Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA, 1902-10-21

Died: 1995-08-02

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1939	First Love	Violin Player	78
2	1943	Happy Land	Mattie Dyer (uncredited)	62
3	1944	What a Man!	Constance	0
4	1944	Gaslight	Lady (uncredited)	75
5	1944	The Invisible Man's Revenge	Norma, the Maid (uncredited)	56
6	1944	Mademoiselle Fifi	Mme. Follenvie	58
7	1944	The Pearl of Death	Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)	71
8	1944	In the Meantime, Darling	Mrs, Dalrymple	50
9	1944	Enter Arsène Lupin	Wheeler	60
10	1945	The Suspect	Miss Crevy (uncredited)	67
11	1945	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	Librarian (uncredited)	76
12	1945	Hollywood and Vine	Abigail Wrighthouse	40
13	1945	The Brighton Strangler	Hotel Maid (Uncredited)	59
14	1945	Molly and Me	Perkins	62
15	1945	Junior Miss	Maid	75
16	1945	Road to Alcatraz	Dorothy Stone	0
17	1945	Christmas in Connecticut	Secretary (uncredited)	69
18	1945	Over 21	Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)	53
19	1946	Sentimental Journey	Miss Benson (uncredited)	64
20	1946	Murder in the Music Hall	Cleaning Woman	46
21	1946	Dressed to Kill	Minister's Wife (uncredited)	65
22	1946	Nocturne	Gotham Cashier (uncredited)	58
23	1946	I've Always Loved You	Music Teacher 1	64
24	1947	Welcome Stranger	Miss Lennek	66
25	1947	They Won't Believe Me	Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)	66
26	1947	The Hucksters	Miss Hammer - Secretary	69
27	1947	The Judge Steps Out	Harriett (uncredited)	70
28	1948	Sleep, My Love	Helen	64
29	1948	Family Honeymoon	Aunt Jo	57
30	1949	In the Good Old Summertime	Aunt Addie	66
31	1949	Rusty's Birthday	Carrie Simmons	40
32	1950	Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey	Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister	40
33	1950	Dakota Lil	Sheriff's Wife	50
34	1950	Beauty on Parade	Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch	0
35	1950	Father of the Bride	Schoolteacher (uncredited)	70
36	1950	The Next Voice You Hear...	Aunt Ethel	53
37	1951	The Sword of Monte Cristo	Pepite	40
38	1951	Excuse My Dust	Mrs. Matilda Bullitt	72
39	1952	Room for One More	Teacher (uncredited)	63
40	1952	Rose of Cimarron	Emmy Anders	50
41	1952	Here Come the Nelsons	Miss Tompkins	60
42	1952	No Room for the Groom	Aunt Elsa	55
43	1953	Affair with a Stranger	Miss Crutcher	43
44	1953	So This Is Love	Mrs. Green	45
45	1955	Foxfire	Mrs. Potter (uncredited)	60
46	1961	Battle at Bloody Beach	Delia Ellis	43
47	1963	Spencer's Mountain	Grandma Spencer	67
48	1964	Marnie	Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)	71
49	1964	Kisses for My President	Miss Currier (uncredited)	70
50	1969	Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler		0
51	1969	The Over the Hill Gang	Mrs. Louise Murphy	56
52	1970	The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again	Mrs. Louise Murphy	50
53		Because I Love Him		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Mrs. Harold	63
2	1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok		45
3	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Miss Pringle	73
4	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Lavinia Corey	73
5	1952	Chevron Theatre		100
6	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Elizabeth	63
7	1952	Mr. & Mrs. North		43
8	1952	The Abbott and Costello Show	Wife of Patient with Propeller	71
9	1952	The Abbott and Costello Show	Ruby Kent	71
10	1953	General Electric Theater	Momma	63
11	1953	General Electric Theater	Mrs. Rutledge	63
12	1953	General Electric Theater	Mrs. Willard	63
13	1953	Revlon Mirror Theatre	Sister	0
14	1954	The Whistler		0
15	1954	Studio 57		0
16	1954	Climax!		33
17	1954	The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin		69
18	1955	The Millionaire	Ann Trenner	50
19	1955	The Millionaire	Tessie Thorne	50
20	1955	Cheyenne		58
21	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Neighbor	77
22	1955	Matinee Theater		50
23	1956	The Adventures of Jim Bowie		45
24	1956	The Gale Storm Show	Miss Albright	55
25	1956	The Gale Storm Show	Miss Carter	55
26	1957	Date with the Angels		60
27	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel		74
28	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Mrs. Kilmer	74
29	1957	Wagon Train	Alicia Thorton	63
30	1957	Wagon Train	Miss Phoebe	63
31	1957	The Thin Man		76
32	1957	Perry Mason	Clara	77
33	1957	Perry Mason	Judge	77
34	1957	Goodyear Theatre	Granny	68
35	1957	Alcoa Theatre	Granny	65
36	1957	Leave It to Beaver		70
37	1957	Trackdown	Maude Turley	64
38	1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Mother Superior	69
39	1958	Peter Gunn		65
40	1958	The Donna Reed Show		62
41	1958	The Rifleman	Elizabeth Favor	70
42	1958	Yancy Derringer	Carrie Meade	56
43	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
44	1958	77 Sunset Strip	Mrs. Bowers	67
45	1959	Rawhide	Mrs. Lefever	72
46	1959	The Untouchables	Mrs. Lindsey	79
47	1959	The Detectives		56
48	1959	Mr. Lucky		64
49	1960	Thriller	Adelaide Leggett	64
50	1960	Pete and Gladys		65
51	1960	My Three Sons		65
52	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Erma Bishop	76
53	1960	The Roaring 20's		0
54	1961	Dr. Kildare	Frances Neilson	55
55	1961	Ben Casey		56
56	1962	The Virginian	Mrs. McCleary	65
57	1962	The Virginian	Aunt Grace	65
58	1963	Arrest and Trial		77
59	1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Widow	57
60	1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.		71
61	1965	The F.B.I.	Librarian	55
62	1965	The F.B.I.	Mrs. Guthrie	55
63	1965	Hank		35
64	1967	Dragnet	Bird Lady	69
65	1967	Dragnet	Fay Sager	69
66	1967	Omnibus	Cissie Chandler	72
67	1968	The Outsider	Mrs. Buchanan	52
68	1968	Adam-12	Norma Fisher	70
69	1968	Adam-12	Edna Digby	70
70	1968	Adam-12	Mrs. O'Brien	70
71	1968	Adam-12	Miss Baker	70
72	1968	The Mod Squad		63
73	1971	Nichols	Old Lady	50
74	1972	Emergency!		78
75		Stage 7		100
76	1970	Dan August	Amy Phipps	68
77	1971	Funny Face	Mrs. Morris	50
78	1972	Emergency!	Winifred Lenover	78
79	1972	The Streets of San Francisco	Mrs. Elliott	69
80	1974	Happy Days		76

Lillian Bronson

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