Lillian Bronson

Known for

Acting

Born

October 21, 1902

Birthplace

Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA

Died

August 2, 1995 (aged 92)

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 t...

Best known work

Marnie

1964

Gaslight

1944

Happy Days

1974

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Father of the Bride

1950

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

Dressed to Kill

1946

Perry Mason

1957

The Untouchables

1959

Filmography

TBA
Stage 7TV
1975
Medical StoryTV
as Mrs. Henderson (1 episode)
1974
Happy DaysTV
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
as Mrs. Elliott (1 episode)
1972
Emergency!TV
as Winifred Lenover (1 episode)
1971
Funny FaceTV
as Mrs. Morris (1 episode)
1971
NicholsTV
as Old Lady (1 episode)
1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
1970
Dan AugustTV
as Amy Phipps (1 episode)
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
1969
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
as Cissie Chandler
1968
The Mod SquadTV
1968
Adam-12TV
as Norma Fisher (1 episode), as Edna Digby (1 episode), as Mrs. O'Brien (1 episode), as Miss Baker (1 episode)
1968
The OutsiderTV
as Mrs. Buchanan (1 episode)
1967
OmnibusTV
as Cissie Chandler (1 episode)
1967
DragnetTV
as Bird Lady (1 episode), as Fay Sager (1 episode)
1965
HankTV
1965
The F.B.I.TV
as Librarian (1 episode), as Mrs. Guthrie (1 episode)
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.TV
1964
Kisses for My President
as Miss Currier (uncredited)
1964
Marnie
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
as Widow (1 episode)
1963
Arrest and TrialTV
as Irene Wolcott (1 episode)
1963
Spencer's Mountain
as Grandma Spencer
1962
The VirginianTV
as Mrs. McCleary (1 episode), as Aunt Grace (1 episode)