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Noah Young
Noah Young
	Young in A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
Born	Noah Young Jr.; February 2, 1887; Cañon City, Colorado, U.S.
Died	April 18, 1958 (aged 71); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, weightlifter
Years active	1918–1935

Noah Young, Jr. (February 2, 1887 – April 18, 1958) was a champion weightlifter and actor.

Biography edit

Young was born in Cañon City, Colorado. His father, Noah Young, was a foreman of the Glenrock coal mine who later became a coal mine inspector for the State of Wyoming;^[1]^[2] and his mother was Mary Anson, of English descent. Noah Young Sr. came from a family of coal miners in Lancashire, England; and he 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.

Noah Young Jr. 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 edit

The Non-Stop Kid (1918, Short)
Kicking the Germ Out of Germany (1918, Short)
Two Scrambled (1918, Short)
Bees in His Bonnet (1918, Short)
No Place Like Jail (1918, Short)
Nothing But Trouble (1918, Short)
Just Rambling Along (1918, Short) - Policeman
Hear 'Em Rave (1918, Short)
She Loves Me Not (1918, Short)
Do You Love Your Wife? (1919, Short) - Cop
Wanted - $5,000 (1919, Short)
Hustling for Health (1919, Short) - Train Conductor / The Health Inspector (uncredited)
Ask Father (1919, Short) - Large Office Worker (uncredited)
On the Fire (1919, Short)
Hoots Mon! (1919, Short)
Look Out Below (1919, Short)
A Sammy In Siberia (1919, Short) - Burly Soldier (uncredited)
Just Dropped In (1919, Short)
Young Mr. Jazz (1919, Short) - Bowery Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Crack Your Heels (1919, Short)
Ring Up the Curtain (1919, Short) - An Actor
Si, Senor (1919, Short)
Before Breakfast (1919, Short)
The Marathon (1919, Short) - A Suitor (uncredited)
Pistols for Breakfast (1919, Short)
Swat the Crook (1919, Short)
Off the Trolley (1919, Short)
Spring Fever (1919, Short) - Office worker with large moustache
Billy Blazes, Esq. (1919, Short) - Crooked Charley (uncredited)
Just Neighbors (1919, Short) - (uncredited)
At the Old Stage Door (1919, Short)
Never Touched Me (1919, Short)
A Jazzed Honeymoon (1919, Short)
Chop Suey & Co. (1919, Short)
Heap Big Chief (1919, Short)
Don't Shove (1919, Short) - Tough guy
Be My Wife (1919, Short)
The Rajah (1919, Short)
He Leads, Others Follow (1919, Short)
Soft Money (1919, Short)
Count the Votes (1919, Short)
Pay Your Dues (1919, Short)
His Only Father (1919, Short)
Bumping Into Broadway (1919, Short) - The Bearcat's Bouncer
Captain Kidd's Kids (1919, Short) - Big Pirate (uncredited)
From Hand to Mouth (1919, Short) - Conspirator (uncredited)
All Lit Up (1920, Short) - The Husband
His Royal Slyness (1920, Short) - Count Nichola Throwe
Haunted Spooks (1920, Short) - (uncredited)
An Eastern Westerner (1920, Short) - Tiger Lip Tompkins, The Bully
High and Dizzy (1920, Short) - Man who breaks hotel room door (uncredited)
Now or Never (1921, Short) - Farm Owner (uncredited)
Among Those Present (1921, Short) - Horse Handler (uncredited)
I Do (1921, Short) - The Agitation
A Sailor-Made Man (1921) - The Rowdy Element
Grandma's Boy (1922) - Sheriff of Dabney County
Safety Last! (1923) - The Law
The Noon Whistle (1923, Short) - A millworker
Kill or Cure (1923, Short) - Car owner
Gas and Air (1923, Short)
Zeb vs. Paprika (1924, Short)
Brothers Under the Chin (1924, Short)
Wide Open Spaces (1924, Short)
The Battling Orioles (1924) - Sid Stanton
Black Cyclone (1925) - Cowboy (uncredited)
Should Sailors Marry? (1925, Short) - Verbena's Ex-husband
For Heaven's Sake (1926) - Bull Brindle, The Roughneck
Don Mike (1927) - Reuben Pettigill
Why Girls Say No (1927, Short) - Angry Motorist (uncredited)
Love Makes 'Em Wild (1927) - Janitor
The Land Beyond the Law (1927) - Hanzup Harry
The First Auto (1927) - Ned Jarvish (uncredited)
Sugar Daddies (1927, Short) - Brittle's Brother-in-law
Gun Gospel (1927) - Jack Goodshot
Do Detectives Think? (1927, Short) - The Tipton Slasher (uncredited)
Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927) - Army Sergeant
The Battle of the Century (1927, Short) - Thunder-Clap Callahan (uncredited)
Sharp Shooters (1928) - Tom
A Thief in the Dark (1928) - Monk
Welcome Danger (1929) - Officer Patrick Clancy
Feet First (1930) - Sailor
Everything's Rosie (1931) - Auction Shill Knocked Out (uncredited)
Forbidden Adventure (1931) - Bill (uncredited)
Movie Crazy (1932) - Traffic Cop (uncredited)
The Cat's-Paw (1934) - Strongarm (uncredited)
The Fixer-Uppers (1935, Short) - Bartender at Café des Artistes (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady (1935) - Man in Manhole (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland (1935) - Highland Quartette Member (uncredited) (final film role)

References edit

^ Our paper, Volume 21 By Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.) 1905 pg.46
^ Passenger Manifest SS Malodo June 19, 1930
^ California Death Index

External links edit

Noah Young at IMDb

[1] Our paper, Volume 21 By Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.) 1905 pg.46

[2] Passenger Manifest SS Malodo June 19, 1930

[3] California Death Index

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Noah Young
Young in A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
Born	Noah Young Jr. (1887-02-02)February 2, 1887 Cañon City, Colorado, U.S.
Died	April 18, 1958(1958-04-18) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, weightlifter
Years active	1918–1935

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