James Wilkes Noble (March 5, 1922 – March 28, 2016) was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of sweet-natured, dense, naive Governor Eugene X. Gatling on ABC's 1979–1986 sitcomBenson.[1]
Noble played the father of Larry Appleton in the 1980s sitcom Perfect Strangers. In 2005, he co-founded Open the Gate Pictures with actress Colleen Murphy, and produced and starred in the short film Glacier Bay, which won several awards at film festivals in the United States.[citation needed] Noble played the live-action version of Archie Comics character Hiram Lodge in the movie Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990).
Personal life
Noble was married to actress Carolyn Coates from 1956 until her death in 2005.[2] They had one child, a daughter.
Noble had lived with his family in Leonia, New Jersey, before moving to California in 1980.[3]
Death
Noble died on March 28, 2016, at the age of 94. A spokesman for Noble's family said that the actor had suffered a stroke the week before his death.[1][2]
^"James Noble: A Relaxed and Clever Actor". The Daily Union Democrat. Sonora, California. February 27, 1980. Retrieved May 12, 2016. But the family still is in the process of becoming accustomed to living in California after moving from their permanent home in Leonia, N.J., which they've rented out.