Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland (1926–2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence with her role on My Three Sons. In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King. She also had a recurring role as on 7th Heaven. Had the Fates smiled upon her, the versatile Beverly Garland would have been one of the biggest female stars in films. She started out well, with a plum part in the noir classic DOA (1949), in which she was billed as Beverly Campbell. Alas, Garland was never one to keep her opinions to herself, and her pointed comments about some of her DOA colleagues turned her into a Hollywood pariah before her career had even begun. She eventually worked her way back up the ladder with supporting roles in theatrical features and guest-star assignments on television. Garland rapidly earned a reputation as a "good luck charm" for TV-pilot producers, who could usually count on a sale if Garland was featured in their product. She guested on the first episode of Medic as an expectant leukemia victim, and was co-starred in the pilots of no fewer than three Rod Cameron TV vehicles: City Detective, State Trooper and Coronado 9, all of which sold. In the mid-1950s, Garland was briefly the inamorata of quickie producer/director Roger Corman, who prominently cast her in such cheapies as It Conquered the World (1955) and Not of This Earth (1956). She starred in the 1957 syndicated TV series Policewoman Decoy, which permitted her to adopt a variety of convincing guises in the line of duty. From the 1960s on, Garland was everyone's favorite TV wife or mother: she played Bing Crosby's wife in The Bing Crosby Show (1964), Fred MacMurray's wife on the last three seasons (1969-72) of My Three Sons, Stephanie Zimbalist's mother in Remington Steele (1982-86) and Kate Jackson's mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983-87). Active into the 1990s, Beverly Garland supplemented her acting income with her job as spokesperson for a major Midwestern travel agency. She died in 2008 at age
Where the Red Fern Grows
(Mother)
Pretty Poison
(Mrs. Stepanek)
It Conquered the World
(Claire Anderson)
Not of This Earth
(Nadine Story)
Swamp Women
(Vera)
Airport 1975
(Mrs. Scott Freeman)
Problem Girls
(Nancy Eaton)
Killer Leopard
(Linda Winters)
The Neanderthal Man
(Nola Mason, bar waitress)
Naked Paradise
(Max MacKenzie)
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
(Dr. Andrea Romar)
The Alligator People
(Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin)
New Orleans Uncensored
(Marie Reilly)
Chicago Confidential
(Laura Barton)
Twice-Told Tales
(Alice Pyncheon)
Stark Fear
(Ellen Winslow)
D.O.A.
(Miss Foster)
And Then They Forgot God
(Vilma Thompson)
The Miami Story
(Holly Abbott)
The Steel Jungle
(Frances 'Francie' Novak)
Roller Boogie
(Lillian Barkley)
Sudden Danger
(Phyllis Baxter)
The Rocket Man
(Ludine)
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
(Brenda's Mother)
Badlands of Montana
(Susan Hammer)
Drive-In Movie Memories
Gunslinger
(Marshal Rose Hood)
The Wish That Changed Christmas
(Miss Shepherd (voice))
It's My Turn
(Emma)
The Saga of Hemp Brown
(Mona Langley)
Hellfire
(Carlotta)
Unwed Father
(Estelle)
The Weekend Nun
(Bobby Sue Prewitt)
Frank Sinatra: The Swinging Years
(Self)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
(Self)
The Day the Earth Moved
(Helen Backsler)
The Joker is Wild
(Cassie Mack)
Gamble on Love
(Kitty)
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
(Self)
The Mad Room
(Mrs. Racine)
Two Guns and a Badge
(Gail Sterling)
Death Falls
(Mae Baxter)
The Desperado
(Laurie Bannerman)
Abraham's Sacrifice
(Sarah)
Voyage of the Yes
(Agatha Markwell)
The Go-Getter
(Peggy)
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
(Myrna Anderson)
Bitter Creek
(Gail Bonner)
Gundown at Sandoval
(Mrs. Amanda Barko)
A Life of Her Own
(Party Guest (uncredited))
The Deadly Volley
(Team Owner)
Finding the Way Home
(Arlene Mittelman)
Calhoun
(Nan Sloane)
The Edge of Innocence
(Gay Sherman)
This Girl for Hire
(Evan Picard)
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
(Aunt Jessica)
Sixth and Main
(Monica Cord)
If
(Katherine)
To the Moon, Alice
(Personnel Manager)
The Desperate Hours
(Miss Swift)
Cutter's Trail
(Maggie)
The Healers
(Laura Kier)
Frank Sinatra Memorial
(Self)
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
(Self)
New York Confidential
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
(Parker)
Planet of the Apes
(Wanda)
Magnum, P.I.
