Lillian Bronson
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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.
Acted in
Happy Days
1974
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mrs. Elliott
Emergency!
1972
Emergency!
1972
as Winifred Lenover
Funny Face
1971
Nichols
1971
as Old Lady
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
1970
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
Dan August
1970
as Amy Phipps
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
The Mod Squad
1968
Adam-12
1968
as Norma Fisher
Adam-12
1968
as Edna Digby
Adam-12
1968
as Mrs. O'Brien
Adam-12
1968
as Miss Baker
The Outsider
1968
as Mrs. Buchanan
Omnibus
1967
as Cissie Chandler
The Lady Is My Wife
1967
as Widow
Dragnet
1967
as Bird Lady
Dragnet
1967
as Fay Sager
Hank
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
as Librarian
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Guthrie
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Kisses for My President
1964
as Miss Currier (uncredited)
Marnie
1964
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
1963
Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Grandma Spencer
The Virginian
1962
as Mrs. McCleary
The Virginian
1962
as Aunt Grace
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Frances Neilson
Battle at Bloody Beach
1961
as Delia Ellis
The Roaring 20's
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Erma Bishop
My Three Sons
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
Thriller
1960
as Adelaide Leggett
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Detectives
1959
The Untouchables
1959
as Mrs. Lindsey
Rawhide
1959
as Mrs. Lefever
77 Sunset Strip
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mrs. Bowers
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Carrie Meade
The Rifleman
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mother Superior
Trackdown
1957
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Goodyear Theatre
1957
as Granny
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Granny
Perry Mason
1957
as Clara
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge
The Thin Man
1957
Wagon Train
1957
as Alicia Thorton
Wagon Train
1957
as Miss Phoebe
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Date with the Angels
1957
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Miss Albright
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Neighbor
Cheyenne
1955
Foxfire
1955
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
The Millionaire
1955
as Ann Trenner
The Millionaire
1955
as Tessie Thorne
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Climax!
1954
Studio 57
1954
The Whistler
1954
So This Is Love
1953
as Mrs. Green
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
as Sister
Affair with a Stranger
1953
as Miss Crutcher
General Electric Theater
1953
as Momma
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Rutledge
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mrs. Willard
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Elizabeth
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Aunt Elsa
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
as Miss Tompkins
Rose of Cimarron
1952
as Emmy Anders
Room for One More
1952
as Teacher (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Miss Pringle
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Lavinia Corey
Excuse My Dust
1951
as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951
as Pepite
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Harold
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Aunt Ethel
Father of the Bride
1950
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
1950
as Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
Dakota Lil
1950
as Sheriff's Wife
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
1950
as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
Rusty's Birthday
1949
as Carrie Simmons
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Aunt Addie
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Aunt Jo
Sleep, My Love
1948
as Helen
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Harriett (uncredited)
The Hucksters
1947
as Miss Hammer - Secretary
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Miss Lennek
I've Always Loved You
1946
as Music Teacher 1
Nocturne
1946
as Gotham Cashier
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)
Murder in the Music Hall
1946
as Cleaning Woman
Sentimental Journey
1946
as Miss Benson (uncredited)
Over 21
1945
as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Secretary (uncredited)
Road to Alcatraz
1945
as Dorothy Stone
Junior Miss
1945
as Maid
Molly and Me
1945
as Perkins
The Brighton Strangler
1945
as Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine
1945
as Abigail Wrighthouse
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Librarian (uncredited)
The Suspect
1945
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
Enter Arsène Lupin
1944
as Wheeler
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Mrs, Dalrymple
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944
as Mme. Follenvie
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
Gaslight
1944
as Lady (uncredited)
What a Man!
1944
as Constance
Happy Land
1943
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
First Love
1939
as Violin Player
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler