Helen Westcott
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1928-01-01
- Died
- 1998-03-17
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Myrthas Helen Hickman
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Helen Westcott (born January 1, 1928, Los Angeles, California — died March 17, 1998, Edmonds, Washington) was an American stage and screen actor and former child actor. She was the daughter of Warner Bros. studio actor Gordon Westcott who died when Helen was seven years old, in 1935. She appeared opposite Gregory Peck in the western classic The Gunfighter released in 1950. She was also known in part for her role in Charles Lamont's 1953 comedy horror film Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
She moved from the big screen to television roles in the late 1950s, including Perry Mason, Bonanza, and The Twilight Zone. Westcott also appeared on the stage later in her career, including in Anthony Mann's God's Little Acre in 1958. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Westcott, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Bonanza
1959
as Amanda Ridley / Emily Colfax
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mrs. Fletcher
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Lillian Pope
Mannix
1967
as Faye
Rawhide
1959
as Ella Cowley
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amanda Cole
Medical Center
1969
as Mary Summers
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Mary Todd
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Sally
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Nancy
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Judge Mildred Carter
The Lone Wolf
1954
as Helen Calder / Elaine
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Veda Devine
Casey Jones
1957
as Bonnie Meade
Movies (38)
The Gunfighter
1950
as Peggy Walsh
Day of the Outlaw
1959
as Vivian
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952
as Jane Trask
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Cobweb
God's Little Acre
1958
as Rosamund
Adventures of Don Juan
1948
as Lady Diana
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
Smart Girls Don't Talk
1948
as Toni Peters
Whirlpool
1950
as Simms' Secretary (uncredited)
I Love My Wife
1970
as Mrs. Burrows
Cimarron
1960
as Miss Kuye (uncredited)
Monster on the Campus
1958
as Nurse Molly Riordan
Flaxy Martin
1949
as Peggy Farrar
Gun Belt
1953
as Arlene Reach
Hot Blood
1956
as Velma
With a Song in My Heart
1952
as Jennifer March
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
as Merry Coombs
Dancing in the Dark
1949
as June
Homicide
1949
as Jo Ann Rice
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Susan Haggerty
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
as Vicky Edwards
Tales of Frankenstein
1958
as Christine Halpert
Loan Shark
1952
as Martha Gargen Haines
Maid of Salem
1937
as Little Girl (Uncredited)
The Girl from Jones Beach
1949
as Miss Brooks
Without Orders
1936
as Little Girl
The Charge at Feather River
1953
as Anne McKeever
Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952
as Winifred Lancaster
Backfire
1950
as Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)
Pieces of Dreams
1970
as Mrs. Straub
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Mary Lynn
The Invisible Avenger
1958
as Tara O'Neill
Cow Country
1953
as Linda Garnet
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956
as Belle Longtree
One Last Fling
1949
as Annie Mae Hunter
13 Lead Soldiers
1948
as Cynthia Stedman
Return of the Texan
1952
as Averill Murray
Thunder Over Texas
1934
as Betty 'Tiny' Norton
About Helen Westcott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Helen Westcott (born January 1, 1928, Los Angeles, California — died March 17, 1998, Edmonds, Washington) was an American stage and screen actor and former child actor. She was the daughter of Warner Bros. studio actor Gordon Westcott who died when Helen was seven years old, in 1935. She appeared opposite Gregory Peck in the western classic The Gunfighter released in 1950. She was also known in part for her role in Charles Lamont's 1953 comedy horror film Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.… With 52 credits spanning from 1934 to 1970, Helen Westcott has appeared in 38 films and 14 TV shows.
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- The Gunfighter (1950) — as Peggy Walsh
- Day of the Outlaw (1959) — as Vivian
- Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) — as Jane Trask
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) — as Cobweb
- God's Little Acre (1958) — as Rosamund
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