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Hope Summers
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Hope Summers
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1896-06-07,Mattoon, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Hope Summers could portray a friendly neighbor or companion as she did for Frances Bavier's Aunt Bee character on many episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) or a seemingly amiable Satanist in Rosemary's Baby (1968). Born in Mattoon, Illinois, she developed an early interest in the theater. Graduating from Northwestern School of Speech in Evanston, Illinois, she subsequently taught speech and diction there. This, in turn, led to her the head position in the Speech Department at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, teaching students privately on the side as well. In the 1930s Hope began to focus on acting. She found work in community and stock theaters in Illinois and earned some notice for putting on one-woman shows such as "Backstage of Broadway." She made use of her vocal eloquence by building up her resumé on radio, performing in scores of dramatic shows, including "Authors' Playhouse," "First Night," "Ma Perkins", and "Step-Mother". In 1950 Hope transferred her talents to the new medium of television and earned a regular role on the comedy series Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (1950). By the age of 50 she was customarily called upon to play slightly older than she was, appearing in a number of minuscule matron roles in such films as Zero Hour! (1957), Hound-Dog Man (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Spencer's Mountain (1963), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), Charley Varrick (1973) and her last, Foul Play (1978). She never had any major stand-out roles in movies; TV would be a more prolific choice of medium. Her gently stern, old-fashioned looks allowed her to be a part of many small-town settings, including Dennis the Menace (1959) and Petticoat Junction (1963), and in various western locales such as Maverick (1957) and Wagon Train (1957). She played a rustic regular for many years on The Rifleman (1958). Usually assigned to play teachers, nurses and other helpful, nurturing types, her characters were also known to be inveterate gossips. Hope worked until close to the end of her life, passing away from heart failure in 1979.

Filmography

Rosemary's Baby

7.824

Rosemary's Baby
1968-06-12

The Children's Hour

7.718

The Children's Hour
1961-12-19

The Shakiest Gun in the West

6.2

The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968-07-10

6.315

Foul Play
1978-07-14

4

One Man's Way
1964-02-26

Charley Varrick

7.4

Charley Varrick
1973-09-19

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

4.7

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973-03-31

6.5

Homicidal
1961-07-26

Spencer's Mountain

6.679

Spencer's Mountain
1963-05-16

Indict and Convict

0

Indict and Convict
1974-01-06

Where Does It Hurt?

5.1

Where Does It Hurt?
1972-07-24

Get to Know Your Rabbit

5.1

Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972-06-07

7.5

Our Time
1974-04-10

5.4

Parrish
1961-05-04

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

6.7

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
1966-01-20

6.6

Zero Hour!
1957-11-13

Inherit the Wind

7.655

Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07

Claudelle Inglish

5.5

Claudelle Inglish
1961-09-20

6

Angel Baby
1961-05-14

Edge of Eternity

6.6

Edge of Eternity
1959-11-02

5.568

Penelope
1966-11-10

0

Dr. Shagetz
1975-01-01

The Hallelujah Trail

6

The Hallelujah Trail
1965-06-23

3.842

Evil Town
1987-06-02

4.4

Hound-Dog Man
1959-11-11

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

0

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978-11-03

6.071

The Couch
1962-02-21

I Want to Live!

6.9

I Want to Live!
1958-11-18

5.7

Death Sentence
1974-10-02

The Andy Griffith Show

7.603

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

Welcome Back, Kotter

7.2

Welcome Back, Kotter
1975-09-09

7.908

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

Love on a Rooftop

5

Love on a Rooftop
1966-09-06

6.5

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

Starsky & Hutch

7.25

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

Little House on the Prairie

7.9

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

7.077

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

The Dick Van Dyke Show

7.442

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961-10-03

6.2

That Girl
1966-09-08

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.8

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

Chico and the Man

5.8

Chico and the Man
1974-09-13

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.15

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964-09-25

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

5.3

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963-09-29

Petticoat Junction

5.8

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

6.588

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.8

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

7.9

Bewitched
1964-09-17

General Electric Theater

6.25

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

0

Glynis
1963-09-25

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Dennis the Menace

6.5

Dennis the Menace
1959-10-04

6.5

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

7.6

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

Private Secretary

5

Private Secretary
1953-02-01

The Pruitts of Southampton

5.3

The Pruitts of Southampton
1966-09-06

7

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

Law of the Plainsman

6

Law of the Plainsman
1959-10-01

7

The New Breed
1961-10-03

5.528

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

Letter to Loretta

6.5

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

0

Another Day
1978-04-08

6.8

Maverick
1957-09-22

0

Snip
1976-09-30

6.588

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.588

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Mayberry R.F.D.

5.7

Mayberry R.F.D.
1968-09-23

General Electric Theater

6.25

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

6.25

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

7

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Mayberry R.F.D.

5.7

Mayberry R.F.D.
1968-09-23

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02