Cast & creator
Lillian Bronson
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975. Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows. In 1943, Bronson appeared in the movie Happy Land as Mattie Dyer and on television in the episode "The Druid Circle" of The Philco Television Playhouse, that aired on March 6, 1949, in the role of Miss Dagnall. She then appeared in a long series of minor characters for many television series episodes from the early days of television until the mid-1970s, including many western genres. She became widely known for her role as the grandmother in the Kings Row television series. Bronson's final appearance on the small screen was as "Grandma Nussbaum", Fonzie's grandmother, in the episode "Fonzie Moves In" of the ABC-TV sitcom series Happy Days, which aired on September 9, 1975. Her final big screen appearance was in the film Kisses for My President (1964), in which she plays the part of Miss Currier.
Also known as: Lillian Rumsey Bronson
53
film credits
84
television credits
137
1939–1975 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (137)
Showing 137 of 137 credits
Perry Mason
Clara
1957Perry Mason
Judge
1957
The Andy Griffith Show
Erma Bishop
1960
Wagon Train
Alicia Thorton
1957Wagon Train
Miss Phoebe
1957
Adam-12
Norma Fisher
1968Adam-12
Edna Digby
1968Adam-12
Mrs. O'Brien
1968Adam-12
Miss Baker
1968
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Mrs. Kilmer
1957
Climax!
1954
The Rifleman
Elizabeth Favor
1958
Matinee Theater
1955
Four Star Playhouse
Elizabeth
1952
Happy Days
1974
Dr. Kildare
Frances Neilson
1961Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Widow
1963
The Virginian
Mrs. McCleary
1962The Virginian
Aunt Grace
1962
Emergency!
Norma
1972Emergency!
Winifred Lenover
1972
My Three Sons
1960
The Donna Reed Show
Mrs. Butler
1958
Studio One
Miss Rathbone - Secretary
1948
The Untouchables
Mrs. Lindsey
1959
The F.B.I.
Librarian
1965The F.B.I.
Mrs. Guthrie
1965
Ben Casey
1961
Rawhide
Mrs. Lefever
1959
Cheyenne
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Mother Superior
1958
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Omnibus
Cissie Chandler
1967
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The Streets of San Francisco
Mrs. Elliott
1972
Thriller
Adelaide Leggett
1960
Dragnet
Bird Lady
1967Dragnet
Fay Sager
1967
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Strip
Mrs. Bowers
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
The Detectives
1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Neighbor
1955
The Mod Squad
1968
Studio 57
1954
The Millionaire
Ann Trenner
1955The Millionaire
Tessie Thorne
1955
Trackdown
Maude Turley
1957
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Deputy
Blanche Niles
1959
The Abbott and Costello Show
Wife of Patient with Propeller
1952The Abbott and Costello Show
Ruby Kent
1952
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956Lux Video Theatre
Mrs. Harold
1950
Arrest and Trial
Irene Wolcott
1963
Yancy Derringer
Carrie Meade
1958
The Gale Storm Show
Miss Albright
1956The Gale Storm Show
Miss Carter
1956
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mrs. Brewster
1958
Alcoa Theatre
Granny
1957
The Thin Man
1957
Mr. Lucky
1959
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Roaring 20's
1960
Nichols
Old Lady
1971Chevron Theatre
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Dan August
Amy Phipps
1970
The Outsider
Mrs. Buchanan
1968
The Whistler
Mrs. Clark
1954
Medical Story
Mrs. Henderson
1975
Date with the Angels
1957
Hank
1965Goodyear Theatre
Granny
1957
General Electric Theater
Momma
1953General Electric Theater
Mrs. Rutledge
1953General Electric Theater
Mrs. Willard
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Sister
1953
Funny Face
Mrs. Morris
1971
Gaslight
Lady (uncredited)
1944
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Miss Pringle
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lavinia Corey
1951
Marnie
Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
1964
Father of the Bride
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
1950
The Pearl of Death
Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
1944
They Won't Believe Me
Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
1947
Room for One More
Teacher (uncredited)
1952
Dressed to Kill
Minister's Wife (uncredited)
1946
In the Good Old Summertime
Aunt Addie
1949
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Librarian (uncredited)
1945
Family Honeymoon
Aunt Jo
1948
Spencer's Mountain
Grandma Spencer
1963
Affair with a Stranger
Miss Crutcher
1953
No Room for the Groom
Aunt Elsa
1952
The Judge Steps Out
Harriett (uncredited)
1947
Sleep, My Love
Helen
1948Stage 7
Kisses for My President
Miss Currier (uncredited)
1964
The Hucksters
Miss Hammer - Secretary
1947
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Mrs. Louise Murphy
1970
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler
Cissie Chandler
1969
Welcome Stranger
Miss Lennek
1947
So This Is Love
Mrs. Green
1953
The Next Voice You Hear...
Aunt Ethel
1950
In the Meantime, Darling
Mrs, Dalrymple
1944
Christmas in Connecticut
Secretary (uncredited)
1945
Here Come the Nelsons
Miss Tompkins
1952
I've Always Loved You
Music Teacher 1
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
Cleaning Woman
1946
The Girl of the Limberlost
Miss Blodgett
1945
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
1950
Happy Land
Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
1943
Rose of Cimarron
Emmy Anders
1952
The Over the Hill Gang
Mrs. Louise Murphy
1969
The Suspect
Miss Crevy (uncredited)
1945
Nocturne
Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
1946
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Pepite
1951
Over 21
Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
1945
Mademoiselle Fifi
Mme. Follenvie
1944
Battle at Bloody Beach
Delia Ellis
1961
Foxfire
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
1955
Excuse My Dust
Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
1951
First Love
Violin Player
1939
Road to Alcatraz
Dorothy Stone
1945
What a Man!
Constance
1944
The Brighton Strangler
Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
1945
Enter Arsène Lupin
Wheeler
1944
Hollywood and Vine
Abigail Wrighthouse
1945
Dakota Lil
Sheriff's Wife
1950
Junior Miss
Maid
1945
Sentimental Journey
Miss Benson (uncredited)
1946Rusty's Birthday
Carrie Simmons
1949
Beauty on Parade
Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
1950
Molly and Me
Perkins
1945