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Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

Actor

Born September 26, 1919 in Long Beach, California, USA

Died January 17, 1980

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Take Me
Netflix
The Mickey Rooney Show
Classix
Climax!
Classix
Mr. & Mrs. North
Amazon Prime Video
I Shot Jesse James
HBO Max
Mr. Reckless
Amazon Prime Video
Loaded Pistols
Amazon Prime Video
Captain Kidd
Amazon Prime Video
Secret of the Wastelands
Paramount Plus

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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

Actor

71

Type

Year

Take Me Feature Film2017

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Poster

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Documentary2015

One Life to Live Poster

One Life to Live TV Series1968

Mounted Bandits Poster

Mounted Bandits Feature Film1967

The Comedy Spot Poster

The Comedy Spot TV Series1960

The Revlon Revue Poster

The Revlon Revue TV Series1960

The Big Party TV Series1959

The $64, 000 Challenge TV Series1956

The Lee Phillip Show Poster

The Lee Phillip Show TV Series1956

Ain't Misbehavin' Poster

Ain't Misbehavin' Feature Film1955

Appointment with Adventure Poster

Appointment with Adventure TV Series1955

Night Freight Poster

Night Freight Feature Film1955

The $64, 000 Question Poster

The $64, 000 Question TV Series1955

The Spoilers Poster

The Spoilers Feature Film1955

Climax! TV Series1954

Dragonfly Squadron Poster

Dragonfly Squadron Feature Film1954

The George Gobel Show Poster

The George Gobel Show TV Series1954

The Mickey Rooney Show Poster

The Mickey Rooney Show TV Series1954

On Your Way TV Series1953

Bwana Devil Poster

Bwana Devil Feature Film1952

Mr. & Mrs. North Poster

Mr. & Mrs. North TV Series1952

Ride the Man Down Poster

Ride the Man Down Feature Film1952

The Christophers TV Series1952

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952

The Raiders Poster

The Raiders Feature Film1952

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

The Laraine Day Show TV Series1951

The Name's the Same Poster

The Name's the Same TV Series1951

Armstrong Circle Theatre Poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre TV Series1950

Bandit Queen Poster

Bandit Queen Feature Film1950

Cameo Theatre Poster

Cameo Theatre TV Series1950

Champagne for Caesar Poster

Champagne for Caesar Feature Film1950

Danger TV Series1950

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Poster

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse TV Series1950

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950

The Frank Sinatra Show Poster

The Frank Sinatra Show TV Series1950

The Ken Murray Show Poster

The Ken Murray Show TV Series1950

The Robert Q. Lewis Show Poster

The Robert Q. Lewis Show TV Series1950

20 Questions TV Series1949

Cover Up Poster

Cover Up Feature Film1949

I Shot Jesse James Poster

I Shot Jesse James Feature Film1949

Movietown USA TV Series1949

Albuquerque Poster

Albuquerque Feature Film1948

Loaded Pistols Poster

Loaded Pistols Feature Film1948

Mr. Reckless Poster

Mr. Reckless Feature Film1948

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948

The Untamed Breed Poster

The Untamed Breed Feature Film1948

Gunfighters Poster

Gunfighters Feature Film1947

Stump the Stars Poster

Stump the Stars TV Series1947

Lights Out Poster

Lights Out TV Series1946

The Fabulous Suzanne Poster

The Fabulous Suzanne Feature Film1946

The Return of Monte Cristo Poster

The Return of Monte Cristo Feature Film1946

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian Feature Film1946

They Made Me a Killer Poster

They Made Me a Killer Feature Film1946

Captain Kidd Poster

Captain Kidd Feature Film1945

The Great John L. Poster

The Great John L. Feature Film1945

Showboat Serenade Poster

Showboat Serenade Short Film1944

The Story of Dr. Wassell Poster

The Story of Dr. Wassell Feature Film1944

Till We Meet Again Poster

Till We Meet Again Feature Film1944

Freedom Comes High Poster

Freedom Comes High Short Film1943

So Proudly We Hail! Poster

So Proudly We Hail! Feature Film1943

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Poster

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith Short Film1943

Young and Willing Poster

Young and Willing Feature Film1943

Beyond the Blue Horizon Poster

Beyond the Blue Horizon Feature Film1942

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Poster

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Feature Film1942

Reap the Wild Wind Poster

Reap the Wild Wind Feature Film1942

The Fleet's In Poster

The Fleet's In Feature Film1942

Wake Island Poster

Wake Island Feature Film1942

Louisiana Purchase Poster

Louisiana Purchase Feature Film1941

Secret of the Wastelands Poster

Secret of the Wastelands Feature Film1941

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