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Noah Young

{{short description|American actor (1887–1958)}}

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{{Infobox person

|name=Noah Young

|image=Noah Young (1921 - A sailor-made man).jpg

|caption=Young in A Sailor-Made Man (1921)

|birth_name = Noah Young Jr.

|birth_date={{birth date|1887|2|2}}

|birth_place = Cañon City, Colorado, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1958|4|18|1887|2|2}}

|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

|occupation=Actor, weightlifter

|yearsactive=1918–1935

}}

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

Biography

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

Selected filmography

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Category:1887 births

Category:1958 deaths

Category:Hal Roach Studios actors

Category:American male silent film actors

Category:20th-century American male actors