Beverly Garland Biography (1926-)

Original name, Beverly Lucy Fessenden; born October 17, 1926, in Santa Cruz,CA; daughter of James Atkins (a salesman and singer) and Amelia Rose (a businessperson) Fessenden; married Robert Campbell (divorced); married Richard Garland, 1949 (divorced, 1953); married Fillmore Crank (a land developer), 1959(died March 10, 1999); children: (third marriage) Carrington Kendall, James;stepchildren (with Crank): Cathleen, Fillmore, Jr. Addresses: Agent: Pakula/King & Associates, 9229 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 315, Los Angeles,CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: October 17, 1926; Santa Cruz, California

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut; as Beverly Campbell) Miss Foster, D.O.A., United Artists, 1950
(Uncredited) Girl at party, A Life of Her Own, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
(Uncredited) Armorclad mentoring actress in opera Caesar, Strictly Dishonorable, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
(As Beverly Campbell) Smudgefaced WAC, Fearless Fagan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
Nancy Eaton, Problem Girls (also known as The Velvet Cage),Columbia, 1953
Nola Mason, waitress, The Neanderthal Man, United Artists, 1953
(Uncredited) Sally, The Glass Web, MCA/Universal, 1953
Gail Bonner, Bitter Creek, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1954
Ludine, The Rocket Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
Holly Abbott, The Miami Story, Columbia, 1954
Lauren Bannerman, The Desperado, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1954
Linda Winters, Killer Leopard (also known as Bomba and the Killer Leopard), Allie Artists Pictures Corp., 1954
Gail Sterling, Two Guns and a Badge, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1954
Marie Reilly, New Orleans Uncensored (also known as Riot on Pier 6), Columbia, 1955
(Uncredited) Miss Swift (teacher), The Desperate Hours, Paramount,1955
Phyllis Baxter, Sudden Danger (also known as Calculated Risk), Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1955
Vera, Swamp Women (also known as Cruel Swamp and Swamp Diamonds), Woolner Brothers Pictures, 1955
Frances Novak, The Steel Jungle, Warner Bros., 1956
Claire Anderson, It Conquered the World (also known as It Conquered the Earth), American International Pictures, 1956
Marshal Rose Hood, Gunslinger (also known as The Yellow Rose ofTexas), American Releasing Corp., 1956
Peggy, Mayberry's secretary, The Go-Getter, Globe Releasing Corp.,1956
Dr. Andrea Romar, Curucu, Beast of the Amazon, Universal, 1956
Nurse Nadine Story, Not of This Earth, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1957
Susan Hammer, Badlands of Montana (also known as The Lonesome Gun), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
Max MacKenzie, Naked Paradise (also known as Thunder over Hawaii), American International Pictures, 1957
Laura Barton, Chicago Confidential, United Artists, 1957
Cassie Mack, The Joker Is Wild (also known as All the Way and The Joker), Paramount, 1957
Mona Langley, The Saga of Hemp Brown (also known as Hemp Brown), Universal, 1958
Joyce Webster/Jane Marvin, The Alligator People, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
Gundown at Sandoval (also known as Gunfight at Sandoval), 1959
Ellen Winslow, Stark Fear, 1963
Alice Pyncheon/Nora Holbrook, Twice-Told Tales (also known as The Corpse-Makers, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales, and Nights of Terror), United Artists, 1963
Mrs. Stepanek, Pretty Poison, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Mrs. Racine, The Mad Room, Columbia, 1969
Mrs. Scott Freeman, Airport 1975, Universal, 1974
Jenny Coleman, Where the Red Fern Grows, 1974
Monica, Sixth and Main, National Cinema Network, 1977
Lillian Barkley, Roller Boogie, United Artists, 1979
Emma, It's My Turn (also known as A Perfect Circle), Columbia, 1980
Gamble on Love, 1982
Mae Baxter, Death Falls, 1991
Herself, 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeeable, Passport Video,1996
Herself, 100 Years of Horror: Sorcerers, Passport Video, 1996
Herself, 100 Years of Horror: Scream Queens, Passport Video, 1996
