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Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

Actor

Born September 26, 1920 in Long Beach, California, USA

Died January 17, 1980

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Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham; September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television and radio series Mr. and Mrs. North.

In 1941, while appearing in a Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, a photo of Britton was used on the front page of a local newspaper. A talent scout took notice, and she was soon signed to a Paramount Pictures contract. (Another source says that a talent scout spotted her as the lead in the production of The Old Maid at her college, and "three weeks later she was signed by Paramount Pictures as a stock player.")

That same year, she appeared in her first two films: the William Boyd Western Secrets of the Wasteland and Louisiana Purchase starring Bob Hope. Her first major film appearance was in a small role in the John Wayne film Reap the Wild Wind (1942).

During the 1940s Britton starred in three films for which she is most recognized today, two of which co-starred Randolph Scott. The first was the 1945 film Captain Kidd with Scott, followed by The Virginian in 1946 opposite Joel McCrea. The third was the 1947 Randolph Scott film Gunfighters. She teamed with Scott again in the 1948 Western Albuquerque, and that same year she starred opposite Gene Autry in Loaded Pistols. In total, she starred or appeared in 26 films during that decade.

Britton starred in the 1950s television show Mr. and Mrs. North, a Thin Man-like mystery show, with Richard Denning and Francis De Sales. She was probably best known for being the spokesperson for Revlon products in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in advertisements and commercials that included live spots on The $64,000 Question. She also portrayed Laura Petrie in Carl Reiner's Head of the Family, the 1959 pilot for the later Dick Van Dyke Show.

One of Britton's last roles was on the daytime television soap opera One Life to Live in 1979.

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Filmography

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Take Me Feature Film2017The Countess

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Poster

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Documentary2015Laura Petrie

One Life to Live Poster

One Life to Live TV Series1968Fran Craig Gordon #1

Mounted Bandits Poster

Mounted Bandits Feature Film1967

The Comedy Spot Poster

The Comedy Spot TV Series1960Laura Petrie

The Revlon Revue Poster

The Revlon Revue TV Series1960Self - Commercials

The Big Party TV Series1959Self - Hostess

The $64, 000 Challenge TV Series1956Self - spokesperson for Revlon

The Lee Phillip Show Poster

The Lee Phillip Show TV Series1956Self

Ain't Misbehavin' Poster

Ain't Misbehavin' Feature Film1955Pat Beaton

Appointment with Adventure Poster

Appointment with Adventure TV Series1955Caroline Pickett

Night Freight Poster

Night Freight Feature Film1955Wanda

The $64, 000 Question Poster

The $64, 000 Question TV Series1955Assistant

The Spoilers Poster

The Spoilers Feature Film1955Helen Chester

Climax! TV Series1954Duana Clarke

Dragonfly Squadron Poster

Dragonfly Squadron Feature Film1954Donna Cottrell

The George Gobel Show Poster

The George Gobel Show TV Series1954Self - Sketch Comic

The Mickey Rooney Show Poster

The Mickey Rooney Show TV Series1954Self - Commercials

On Your Way TV Series1953Self

Bwana Devil Poster

Bwana Devil Feature Film1952Alice Hayward

Mr. & Mrs. North Poster

Mr. & Mrs. North TV Series1952Pamela North

Ride the Man Down Poster

Ride the Man Down Feature Film1952Lottie Priest

The Christophers TV Series19521 episode, 1955

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952Alice

The Raiders Poster

The Raiders Feature Film1952Elizabeth Ainsworth

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951Pamela

The Laraine Day Show TV Series1951Self

The Name's the Same Poster

The Name's the Same TV Series1951Self - Contestant

Armstrong Circle Theatre Poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre TV Series1950

Bandit Queen Poster

Bandit Queen Feature Film1950Zara Montalvo aka Lola Belmont

Cameo Theatre Poster

Cameo Theatre TV Series19501 episode, 1951

Champagne for Caesar Poster

Champagne for Caesar Feature Film1950Gwenn Bottomley

Danger TV Series19501 episode, 1954

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Hilda

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Poster

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse TV Series19501 episode, 1951

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950Liz

The Frank Sinatra Show Poster

The Frank Sinatra Show TV Series1950Self - Sketch Actor

The Ken Murray Show Poster

The Ken Murray Show TV Series1950Self

The Robert Q. Lewis Show Poster

The Robert Q. Lewis Show TV Series1950Self

20 Questions TV Series1949Self

Cover Up Poster

Cover Up Feature Film1949Anita Weatherby

I Shot Jesse James Poster

I Shot Jesse James Feature Film1949Cynthy Waters

Movietown USA TV Series1949Self

Albuquerque Poster

Albuquerque Feature Film1948Letty Tyler

Loaded Pistols Poster

Loaded Pistols Feature Film1948Mary Evans

Mr. Reckless Poster

Mr. Reckless Feature Film1948Betty Denton

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self - Commercials

The Untamed Breed Poster

The Untamed Breed Feature Film1948Cherry Lucas

Gunfighters Poster

Gunfighters Feature Film1947Bess Banner

Stump the Stars Poster

Stump the Stars TV Series1947Self

Lights Out Poster

Lights Out TV Series19461 episode, 1951

The Fabulous Suzanne Poster

The Fabulous Suzanne Feature Film1946Suzanne

The Return of Monte Cristo Poster

The Return of Monte Cristo Feature Film1946Angela Picard

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian Feature Film1946Molly Wood

They Made Me a Killer Poster

They Made Me a Killer Feature Film1946June Reynolds

Captain Kidd Poster

Captain Kidd Feature Film1945Lady Anne Dunstan

The Great John L. Poster

The Great John L. Feature Film1945Kathy Harkness

Showboat Serenade Poster

Showboat Serenade Short Film1944Judy

The Story of Dr. Wassell Poster

The Story of Dr. Wassell Feature Film1944Ruth

Till We Meet Again Poster

Till We Meet Again Feature Film1944Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree

Freedom Comes High Poster

Freedom Comes High Short Film1943Ellen Blanding

So Proudly We Hail! Poster

So Proudly We Hail! Feature Film1943Lt. Rosemary Larson

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Poster

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Short Film1943Grace

Young and Willing Poster

Young and Willing Feature Film1943Marge Benson Dennison

Beyond the Blue Horizon Poster

Beyond the Blue Horizon Feature Film1942Pamela, Girl at Circus

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Poster

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Feature Film1942Miss Lucy Olcott

Reap the Wild Wind Poster

Reap the Wild Wind Feature Film1942Charleston Lady

The Fleet's In Poster

The Fleet's In Feature Film1942Eileen Wright

Wake Island Poster

Wake Island Feature Film1942Sally Cameron

Louisiana Purchase Poster

Louisiana Purchase Feature Film1941Louisiana Belle

Secret of the Wastelands Poster

Secret of the Wastelands Feature Film1941Jennifer Kendall

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