
Lillian Bronson
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1902-10-21
- Died
- 1995-08-02
- Place of birth
- Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Lillian Rumsey Bronson
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 television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall.
Known For
TV Shows (67)

Perry Mason
1957
as Clara / Judge

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Erma Bishop

Wagon Train
1957
as Alicia Thorton / Miss Phoebe

Adam-12
1968
as Norma Fisher / Edna Digby / Mrs. O'Brien / Miss Baker

Climax!
1954

The Rifleman
1958
as Elizabeth Favor

Matinee Theater
1955

Emergency!
1972
as Winifred Lenover

The Virginian
1962
as Mrs. McCleary / Aunt Grace

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Mrs. Kilmer

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Frances Neilson

Happy Days
1974
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Widow

Ben Casey
1961

The Untouchables
1959
as Mrs. Lindsey

Cheyenne
1955

My Three Sons
1960

Leave It to Beaver
1957
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Elizabeth

Studio One
1948
as Miss Rathbone - Secretary

Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Lefever

Omnibus
1967
as Cissie Chandler

The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mrs. Butler

The F.B.I.
1965
as Librarian / Mrs. Guthrie

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mother Superior

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mrs. Bowers

Peter Gunn
1958

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964

Thriller
1960
as Adelaide Leggett

The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mrs. Elliott

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Neighbor

Dragnet
1967
as Bird Lady / Fay Sager

The Millionaire
1955
as Ann Trenner / Tessie Thorne

The Deputy
1959
as Blanche Niles

Trackdown
1957
as Maude Turley

The Detectives
1959

The Mod Squad
1968

Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Granny

Studio 57
1954

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Wife of Patient with Propeller / Ruby Kent
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Harold

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Irene Wolcott

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952

Pete and Gladys
1960

Mr. Lucky
1959

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Mrs. Brewster

The Roaring 20's
1960

The Outsider
1968
as Mrs. Buchanan

Nichols
1971
as Old Lady

Yancy Derringer
1958
as Carrie Meade

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954

The Thin Man
1957
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Miss Albright / Miss Carter

Medical Story
1975
The Whistler
1954
Chevron Theatre
1952

Dan August
1970
as Amy Phipps

Date with the Angels
1957
Movies (53)

Gaslight
1944
as Lady (uncredited)

Foxfire
1955
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

Marnie
1964
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)

The Suspect
1945
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)

Father of the Bride
1950
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)

The Hucksters
1947
as Miss Hammer - Secretary

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Librarian (uncredited)

Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Grandma Spencer

They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
1946
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)

Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Secretary (uncredited)

Happy Land
1943
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)

Room for One More
1952
as Teacher (uncredited)

No Room for the Groom
1952
as Aunt Elsa

The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Norma, the Maid (uncredited)

The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Mrs. Louise Murphy

Here Come the Nelsons
1952
as Miss Tompkins

The Pearl of Death
1944
as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)

Sleep, My Love
1948
as Helen

Family Honeymoon
1948
as Aunt Jo

Over 21
1945
as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)

Welcome Stranger
1947
as Miss Lennek

Kisses for My President
1964
as Miss Currier (uncredited)

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
as Mrs. Louise Murphy

So This Is Love
1953
as Mrs. Green

In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Aunt Addie

The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Harriett (uncredited)

Nocturne
1946
as Gotham Cashier (uncredited)

Excuse My Dust
1951
as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt

First Love
1939
as Violin Player

The Brighton Strangler
1945
as Hotel Maid (Uncredited)

The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Aunt Ethel

Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Wheeler

Molly and Me
1945
as Perkins

Mademoiselle Fifi
1944
as Mme. Follenvie

Affair with a Stranger
1953
as Miss Crutcher

Battle at Bloody Beach
1961
as Delia Ellis

The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951
as Pepite

Sentimental Journey
1946
as Miss Benson (uncredited)

Rose of Cimarron
1952
as Emmy Anders

Murder in the Music Hall
1946
as Cleaning Woman
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler
1969

What a Man!
1944
as Constance

Dakota Lil
1950
as Sheriff's Wife

Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Abigail Wrighthouse

In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Mrs, Dalrymple

I've Always Loved You
1946
as Music Teacher 1

The Girl of the Limberlost
1945
as Miss Blodgett

Beauty on Parade
1950
as Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister

Road to Alcatraz
1945
as Dorothy Stone
Rusty's Birthday
1949
as Carrie Simmons

Junior Miss
1945
as Maid
About Lillian Bronson
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 B… With 120 credits spanning from 1939 to 1975, Lillian Bronson has appeared in 53 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lillian Bronson Movies
- Gaslight (1944) — as Lady (uncredited)
- Foxfire (1955) — as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
- Marnie (1964) — as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
- The Suspect (1945) — as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
- Father of the Bride (1950) — as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
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