Noah Young

born: 02 February 1887 North Park, Colorado, United States of America

died: 18 April 1958 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (heart attack, age 71)

Menacing-looking American actor who was discovered by Harold Lloyd and employed to appear in many of his early films at the Hal Roach Studios in the late 1910s before going on to support the likes of Laurel & Hardy.  After appearing in well over 100 films for Hal Roach, there was a big 7 year gap between the end of 1927 and the end of 1934 where he almost vanished completely from the film industry. He set a record by running a mile in 8½ minutes while carrying a 150-pound man on his back.  Died of a heart attack four days after entering Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital for a hernia operation.  Buried at Forest Lawn; Harold Lloyd attended his funeral services.

Height: 6'0"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1918 Kicking The Germ Out Of Germany [?] 1918 That's Him Policeman 1918 Bees In His Bonnet [?] 1918 No Place Like Jail [?] 1918 Nothing But Trouble [UNCONFIRMED] 1918 Hear 'Em Rave [?] 1918 Just Rambling Along Policeman 1918 She Loves Me Not [?] 1919 Do You Love Your Wife? Cop 1919 Wanted $5000 [?] 1919 Hustling For Health Train conductor/Health inspector 1919 Ask Father Large office worker 1919 On The Fire Diner 1919 Hoot Mon! [?] 1919 I'm On My Way [?] 1919 Look Out Below! Policeman 1919 The Dutiful Dub [?] 1919 Next Aisle Over [?] 1919 A Sammy In Siberia Burly soldier 1919 Just Dropped In [unidentified character] 1919 Crack Your Heels [unidentified character] 1919 Ring Up The Curtain Stage actor 1919 Young Mr. Jazz Bowery cafe worker 1919 Si, Senor [?] 1919 Before Breakfast Policeman 1919 The Marathon Suitor 1919 Back To The Woods Man in upper bunk 1919 Pistols For Breakfast [unidentified character] 1919 Swat The Crook [unidentified character] 1919 Off The Trolley Bandit 1919 Spring Fever Office worker 1919 Billy Blazes, Esq. Crooked Charley 1919 Just Neighbors [unidentified character] 1919 At The Old Stage Door [unidentified character] 1919 Never Touched Me [unidentified character] 1919 A Jazzed Honeymoon [unidentified character] 1919 Chop Suey & Co. [unidentified character] 1919 Heap Big Chief [unidentified character] 1919 Don't Shove Tough guy 1919 Be My Wife [unidentified character] 1919 The Rajah [unidentified character] 1919 He Leads, Others Follow [unidentified character] 1919 Soft Money [unidentified character] 1919 Count The Votes [unidentified character] 1919 Pay Your Dues [unidentified character] 1919 His Only Father [unidentified character] 1919 Bumping Into Broadway The Bearcat's bouncer 1919 Call For Mr. Caveman The original John Smith 1919 Captain Kidd's Kids Big pirate 1919 Looking For Trouble Sheriff of Tombstone 1919 Tough Luck Policeman 1919 From Hand To Mouth Conspirator 1920 Slippery Slickers Policeman 1920 All Lit Up Father 1920 His Royal Slyness Count Nichola Throwe 1920 Raise The Rent Princes' tutor 1920 Fresh Paint Jealous husband 1920 Haunted Spooks [?] 1920 An Eastern Westerner 'Tiger Lip' Tompkins, the bully 1920 Don't Rock The Boat Big man on island 1920 High And Dizzy Father's assistant 1920 Live And Learn Reggie 1920 A London Bobby Heavy 1920 A Regular Pal The crook 1920 Doing Time Convict 1920 Number, Please? [?] 1920 The Sleepy Head [unidentified character] 1921 Prince Pistachio [unidentified character] 1921 Running Wild [unidentified character] 1921 Now Or Never Farm owner 1921 Among Those Present Horse handler 1921 At The Ringside Ironhead O'Flatherty 1921 What A Whopper! Other husband 1921 Teaching The Teacher 'Dunce' student 1921 Spot Cash Rival store owner 1921 Name The Day Rejected suitor 1921 I Do The agitation 1921 Late Lodgers Sam the swiper 1921 Fifteen Minutes Window woman's husband 1921 On Location The director 1921 Penny-In-The-Slot Horrible Horace 1921 The Joy Rider The girl's father 1921 Sink Or Swim The chief lifesaver 1921 A Sailor-Made Man "Rough-house" O'Rafferty 1922 Years To Come Stage door Jennie 1922 Blow 'Em Up Bomber 1922 Stage Struck Stage manager 1922 Pardon Me Cellmate 1922 The Anvil Chorus [?] 