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Barbara Britton
Acting

Barbara Britton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-09-26,Long Beach, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

I Shot Jesse James

6.241

I Shot Jesse James
1949-02-26

6.8

Albuquerque
1948-02-20

They Made Me a Killer

5.6

They Made Me a Killer
1946-05-03

6.2

Captain Kidd
1945-11-22

6.5

Cover Up
1949-02-25

4.9

Bwana Devil
1952-08-22

Reap the Wild Wind

6.4

Reap the Wild Wind
1942-03-26

7

The Fleet's In
1942-01-24

Secret of the Wastelands

4

Secret of the Wastelands
1941-11-15

5.6

Gunfighters
1947-07-15

5.8

Wake Island
1942-08-11

6

The Virginian
1946-05-05

Young and Willing

4.7

Young and Willing
1943-02-05

So Proudly We Hail

5.5

So Proudly We Hail
1943-09-09

Till We Meet Again

6

Till We Meet Again
1944-08-30

Dragonfly Squadron

6

Dragonfly Squadron
1954-03-21

The Bandit Queen

4.4

The Bandit Queen
1950-12-22

4.5

Mr. Reckless
1948-03-26

5.6

Caroline?
1990-04-29

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942-10-01

Ain't Misbehavin'

5

Ain't Misbehavin'
1955-06-30

4.8

The Spoilers
1955-12-23

Ride the Man Down

6.5

Ride the Man Down
1952-11-25

6.2

The Raiders
1952-11-20

Champagne for Caesar

7.1

Champagne for Caesar
1950-05-11

Freedom Comes High

0

Freedom Comes High
1943-01-01

0

Night Freight
1955-08-28

The Great John L.

5

The Great John L.
1945-05-25

The Untamed Breed

5

The Untamed Breed
1948-10-20

The Return of Monte Cristo

6

The Return of Monte Cristo
1946-12-19

The Story of Dr. Wassell

6.3

The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944-07-04

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

10

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015-10-13

5.7

Loaded Pistols
1948-12-15

The Fabulous Suzanne

5

The Fabulous Suzanne
1946-12-15

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith

10

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
1943-09-09

Louisiana Purchase

6.6

Louisiana Purchase
1941-12-31

Lux Video Theatre

6.3

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

3.3

Climax!
1954-10-07

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

5.3

Lights Out
1949-07-19

A Date With Life

0

A Date With Life
1955-10-10

Mr. & Mrs. North

4.3

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952-10-03

The George Gobel Show

7.3

The George Gobel Show
1954-10-02

The $64,000 Question

0

The $64,000 Question
1955-06-07

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

0

The Big Party
1959-10-08

0

The Big Party
1959-10-08