Beverly Garland
Known for: Acting
Beverly Garland (1926–2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence with her role on My Three Sons. In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King. She also had a recurring role as on 7th Heaven. Had the Fates smiled upon her, the versatile Beverly Garland would have been one of the biggest female stars in films. She started out well, with a plum part in the noir classic DOA (1949), in which she was billed as Beverly Campbell. Alas, Garland was never one to keep her opinions to herself, and her pointed comments about some of her DOA colleagues turned her into a Hollywood pariah before her career had even begun. She eventually worked her way back up the ladder with supporting roles in theatrical features and guest-star assignments on television. Garland rapidly earned a reputation as a "good luck charm" for TV-pilot producers, who could usually count on a sale if Garland was featured in their product. She guested on the first episode of Medic as an expectant leukemia victim, and was co-starred in the pilots of no fewer than three Rod Cameron TV vehicles: City Detective, State Trooper and Coronado 9, all of which sold. In the mid-1950s, Garland was briefly the inamorata of quickie producer/director Roger Corman, who prominently cast her in such cheapies as It Conquered the World (1955) and Not of This Earth (1956). She starred in the 1957 syndicated TV series Policewoman Decoy, which permitted her to adopt a variety of convincing guises in the line of duty. From the 1960s on, Garland was everyone's favorite TV wife or mother: she played Bing Crosby's wife in The Bing Crosby Show (1964), Fred MacMurray's wife on the last three seasons (1969-72) of My Three Sons, Stephanie Zimbalist's mother in Remington Steele (1982-86) and Kate Jackson's mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983-87). Active into the 1990s, Beverly Garland supplemented her acting income with her job as spokesperson for a major Midwestern travel agency. She died in 2008 at age
Filmography
Series
Friends
Aunt Iris
1994
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Perry Mason
Mauvis Meade
1957
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Stella Carter
1993
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Florence Russell
1980
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
Mannix
Edna Reston
1967
Series
The Twilight Zone
Maggie
1959
Series
Charlie's Angels
Pat Justice
1976
Series
The Fugitive
Nurse Doris Stillwell
1963
Series
Spider-Man
Miranda Wilson (voice)
1994
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dr. Ellen Kimberly
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Margaret Walston
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ruth Clarke
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Amy Schroeder
1956
Series
The Wild Wild West
Celia Rydell
1965
Series
Hart to Hart
1979
Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ellen Lane
1993
Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Secretary
1974
Series
My Three Sons
Barbara
1960
Series
Dr. Kildare
Julia Dressard
1961
Series
Dr. Kildare
Susan Hastings
1961
Series
Rawhide
Marcie
1959
Series
Rawhide
Della Locke
1959
Series
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Cookie LaRue
1976
Series
Hotel
Alice Korman
1982
Series
Thriller
Ruth Kenton
1960
Series
Ellen
Eva
1994
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
Gunsmoke
Leah
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Lee Stark
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Leona
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Claire Hollis
1955
Series
Climax!
Jean
1954
Series
Climax!
Shirley Connors
1954
Series
Climax!
Daisy
1954
Series
The Guardian
Buyer
2001
Series
The Lone Ranger
Laura Lawson (
1949
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sally Lind
1958
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Julie
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Lucille
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Maxine
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Holly
1952
Series
Medical Center
1969
Series
Remington Steele
Abigail Holt
1982
Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
The Angry Beavers
High Priestess
1997
Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dotty West
1983
Series
The Loner
Dolores
1965
Series
The Rookies
1972
Series
7th Heaven
Ginger Jackson
1996
Series
Miss USA
Self - Judge
1963
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
JoAnne Kling
1963
Series
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Series
Danger Man
Jo Harris
1960
Series
Matt Houston
Sarah Chapman
1982
Series
The Millionaire
Clara Nelson
1955
Series
The Millionaire
Louise Benson
1955
Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Maria Perrin
1952
Series
Crazy like a Fox
Liz Wellington
1984
Series
Navy Log
1955
Series
Switch
Nancy Thomas
1975
Series
Laredo
1965
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
The Mod Squad
1968
Series
Trackdown
Dora Crow
1957
Series
How the West Was Won
Hanna
1977
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
Lancer
1968
Series
City Detective
1953
Series
The Mothers-in-Law
Audrey Fleming
1967
Series
Finder of Lost Loves
Lucy Rowens
1984
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Claire Walkowsky
1953
Series
Riverboat
Dr. Nora James
1959
Series
87th Precinct
1961
Series
Yancy Derringer
Coco LaSalle
1958
Series
Then Came Bronson
Beth Morse
1969
Lux Video Theatre
Mary Lou Matthews
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Marie 'Slim' Browning
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Valerie
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Julia Ross
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Joyce Williams
1950
Series
Sam Benedict
1962
Series
Decoy
Casey Jones
1957
Series
Cain's Hundred
Janette
1961
Series
Stagecoach West
Sherry Hilton
1960
Series
Temperatures Rising
Claudia
1972
Series
Bus Stop
1961
Series
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Series
Planet of the Apes
Wanda
1974
Series
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Series
The Lone Wolf
Nancy Trout
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Susanna O'Brien
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Amanda Barko
1954
Series
Teen Angel
Grandma
1997
Series
Frontier
Sarah Garvey
1955
Series
Wire Service
Elaine Rath
1956
Series
Wire Service
Ellen Gale
1956
Series
The Dakotas
1963
Series
Going My Way
1962
Series
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Series
Coronado 9
1960
Series
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Series
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Film
Airport 1975
Mrs. Scott Freeman
1974
Series
Enos
1980
Series
Medic
Estelle Collins
1954
Series
The Bing Crosby Show
Ellie Collins
1964
Film
Pretty Poison
Mrs. Stepanek
1968
Film
The Desperate Hours
Miss Swift
1955
Film
D.O.A.
