Noah Beery Jr., 81, a character actor...

Noah Beery Jr., 81, a character actor who played sidekicks in movies and television for decades and then teamed up with James Garner in "The Rockford Files," died Tuesday in Tehachapi, Calif. He was born into a family of great Hollywood character actors. He was the son of Noah Beery Sr., a popular screen villain during the silent era, and the nephew of Wallace Beery, who won the Academy Award for his role in 1931's "The Champ."