Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1920-09-26
Deathday: 1980-01-17 (59 years old)

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Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham, September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television and radio series Mr. and Mrs. North.


In 1941, while appearing in a Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, a photo of Britton was used on the front page of a local newspaper. A talent scout took notice, and she was soon signed to a Paramount Pictures contract. (Another source says that a talent scout spotted her as the lead in the production of The Old Maid at her college, and "three weeks later she was signed by Paramount Pictures as a stock player.")


That same year, she appeared in her first two films: the William Boyd Western Secrets of the Wasteland and Louisiana Purchase starring Bob Hope. Her first major film appearance was in a small role in the John Wayne film Reap the Wild Wind (1942).


During the 1940s Britton starred in three films for which she is most recognized today, two of which co-starred Randolph Scott. The first was the 1945 film Captain Kidd with Scott, followed by The Virginian in 1946 opposite Joel McCrea. The third was the 1947 Randolph Scott film Gunfighters. She teamed with Scott again in the 1948 Western Albuquerque, and that same year she starred opposite Gene Autry in Loaded Pistols. In total, she starred or appeared in 26 films during that decade.


Britton starred in the 1950s television show Mr. and Mrs. North, a Thin Man-like mystery show, with Richard Denning and Francis De Sales. She was probably best known for being the spokesperson for Revlon products in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in advertisements and commercials that included live spots on The $64,000 Question. She also portrayed Laura Petrie in Carl Reiner's Head of the Family, the 1959 pilot for the later Dick Van Dyke Show.


One of Britton's last roles was on the daytime television soap opera One Life to Live in 1979.

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Filmography

all 46

Movies 36

TV Shows 10

self 2

Laura Petrie (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

Movie
Hilary
Caroline?

Caroline? (1990)

Movie
Self – Hostess / Self
The Big Party

The Big Party (1959)

TV
Helen Chester
The Spoilers

The Spoilers (1955)

Movie
A Date With Life

A Date With Life (1955)

TV
Wanda
Night Freight

Night Freight (1955)

Movie
Pat Beaton
Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)

Movie
Assistant
The $64,000 Question

The $64,000 Question (1955)

TV
Duana Clarke
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Self
The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show (1954)

TV
Donna Cottrell
Dragonfly Squadron

Dragonfly Squadron (1954)

Movie
Lottie Priest
Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down (1952)

Movie
Elizabeth Ainsworth
The Raiders

The Raiders (1952)

Movie
Pamela North / Kitty Pomeroy
Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)

TV
Alice Hayward
Bwana Devil

Bwana Devil (1952)

Movie
Pamela
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Zara Montalvo aka Lola Belmont
The Bandit Queen

The Bandit Queen (1950)

Movie
Hilda
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Gwenn Bottomley
Champagne for Caesar

Champagne for Caesar (1950)

Movie
6
Liz
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Lights Out

Lights Out (1949)

TV
Cynthy Waters
I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James (1949)

Movie
Anita Weatherby
Cover Up

Cover Up (1949)

Movie
Mary Evans
Loaded Pistols

Loaded Pistols (1948)

Movie
Cherry Lucas
The Untamed Breed

The Untamed Breed (1948)

Movie
Betty Denton
Mr. Reckless

Mr. Reckless (1948)

Movie
Letty Tyler
Albuquerque

Albuquerque (1948)

Movie
Bess Banner
Gunfighters

Gunfighters (1947)

Movie
Angela Picard
The Return of Monte Cristo

The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)

Movie
Suzanne
The Fabulous Suzanne

The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)

Movie
Molly Wood
The Virginian

The Virginian (1946)

Movie
June Reynolds
They Made Me a Killer

They Made Me a Killer (1946)

Movie
Lady Anne Dunstan
Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd (1945)

Movie
Kathy Harkness
The Great John L.

The Great John L. (1945)

Movie
Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again (1944)

Movie
Ruth
The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

Movie
Grace
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (1943)

Movie
Lt. Rosemary Larson
So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail (1943)

Movie
6
Marge Benson Dennison
Young and Willing

Young and Willing (1943)

Movie
Ellen Blanding
Freedom Comes High

Freedom Comes High (1943)

Movie
Lucy Olcott
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)

Movie
Sally Cameron (uncredited)
Wake Island

Wake Island (1942)

Movie
Charleston Lady #1
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Movie
Eileen Wright
The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In (1942)

Movie
Louisiana Belle
Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase (1941)

Movie
6
Jennifer Kendall
Secret of the Wastelands

Secret of the Wastelands (1941)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1920-09-26

Deathday
1980-01-17 (59 years old)

Birth Place
Long Beach, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Barbara Maurine Brantingham

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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