Beverly Garland
Acting
Born: October 17, 1926 · Santa Cruz, California, United States
Died: December 5, 2008 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
Biography
Beverly Garland (1926–2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence with her role on My Three Sons. In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King. She also had a recurring role as on 7th Heaven. Had the Fates smiled upon her, the versatile Beverly Garland would have been one of the biggest female stars in films. She started out well, with a plum part in the noir classic DOA (1949), in which she was billed as Beverly Campbell. Alas, Garland was never one to keep her opinions to herself, and her pointed comments about some of her DOA colleagues turned her into a Hollywood pariah before her career had even begun. She eventually worked her way back up the ladder with supporting roles in theatrical features and guest-star assignments on television. Garland rapidly earned a reputation as a "good luck charm" for TV-pilot producers, who could usually count on a sale if Garland was featured in their product. She guested on the first episode of Medic as an expectant leukemia victim, and was co-starred in the pilots of no fewer than three Rod Cameron TV vehicles: City Detective, State Trooper and Coronado 9, all of which sold. In the mid-1950s, Garland was briefly the inamorata of quickie producer/director Roger Corman, who prominently cast her in such cheapies as It Conquered the World (1955) and Not of This Earth (1956). She starred in the 1957 syndicated TV series Policewoman Decoy, which permitted her to adopt a variety of convincing guises in the line of duty. From the 1960s on, Garland was everyone's favorite TV wife or mother: she played Bing Crosby's wife in The Bing Crosby Show (1964), Fred MacMurray's wife on the last three seasons (1969-72) of My Three Sons, Stephanie Zimbalist's mother in Remington Steele (1982-86) and Kate Jackson's mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983-87). Active into the 1990s, Beverly Garland supplemented her acting income with her job as spokesperson for a major Midwestern travel agency. She died in 2008 at age
Known for
Friends
1994
Spider-Man
1994
The Twilight Zone
1959
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Airport 1975
1974
The Angry Beavers
1997
Kung Fu
1972
Charlie's Angels
1976
7th Heaven
1996
D.O.A.
1949
Photos (4)
Movies (60)
Airport 1975
Mrs. Scott Freeman
Pretty Poison
Mrs. Stepanek
The Desperate Hours
Miss Swift
Twice-Told Tales
Alice Pyncheon
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Aunt Jessica
Roller Boogie
Lillian Barkley
The Joker is Wild
Cassie Mack
D.O.A.
Miss Foster
Where the Red Fern Grows
Mother
It's My Turn
Emma
The Alligator People
Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin
Problem Girls
Nancy Eaton
And Then They Forgot God
Vilma Thompson
The Desperado
Laurie Bannerman
New York Confidential
1955
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
It Conquered the World
Claire Anderson
This Girl for Hire
Evan Picard
Gunslinger
Marshal Rose Hood
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Mona Langley
To The Moon, Alice
Personnel Manager
Swamp Women
Vera
Hellfire
Carlotta
Death Falls
Mae Baxter
Voyage of the Yes
Agatha Markwell
New Orleans Uncensored
Marie Reilly
Badlands of Montana
Susan Hammer
Abraham's Sacrifice
Sarah
The Mad Room
Mrs. Racine
Gundown at Sandoval
Mrs. Amanda Barko
Not of This Earth
Nadine Story
Cutter's Trail
Maggie
Unwed Father
Estelle
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Myrna Anderson
Two Guns and a Badge
Gail Sterling
Stark Fear
Ellen Winslow
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Dr. Andrea Romar
Chicago Confidential
Laura Barton
A Life of Her Own
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Miami Story
Holly Abbott
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
Brenda's Mother
Finding the Way Home
Arlene Mittelman
The Edge of Innocence
Gay Sherman
Sudden Danger
Phyllis Baxter
The Neanderthal Man
Nola Mason, bar waitress
Naked Paradise
Max MacKenzie
Bitter Creek
Gail Bonner
The Go-Getter
Peggy
The Healers
Laura Kier
The Wish That Changed Christmas
Miss Shepherd (voice)
The Weekend Nun
Bobby Sue Prewitt
Calhoun
Nan Sloane
The Steel Jungle
Frances 'Francie' Novak
Killer Leopard
Linda Winters
Gamble on Love
Kitty
The Rocket Man
Ludine
Sixth and Main
Monica Cord
The Day the Earth Moved
Helen Backsler
The Deadly Volley
Team Owner
If
Katherine
TV Shows (104)
Friends
Aunt Iris · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Mauvis Meade · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Stella Carter · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Florence Russell · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
The Fugitive
Nurse Doris Stillwell · 1 eps
Mannix
1967
Mannix
Edna Reston · 2 eps
The Wild Wild West
Celia Rydell · 2 eps
Spider-Man
Miranda Wilson (voice) · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ellen Lane · 6 eps
The Twilight Zone
Maggie · 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Pat Justice · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Secretary · 1 eps
Ellen
Eva · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Julia Dressard · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Susan Hastings · 1 eps
My Three Sons
Barbara · 74 eps
Hotel
Alice Korman · 1 eps
Climax!
Jean · 1 eps
Climax!
Shirley Connors · 1 eps
Climax!
Daisy · 1 eps
Rawhide
Marcie · 1 eps
Rawhide
Della Locke · 1 eps
Cannon
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Julie · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Lucille · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Maxine · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Holly · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Laura Lawson ( · 1 eps
The Guardian
Buyer · 1 eps
Thriller
Ruth Kenton · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Leah · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Lee Stark · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Leona · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Claire Hollis · 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dotty West · 88 eps
Remington Steele
Abigail Holt · 2 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
2 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dr. Ellen Kimberly · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Margaret Walston · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ruth Clarke · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Amy Schroeder · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Danger Man
Jo Harris · 1 eps
Medical Center
2 eps
7th Heaven
Ginger Jackson · 9 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sally Lind · 1 eps
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Cookie LaRue · 7 eps
Matt Houston
Sarah Chapman · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
1 eps
The Millionaire
Clara Nelson · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Louise Benson · 1 eps
The Angry Beavers
High Priestess · 1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Switch
Nancy Thomas · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
JoAnne Kling · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Maria Perrin · 1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Liz Wellington · 1 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
How the West Was Won
Hanna · 1 eps
City Detective
1 eps
Trackdown
Dora Crow · 1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
Lucy Rowens · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
Riverboat
Dr. Nora James · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
Sherry Hilton · 1 eps
Navy Log
1 eps
87th Precinct
1 eps
The Tony Randall Show
1 eps
Then Came Bronson
Beth Morse · 1 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
Audrey Fleming · 1 eps
Decoy
Casey Jones · 39 eps
The Lone Wolf
Nancy Trout · 1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Janette · 1 eps
Bus Stop
1 eps
Planet of the Apes
Wanda · 1 eps
Temperatures Rising
Claudia · 1 eps
Yancy Derringer
Coco LaSalle · 2 eps
Teen Angel
Grandma · 1 eps
The Loner
Dolores · 1 eps
P.S. I Luv U
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Susanna O'Brien · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Amanda Barko · 2 eps
Frontier
Sarah Garvey · 1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
Wire Service
Elaine Rath · 1 eps
Wire Service
Ellen Gale · 1 eps
The Bing Crosby Show
Ellie Collins · 28 eps
Coronado 9
2 eps
Going My Way
1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1 eps
Enos
1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1 eps
Medic
Estelle Collins · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
The O. Henry Playhouse
Clara · 1 eps
Kung Fu
Mrs. Theresa Hobart · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Miss USA
Self - Judge · 1 eps
The Pet Set
Self · 1 eps
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self