an NBC Western series starring Darren McGavin. He appeared once on the religion anthology series Crossroads and on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom, The Real McCoys. He guest-starred three times on the long-running NBC Western series The Virginian in the 1960s, and twice during the same era on Wagon Train. In 1965, he made two guest appearances on Perry Mason (murderer Tony Claus in "The Case of the Golden Venom", nine months later he played as defendant Lucas Tolliver in "The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner"). Beery portrayed the buckskin-clad recurring sidekick character "Buffalo Baker" in the 17-episode 1967 television series Hondo starring Ralph Taeger, a role played by Ward Bond in the original 3D John Wayne film. In 1970 Beery appeared as Will Baxter on the TV western The Virginian. But Beery remains best known for his role as Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, the amiable but occasionally cantankerous father of Jim Rockford, James Garner's character on The Rockford Files (1974–1980). Personal life Beery Jr.'s first wife until 1966 was Maxine Jones, the only child of Western star Buck Jones. His second wife from 1968 until his death was Lisa Thorman. He had two daughters, Muffett and Melissa; a son, actor Bucklind Beery; and three step-children, Page, Sean, and Lorena Slattery. On February 8, 1960, he received a star located at 7047 Hollywood Blvd. on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry. Beery died on November 1, 1994, in Tehachapi, California of a cerebral thrombosis, aged 81. He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Filmography The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920) as Boy (uncredited) The Mark of Zorro (1920) (with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Noah Beery Sr.) as Boy (uncredited) Penrod (1922) (uncredited) Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) as Stage Boy (uncredited) Showgirl in Hollywood (1930) as Himself – Cameo Appearance at Premiere (uncredited) Renegades (1930) as Young Legionnaire (uncredited) Heroes of the West (1932) as Noah Blaine Jungle Mystery (1932) as Fred Oakes Rustlers' Roundup (1933) as Danny Brand The Three Musketeers (1933, Serial) (with John Wayne) as Stubbs [Chs. 1–2, 10] Fighting with Kit Carson (1933) (with Noah Beery Sr.) as Nakomas Viva Villa! (1934) (scenes deleted) The Trail Beyond (1934) (with John Wayne and Noah Beery Sr.) as Wabi Tailspin Tommy (1934, Serial) as Skeeter Milligan Five Bad Men (1935) as Gene Taggart Devil's Canyon (1935) The Call of the Savage (1935, Serial)