Marjorie Lord

Known For

Acting

Born

Jul 26, 1918

Died

Nov 28, 2015

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Credits

62 titles

Marjorie Lord

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!

Known For

Filmography

1988

Side by Side

Movie
1987

Sweet Surrender

Tv
1984

The World of Tomorrow

Babs Middleton (archive footage)

Movie
1978

The Pirate

Mrs. Mason

Movie
1978

Fantasy Island

Beth Shane

Tv
1977

The Pirate

Mrs. Mason

Tv
1977

The Love Boat

Martha Rogers

Tv
1975

The Missing Are Deadly

Movie
1972

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

Judge

Tv
1970

Make Room for Granddaddy

Kathy Williams

Tv
1969

Love, American Style

Tv
1966

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Mrs. Martha Meade

Movie
1962

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Tv
1961

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Tv
1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Tv
1957

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Kathy Williams

Tv
1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Amy Marr

Tv
1956

Wire Service

Phyllis Holley

Tv
1954

Port of Hell

Kay Walker

Movie
1954

Climax!

Tv
1953

The Danny Thomas Show

Kathy Williams

Tv
1953

Letter to Loretta

Miss Cook

Tv
1953

Mexican Manhunt

Sheila Barton

Movie
1953

Down Laredo Way

Valerie

Movie
1953

Rebel City

Jane Dudley

Movie
1953

General Electric Theater

Millie

Tv
1952

Cavalcade of America

Mrs. Field

Tv
1952

Four Star Playhouse

Bessie

Tv
1952

Hopalong Cassidy

Tv
1952

China Smith

Tv
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Sarah McCoy

Tv
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Marietta

Tv
1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Tv
1951

Venture of Faith

Movie
1951

Racket Squad

Tv
1951

Stop That Cab

Mary Thomas

Movie
1950

Blades of the Musketeers

Queen Anne

Movie
1950

Chain Gang

Rita McKelvey

Movie
1950

The Lost Volcano

Ruth Gordon

Movie
1950

Riding High

Mary Winslow

Movie
1949

Air Hostess

Jennifer White

Movie
1949

Masked Raiders

Gale Trevett

Movie
1948

The Strange Mrs. Crane

Gina Crane

Movie
1948

The Argyle Secrets

Marla

Movie
1947

New Orleans

Grace Voiselle

Movie
1943

Flesh and Fantasy

Justine (uncredited)

Movie
1943

Johnny Come Lately

Jane

Movie
1943

Shantytown

Virginia Allen

Movie
1943

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Nancy Partridge

Movie
1943

Hi, Buddy

Mary Parker

Movie