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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

7.8

Rosemary's Baby
1968-06-12

The Children's Hour

7.7

The Children's Hour
1961-12-19

The Shakiest Gun in the West

6.2

The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968-07-10

6.299

Foul Play
1978-07-14

4.25

One Man's Way
1964-02-26

Charley Varrick

7.368

Charley Varrick
1973-09-19

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

5.143

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

6.449

Homicidal
1961-07-26

Spencer's Mountain

6.8

Spencer's Mountain
1963-05-16

Indict and Convict

5

Indict and Convict
1974-01-06

Where Does It Hurt?

5.5

Where Does It Hurt?
1972-07-24

Get to Know Your Rabbit

4.98

Get to Know Your Rabbit
1972-06-07

7.6

Our Time
1974-04-10

5.042

Parrish
1961-05-04

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

6.735

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966-01-20

6.575

Zero Hour!
1957-11-13

Inherit the Wind

7.7

Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07

Claudelle Inglish

5.167

Claudelle Inglish
1961-09-20

6.1

Angel Baby
1961-05-14

Edge of Eternity

6.652

Edge of Eternity
1959-11-02

5.438

Penelope
1966-11-10

0

Dr. Shagetz
1975-01-01

The Hallelujah Trail

6.069

The Hallelujah Trail
1965-06-23

3.773

Evil Town
1987-06-02

4.667

Hound-Dog Man
1959-11-11

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

10

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978-11-03

6.25

The Couch
1962-02-21

I Want to Live!

6.955

I Want to Live!
1958-11-18

5.567

Death Sentence
1974-10-02

The Learning Tree

6.846

The Learning Tree
1969-08-06

Better Use of Leisure Time

10

Better Use of Leisure Time
1950-12-31

0

Son of Man
1954-01-01

6.3

5 Card Stud
1968-07-28

The Andy Griffith Show

7.642

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

Welcome Back, Kotter

7.2

Welcome Back, Kotter
1975-09-09

7.94

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

Love on a Rooftop

7

Love on a Rooftop
1966-09-06

6.6

My Three Sons
1960-09-29

Starsky & Hutch

7.314

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

Little House on the Prairie

7.974

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

7.247

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

The Dick Van Dyke Show

7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961-10-03

6.2

That Girl
1966-09-08

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.879

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

Chico and the Man

6.143

Chico and the Man
1974-09-13

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.129

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

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

6.25

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963-09-29

Petticoat Junction

5.9

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

6.73

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.8

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

7.9

Bewitched
1964-09-17

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

10

Glynis
1963-09-25

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.771

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.56

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

7.6

The Thin Man
1957-09-20

Private Secretary

6

Private Secretary
1953-02-01

The Pruitts of Southampton

6.5

The Pruitts of Southampton
1966-09-06

7.135

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

Law of the Plainsman

7.333

Law of the Plainsman
1959-10-01

7.667

The New Breed
1961-10-03

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

Letter to Loretta

6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

8

Another Day
1978-04-08

6.988

Maverick
1957-09-22

9

Snip
1976-09-30

6.73

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.73

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Mayberry R.F.D.

6.2

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

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

7.1

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Mayberry R.F.D.

6.2

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

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.771

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

7.135

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

The Second Hundred Years

6.5

The Second Hundred Years
1967-09-06

7.182

The Third Man
1959-10-02

Dennis the Menace

6.578

Dennis the Menace
1959-10-04

The Gale Storm Show

6.7

The Gale Storm Show
1956-09-29

7.8

U.S. Marshall
1958-10-11