wallace fitzgerald beery (april 1, 1885 – april 15, 1949) was an american actor. he is best known for his roles of bill in "min and bill" (1930), as long john silver in "treasure island" (1934), as pancho villa in "viva villa!" (1934), and as andy purcell in "the champ" (1931), for which he won the academy award for best actor.