Marjorie Lord
Acting
1918-07-26 · San Francisco, California, USA
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!
Filmography
Side by Side
1988 · Movie
Sweet Surrender
1987 · Series
The World of Tomorrow
1984 · Movie
Fantasy Island
1978 · Series
The Pirate
1977 · Series
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
The Missing Are Deadly
1975 · Movie
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972 · Series
Make Room for Granddaddy
1970 · Series
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966 · Movie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Series
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
Wire Service
1956 · Series
Port of Hell
1954 · Movie
Climax!
1954 · Series
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Series
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series
Mexican Manhunt
1953 · Movie
Down Laredo Way
1953 · Movie
Rebel City
1953 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Series
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Series
Hopalong Cassidy
1952 · Series
China Smith
1952 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · Series
Venture of Faith
1951 · Movie
Racket Squad
1951 · Series
Stop That Cab
1951 · Movie
Blades of the Musketeers
1950 · Movie
Chain Gang
1950 · Movie
The Lost Volcano
1950 · Movie
Riding High
1950 · Movie
Air Hostess
1949 · Movie
Masked Raiders
1949 · Movie
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948 · Movie
The Argyle Secrets
1948 · Movie
New Orleans
1947 · Movie
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · Movie
Johnny Come Lately
1943 · Movie
Shantytown
1943 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · Movie
Hi, Buddy
1943 · Movie
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
1943 · Movie
Moonlight in Havana
1942 · Movie
Timber!
1942 · Movie
Escape from Hong Kong
1942 · Movie
About Face
1942 · Movie
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
1939 · Movie
Girls' School
1938 · Movie
High Flyers
1937 · Movie
Forty Naughty Girls
1937 · Movie
Hideaway
1937 · Movie
On Again—Off Again
1937 · Movie
Border Cafe
1937 · Movie