Marjorie Lord

Biography

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Known For

The Love Boat

The Mike Douglas Show

Love, American Style

Fantasy Island

The Merv Griffin Show

Climax!

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

All Movies (37)

• Side by Side1988
• The World of Tomorrow1984 · as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
• The Pirate1978 · as Mrs. Mason
• The Missing Are Deadly1975
• Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!1966 · as Mrs. Martha Meade
• Port of Hell1954 · as Kay Walker
• Mexican Manhunt1953 · as Sheila Barton
• Down Laredo Way1953 · as Valerie
• Rebel City1953 · as Jane Dudley
• Venture of Faith1951
• Stop That Cab1951 · as Mary Thomas
• Blades of the Musketeers1950 · as Queen Anne
• Chain Gang1950 · as Rita McKelvey
• The Lost Volcano1950 · as Ruth Gordon
• Riding High1950 · as Mary Winslow
• Air Hostess1949 · as Jennifer White
• Masked Raiders1949 · as Gale Trevett
• The Strange Mrs. Crane1948 · as Gina Crane
• The Argyle Secrets1948 · as Marla
• New Orleans1947 · as Grace Voiselle
• Flesh and Fantasy1943 · as Justine (uncredited)
• Johnny Come Lately1943 · as Jane
• Shantytown1943 · as Virginia Allen
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943 · as Nancy Partridge
• Hi, Buddy1943 · as Mary Parker
• The Adventures of Smilin' Jack1943 · as Janet Thompson
• Moonlight in Havana1942 · as Patsy Clark
• Timber!1942 · as Yvette Lacour
• Escape from Hong Kong1942 · as Valarie Hale
• About Face1942 · as Betty Marlowe
• The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair1939 · as Babs
• Girls' School1938 · as Nan (uncredited)
• High Flyers1937 · as Arlene Arlington
• Forty Naughty Girls1937 · as June Preston
• Hideaway1937 · as Joan Peterson
• On Again—Off Again1937 · as Florence Cole
• Border Cafe1937 · as Janet Barry

All TV Shows (28)

• Sweet Surrender1987
• Fantasy Island1978 · as Beth Shane
• The Pirate1977 · as Mrs. Mason
• The Love Boat1977 · as Martha Rogers
• The ABC Afternoon Playbreak1972 · as Judge
• Make Room for Granddaddy1970 · as Kathy Williams
• Love, American Style1969
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
• The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour1957 · as Kathy Williams
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Amy Marr
• Wire Service1956 · as Phyllis Holley
• Climax!1954
• The Danny Thomas Show1953 · as Kathy Williams
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Miss Cook
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Millie
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Mrs. Field
• Cavalcade of America1952
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Lee Powell Coleman
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Bessie
• Hopalong Cassidy1952
• China Smith1952
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Sarah McCoy
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Marietta
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Elise
• The Adventures of Kit Carson1951
• Racket Squad1951