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
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
Aunt Jessica
The Alligator People
Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin
Roller Boogie
Lillian Barkley
The Miami Story
Holly Abbott
The Desperate Hours
Miss Swift
The Joker is Wild
Cassie Mack
It Conquered the World
Claire Anderson
It's My Turn
Emma
Gunslinger
Marshal Rose Hood
A Life of Her Own
Party Guest (uncredited)
This Girl for Hire
Evan Picard
Twice-Told Tales
Alice Pyncheon
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Mona Langley
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
Brenda's Mother
New Orleans Uncensored
Marie Reilly
New York Confidential
1955
Drive-In Movie Memories
2001
Not of This Earth
Nadine Story
Where the Red Fern Grows
Mother
D.O.A.
Miss Foster
The Desperado
Laurie Bannerman
Swamp Women
Vera
Cutter's Trail
Maggie
The Mad Room
Mrs. Racine
The Weekend Nun
Bobby Sue Prewitt
The Day the Earth Moved
Helen Backsler
Hellfire
Carlotta
Sudden Danger
Phyllis Baxter
Chicago Confidential
Laura Barton
Finding the Way Home
Arlene Mittelman
And Then They Forgot God
Vilma Thompson
Voyage of the Yes
Agatha Markwell
Stark Fear
Ellen Winslow
Gundown at Sandoval
Mrs. Amanda Barko
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
Myrna Anderson
Killer Leopard
Linda Winters
To The Moon, Alice
Personnel Manager
Abraham's Sacrifice
Sarah
The Wish That Changed Christmas
Miss Shepherd (voice)
The Neanderthal Man
Nola Mason, bar waitress
The Healers
Laura Kier
Problem Girls
Nancy Eaton
Two Guns and a Badge
Gail Sterling
Gamble on Love
Kitty
The Rocket Man
Ludine
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Dr. Andrea Romar
Death Falls
Mae Baxter
The Steel Jungle
Frances 'Francie' Novak
Naked Paradise
Max MacKenzie
Unwed Father
Estelle
Bitter Creek
Gail Bonner
Badlands of Montana
Susan Hammer
The Edge of Innocence
Gay Sherman
The Go-Getter
Peggy
Sixth and Main
Monica Cord
The Deadly Volley
Team Owner
If
Katherine
Calhoun
Nan Sloane
TV Shows (109)
Friends
Aunt Iris · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Stella Carter · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Mauvis Meade · 1 eps
Mannix
1967
Mannix
Edna Reston · 2 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Florence Russell · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Charlie's Angels
Pat Justice · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Nurse Doris Stillwell · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ellen Lane · 6 eps
The Twilight Zone
Maggie · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Secretary · 1 eps
Hart to Hart
1 eps
Hotel
Alice Korman · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Julia Dressard · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Susan Hastings · 1 eps
My Three Sons
Barbara · 74 eps
Climax!
Jean · 1 eps
Climax!
Shirley Connors · 1 eps
Climax!
Daisy · 1 eps
Spider-Man
Miranda Wilson (voice) · 1 eps
Remington Steele
Abigail Holt · 2 eps
Cannon
1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Celia Rydell · 2 eps
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Cookie LaRue · 7 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
Four Star Playhouse
Julie · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Lucille · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Maxine · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Holly · 1 eps
Medical Center
2 eps
The Guardian
Buyer · 1 eps
Rawhide
Marcie · 1 eps
Rawhide
Della Locke · 1 eps
7th Heaven
Ginger Jackson · 9 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dotty West · 88 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sally Lind · 1 eps
Ellen
Eva · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Laura Lawson ( · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
2 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
The Angry Beavers
High Priestess · 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
Hawaiian Eye
1 eps
Matt Houston
Sarah Chapman · 1 eps
Switch
Nancy Thomas · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Maria Perrin · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
JoAnne Kling · 1 eps
Danger Man
Jo Harris · 1 eps
Trackdown
Dora Crow · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Liz Wellington · 1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
The Millionaire
Clara Nelson · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Louise Benson · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Navy Log
1 eps
How the West Was Won
Hanna · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
87th Precinct
1 eps
Riverboat
Dr. Nora James · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Mary Lou Matthews · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Marie 'Slim' Browning · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Julia Ross · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Valerie · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Joyce Williams · 1 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
Audrey Fleming · 1 eps
Decoy
Casey Jones · 39 eps
Yancy Derringer
Coco LaSalle · 2 eps
Planet of the Apes
Wanda · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
Sherry Hilton · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Susanna O'Brien · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Amanda Barko · 2 eps
Then Came Bronson
Beth Morse · 1 eps
Bus Stop
1 eps
Temperatures Rising
Claudia · 1 eps
The Tony Randall Show
1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
Lucy Rowens · 1 eps
Teen Angel
Grandma · 1 eps
Going My Way
1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Janette · 1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
The Lone Wolf
Nancy Trout · 1 eps
The Loner
Dolores · 1 eps
City Detective
1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1 eps
Coronado 9
2 eps
Enos
1 eps
Wire Service
Elaine Rath · 1 eps
Wire Service
Ellen Gale · 1 eps
Frontier
Sarah Garvey · 1 eps
P.S. I Luv U
1 eps
Medic
Estelle Collins · 1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1 eps
The Bing Crosby Show
Ellie Collins · 28 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
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self