Miss Foster
1949
Series
The O. Henry Playhouse
Clara
1957
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Film
Twice-Told Tales
Alice Pyncheon
1963
Film
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Aunt Jessica
2003
Film
The Alligator People
Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin
1959
Film
It's My Turn
Emma
1980
Film
The Joker is Wild
Cassie Mack
1957
Film
Gunslinger
Marshal Rose Hood
1956
Film
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Mona Langley
1958
Film
Not of This Earth
Nadine Story
1957
Film
Where the Red Fern Grows
Mother
1974
Film
Problem Girls
Nancy Eaton
1953
Film
Roller Boogie
Lillian Barkley
1979
Film
It Conquered the World
Claire Anderson
1956
Film
Two Guns and a Badge
Gail Sterling
1954
Film
This Girl for Hire
Evan Picard
1983
Film
Swamp Women
Vera
1956
Film
And Then They Forgot God
Vilma Thompson
1971
Film
New York Confidential
1955
Film
Cutter's Trail
Maggie
1970
Film
To The Moon, Alice
Personnel Manager
1991
Film
Death Falls
Mae Baxter
1991
Film
The Mad Room
Mrs. Racine
1969
Film
The Desperado
Laurie Bannerman
1954
Film
A Life of Her Own
Party Guest (uncredited)
1950
Film
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
Brenda's Mother
1990
Film
Stark Fear
Ellen Winslow
1962
Film
Chicago Confidential
Laura Barton
1957
Film
New Orleans Uncensored
Marie Reilly
1955
Film
The Miami Story
Holly Abbott
1954
Mama Rosa
Nina
1950
Film
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Dr. Andrea Romar
1956
Film
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Self
1996
Film
Hellfire
Carlotta
1995
Film
Voyage of the Yes
Agatha Markwell
1973
Film
The Neanderthal Man
Nola Mason, bar waitress
1953
Series
Kung Fu
Mrs. Theresa Hobart
1972
Film
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
2001
Film
Badlands of Montana
Susan Hammer
1957
Film
The Wish That Changed Christmas
Miss Shepherd (voice)
1991
Film
Finding the Way Home
Arlene Mittelman
1991
Film
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Self
1995
Film
Naked Paradise
Max MacKenzie
1957
Film
Calhoun
Nan Sloane
1964
Film
Sixth and Main
Monica Cord
1977
Film
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
Film
Abraham's Sacrifice
Sarah
1979
Film
The Go-Getter
Peggy
1956
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
Parker
1953
Film
The Weekend Nun
Bobby Sue Prewitt
1972
Film
The Steel Jungle
Frances 'Francie' Novak
1956
Film
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
2000
Film
Killer Leopard
Linda Winters
1954
Film
The Day the Earth Moved
Helen Backsler
1974
Film
Unwed Father
Estelle
1974
Film
Bitter Creek
Gail Bonner
1954
Film
The Healers
Laura Kier
1974
Film
The Edge of Innocence
Gay Sherman
1957
Film
Sudden Danger
Phyllis Baxter
1955
Film
The Rocket Man
Ludine
1954
Film
Gundown at Sandoval
Mrs. Amanda Barko
1959
Film
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Myrna Anderson
1972
Film
If
Katherine
2003
Film
The Deadly Volley
Team Owner
1975
Film
Gamble on Love
Kitty
1982
Frank Sinatra: The Swinging Years
Self
1997