Lillian Bronson

Born

October 21, 1902

Died

August 2, 1995 (92 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA

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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

7.1

Father of the Bride

Happy Days

(1 episode)

7.6

1974

Emergency!

(1 episode)

7.8

1972

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

Mrs. Louise Murphy

5.0

1970

The Over the Hill Gang

Mrs. Louise Murphy

5.6

1969

Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler

0.0

1969

The Mod Squad

(1 episode)

6.3

1968

The F.B.I.

Librarian · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

(1 episode)

7.1

1964

Kisses for My President

Miss Currier (uncredited)

7.0

1964

Marnie

Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)

7.1

1964

Arrest and Trial

(1 episode)

7.7

1963

Spencer's Mountain

Grandma Spencer

6.7

1963

Battle at Bloody Beach

Delia Ellis

4.3

1961

The Andy Griffith Show

Erma Bishop · (1 episode)

7.6

1960

My Three Sons

(1 episode)

6.5

1960

Mr. Lucky

(1 episode)

6.4

1959

77 Sunset Strip

(1 episode)

6.7

1958

Leave It to Beaver

(1 episode)

7.0

1957

Perry Mason

Clara · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Neighbor · (1 episode)

7.7

1955

Cheyenne

(1 episode)

5.8

1955

Foxfire

Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

6.0

1955

So This Is Love

Mrs. Green

4.5

1953

Affair with a Stranger

Miss Crutcher

4.3

1953

General Electric Theater

Momma · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

No Room for the Groom

Aunt Elsa

5.5

1952

Here Come the Nelsons

Miss Tompkins

6.0

1952

Rose of Cimarron

Emmy Anders

5.0

1952

Room for One More

Teacher (uncredited)

6.3

1952

Excuse My Dust

Mrs. Matilda Bullitt

7.2

1951

The Sword of Monte Cristo

Pepite

4.0

1951

The Next Voice You Hear...

Aunt Ethel

5.3

1950

Father of the Bride

Schoolteacher (uncredited)

7.0

1950

Beauty on Parade

Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch

0.0

1950

Dakota Lil

Sheriff's Wife

5.0

1950

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister

4.0

1950

Rusty's Birthday

Carrie Simmons

4.0

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

Aunt Addie

6.6

1949

Family Honeymoon

Aunt Jo

5.7

1948

Sleep, My Love

Helen

6.4

1948

The Judge Steps Out

Harriett (uncredited)

7.0

1947

The Hucksters

Miss Hammer - Secretary

6.9

1947

They Won't Believe Me

Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)

6.6

1947

Welcome Stranger

Miss Lennek

6.6

1947

I've Always Loved You

Music Teacher 1

6.4

1946

Nocturne

Gotham Cashier (uncredited)

5.8

1946

Dressed to Kill

Minister's Wife (uncredited)

6.5

1946

Murder in the Music Hall

Cleaning Woman

4.6

1946

Sentimental Journey

Miss Benson (uncredited)

6.4

1946

Over 21

Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)

5.3

1945

Christmas in Connecticut

Secretary (uncredited)

6.9

1945

Road to Alcatraz

Dorothy Stone

0.0

1945

Junior Miss

Maid

7.5

1945

Molly and Me

Perkins

6.2

1945

The Brighton Strangler

Hotel Maid (Uncredited)

5.9

1945

Hollywood and Vine

Abigail Wrighthouse

4.0

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Librarian (uncredited)

7.6

1945

The Suspect

Miss Crevy (uncredited)

6.7

1945

Enter Arsène Lupin

Wheeler

6.0

1944

In the Meantime, Darling

Mrs, Dalrymple

5.0

1944

The Pearl of Death

Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)

7.1

1944

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mme. Follenvie

5.8

1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Norma, the Maid (uncredited)

5.6

1944

Gaslight

Lady (uncredited)

7.5

1944

What a Man!

Constance

0.0

1944

Happy Land

Mattie Dyer (uncredited)

6.2

1943

First Love

Violin Player

7.8

1939

Because I Love Him

0.0

The Streets of San Francisco

Mrs. Elliott · (1 episode)

6.9

1972

Emergency!

