Acting · Dallas, Texas, USA · Born March 5, 1922
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).
MovieFake
2011
as Mr. Rousseau
Beech is Back
2001
MovieThey Bite
1996
as Scientist #1
MovieBang
1995
as Rooftop Dealer
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Mr. Naughton
MovieBorn Kicking
1992
as Hudson
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Judge Nelson Kurland
MovieArchie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990
as Mr. Hyrum Lodge
MovieChances Are
1989
as Dr. Bailey
MovieThe Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
1989
as Dr. Gilmore Blount
TVFather Dowling Mysteries
1989
as Judge Karnes
TVFirst Impressions
1988
as Raymond Voss
MovieParamedics
1988
as Chief Wilkins
MovieA Tiger's Tale
1988
as Sinclair
MovieThe Day My Kid Went Punk
1987
as Max Smiley
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987
as Leonard Weeks
MovieYou Talkin' to Me?
1987
as Peter Archer
MovieDeadly Deception
1987
as Ed Shoat
MovieWhen the Bough Breaks
1986
as Dr. Warren Towle
TVPerfect Strangers
1986
MovieCinderella
1985
as King Rupert III
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
TVThe Bill
1984
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Paul Carlisle
TVScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
MovieDempsey
1983
as Gavin McNab
MovieThe Woman Who Willed a Miracle
1983
as Dr. Edwards
MovieAirplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Father O'Flanagan
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as King Rupert III
MovieThis Is Kate Bennett...
1982
as Tom Fairmont
MovieBaby Comes Home
1980
as Dr. Elliott Olsen
MovieBeing There
1979
as Kaufman
MoviePromises in the Dark
1979
as Dr. Blankenship
Movie10
1979
as Dr. Miles
TVBenson
1979
as Eugene Gatling
MovieHart to Hart
1979
as Dr. Metz
MovieLovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978
as Ed
MovieSummer of My German Soldier
1978
as Pierce
MovieBreaking Up
1978
as Haberle
TVThe Love Boat
1977
TVThe Andros Targets
1977
as Tierney
Death Play
1976
as Norman
MovieDragonfly
1976
as Dr. Lee
TVThe Adams Chronicles
1976
as Jonathan Sewall
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Treasury Agent Kendall
MovieWho?
1974
as General Deptford
Movie1776
1972
as Rev. John Witherspoon (NJ)
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Max Smiley
MovieBeen Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1971
as Father Pettis
MovieThe Sporting Club
1971
as Canon Pritchard
A World Apart
1970
TVMcCloud
1970
MovieWhat's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Board Member
TVThe Doctors
1963
as Dr. Bill Winters
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Ron Mayberry