Herself, 100 Years of Horror: Freaks, 1996
Herself, Drive-in Movie Memories, 2001
Katherine, If, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Mama's daughter, Mama Rosa, ABC, 1950
Casey Jones, Decoy, 1957-1958
Herself, Pantomime Quiz (also known as Mike Stockley's Pantomime Quiz and Stump the Stars), CBS, 1962
Ellie Collins, The Bing Crosby Show, ABC, 1964
Barbara Harper Douglas, My Three Sons, CBS, 1969-1972
Dotty West, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1983
Ellen Lane, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (alsoknown as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman),ABC, 1995-1997
Estelle Reese, Port Charles (also known as Port Charles: Fate), ABC, 2000-2001
Movies
Suzanna O'Brien, The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca (also known as Elfego Baca), 1958
Maggie Collyer, Cutter's Trail, 1970
Myrna Anderson, Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole, ABC, 1972
Bobby Sue Prewitt, The Weekend Nun (also known as Matter of theHeart), ABC, 1972
Agatha Markwell, The Voyage of the Yes, CBS, 1973
Estelle, Unwed Father, ABC, 1974
Helen Backsler, The Day the Earth Moved, ABC, 1974
Brenda's mother, The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid, CBS, 1990
Arlene Mitteelmann, Finding the Way Home, ABC, 1991
Carlotta DeMarlier, Hellfire (also known as Blood Song, Haunted Symphony, and Roger Corman Presents Hellfire), Showtime, 1995
Aunt Jessica, Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (also known as Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2, and National Lampoon's Cousin Eddie's Christmas Vacation Lost), NBC, 2003
Pilots
Laura Kier, The Healers, NBC, 1974
Vicki Connors, Judgment Day, NBC, 1981
Evan Picard, This Girl for Hire, CBS, 1983
Dotty West, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1983
Margaret, Beanpole, ABC, 1990
Specials
My Three Sons member, Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons, ABC, 1977
Personnel manager, To the Moon, Alice, Showtime, 1990
Voice of Miss Shepherd, The Wish That Changed Christmas, CBS, 1991
Interviewee, Lon Chaney, Jr.: Son of a Thousand Faces (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Interviewee, Fred McMurray: The Guy Next Door (documentary), Artsand Entertainment, 1996
Herself, It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures, AMC, 2001
Episodic
(As Beverly Campbell) Laura Lawson, "The Beeler Gang," The Lone Ranger, ABC, 1950
"White Is the Color," Medic, NBC, 1954
Julie, "Bourbon Street," Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1954
Mary Lou Matthews, "Meet Jo Cathart," The Lux Video Theatre, 1954
"The Carl Nelson Story," The Millionaire, CBS, 1955
Lucille, "Nightmare at Lark Cottage" (also known as "Night at Lark Cottage"), Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1955
Julia Ross, "My Name Is Julia Ross," Lux Video Theatre, NBC, 1955
Valerie, "Thunder on the Hill," Lux Video Theatre, NBC, 1955

Joyce Williams, "The Creaking Gate," Lux Video Theatre, NBC, 1955
"Too Late to Run," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1955
Sally Torens, "The Negative Man," Science Fiction Theater, syndicated, 1955
"Waterhole," Studio 57, Dupont, 1955
Sally, "Family Special," Navy Log, CBS, 1955
Sarah Garvey, "Cattle Drive to Casper," Frontier, NBC, 1955
Aimie, "Payment in Kind," Henry Fonda Presents the Star and the Story, 1956
"Killer on Horseback," Star Stage, NBC, 1956
Katherine Kerston, "On the Other Side of the Moon," Science Fiction Theater, syndicated, 1956
Ann Kubichek, "The Morals Squad," Front Row Center, CBS, 1956
Ilona, "A Deal in Diamonds," Crusader, CBS, 1956
Maxine, "Touch and Go," Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1956
Holly, "Second Chance," Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1956
Jean, "Throw Away the Cane," Climax!, CBS, 1956
Shirley Connors, "The Fog," Climax!, CBS, 1956
Maria, "Measure of Faith," The Ford Television Theatre, 1956
"The Johnny Roth Story," Wire Service, ABC, 1956
Ellen, "Courage Is a Gun," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1956
Ellen Gale, "Profile of Ellen Gale," Wire Service, ABC, 1957
