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Lurene Tuttle
Actor
Born August 20, 1907Died May 28, 1986 (78 years)
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Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907, Pleasant Lake, Indiana - May 28, 1986, Encino, California) was a character actress, who made transitions from vaudeville to radio, to films and television. Her most enduring impact was as one of network radio's most versatile actresses. Often appearing in 15 shows a week, comedies, dramas, thrillers, soap operas, and crime dramas, and she became known as the First Lady of Radio.
Heaven Only Knows (1947) was her first film. She went on to roles in other films such as Orson Welles's Macbeth (1948), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), as the wife of Sheriff Chambers. In Don't Bother to Knock (1952) she portrayed a mother who lets a disturbed Marilyn Monroe babysit her daughter. The next year she appeared again with Marilyn in Niagara, as Mrs. Kettering. She had a rare starring role in Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960). She played Grandma Pusser in the original Walking Tall film trilogy, and also appeared in horror films such as The Manitou (1978), starring Tony Curtis. Her final film role was in the 1983 film Testament. Tuttle became a familiar face to millions of television viewers with more than 100 appearances from 1950 to 1986, often in the role of an inquisitive busybody. On television and in films, Tuttle streamlined herself into a pattern of roles between wise, loving wives/mothers or bristling matrons. She was familiar to the early television audience as wife/mother Lavinia (Vinnie) Day in Life with Father (1953–1955). Columnist Hedda Hopper called the selection of Leon Ames as Father and Tuttle as Mother "what I consider 22 carat casting with two all-Americans."
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Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907, Pleasant Lake, Indiana - May 28, 1986, Encino, California) was a character actress, who made transitions from vaudeville to radio, to films and television. Her most enduring impact was as one of network radio's most versatile actresses. Often appearing in 15 shows a week, comedies, dramas, thrillers, soap operas, and crime dramas, and she became known as the First Lady of Radio.
Heaven Only Knows (1947) was her first film. She went on to roles in other films such as Orson Welles's Macbeth (1948), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), as the wife of Sheriff Chambers. In Don't Bother to Knock (1952) she portrayed a mother who lets a disturbed Marilyn Monroe babysit her daughter. The next year she appeared again with Marilyn in Niagara, as Mrs. Kettering. She had a rare starring role in Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960). She played Grandma Pusser in the original Walking Tall film trilogy, and also appeared in horror films such as The Manitou (1978), starring Tony Curtis. Her final film role was in the 1983 film Testament. Tuttle became a familiar face to millions of television viewers with more than 100 appearances from 1950 to 1986, often in the role of an inquisitive busybody. On television and in films, Tuttle streamlined herself into a pattern of roles between wise, loving wives/mothers or bristling matrons. She was familiar to the early television audience as wife/mother Lavinia (Vinnie) Day in Life with Father (1953–1955). Columnist Hedda Hopper called the selection of Leon Ames as Father and Tuttle as Mother "what I consider 22 carat casting with two all-Americans."
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Filmography
| 1993 | 24 Hour Psycho · as Mrs. Chambers (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | Evil Town · as Mildred Phelps |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) (TV Series) · as Harriet Wendse |
| 1985 | Hollywood Beat (TV Series) · as Old Lady |
| 1984 | Crazy Like A Fox (TV Series) |
| 1984 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · as Mrs. Hunt |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Agnes Cochran |
| 1983 | Testament · as Rosemary Abhart |
| 1983 | Shooting Stars · as Mrs Brand |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Voyagers! (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Strike Force (TV Series) · as Old Lady |
| 1981 | The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies · as Mollie Heller |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Miss Watson |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) |
| 1980 | For the Love of It · as Blanche |
| 1980 | White Mama · as Mrs. Mcintyre |
| 1979 | Human Experiments · as Granny |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1979 | The Clonus Horror · as Anna Noble |
| 1979 | Nutcracker Fantasy · as Aunt Gerda |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Granny Annie |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The Manitou · as Mrs. Herz |
| 1977 | Final Chapter: Walking Tall · as Grandma |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Lady In Black |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Mary Emery |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Mrs. Machlin |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1976 | Law and Order · as Mrs. Brian O'malley, Sr. |
| 1975 | The World Through the Eyes of Children · as Tuttle |
| 1975 | Part 2: Walking Tall · as Grandma Pusser |
| 1975 | The Great Grape Ape Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Mary Beame |
| 1975 | The Story of Heidi · as Clara's Grandmother |
| 1974 | Dr. Shagetz · as Mildred Phelps |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) |
| 1974 | These Are the Days (TV Series) · as Librarian |
| 1974 | Dirty Duck · as Duck's Mother (voice) |
| 1974 | Hello Mother, Goodbye! · as Leona |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Live Again, Die Again · as Betty Simpson |
| 1974 | The Cowboys (TV Series) · as Grandma Jesse |
| 1974 | Mrs. Sundance · as Mrs. Lee |
| 1973 | Adam's Rib (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Walking Tall · as Grandma |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Emily Carter |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1971 | The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV Series) · as Bertha Lang |
