Lillian Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Acting
Born 1902-10-21 - Died 1995-08-02Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (53)

Marnie
7.1

Marnie

1964Movie7.1
Gaslight
7.5

Gaslight

1944Movie7.5
Room for One More
6.6

Room for One More

1952Movie6.6
Mademoiselle Fifi
6.4

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944Movie6.4
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.5

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945Movie7.5
The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944Movie5.6
Spencer's Mountain
6.8

Spencer's Mountain

1963Movie6.8
Father of the Bride
7.0

Father of the Bride

1950Movie7.0
In the Good Old Summertime
6.8

In the Good Old Summertime

1949Movie6.8
The Suspect
6.8

The Suspect

1945Movie6.8
Murder in the Music Hall
5.3

Murder in the Music Hall

1946Movie5.3
Christmas in Connecticut
7.0

Christmas in Connecticut

1945Movie7.0
Dressed to Kill
6.6

Dressed to Kill

1946Movie6.6
The Pearl of Death
7.1

The Pearl of Death

1944Movie7.1
Sleep, My Love
6.3

Sleep, My Love

1948Movie6.3
Welcome Stranger
6.9

Welcome Stranger

1947Movie6.9
Nocturne
5.9

Nocturne

1946Movie5.9
They Won't Believe Me
6.5

They Won't Believe Me

1947Movie6.5
Family Honeymoon
6.3

Family Honeymoon

1948Movie6.3
So This Is Love
4.3

So This Is Love

1953Movie4.3
Over 21
6.7

Over 21

1945Movie6.7
First Love
7.6

First Love

1939Movie7.6
The Over the Hill Gang
5.8

The Over the Hill Gang

1969Movie5.8
Happy Land
7.1

Happy Land

1943Movie7.1
The Hucksters
7.0

The Hucksters

1947Movie7.0
The Sword of Monte Cristo
4.6

The Sword of Monte Cristo

1951Movie4.6
Foxfire
6.7

Foxfire

1955Movie6.7
No Room for the Groom
5.8

No Room for the Groom

1952Movie5.8
The Brighton Strangler
6.3

The Brighton Strangler

1945Movie6.3
Sentimental Journey
6.4

Sentimental Journey

1946Movie6.4
Affair with a Stranger
4.8

Affair with a Stranger

1953Movie4.8
Enter Arsène Lupin
6.2

Enter Arsène Lupin

1944Movie6.2
Rose of Cimarron
5.6

Rose of Cimarron

1952Movie5.6
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
5.6

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

1970Movie5.6
I've Always Loved You
6.5

I've Always Loved You

1946Movie6.5
Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler

Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler

1969Movie
Kisses for My President
7.6

Kisses for My President

1964Movie7.6
Excuse My Dust
7.8

Excuse My Dust

1951Movie7.8
Here Come the Nelsons
7.0

Here Come the Nelsons

1952Movie7.0
Junior Miss
7.8

Junior Miss

1945Movie7.8
In the Meantime, Darling
6.8

In the Meantime, Darling

1944Movie6.8
The Judge Steps Out
6.8

The Judge Steps Out

1947Movie6.8
Dakota Lil
5.4

Dakota Lil

1950Movie5.4
Rusty's Birthday
7.0

Rusty's Birthday

1949Movie7.0
The Girl of the Limberlost
8.0

The Girl of the Limberlost

1945Movie8.0
Molly and Me
6.7

Molly and Me

1945Movie6.7
Battle at Bloody Beach
4.9

Battle at Bloody Beach

1961Movie4.9
Hollywood and Vine
4.4

Hollywood and Vine

1945Movie4.4
Road to Alcatraz
9.0

Road to Alcatraz

1945Movie9.0
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
5.3

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey

1950Movie5.3
The Next Voice You Hear...
5.8

The Next Voice You Hear...

1950Movie5.8
Beauty on Parade
9.0

Beauty on Parade

1950Movie9.0
What a Man!
7.0

What a Man!

1944Movie7.0

TV Shows (67)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

1960Series7.6
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958Series7.1
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
Happy Days
7.6

Happy Days

1974Series7.6
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Adam-12
7.1

Adam-12

1968Series7.1
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Peter Gunn
6.6

Peter Gunn

1958Series6.6
Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955Series5.3
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
The Untouchables
8.0

The Untouchables

1959Series8.0
Cheyenne
6.2

Cheyenne

1955Series6.2
Leave It to Beaver
6.9

Leave It to Beaver

1957Series6.9
Four Star Playhouse
6.8

Four Star Playhouse

1952Series6.8
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Omnibus
7.2

Omnibus

1967Series7.2
My Three Sons
6.6

My Three Sons

1960Series6.6
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Dragnet
7.0

Dragnet

1967Series7.0
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
Thriller
6.7

Thriller

1960Series6.7
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961Series5.9
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964Series7.1
Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958Series7.0
The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952Series7.2
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
The Deputy
6.5

The Deputy

1959Series6.5
The Detectives
6.7

The Detectives

1959Series6.7
Studio 57
7.5

Studio 57

1954Series7.5
The Mod Squad
6.1

The Mod Squad

1968Series6.1
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956Series5.3
Trackdown
6.9

Trackdown

1957Series6.9
Mr. Lucky
6.7

Mr. Lucky

1959Series6.7
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951Series5.3
Alcoa Theatre
7.0

Alcoa Theatre

1957Series7.0
The Gale Storm Show
6.7

The Gale Storm Show

1956Series6.7
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
6.8

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

1958Series6.8
Arrest and Trial
8.3

Arrest and Trial

1963Series8.3
Nichols
6.3

Nichols

1971Series6.3
The Thin Man
7.6

The Thin Man

1957Series7.6
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
7.0

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954Series7.0
Yancy Derringer
6.2

Yancy Derringer

1958Series6.2
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
The Whistler

The Whistler

1954Series
The Outsider
6.0

The Outsider

1968Series6.0
Chevron Theatre
8.0

Chevron Theatre

1952Series8.0
Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960Series6.3
Mr. & Mrs. North
5.0

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952Series5.0
Dan August
7.2

Dan August

1970Series7.2
The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

1960Series
Medical Story
5.0

Medical Story

1975Series5.0
Hank
4.7

Hank

1965Series4.7
Date with the Angels
6.3

Date with the Angels

1957Series6.3
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953Series
Goodyear Theatre
6.8

Goodyear Theatre

1957Series6.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
Funny Face
7.0

Funny Face

1971Series7.0
Stage 7
10.0

Stage 7

Series10.0