Daisy, "A Taste for Crime," Climax!, CBS, 1957
Ellen, "Silhouette of a Killer," Goodyear Theatre, NBC, 1957
"Rodeo Rough House," State Trooper, syndicated, 1957
Johanna Van Gogh, "The Other Van Gogh," Telephone Time, ABC, 1957
Gay Sherman, "The Edge of Innocence," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957
Amanda Barko, "Killers from Kansas," Texas John Slaughter, 1959
Coco LaSalle, "The Fair Freebooter," Yancy Derringer, CBS, 1959
Amanda Barko, "Showdown at Sandoval," Texas John Slaughter, 1959
Dora Crow, "Hard Lines," Trackdown, CBS, 1959
Margaret Walston, "Hanging Fever," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1959
Coco LaSalle, "The Wayward Warrior," Yancy Derringer, CBS, 1959
Louise Benson, "The Louise Benson Story," The Millionaire, CBS, 1959
Jennie Colby, "Incident of the Roman Candles," Rawhide, CBS, 1959
Sarah Marshall, "Logan's Policy," The Man from Blackhawk, ABC, 1959
Rena Harrison, "Shipment from Kihei," Hawaiian Eye, ABC, 1959
Nellie, "Killer on Horseback," Western Theater, 1959
Maggie, "The Four of Us Are Dying," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1960
Mauvis Meade, "The Case of the Mythical Monkeys," Perry Mason, CBS, 1960
Ruth Clarke, "A Small Town That Died," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1960
Nora James, "Three Graves," Riverboat, NBC, 1960
"Saddle and Spur," Laramie, NBC, 1960
Pearl Heart, "Pearl Heart," Tales of Wells Fargo, NBC, 1960
Sally Lind, "Prison Trail," Wanted: Dead or Alive, CBS, 1960
"The Widow of Kill Cove," Coronado 9, 1960
Irene Vance, "Freebooter," Hong Kong, ABC, 1960
"Remember the Alamo," Coronado 9, 1960
Ruth Kenton, "Knock Three-One-Two," Thriller, NBC, 1960
Sherry Hilton, "The Storm," Stagecoach West, ABC, 1960
Elaine Barstow, "Murder and the Wanton Bride," Michael Shayne, NBC, 1960
Jean, "Between Two Guns," Checkmate, CBS, 1961
Jo Harris, "Bury the Dead," Danger Man, CBS, 1961
Amy Schroeder, "Jericho," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1961
Susan, "Twenty-Four Hours," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1961
Nancy Johnson, "Killer's Payoff," 87th Precinct, NBC, 1961
Janie, "Summer Lightning," Bus Stop, ABC, 1962
Alma Parsons, "Seeds of April," The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1962
Jeanette, "The Left Side of Canada," Cain's Hundred, NBC, 1962
Ginny Nemets, "The Walls Came Tumbling Down," The Nurses, CBS, 1962
Ann, "Hastings' Farewell," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1962
Marcie, "Incident at Sugar Creek," Rawhide, CBS, 1962
"The Prison," The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1962
"A Saint for Mama," Going My Way, 1962
Della Locke, "Incident of the Gallows Tree," Rawhide, CBS, 1963
Jan Fielding, "Image of a Toad," Sam Benedict, NBC, 1963
Katherine Channing, "The Chooser of the Slain," The Dakotas, ABC,1963
Leah Bronson, "The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1963
Doris Stilwell, "Smoke Screen," The Fugitive, ABC, 1963
Marya Stone, "What Did She Mean by Good Luck?," The Eleventh Hour,NBC, 1963
JoAnne Kling, "Charlie, He Couldn't Kill a Fly," Kraft Suspense Theatre, NBC, 1964
Kate, "The Onslaught," A Man Called Shenandoah, ABC, 1965
Aggie, "Lazyfoot, Where Are You?," Laredo, NBC, 1965
Herself, The Hollywood Palace, 1965
Dolores, "Incident in the Middle of Nowhere," The Loner, CBS, 1966
Ross Guttley, "Touch and Ross" (also known as "The Ross Guttley Story"),Pistols 'n' Petticoats, CBS, 1966
Mrs. Carlson, "Tragedy on the Trail," Gallagher Goes West, NBC, 1967
Mrs. Carlson, "Trial by Terror," Gallagher Goes West, NBC, 1967
Sally Yarnell, "The Night of the Cutthroats," The Wild Wild West,CBS, 1967
"The Deep End," Judd for the Defense, 1967
Lee Stark, "The Victim," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1968
Edna Restin, "Deadfall: Parts 1 & 2," Mannix, CBS, 1968
Audrey Fleming, "Jealousy Makes the Heart Grow Fonder," The Mothers-In-Law, NBC, 1968
Leona, "Time of the Jackals," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1969
Celia Rydell, "The Night of Bleak Island," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1969
Clara Dunbar, "Devil's Blessing," Lancer, CBS, 1969
