacaciones en el mar | ★★★☆☆ | |
1977 | The Andros Targets | Tierney | ★★★☆☆ |
1977 | Vacaciones en el mar | Martin Corell | ★★★☆☆ |
1976 | Amor de verano | Dr. Lee | ★★★★★ |
1976 | Death Play | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1975 | Starsky y Hutch | ★★★★☆ | |
1974 | El hombre de la máscara de acero | General Deptford | ★★☆☆☆ |
1972 | 1776 | Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ) | ★★★☆☆ |
1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Max Smiley | ★★★☆☆ |
1971 | The Sporting Club | Canon Pritchard | ★★☆☆☆ |
1971 | Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Father Pettis | ★★☆☆☆ |
1970 | A World Apart | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1970 | McCloud | ★★★★☆ | |
1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Board Member | ★★★☆☆ |
1961 | Los defensores | Ron Mayberry | ★★★☆☆ |
Año | Título | Personaje | Calificación |
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1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | ★★★★☆ |
Series
Las series más importantes en las que ha participado son las siguientes: