Noah Young
| Noah Young | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Young in A Sailor-Made Man (1921) | |
| Born | February 2, 1887 |
| Died | April 18, 1958 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1918-1935 |
Noah Young Jr. (2 February 1887 – 18 April 1958) was a former champion weightlifter and actor.
Biography
Young was born in Cañon City, Colorado, the son of Noah Young, who came from a family of coal miners in Lancashire, England and dabbled in bare knuckle fighting before heading to America in 1874 and settling in Colorado. He was allegedly once an Indian scout and became friends with William F. Cody. His mother was Mary Anson, was of English descent.a foreman of the Glenrock coal mine who later became a coal mine inspector for the State of Wyoming.[1][2]
Young joined the Hal Roach studios as an actor, mainly playing comic villains. He appeared in several Laurel and Hardy comedies but was more notable as a foil for Harold Lloyd, whom he supported in over 50 films. Young died in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Selected filmography
- The Non-Stop Kid (1918)
- Kicking the Germ Out of Germany (1918)
- Two Scrambled (1918)
- Bees in His Bonnet (1918)
- No Place Like Jail (1918)
- Nothing But Trouble (1918)
- Just Rambling Along (1918)
- Hear 'Em Rave (1918)
- She Loves Me Not (1918)
- Do You Love Your Wife? (1919)
- Wanted - $5,000 (1919)
- Hustling for Health (1919)
- Ask Father (1919)
- On the Fire (1919)
- Hoots Mon! (1919)
- Look Out Below (1919)
- A Sammy In Siberia (1919)
- Just Dropped In (1919)
- Young Mr. Jazz (1919)
- Crack Your Heels (1919)
- Ring Up the Curtain (1919)
- Si, Senor (1919)
- Before Breakfast (1919)
- The Marathon (1919)
- Pistols for Breakfast (1919)
- Swat the Crook (1919)
- Off the Trolley (1919)
- Spring Fever (1919)
- Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919)
- Just Neighbors (1919)
- At the Old Stage Door (1919)
- Never Touched Me (1919)
- A Jazzed Honeymoon (1919)
- Chop Suey & Co. (1919)
- Heap Big Chief (1919)
- Don't Shove (1919)
- Be My Wife (1919)
- The Rajah (1919)
- He Leads, Others Follow (1919)
- Soft Money (1919)
- Count the Votes (1919)
- Pay Your Dues (1919)
- His Only Father (1919)
- Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
- Captain Kidd's Kids (1919)
- From Hand to Mouth (1919)
- His Royal Slyness (1920)
- Haunted Spooks (1920)
- An Eastern Westerner (1920)
- High and Dizzy (1920)
- Now or Never (1921)
- Among Those Present (1921)
- I Do (1921)
- A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
- Grandma's Boy (1922)
- Safety Last! (1923)
- The Noon Whistle (1923)
- Kill or Cure (1923)
- Gas and Air (1923)
- Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
- Brothers Under the Chin (1924)
- Wide Open Spaces (1924)
- Should Sailors Marry? (1925)
- For Heaven's Sake (1926)
- Sugar Daddies (1927)
- Why Girls Say No (1927)
- Do Detectives Think? (1927)
- The Battle of the Century (1927)
- Sharp Shooters (1928)
- Welcome Danger (1929)
- Feet First (1930)
- Movie Crazy (1932)
- The Cat's-Paw (1934)
- The Fixer-Uppers (1935)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935)