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Barbara Pepper
Actor
Born May 31, 1915Died July 18, 1969 (54 years)
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Barbara Pepper (born Marion B. Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first "Doris Ziffel" on the sitcom Green Acres. Pepper was born in New York City, the daughter of actor David Mitchell "Dave" Pepper, and his wife, Harrietta S. Pepper. At age 16 she started life in show business with Goldwyn Girls, a musical stock company where she met lifelong friend Lucille Ball.
Pepper began making movies. Among her later film parts were small roles in My Fair Lady and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She also performed radio parts. In 1943, she married actor Craig Reynolds (né Harold Hugh Enfield), and the couple later had two sons. After Reynolds died in 1949 in a California motorcycle accident, Pepper was left to raise their children alone. She never remarried.
After gaining weight, her roles were mostly confined to small character parts on television, including several appearances on I Love Lucy, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Petticoat Junction, and The Jack Benny Program. She made four appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Martha Dale, mother of the title character, in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen".
A long-time friend of Lucille Ball, Barbara was considered for the role of Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy," but was passed over due to the fact that she was reportedly a drinker. William Frawley ("Fred Mertz") was, likewise, reportedly, a drinker and was already cast. It was felt that having two drinkers in the cast might eventually cause difficulties so they auditioned and found Vivian Vance to play Ethel instead.
She may be best remembered as the first Doris Ziffel on Petticoat Junction in 1964, although her character's name on the "Genghis Keane" episode of Petticoat Junction was Ruth Ziffel. Her role as Doris Ziffel continued on Green Acres from 1965 to 1968, until heart ailments finally forced her to leave that weekly series. Veteran actress Fran Ryan replaced her on Green Acres, which would continue to run for another three years. Her final performance was in the 1969 film Hook, Line & Sinker, in which she played Jerry Lewis's secretary.
Barbara Pepper (born Marion B. Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first "Doris Ziffel" on the sitcom Green Acres. Pepper was born in New York City, the daughter of actor David Mitchell "Dave" Pepper, and his wife, Harrietta S. Pepper. At age 16 she started life in show business with Goldwyn Girls, a musical stock company where she met lifelong friend Lucille Ball.
Pepper began making movies. Among her later film parts were small roles in My Fair Lady and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She also performed radio parts. In 1943, she married actor Craig Reynolds (né Harold Hugh Enfield), and the couple later had two sons. After Reynolds died in 1949 in a California motorcycle accident, Pepper was left to raise their children alone. She never remarried.
After gaining weight, her roles were mostly confined to small character parts on television, including several appearances on I Love Lucy, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Petticoat Junction, and The Jack Benny Program. She made four appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Martha Dale, mother of the title character, in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen".
A long-time friend of Lucille Ball, Barbara was considered for the role of Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy," but was passed over due to the fact that she was reportedly a drinker. William Frawley ("Fred Mertz") was, likewise, reportedly, a drinker and was already cast. It was felt that having two drinkers in the cast might eventually cause difficulties so they auditioned and found Vivian Vance to play Ethel instead.
She may be best remembered as the first Doris Ziffel on Petticoat Junction in 1964, although her character's name on the "Genghis Keane" episode of Petticoat Junction was Ruth Ziffel. Her role as Doris Ziffel continued on Green Acres from 1965 to 1968, until heart ailments finally forced her to leave that weekly series. Veteran actress Fran Ryan replaced her on Green Acres, which would continue to run for another three years. Her final performance was in the 1969 film Hook, Line & Sinker, in which she played Jerry Lewis's secretary.
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Filmography
| 1969 | Hook, Line and Sinker · as Peter's Secretary |
| 1969 | My Friend Tony (TV Series) · as Mary |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wilkins |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as Emma |
| 1965 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Mrs Allen |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Doris Ziffel |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car (TV Series) · as Greek Nightclub Dresser |
| 1964 | Kiss Me, Stupid · as Big Bertha |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady · as Doolittle's Dance Partner |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Mrs. Shanks |
| 1964 | The Patsy · as Bowler |
| 1964 | The Best Man · as Delegate |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? · as Customer At Bargain Sale (uncredited) |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Woman On Phone At Garage |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Ruth Ziffel |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Cleaning Woman |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Matty |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting · as Miss Brown (uncredited) |
| 1962 | It's Only Money · as Fisherwoman |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Waitress |
| 1962 | The Music Man · as Mrs. Hawkes |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) · as Mrs. Miller |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) |
| 1960 | SurfSide 6 (TV Series) · as Waitress |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Bramble Bush · as Polly Welk |
| 1960 | Sex Kittens Go to College · as Circe |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) · as Theresa |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Landlady |
| 1958 | Auntie Mame · as Mrs. Krantz (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Townswoman |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Rock-a-Bye Baby · as Mrs. Oberholt |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as First Choir Lady |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Mrs. Williamson |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) · as Big Martha |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Landlady |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Mrs. Maybelle Gifford |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The D.I. · as Woman Customer |
| 1957 | Date with the Angels (TV Series) · as Martha |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Boxcar Annie |