1922 Light Showers Real estate man 1922 Grandma's Boy Sheriff of Dabney County 1922 In The Movies Theatre patron 1922 Some Baby [unidentified character] 1922 The Dumb-Bell Disgruntled actor 1922 365 Days Tough relative 1922 The Old Sea Dog [unidentified character] 1922 Newly Rich Butler 1923 Before The Public [unidentified character] 1923 Bowled Over The champion 1923 Where Am I? Schmaltz son [character billed as "Hard egg (hammered and reinforced)"] 1923 Safety Last! The law 1923 The Noon Whistle Mill worker 1923 Sold At Auction! 'Product' demonstrator 1923 Courtship Of Miles Sandwich Chief Whattadamat 1923 The Uncovered Wagon 'Hard-boiled' Jackson 1923 Kill Or Cure Car owner 1923 Jack Frost Farmer 1923 Gas And Air [unidentified character] 1923 Post No Bills Man wheeling trunk 1923 The Mystery Man Crook 1923 Live Wires Home owner 1923 Take The Air The boss 1923 The Walkout Agitator 1923 Finger Prints [?] 1923 No Pets Hotel manager 1923 Jus' Passin' Through Sheriff 1923 It's A Gift Man in car 1923 Uncensored Movies [unidentified character] 1923 Wait For Me [unidentified character] 1924 Tire Trouble Officer 1924 Just A Minute! Mayor 1924 Hard Knocks Butler 1924 Zeb vs. Paprika [unidentified character] 1924 Brothers Under The Chin Seaman 1924 Publicity Pays Hotel manager 1924 April Fool Smith, assistant editor 1924 Position Wanted [unidentified character] 1924 Fast Black Detective 1924 Stolen Goods Bashful customer 1924 Jubilo, Jr. Emil, Jubilo's father 1924 Wide Open Spaces Gang member 1924 A Ten-Minute Egg Man shooting pool 1924 It's A Bear Farmer 1924 South O' The North Pole Indian chief 1924 The Battling Orioles Sid Stanton 1924 Too Many Mammas The apache dancer's husband 1924 The Goofy Age The young man's boss 1924 Just A Good Guy Policeman 1925 Wages Of Tin Fords For Rent auto salesman 1925 Change The Needle [?] 1925 The Family Entrance [?] 1925 Hard-Boiled [?] 1925 A Sailor Papa [?] 1925 Bad Boy Dance hall troublemaker 1925 Looking For Sally Detective 1925 The Bouncer Dance hall patron with gun 1925 Black Cyclone Cowboy 1925 What Price Goofy? Omaha Oscar 1925 Ask Grandma Johnnie's father 1925 Thundering Landlords Contractor 1925 Sherlock Sleuth Hotel manager 1925 The Big Kick [unidentified character] 1925 Moonlight And Noses Burglar 1925 There Goes The Bride Burglar #1 1925 Somewhere In Somewhere Sergeant 1925 Should Sailors Marry? Ex-husband 1926 Good Cheer Second officer 1926 The Old War-Horse [unidentified character] 1926 Don Key (Son Of Burro) [unidentified character] 1926 He Forgot To Remember John Stonewall Smith 1926 There Ain't No Santa Claus Landlord 1927 Anything Once! Streetcar passenger 1927 Many Scrappy Returns [unidentified character] 1927 Bring Home The Turkey Detective 1927 Why Girls Say No Angry motorist 1927 One Hour Married [unidentified character] 1927 Sugar Daddies Mrs. Brittle's brother 1927 The Lighter That Failed [unidentified character] 1927 Do Detectives Think? The Tipton Slasher 1927 Assistant Wives Flapjack Queen's husband 1927 The Battle Of The Century Thunderclap Callahan 1934 Bum Voyage Swedish steward 1935 The Fixer Uppers Bartender 1935 Southern Exposure Courtroom spectator 1935 Vagabond Lady Man in manhole 1935 Bonnie Scotland Highland Quartet member 1935 Hot Money Policeman Acknowledgements: Jesse Brisson (identification in It's A Gift, Back To The Woods, Call For Mr. Caveman, Hot Money) Identification in A London Bobby and Looking For Trouble were my own observations Bann/Maltin list him as being the cop in the Our Gang film, Boys Will Be Joys (1925) but I strongly dispute this and have left this credit off this list. The IMDb list him as being in the Glenn Tryon film, Meet The Missus (1924), but this is wrong. Some sources list him as being in the Snub Pollard film, The Corner Pocket (1921) but this is wrong. Some sources list him as being in the Will Rogers film, Big Moments From Little Pictures (1924) but this is wrong. Some sources list him as being in the Charley Chase film, Young Oldfield (1924) but this is wrong. Some sources list him as being in the Snub Pollard film, Any Old Port (1920) but this is wrong. This page was last updated on: 17 February 2025