Acting · Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA · Born October 21, 1902
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.
TVMedical Story
1975
as Mrs. Henderson
TVHappy Days
1974
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mrs. Elliott
TVEmergency!
1972
TVFunny Face
1971
as Mrs. Morris
TVNichols
1971
as Old Lady
MovieThe Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
TVDan August
1970
as Amy Phipps
MovieThe Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
MovieDown These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
1969
as Cissie Chandler
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
TVAdam-12
1968
as Norma Fisher
TVThe Outsider
1968
as Mrs. Buchanan
TVOmnibus
1967
as Cissie Chandler
TVDragnet
1967
as Bird Lady
TVHank
1965
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Librarian
TVGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
MovieKisses for My President
1964
as Miss Currier (uncredited)
MovieMarnie
1964
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Widow
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Irene Wolcott
MovieSpencer's Mountain
1963
as Grandma Spencer
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Mrs. McCleary
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Frances Neilson
MovieBattle at Bloody Beach
1961
as Delia Ellis
TVThe Roaring 20's
1960
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Erma Bishop
TVMy Three Sons
1960
TVPete and Gladys
1960
TVThriller
1960
as Adelaide Leggett
TVMr. Lucky
1959
TVThe Detectives
1959
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Mrs. Lindsey
TVThe Deputy
1959
as Blanche Niles
TVRawhide
1959
as Mrs. Lefever
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Carrie Meade
TVThe Rifleman
1958
as Elizabeth Favor
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mrs. Butler
TVPeter Gunn
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mother Superior
TVMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Mrs. Brewster
TVLeave It to Beaver
1957
TVTrackdown
1957
as Maude Turley
Goodyear Theatre
1957
as Granny
TVAlcoa Theatre
1957
as Granny
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Clara
TVThe Thin Man
1957
TVWagon Train
1957
as Alicia Thorton
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVDate with the Angels
1957
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Miss Albright
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Neighbor
TVCheyenne
1955
MovieFoxfire
1955
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Ann Trenner
TVThe Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
TVClimax!
1954
TVStudio 57
1954
TVThe Whistler
1954
MovieSo This Is Love
1953
as Mrs. Green
TVRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
as Sister
MovieAffair with a Stranger
1953
as Miss Crutcher
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Momma
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Wife of Patient with Propeller
TVMr. & Mrs. North
1952
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Elizabeth
MovieNo Room for the Groom
1952
as Aunt Elsa
MovieHere Come the Nelsons
1952
as Miss Tompkins
MovieRose of Cimarron
1952
as Emmy Anders
MovieRoom for One More
1952
as Teacher (uncredited)
Chevron Theatre
1952
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Miss Pringle
MovieExcuse My Dust
1951
as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieThe Sword of Monte Cristo
1951
as Pepite
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Harold
MovieThe Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Aunt Ethel
MovieFather of the Bride
1950
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
MovieBeauty on Parade
1950
as Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
MovieDakota Lil
1950
as Sheriff's Wife
MovieJoe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
Rusty's Birthday
1949
as Carrie Simmons
MovieIn the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Aunt Addie
MovieFamily Honeymoon
1948
as Aunt Jo
TVStudio One
1948
as Miss Rathbone - Secretary
MovieSleep, My Love
1948
as Helen
MovieThe Judge Steps Out
1947
as Harriett (uncredited)
MovieThe Hucksters
1947
as Miss Hammer - Secretary
MovieThey Won't Believe Me
1947
as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
MovieWelcome Stranger
1947
as Miss Lennek
MovieI've Always Loved You
1946
as Music Teacher 1
MovieNocturne
1946
as Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
MovieDressed to Kill
1946
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)
MovieMurder in the Music Hall
1946
as Cleaning Woman
MovieSentimental Journey
1946
as Miss Benson (uncredited)
MovieThe Girl of the Limberlost
1945
as Miss Blodgett
MovieOver 21
1945
as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
as Secretary (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Alcatraz
1945
as Dorothy Stone
MovieJunior Miss
1945
as Maid
MovieMolly and Me
1945
as Perkins
MovieThe Brighton Strangler
1945
as Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
MovieHollywood and Vine
1945
as Abigail Wrighthouse
MovieA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Librarian (uncredited)
MovieThe Suspect
1945
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
MovieEnter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Wheeler
MovieIn the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Mrs, Dalrymple
MovieThe Pearl of Death
1944
as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
MovieMademoiselle Fifi
1944
as Mme. Follenvie
MovieThe Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
MovieGaslight
1944
as Lady (uncredited)
MovieWhat a Man!
1944
as Constance
MovieHappy Land
1943
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
MovieFirst Love
1939
as Violin Player
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