(Florence Russell)
Spider-Man
(Miranda Wilson (voice))
Remington Steele
(Abigail Holt)
Cain's Hundred
(Janette)
The Rookies
Trapper John, M.D.
Kung Fu
(Mrs. Theresa Hobart)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(JoAnne Kling)
The Guardian
(Buyer)
Friends
(Aunt Iris)
Charlie's Angels
(Pat Justice)
Mannix
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
(Dotty West)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Mod Squad
Medical Center
The Angry Beavers
(High Priestess)
Hart to Hart
Gunsmoke
(Leah)
Perry Mason
(Mauvis Meade)
Hawaiian Eye
Cannon
7th Heaven
(Ginger Jackson)
The Twilight Zone
(Maggie)
Ironside
Laredo
Crazy like a Fox
(Liz Wellington)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
87th Precinct
Sam Benedict
Going My Way
Bus Stop
The Wild Wild West
(Celia Rydell)
Rawhide
(Marcie)
Temperatures Rising
(Claudia)
The Fugitive
(Nurse Doris Stillwell)
Switch
(Nancy Thomas)
The Millionaire
(Clara Nelson)
Lancer
Thriller
(Ruth Kenton)
Yancy Derringer
(Coco LaSalle)
Lux Video Theatre
(Mary Lou Matthews)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Climax!
(Jean)
P.S. I Luv U
Enos
Diagnosis: Murder
(Stella Carter)
Judd, for the Defense
Medic
(Estelle Collins)
Decoy
(Casey Jones)
Navy Log
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(Sally Lind)
The Dakotas
Riverboat
(Dr. Nora James)
Wire Service
(Elaine Rath)
The Tony Randall Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Dr. Ellen Kimberly)
The Bing Crosby Show
(Ellie Collins)
Dr. Kildare
(Julia Dressard)
Telephone Time
City Detective
Frontier
(Sarah Garvey)
Coronado 9
The Asphalt Jungle
Mama Rosa
(Nina)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Susanna O'Brien)
The O. Henry Playhouse
(Clara)
Wire Service
(Ellen Gale)
Dr. Kildare
(Susan Hastings)
Rawhide
(Della Locke)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Mrs. Amanda Barko)
The Lone Ranger
(Laura Lawson ()
Gunsmoke
(Lee Stark)
Gunsmoke
(Leona)
Gunsmoke
(Claire Hollis)
Lux Video Theatre
(Marie 'Slim' Browning)
The Millionaire
(Louise Benson)
Lux Video Theatre
(Valerie)
Lux Video Theatre
(Julia Ross)
Lux Video Theatre
(Joyce Williams)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Margaret Walston)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Ruth Clarke)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Amy Schroeder)
Four Star Playhouse
(Julie)
Four Star Playhouse
(Lucille)
Four Star Playhouse
(Maxine)
Four Star Playhouse
(Holly)
Matt Houston
(Sarah Chapman)
The Six Million Dollar Man
(The Secretary)
The Ford Television Theatre
(Maria Perrin)
How the West Was Won
(Hanna)
Teen Angel
(Grandma)
Stagecoach West
(Sherry Hilton)
Climax!
(Shirley Connors)
Climax!
(Daisy)
Studio 57
Finder of Lost Loves
(Lucy Rowens)
My Three Sons
(Barbara)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(Ellen Lane)
The Mothers-in-Law
(Audrey Fleming)
The Pet Set
(Self)
Ellen
(Eva)
The Lone Wolf
(Nancy Trout)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Miss USA
(Self - Judge)
Hotel
(Alice Korman)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
(Claire Walkowsky)
Mannix
(Edna Reston)
Trackdown
(Dora Crow)
Then Came Bronson
(Beth Morse)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
(Cookie LaRue)
The Loner
(Dolores)
Danger Man
(Jo Harris)