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Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham has appeared in more than 30 feature films, including Up Close & Personal (1996), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Chinatown (1974), City Slickers (1991), and The Distinguished Gentleman (1992). He was born in the small town of Mineola, Texas, east of Dallas. After graduating from North Texas State College, he earned a master's degree in educational psychology from Baylor University. Willingham was a teacher before following his long-time dream of becoming an actor.

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Filmography

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

1994
as Riddle

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993
as C.D. Parker

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987
as Gen. Taylor

Chinatown

1974
as Councilman

The Last Boy Scout

1991
as Sheldon Marcone

Paper Moon

1973
as Mr. Robertson

Greased Lightning

1977
as Billy Joe Byrnes

Woman With a Past

1992
as Chairman

When the Whistle Blows

1980

Unconquered

1989
as Bear Bryant

Of Mice and Men

1992
as The Boss

The Gambler

1980
as Conductor

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

1978
as Judge

Career Opportunities

1991
as Roger Roy McClellan

Blind Fury

1989
as MacCready

Just Me and You

1978
as Gas Station Owner

My Sweet Charlie

1970
as Grady

La Bamba

1987
as Howard

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982
as Lander Hughes

Pastime

1990
as Clyde Bigby

The Georgia Peaches

1980
as Jarvis Wheeler

Men Don't Tell

1993
as Riley

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994
as Clay Stone

Black Bart

1975
as Fern Malaga

Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story

1983
as Dr. Graham

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988
as Judge Manning

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story

1988
as Ted Simonsen

Splash, Too

1988
as Karl Hooten

The Heist

1989
as Stuckey

Blind Horizon

2003
as Deputy Shirl Cash

Big Bad Mama

1974
as Uncle Barney

The Children Nobody Wanted

1981
as McNaulty

Summer Heat

1987
as Strother

The Last Picture Show

1971
as Chester

City Slickers

1991
as Clay Stone

Where Have All the People Gone

1974
as Jim Clancy

Independence Day

1983
as Andy Parker

Fighting Mad

1976
as Senator Hingle

Fire in the Sky

1993
as Blake Davies

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

1979
as Pop Bauer

Aloha, Bobby and Rose

1975
as Uncle Charlie

The Boys in Company C

1978
as Sergeant Curry

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990

The Howling

1981
as Charlie Barton

Ann Jillian

1989

Guarding Tess

1994
as Sheriff Janson

The Corndog Man

1999
as Ace Barker

The Road Raiders

1989
as Crankcase

Harry's War

1981
as Major Andrews

Sunshine

1973
as Bartender

Cutter to Houston

1983

Guest Star

Episode Alice
Who Killed Bugs Bunny? 		1976
Episode Cannon
Coffin Corner 		1975
Episode Petrocelli
Falling Star 		1976
Episode Alice
Mother-in-Law (2) 		1976
Episode The Rockford Files
Coulter City Wildcat 		1976
Episode Alice
Mel's Big Five-0 		1978
Episode Murder, She Wrote
Angel of Death 		1992
Episode Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Royale 		1989
Episode The Rockford Files
The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company 		1975
Episode Gunsmoke
Whelan's Men 		1973
Episode Remington Steele
Suburban Steele 		1986
Episode Home Improvement
What About Bob? 		1992
Episode Home Improvement
Baby, It's Cold Outside 		1992
Episode The A-Team
Till Death Do Us Part 		1983
Episode Matlock
The Madam 		1990
Episode The Mary Tyler Moore Show
What Are Friends For? 		1974
Episode Northern Exposure
Lost and Found 		1992
Episode WKRP in Cincinnati
A Mile in My Shoes 		1980
Episode Man from Atlantis
C.W. Hyde 		1977
Episode Dallas
Making of a President 		1981
Episode Alice
The Last Review 		1976
Episode Quantum Leap
Justice 		1991
Episode How the West Was Won
The Rustler 		1979
Episode Three for the Road
The Rip-Off 		1975
Episode Lou Grant
Aftershock 		1977
Episode Today's FBI
Terror 		1981
Episode Tucker's Witch
Murder is the Key 		1983
Episode L.A. Law
I'm in the Nude for Love 		1989
Episode The A-Team
A Little Town with an Accent 		1986
Episode The Dukes of Hazzard
Witness: Jesse Duke 		1983