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Lillian Bronson
Actor
Born October 21, 1902Died August 2, 1995 (92 years)
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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.
She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series.
Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975.
Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
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.
She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series.
Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975.
Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
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Filmography
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Lady |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughter · as Landlady |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Mrs. Elliott |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Winifred Lenover |
| 1971 | Funny Face (TV Series) · as Mrs. Morris |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Old Lady |
| 1971 | The Smith Family (TV Series) · as Landlady |
| 1970 | The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again · as Mrs. Louise Murphy |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) · as Amy Phipps |
| 1969 | The Over-the-Hill Gang · as Mrs. Louise Murphy |
| 1969 | Room 222 (TV Series) · as Grandmother |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Miss Baker |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) · as Mrs. Buchanan |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Cissie Chandler |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Esther Garrison |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) · as Miss Phoebe |
| 1967 | Dragnet (TV Series) · as Bird Lady |
| 1966 | The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (TV Series) · as Old Lady |
| 1965 | Camp Runamuck (TV Series) · as Amelia Gibbons |
| 1965 | Hank (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Mrs. Guthrie |
| 1964 | Kisses for My President · as Miss Currier (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Mrs. Everett |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Marnie · as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Widow |
| 1963 | The Richard Boone Show (TV Series) · as Miss Lacy |
| 1963 | Grindl (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lucy Tewksbury |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Irene Wolcott |
| 1963 | Spencer's Mountain · as Grandma Spencer |
| 1962 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV Series) · as Miss Ida |
| 1962 | Fair Exchange (TV Series) · as Mrs. Nelson |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Mrs. Mccleary |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Nurse |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Dorothy Barker |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Frances Neilson |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Raymond |
| 1961 | Battle at Bloody Beach · as Delia Ellis |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's (TV Series) · as Zoe Rutledge |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Erma Bishop |
| 1960 | Dante (TV Series) · as Mrs. Martha Ross |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Mrs. Greenhouse |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Adelaide Leggett |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Mrs. Barry |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Blanche Niles |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lindsey |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lefever |
| 1958 | The George Burns Show (TV Series) · as Miss Willoughby |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bowers |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Carrie Meade |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Favor |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Butler |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Mother Superior |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Brewster |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Postmistress |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Granny |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Maude Turley |
| 1957 | The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as Nellie Smith |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Granny |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bessie Taylor |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Miss Phoebe |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Mrs. Kilmer |
| 1957 | Date with the Angels (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Missee Blake |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) · as Nurse Crane |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wilkins |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Miss Albright |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story · as Spinster |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The People's Choice (TV Series) · as Flora Dunn |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Neighbor |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Foxfire · as Mrs. Potter (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Emily Strelson |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Tessie Thorne |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Rachel O'brein |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Mrs. Gresham |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Mrs. Harper |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Mrs. Clark |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Mrs. Anderson |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Miss Erskine |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Mrs. Green |
| 1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) · as Sister |
| 1953 | Affair with a Stranger · as Miss Crutcher |
| 1953 | Private Secretary (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Mrs. Willard |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) · as Ruby Kent |
| 1952 | Rose of Cimarron · as Emmy Anders |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) · as (segment "the House") |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Miss Lillie |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Elizabeth |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Miss Mable |
| 1952 | No Room for the Groom · as Aunt Elsa |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Aunt Sue Martin |
| 1952 | Here Come the Nelsons · as Miss Tompkins |
| 1952 | Room for One More · as Teacher (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Lavinia Corey |
| 1951 | Sky King (TV Series) · as Grandma |
| 1951 | Passage West · as Mom Brennan |
| 1951 | Excuse My Dust · as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Sword of Monte Cristo · as Pepite |
| 1950 | The Next Voice You Hear... · as Aunt Ethel |
| 1950 | Two Weeks with Love · as Miss Zilly |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as The Woman |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Harold |
| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife · as Mrs. Leeds |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride · as Schoolteacher (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Black Hand · as Tourist |
| 1950 | Father Is a Bachelor · as Adelaide Cassin |
| 1950 | Dakota Lil · as Sheriff's Wife |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey · as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister |
| 1949 | Rusty's Birthday · as Carrie Simmons |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime · as Aunt Addie |
| 1948 | The Judge Steps Out · as Harriett (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon · as Aunt Jo |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Miss Rathbone - Secretary |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Miss Dagnall |
| 1948 | Sleep, My Love · as Helen |
| 1947 | The Hucksters · as Miss Hammer - Secretary |
| 1947 | They Won't Believe Me · as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger · as Miss Lennek |
| 1947 | The Arnelo Affair · as Secretary |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Viola Simmons |
| 1946 | Nocturne · as Gotham Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1946 | I've Always Loved You · as Music Teacher 1 |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annie · as Secretary |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill · as Minister's Wife (uncredited) |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life · as Gushy Woman |
| 1946 | Murder in the Music Hall · as Cleaning Woman |
| 1946 | Blondie's Lucky Day · as Ms. Phelan |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey · as Miss Benson (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood · as Ms. Hammer |
| 1945 | The Brighton Strangler · as Hotel Maid (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut · as Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Over 21 · as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Junior Miss · as Maid |
| 1945 | Molly and Me · as Perkins |
| 1945 | Hollywood and Vine · as Abigail Wrighthouse |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Librarian (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking · as Tub Customer |
| 1944 | The Suspect · as Miss Crevy (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Here Come the Waves · as Johnny Cabot Fan |
| 1944 | Enter Arsene Lupin · as Wheeler |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling · as Mrs, Dalrymple |
| 1944 | Abroad with Two Yanks · as Woman At Party |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death · as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Mademoiselle Fifi · as Mme. Follenvie |
| 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revenge · as Norma, The Maid (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gaslight · as Lady (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Ladies Courageous · as Nurse |
| 1944 | What a Man! · as Constance |
| 1943 | Happy Land · as Mattie Dyer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington · as Mrs. J. Wellington Jr. |
| 1939 | First Love · as Violin Player |