Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Acting
Born 1902-10-21 Died 1995-08-02 Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA 120 credits
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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. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
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Filmography — top 60 of 120
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957 · ★ 7.7 · Clara, Judge
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · ★ 7.6 · Erma Bishop
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
1958 · ★ 7.1 · Elizabeth Favor
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · Mrs. Butler
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
1955
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
1957 · Alicia Thorton, Miss Phoebe
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962 · Mrs. McCleary, Aunt Grace
Emergency!
Emergency!
1972 · ★ 7.9 · Winifred Lenover
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Widow
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Mrs. Kilmer
Adam-12
Adam-12
1968 · Norma Fisher, Edna Digby
Happy Days
Happy Days
1974 · ★ 7.6
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959 · Mrs. Lefever
My Three Sons
My Three Sons
1960
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
1959 · ★ 8.0 · Mrs. Lindsey
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
1958
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Frances Neilson
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · ★ 6.9
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
1955
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967 · Cissie Chandler
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
1965 · Librarian, Mrs. Guthrie
Studio One
Studio One
1948 · Miss Rathbone - Secretary
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Mother Superior
Thriller
Thriller
1960 · Adelaide Leggett
Climax!
Climax!
1954
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Elizabeth
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
1961
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · ★ 7.0 · Mrs. Elliott
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · ★ 7.8 · Neighbor
Dragnet
Dragnet
1967 · Bird Lady, Fay Sager
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Mrs. Bowers
The Detectives
The Detectives
1959
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
1968
Studio 57
Studio 57
1954
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Wife of Patient with Propeller, Ruby Kent
Trackdown
Trackdown
1957 · Maude Turley
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1955 · Ann Trenner, Tessie Thorne
The Deputy
The Deputy
1959 · Blanche Niles
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Irene Wolcott
Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Granny
Yancy Derringer
Yancy Derringer
1958 · Carrie Meade
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
1959
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
1960
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Mrs. Harold
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1957
Dan August
Dan August
1970 · Amy Phipps
Nichols
Nichols
1971 · Old Lady
The Gale Storm Show
The Gale Storm Show
1956 · Miss Albright, Miss Carter
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's
1960
Chevron Theatre
Chevron Theatre
1952
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Mrs. Brewster
Medical Story
Medical Story
1975 · Mrs. Henderson
The Outsider
The Outsider
1968 · Mrs. Buchanan
Marnie
Marnie
1964 · ★ 7.1 · Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 · ★ 7.5 · Lady (uncredited)
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