Marjorie Lord
Known for: Acting
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Filmography
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Love Boat
Martha Rogers
1977
Series
Love, American Style
1969
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Amy Marr
1956
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Fantasy Island
Beth Shane
1978
Series
Climax!
1954
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Bessie
1952
Series
The Danny Thomas Show
Kathy Williams
1953
Series
The Danny Thomas Show
Kathy O’Hara
1953
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Series
Racket Squad
1951
Series
Cavalcade of America
Mrs. Field
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
Lee Powell Coleman
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
Wire Service
Phyllis Holley
1956
Series
China Smith
1952
Series
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Series
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Kathy Williams
1957
Series
Letter to Loretta
Miss Cook
1953
Series
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
Judge
1972
Series
The Pirate
Mrs. Mason
1977
Series
General Electric Theater
Millie
1953
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarah McCoy
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Marietta
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Elise
1951
Film
Flesh and Fantasy
Justine (uncredited)
1943
Film
Girls' School
Nan (uncredited)
1938
Make Room for Granddaddy
Kathy Williams
1970
Film
The Pirate
Mrs. Mason
1978
Sweet Surrender
1987
Film
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Nancy Partridge
1943
Film
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Mrs. Martha Meade
1966
Film
Riding High
Mary Winslow
1950
Film
About Face
Betty Marlowe
1942
Film
High Flyers
Arlene Arlington
1937
Film
Shantytown
Virginia Allen
1943
Film
Forty Naughty Girls
June Preston
1937
Film
Johnny Come Lately
Jane
1943
Film
The Argyle Secrets
Marla
1948
Film
New Orleans
Grace Voiselle
1947
Film
The Lost Volcano
Ruth Gordon
1950
Film
Border Cafe
Janet Barry
1937
Film
Air Hostess
Jennifer White
1949
Film
Rebel City
Jane Dudley
1953
Film
On Again—Off Again
Florence Cole
1937
Film
Hi, Buddy
Mary Parker
1943
Film
Chain Gang
Rita McKelvey
1950
Film
Down Laredo Way
Valerie
1953
Film
Blades of the Musketeers
Queen Anne
1950
Film
The Missing Are Deadly
1975
Film
Escape from Hong Kong
Valarie Hale
1942
Film
Port of Hell
Kay Walker
1954
Film
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Janet Thompson
1943
Film
Mexican Manhunt
Sheila Barton
1953
Film
Moonlight in Havana
Patsy Clark
1942
Film
Side by Side
1988
Film
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Babs
1939
Film
Hideaway
Joan Peterson
1937
Film
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Gina Crane
1948
Film
Stop That Cab
Mary Thomas
1951
Film
The World of Tomorrow
Babs Middleton (archive footage)
1984
Film
Timber!
Yvette Lacour
1942
Film
Masked Raiders
Gale Trevett
1949
Venture of Faith
1951