Noah Young
American actor (1887-1958)
Noah Young, Jr. (February 2, 1887 – April 18, 1958) was a champion weightlifter who became a motion-picture 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; 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 in 1918 as an actor, mainly playing comic villains. He was a mainstay of the Roach company, appearing in dozens of short comedies.
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