6.2
TV
Acting
Marjorie Lord
- Born
- Died
- (aged 97)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Credits
- 61 titles
Biography
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy.
In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip.
Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Signature work
Known For
6.2
TV
6.5
TV
Fantasy Island
6.8
Movie
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
5.3
Movie
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
7.0
Movie
Johnny Come Lately
6.2
TV
Love, American Style
6.2
TV
The Danny Thomas Show
8.6
TV
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
6.6
Movie
New Orleans
6.2
Movie
The Argyle Secrets
3.8
TV
Climax!
6.8
TV
Four Star Playhouse
5.6
Movie
The Lost Volcano
6.2
TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.3
TV
Hopalong Cassidy
6.1
Movie
Riding High
5.6
Movie
Forty Naughty Girls
6.6
Movie
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Acting credits 61
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Side by Side Film | |
| 1987 | Sweet Surrender TV | (6 ep) |
| 1984 | The World of Tomorrow Film | Babs Middleton (archive footage) |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island TV | Beth Shane (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The Pirate TV | Mrs. Mason (2 ep) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Martha Rogers (1 ep) |
| 1975 | The Missing Are Deadly Film | |
| 1972 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak TV | Judge (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Make Room for Granddaddy TV | Kathy Williams (24 ep) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! Film | Mrs. Martha Meade |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV | (1 ep) |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour TV | Kathy Williams (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV | Amy Marr (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Wire Service TV | Phyllis Holley (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Port of Hell Film | Kay Walker |
| 1954 | Climax! TV | (1 ep) |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show TV | Kathy Williams, Kathy O’Hara (222 ep) |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta TV | Miss Cook (1 ep) |
| 1953 | Mexican Manhunt Film | Sheila Barton |
| 1953 | Down Laredo Way Film | Valerie |
| 1953 | Rebel City Film | Jane Dudley |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Millie (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America TV | Mrs. Field, Lee Powell Coleman (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse TV | Bessie (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy TV | (1 ep) |
| 1952 | China Smith TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | Sarah McCoy (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV | Marietta, Elise (1 ep) |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Venture of Faith Film | |
| 1951 | Racket Squad TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Stop That Cab Film | Mary Thomas |
| 1950 | Blades of the Musketeers Film | Queen Anne |
| 1950 | Chain Gang Film | Rita McKelvey |
| 1950 | The Lost Volcano Film | Ruth Gordon |
| 1950 | Riding High Film | Mary Winslow |
| 1949 | Air Hostess Film | Jennifer White |
| 1949 | Masked Raiders Film | Gale Trevett |
| 1948 | The Strange Mrs. Crane Film | Gina Crane |
| 1948 | The Argyle Secrets Film | Marla |
| 1947 | New Orleans Film | Grace Voiselle |
| 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy Film | Justine (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately Film | Jane |
| 1943 | Shantytown Film | Virginia Allen |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington Film | Nancy Partridge |
| 1943 | Hi, Buddy Film | Mary Parker |
| 1943 | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack Film | Janet Thompson |
| 1942 | Moonlight in Havana Film | Patsy Clark |
| 1942 | Timber! Film | Yvette Lacour |
| 1942 | Escape from Hong Kong Film | Valarie Hale |
| 1942 | About Face Film | Betty Marlowe |
| 1939 | The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair Film | Babs |
| 1938 | Girls' School Film | Nan (uncredited) |
| 1937 | High Flyers Film | Arlene Arlington |
| 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls Film | June Preston |
| 1937 | Hideaway Film | Joan Peterson |
| 1937 | On Again—Off Again Film | Florence Cole |