Personal Info
James Noble
Acting
Biography
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 Wo…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Fake
as Mr. Rousseau
They Bite
as Scientist #1
Bang
as Rooftop Dealer
Born Kicking
as Hudson
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
as Mr. Hyrum Lodge
Chances Are
as Dr. Bailey
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
as Dr. Gilmore Blount
Paramedics
as Chief Wilkins
A Tiger's Tale
as Sinclair
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
as Leonard Weeks
TV Shows
Beech is Back
1 ep.
Peak Practice
as Mr. Naughton · 1 ep.
Law & Order
as Judge Nelson Kurland · 1 ep.
Father Dowling Mysteries
as Judge Karnes · 1 ep.
First Impressions
as Raymond Voss · 8 ep.
Perfect Strangers
2 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Paul Carlisle · 1 ep.
The Bill
1 ep.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 ep.
Faerie Tale Theatre
as King Rupert III · 1 ep.