James Noble
Acting
Born March 5, 1922 · Dallas, Texas, USA
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 · 40 titles
Law & Order
The Love Boat
Murder, She Wrote
Peak Practice
Starsky & Hutch
The Defenders
The Bill
ABC Afterschool Special
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Faerie Tale Theatre
McCloud
Benson
Perfect Strangers
The Doctors
Father Dowling Mysteries
Airplane II: The Sequel
A World Apart
10
The Adams Chronicles
Being There
The Andros Targets
Chances Are
Night of 100 Stars II
Fake
1776
Beech is Back
Cinderella
First Impressions
Summer of My German Soldier
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
The Sporting Club
Hart to Hart
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
You Talkin' to Me?
When the Bough Breaks
Promises in the Dark
Dempsey
Deadly Deception
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
A Tiger's Tale