Winifred Lenover · (1 episode)

7.8

1972

Funny Face

Mrs. Morris · (1 episode)

5.0

1971

Nichols

Old Lady · (1 episode)

5.0

1971

Dan August

Amy Phipps · (1 episode)

6.8

1970

Adam-12

Norma Fisher · (1 episode)

7.0

1968

Adam-12

Edna Digby · (1 episode)

7.0

1968

Adam-12

Mrs. O'Brien · (1 episode)

7.0

1968

Adam-12

Miss Baker · (1 episode)

7.0

1968

The Outsider

Mrs. Buchanan · (1 episode)

5.2

1968

Omnibus

Cissie Chandler · (1 episode)

7.2

1967

Dragnet

Bird Lady · (1 episode)

6.9

1967

Dragnet

Fay Sager · (1 episode)

6.9

1967

Hank

(1 episode)

3.5

1965

The F.B.I.

Mrs. Guthrie · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Widow · (1 episode)

5.7

1963

The Virginian

Mrs. McCleary · (1 episode)

6.5

1962

The Virginian

Aunt Grace · (1 episode)

6.5

1962

Ben Casey

(1 episode)

5.6

1961

Dr. Kildare

Frances Neilson · (1 episode)

5.5

1961

The Roaring 20's

(1 episode)

0.0

1960

Pete and Gladys

(1 episode)

6.5

1960

Thriller

Adelaide Leggett · (1 episode)

6.4

1960

The Detectives

(1 episode)

5.6

1959

The Untouchables

Mrs. Lindsey · (1 episode)

7.9

1959

Rawhide

Mrs. Lefever · (1 episode)

7.2

1959

77 Sunset Strip

Mrs. Bowers · (1 episode)

6.7

1958

Yancy Derringer

Carrie Meade · (1 episode)

5.6

1958

The Rifleman

Elizabeth Favor · (1 episode)

7.0

1958

The Donna Reed Show

(1 episode)

6.2

1958

Peter Gunn

(2 episodes)

6.5

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Mother Superior · (1 episode)

6.9

1958

Trackdown

Maude Turley · (1 episode)

6.4

1957

Goodyear Theatre

Granny · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

Alcoa Theatre

Granny · (1 episode)

6.5

1957

Perry Mason

Judge · (3 episodes)

7.7

1957

The Thin Man

(1 episode)

7.6

1957

Wagon Train

Alicia Thorton · (1 episode)

6.3

1957

Wagon Train

Miss Phoebe · (1 episode)

6.3

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

(2 episodes)

7.4

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Mrs. Kilmer · (1 episode)

7.4

1957

Date with the Angels

(60 episodes)

6.0

1957

The Gale Storm Show

Miss Albright · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

The Gale Storm Show

Miss Carter · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

(1 episode)

4.5

1956

Matinee Theater

(1 episode)

5.0

1955

The Millionaire

Ann Trenner · (1 episode)

5.0

1955

The Millionaire

Tessie Thorne · (1 episode)

5.0

1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

(1 episode)

6.9

1954

Climax!

(1 episode)

3.3

1954

Studio 57

(1 episode)

0.0

1954

The Whistler

(1 episode)

0.0

1954

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Sister · (1 episode)

0.0

1953

General Electric Theater

Mrs. Rutledge · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

General Electric Theater

Mrs. Willard · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

The Abbott and Costello Show

Wife of Patient with Propeller · (1 episode)

7.1

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

Ruby Kent · (1 episode)

7.1

1952

Mr. & Mrs. North

(2 episodes)

4.3

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Elizabeth · (1 episode)

6.3

1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Lavinia Corey · (1 episode)

7.3

1951

Stage 7

(1 episode)

10.0

Chevron Theatre

(1 episode)

10.0

1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Miss Pringle · (1 episode)

7.3

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

(1 episode)

4.5

1951

Lux Video Theatre

Mrs. Harold · (1 episode)

6.3

1950