Secretary, "Lucy Goes to the Air Force Academy: Parts 1 & 2," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1969
Claire Hollis, "The Badge/II," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1970
Beth, "The Mary R," Then Came Bronson, NBC, 1970
"A Fragile Possession," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972
"Why Don't You Call Me Skipper Anymore?," Insight, 1973
"Eyes of the Beholder," The Mod Squad, 1973
Pat Whitfield, "Three Hours to Kill," The Rookies, 1973
Cecilia Thatcher, "Deadly Heritage," Cannon, 1973
Stella Carter, "Little Girl Lost," Mannix, 1973
"Love and the Big Top," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
Herself, Match Game 73, CBS, 1973
Doc Elliot, "A Small Hand of Friendship," Doc Elliot, ABC, 1974
Kay, "The World's Balloon," Medical Center, CBS, 1974
Wanda, "The Interrogation," Planet of the Apes, CBS, 1974
Andrea Reynolds, "The Over-the-Hill Blues," Ironside, NBC, 1974
Theresa Hobart, "Battle Hymn," Kung Fu, ABC, 1975
Madeline Stockwood, "The Invisible Wife," Medical Center, CBS, 1975
"To Live Another Day," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1975
Veronica Ludlow, "Lou Douses an Old Flame," Mary Tyler Moore, CBS,1975
Thelma, "The Mystery of the Fallen Angels," The Hardy Boys/Nancy DrewMysteries, ABC, 1977
The secretary, "Death Probe: Part 1," The Six Million Dollar Man,1977
Hanna, "The Slavers," How the West Was Won, ABC, 1979
Pat Justice, "Cruising Angels," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1979
Mrs. Kaufman, "Girl nder Glass: Parts 1 & 2" (also known as "The SexAct"), Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1980
Real Grandma, "The Heartbreak Kid," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1981
Florence Russell, "Three Minus Two," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1982
Abigail Holt, "Thou Shalt Not Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1982
Mrs. Chapman, "The Good Doctor," Matt Houston, ABC, 1982
"Heatwave," Flamingo Road, 1982
Abigail Holt, "Sting of Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1983
Alice Korman, "New Beginnings," Hotel, ABC, 1985
Lucy Rowens, "Surrogates," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1985
"Rosie," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1986
Emma, "Where There's a Will, There's a Dani," P.S. I Luv U, CBS, 1991
Aunt Iris, "The One with All the Poker," Friends, NBC, 1995
Evie, "She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother," Ellen, ABC, 1995
Stella, "Hard-Boiled Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1997
Voice of Miranda Wilson, "Partners In Danger Chapter 9: The Haunting of Mary Jane," Spider-Man (animated), Fox, 1997
Ginger, "Dangerous Liaisons: Parts 1 & 2," 7th Heaven, The WB,1997
Grandma, "The Un-Natural," Teen Angel, ABC, 1998
Grandma, "Back to DePolo," Teen Angel, ABC, 1998
Ginger, " ... And Girlfriends," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1998
Ginger Jackson, "And the Home of the Brave," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1998
Ginger Jackson, "Forget Me Not," 7th Heaven, The WB, 1998
Other Mother, "The Other Mother," The Simple Life, CBS, 1998
Buyer, "Indian Summer," The Guardian, CBS, 2001
Ginger Jackson, "Consideration," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2001
Ginger Jackson, "Holy War: Parts 1 & 2," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2002
Herself, "TV Moms Edition," The Weakest Link, NBC, 2002
Ginger Jackson, "Two Weddings, an Engagement and a Funeral," 7th Heaven, The WB, 2004
Made television debut in All Jarvis Show; also appeared as Nancy Trout, "Pursuit," The Lone Wolf; grandma, Camp Wilder, ABC; in "The Day Everything Went Wrong," Insight; "Silhouette of a Killer," Alcoa Theatre; The Young and the Restless; The Bell Telephone Hour; The Tonight Show; The Merv Griffin Show; Truth or Consequences; The Newlywed Show.
Stage Appearances
Appeared in The Dark of the Moon, Player's Ring Theatre, Hollywood, CA.
Major Tour
Appeared in Happy Birthday.

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Electronic

Beverly Garland Official Site, http://www.beverlygarland.com/, June 22, 2004

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