| 1971 | The Smith Family (TV Series) · as Edith Mcmichael |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Mrs. Sharp |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Bella Swann (as Lorene Tuttle) |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Mrs. Burkowski |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit · as Aunt Martha |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as Female Clerk |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Iris Kelly |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Highwater Annie |
| 1968 | Julia (TV Series) · as Hannah Yarby |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie · as Mother Hinkle |
| 1966 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Emerson |
| 1966 | The Ghost and Mr. Chicken · as Mrs. Natalie Miller |
| 1965 | The Restless Ones · as David's Grandmother |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Mama |
| 1965 | Tammy (TV Series) · as Nellie |
| 1965 | Nightmare in the Sun · as Gideon's Wife |
| 1964 | Karen (1964) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Waller |
| 1964 | My Living Doll (TV Series) · as Mrs. Wentworth |
| 1964 | Valentine's Day (TV Series) · as Vivian Marks |
| 1964 | The Munsters (TV Series) · as Mrs. Morton |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian (TV Series) · as Tessie |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) · as Mrs. Grange |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Henrietta Greene |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Amanda |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice · as Mother In "sisters Three" |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Minnie Sturgis |
| 1962 | Saints and Sinners (TV Series) · as Rose Barton |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Theresa Summer |
| 1961 | Father of the Bride (TV Series) · as Doris Dunston |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Mrs. Parker |
| 1961 | Hazel (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Helen Brandon |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) · as Mrs. Heldon |
| 1961 | The Americans (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Annabelle Silby |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Landlady |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Blair |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Tessie |
| 1960 | Psycho · as Mrs. Chambers |
| 1960 | Ma Barker's Killer Brood · as Ma Barker |
| 1960 | Johnny Midnight (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Grandma Ellie Casper |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Penelope Hobart |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo (TV Series) · as Mamie Murphy |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Lillian |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Mrs. Porter |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) · as Bertha Schyler |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Mrs. Walker |
| 1958 | Buckskin (TV Series) · as Edith |
| 1958 | The Unchained Goddess · as Meteora The Goddess Of Weather |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Frances Benedict |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as Olivia Turner |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Caroline Randall |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Belle Calhoun |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Hannah Gilford |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Anna Houser |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Mrs. Willoughby |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Aunt Caroline Gregg |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success · as Loretta Bartha (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Madie Armstrong |
| 1957 | Untamed Youth · as Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp |
| 1957 | Slander · as Mrs. Doyle |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Susan Stringham |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Kate Connors |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Glass Slipper · as Cousin Loulou |
| 1955 | Sincerely Yours · as Mrs. Mcginley |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka (TV Series) · as Martha Hunter |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Margery Hay |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Mrs. Cumbers |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Polly Thorne |
| 1955 | Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) · as Henrietta Baldwin |
| 1955 | The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) · as Dixie Yates |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Mrs. Carlson |
| 1953 | Life With Father (TV Series) |
| 1953 | Give a Girl a Break · as Mrs. Doolittle |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Miss Burns |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Angie |
| 1953 | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis · as Mrs. Eleanor Hammer |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Ginny Andrews |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC · as Capt. Murchinson, Company Co |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Store Complaints Clerk |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Betsy Peale |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Martha |
| 1952 | Don't Bother to Knock · as Ruth Jones |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Ruth |
| 1952 | Room for One More · as Miss Kenyon |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Club President |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Marjorie |
| 1951 | The Whip Hand · as Molly Loomis |
| 1951 | Tomorrow Is Another Day · as Mrs. Dawson |
| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy · as Ellen Griswold |
| 1950 | Watch the Birdie · as Millie |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Miss Bradley |
| 1950 | A Life of Her Own · as Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Admiral Was a Lady · as Clerk |
| 1948 | Macbeth · as Gentlewoman / The Three |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · as Mary |
| 1948 | Homecoming · as Miss Stoker |
| 1947 | Heaven Only Knows · as Mrs. O'donnell |
| 1942 | Cinderella Goes to a Party · as Cinderella |
| 1941 | Tom, Dick and Harry · as Girl Lead In Movie (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! · as Stenographer |