Lillian Bronson
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1902-10-21
- Died
- 1995-08-02
- Place of birth
- Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Lillian Rumsey Bronson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress.
She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975.
Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows.
In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall.
Known For
TV Shows (67)
Perry Mason
1957
as Clara / Judge
The Rifleman
1958
as Elizabeth Favor
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Erma Bishop
Matinee Theater
1955
My Three Sons
1960
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mrs. Butler
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Widow
Wagon Train
1957
as Alicia Thorton / Miss Phoebe
Omnibus
1967
as Cissie Chandler
Emergency!
1972
as Winifred Lenover
Peter Gunn
1958
Happy Days
1974
Climax!
1954
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Mrs. Kilmer
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Studio One
1948
as Miss Rathbone - Secretary
Adam-12
1968
as Norma Fisher / Edna Digby / Mrs. O'Brien / Miss Baker
The Untouchables
1959
as Mrs. Lindsey
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Elizabeth
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Frances Neilson
Cheyenne
1955
The Virginian
1962
as Mrs. McCleary / Aunt Grace
The F.B.I.
1965
as Librarian / Mrs. Guthrie
Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Lefever
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Thriller
1960
as Adelaide Leggett
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mother Superior
The Millionaire
1955
as Ann Trenner / Tessie Thorne
The Deputy
1959
as Blanche Niles
Ben Casey
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Neighbor
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mrs. Bowers
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mrs. Elliott
Studio 57
1954
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Granny
The Detectives
1959
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Mrs. Brewster
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Miss Albright / Miss Carter
The Mod Squad
1968
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Carrie Meade
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Harold
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Wife of Patient with Propeller / Ruby Kent
The Thin Man
1957
Dragnet
1967
as Bird Lady / Fay Sager
Pete and Gladys
1960
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Irene Wolcott
Trackdown
1957
as Maude Turley
The Roaring 20's
1960
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Mr. Lucky
1959
Dan August
1970
as Amy Phipps
Medical Story
1975
as Mrs. Henderson
The Whistler
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Nichols
1971
as Old Lady
Chevron Theatre
1952
The Outsider
1968
as Mrs. Buchanan
Hank
1965
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Movies (53)
Gaslight
1944
as Lady (uncredited)
Marnie
1964
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Aunt Jo
Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Grandma Spencer
Sleep, My Love
1948
as Helen
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Road to Alcatraz
1945
as Dorothy Stone
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Miss Lennek
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Secretary (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Music Teacher 1
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
as Miss Tompkins
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Aunt Addie
Affair with a Stranger
1953
as Miss Crutcher
The Hucksters
1947
as Miss Hammer - Secretary
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Librarian (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
1969
as Cissie Chandler
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Aunt Elsa
Excuse My Dust
1951
as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
Room for One More
1952
as Teacher (uncredited)
The Suspect
1945
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Aunt Ethel
So This Is Love
1953
as Mrs. Green
Over 21
1945
as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
Kisses for My President
1964
as Miss Currier (uncredited)
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944
as Mme. Follenvie
Foxfire
1955
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
First Love
1939
as Violin Player
The Brighton Strangler
1945
as Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951
as Pepite
Battle at Bloody Beach
1961
as Delia Ellis
Nocturne
1946
as Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
1946
as Miss Benson (uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Mrs, Dalrymple
Happy Land
1943
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
1952
as Emmy Anders
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Abigail Wrighthouse
The Girl of the Limberlost
1945
as Miss Blodgett
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Harriett (uncredited)
Junior Miss
1945
as Maid
Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Wheeler
Molly and Me
1945
as Perkins
Beauty on Parade
1950
as Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
Rusty's Birthday
1949
as Carrie Simmons
Murder in the Music Hall
1946
as Cleaning Woman
Dakota Lil
1950
as Sheriff's Wife
What a Man!
1944
as Constance
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
About Lillian Bronson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the B… With 120 credits spanning from 1939 to 1975, Lillian Bronson has appeared in 53 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lillian Bronson Movies
- Gaslight (1944) — as Lady (uncredited)
- Marnie (1964) — as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
- Father of the Bride (1950) — as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
- Family Honeymoon (1948) — as Aunt Jo
- Spencer's Mountain (1963) — as Grandma Spencer
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