| 1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve (TV Series) · as Overweight Lady |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Mrs. Brody |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Miss O'hearn |
| 1955 | The People's Choice (TV Series) · as Carol Filcher |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Fat Woman |
| 1954 | Young at Heart · as Wife |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Esther's Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Shopper |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Herman's Mother |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Housewife |
| 1953 | The Eddie Cantor Story · as Beer Garden Patron |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Fat Lady |
| 1953 | Inferno · as Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Fat Girl With Sailor In Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1953 | I Love Lucy · as Party Guest |
| 1952 | Thunderbirds · as Mrs. Louise Braggart |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Chubby Girl |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Clara |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Woman Shopper |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Miss Buell |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Plump Passenger |
| 1950 | My Blue Heaven · as Susan (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Barbara |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Madge The Manicurist |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Mamkie Caldwell |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mekels |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl · as Wife Watching Tv (uncredited) |
| 1950 | No Way Out · as Woman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Unmasked · as Mrs. Schmidt |
| 1949 | The Inspector General · as Buxom Villager (uncredited) |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit · as Asylum Patient (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Ellie |
| 1947 | The Millerson Case · as Eadie Rookstool |
| 1946 | Terror Trail · as Karen Kemp, The Louisville Lady |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint · as Dance Contestant #1 |
| 1945 | Prison Ship · as Winnie De Voe |
| 1945 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry · as Annie |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties · as Gilded Cage Hostess (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Murder, He Says · as Bonnie Fleagle |
| 1945 | Trouble Chasers · as Goldie |
| 1945 | Brewster's Millions · as Cab Driver |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing · as Saloon Girl |
| 1944 | Once Upon a Time · as Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away · as Bowling Alley Pin Girl |
| 1944 | I Love a Soldier · as Blonde |
| 1944 | An American Romance · as Streetwalker |
| 1944 | Cover Girl · as Chorus Girl |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid · as Miss Larue ("wild Rose") |
| 1943 | Let's Face It · as Daisy (uncredited) |
| 1943 | So This Is Washington · as Betty - Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Blonde and Groom · as Rex's Fiancée |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner · as Blonde At Shooting Gallery (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm · as Blonde Who Bruises Too Easy |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy · as Speedy |
| 1942 | One Thrilling Night · as Lettie |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues · as Maizie |
| 1941 | South of Tahiti · as Julie |
| 1941 | We Go Fast · as Southern Belle With Traffic Fine |
| 1941 | Manpower · as Polly |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns · as Francie Larue |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the Blonde · as Chorine In Dressing Room |
| 1941 | Sis Hopkins · as Chorus Girl |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve · as Lady Wrestler Type On Ship (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Dorine |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James · as Nellie Blane |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady · as Maude |
| 1940 | Women in War · as Millie, Irish Nurse |
| 1940 | Forgotten Girls · as Eve Abbott |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson · as Goldie |
| 1939 | Of Mice and Men · as Second Girl (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams · as Muriel - Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Three Sons · as Viola |
| 1939 | The Women · as Tough Girl (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Flight at Midnight · as Mildred |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother · as Dance-Hall Hostess (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Colorado Sunset · as Ginger Bixby |
| 1939 | The Magnificent Fraud · as June |
| 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal · as Budgie Massey |
| 1939 | Off the Record · as Flossie - Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Sweethearts · as Telephone Operator |
| 1938 | The Girl Downstairs · as Woman At Bar (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Strange Case of Dr. Meade · as Mattie |
| 1938 | Army Girl · as Riki |
| 1938 | The Chaser · as Mabel, Drunken Girl |
| 1938 | The Lady in the Morgue · as Kay Renshaw |
| 1938 | Wide Open Faces · as Belle |
| 1938 | Hollywood Stadium Mystery · as Althea Ames |
| 1937 | Portia on Trial · as Evelyn |
| 1937 | The Westland Case · as Agatha Hogan |
| 1937 | Music for Madame · as Blonde On Bus (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls · as Alice |
| 1937 | The Big Shot · as Mamie |
| 1937 | You Can't Beat Love · as May 'bubbles' Smith |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck · as Store Clerk |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat · as Blonde Saloon Lady (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Too Many Wives · as Angela Brown |
| 1937 | Sea Devils · as Spanked Blonde |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man · as Party Guest |
| 1936 | What Becomes of the Children? · as Elsie Ford |
| 1936 | Wanted! Jane Turner · as Marge Sanders |
| 1936 | Winterset · as Girl |
| 1936 | The Big Game · as Lois |
| 1936 | Mummy's Boys · as Mary Browning |
| 1936 | M'Liss · as Clytie Morpher |
| 1936 | The Rogues' Tavern · as Marjorie Burns |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Taming the Wild · as Hazel White |
| 1935 | The Singing Vagabond · as Honey |
| 1935 | Sagebrush Troubadour · as Joan Martin |
| 1935 | Anna Karenina · as Party Girl |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady · as Gloria Vance |
| 1935 | Dante's Inferno · as Drunk At Ship's Cafe |
| 1935 | Hooray for Love · as Chorine |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It · as Milly Adams |
| 1934 | Kid Millions · as Goldwyn Girl |
| 1934 | Our Daily Bread · as Sally |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamite · as Party Girl (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Bottoms Up · as Chorine |
| 1934 | Moulin Rouge · as Show Girl |
| 1933 | Roman Scandals · as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) |