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Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier

Actor, Other Crew

Born December 14, 1902 in Manhattan, New York, USA

Died December 6, 1989

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Benji
Amazon Prime Video
The Andy Griffith Show
Paramount Plus
Wagon Train
Starz
Perry Mason
Paramount Plus
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Now TV
Climax!
Classix
Man in the Attic
Amazon Prime Video
General Electric Theater
Classix
The Danny Thomas Show
Amazon Prime Video
The Loretta Young Show
Amazon Prime Video
Bend of the River
Starz
Cavalcade of America
Classix
The Lady Says No
Amazon Prime Video
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Amazon Prime Video
Dragnet
Classix
The Lone Ranger
Plex

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Frances Elizabeth Bavier (December 14, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American stage and television actress. Originally from New York theatre, Bavier worked in film and television from the 1950s. She is best known for her role of Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. from 1960–70. Aunt Bee logged more Mayberry years (ten) than any other character. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Comedy Actress for the role in 1967.

Bavier had roles in more than a dozen films, as well as playing a range of supporting roles on television. Career highlights include her turn as Mrs. Barley in the classic 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still. In 1955, she played the rough and tough "Aunt Maggie" Sawtelle, a frontier Ma Barker-type character, in the Lone Ranger episode "Sawtelle's Saga End". In the episode, she fights with Tonto while the Lone Ranger battles with her nephew. At the conclusion, Tonto says that he would like to trade opponents next time. In 1957, she played Nora Martin, mother to Eve Arden's character on The Eve Arden Show, despite the fact that Arden was only 6 or 7 years younger than Bavier. That same year, Bavier guest-starred in the eighth episode of Perry Mason as Louise Marlow in "The Case of the Crimson Kiss".

She was in an episode of Make Room for Daddy, which featured Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor and Ron Howard as Opie Taylor. She played a character named Henrietta Perkins. The episode led to The Andy Griffith Show, and Bavier was cast in the new role of Aunt Bee. Bavier had a love-hate relationship with her famous role during the run of the show. As a New York City actress, she felt her dramatic talents were being overlooked, yet after playing Bee for eight seasons, she was the only original cast member to remain with the series in the spin-off, Mayberry R.F.D., for two additional seasons.

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The Andy Griffith Show *** The Opening Theme Song

The Andy Griffith Show S4E11 Citizen s Arrest 1 3

Andy and the Darling Boys (Dillards) singing Dooley The Andy Griffith Show

Andy Griffith "Opie and the Spoiled Kid" in 5 minutes

Andy Griffith - Ernest T Bass Courts Charlene

Filmography

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Type

Year

The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry Poster

The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry Documentary2003

Andy Griffith Show Reunion TV Special1993

Benji Feature Film1974

The Carolina Camera Poster

The Carolina Camera TV Series1970

Mayberry R.F.D. Poster

Mayberry R.F.D. TV Series1968

Gomer Pyle: USMC Poster

Gomer Pyle: USMC TV Series1964

The Andy Griffith Show Poster

The Andy Griffith Show TV Series1960

It Started with a Kiss Poster

It Started with a Kiss Feature Film1959

Rawhide TV Series1959

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Poster

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Feature Film1958

Colgate Theatre Poster

Colgate Theatre TV Series1958

Target TV Series1958

The Ann Sothern Show Poster

The Ann Sothern Show TV Series1958

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957

Sugarfoot Poster

Sugarfoot TV Series1957

The Eve Arden Show TV Series1957

The Thin Man Poster

The Thin Man TV Series1957

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957

Ethel Barrymore Theater TV Series1956

The Bad Seed Poster

The Bad Seed Feature Film1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1955

Damon Runyon Theater Poster

Damon Runyon Theater TV Series1955

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955

Soldiers of Fortune Poster

Soldiers of Fortune TV Series1955

Climax! TV Series1954

Duffy's Tavern Poster

Duffy's Tavern TV Series1954

It's a Great Life Poster

It's a Great Life TV Series1954

Waterfront Poster

Waterfront TV Series1954

City Detective Poster

City Detective TV Series1953

Colonel Humphrey Flack Poster

Colonel Humphrey Flack TV Series1953

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

Man in the Attic Poster

Man in the Attic Feature Film1953

McCoy of Abilene Poster

McCoy of Abilene TV Movie1953

The Danny Thomas Show Poster

The Danny Thomas Show TV Series1953

The Loretta Young Show Poster

The Loretta Young Show TV Series1953

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Poster

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse TV Series1953

The Revlon Mirror Theater Poster

The Revlon Mirror Theater TV Series1953

Bend of the River Poster

Bend of the River Feature Film1952

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series1952

Chevron Theatre Poster

Chevron Theatre TV Series1952

Horizons West Poster

Horizons West Feature Film1952

My Wife's Best Friend Poster

My Wife's Best Friend Feature Film1952

Sally and Saint Anne Poster

Sally and Saint Anne Feature Film1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

Dragnet TV Series1951

Racket Squad Poster

Racket Squad TV Series1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still Poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still Feature Film1951

The Lady Says No Poster

The Lady Says No Feature Film1951

The Stooge Poster

The Stooge Feature Film1951

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

The Lone Ranger Poster

The Lone Ranger TV Series1949

O, My Darling Clementine Poster

O, My Darling Clementine Feature Film1943

Girls About Town Poster

Girls About Town Feature Film1931

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Sleeping Beauty Poster

Sleeping Beauty Feature Film1959

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