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!
Acted in 55
1980s
- 1988
Side by Side
Movie
- 1984
The World of Tomorrow
Babs Middleton (archive footage)
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
The Pirate
Mrs. Mason · 2 episodes
- 1975
The Missing Are Deadly
Movie
- 1972
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
Judge · 1 episode
1960s
- 1969
- 1966
1950s
- 1958
- 1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Kathy Williams · 1 episode
- 1956
- 1954
Port of Hell
Kay Walker
- 1953
Mexican Manhunt
Sheila Barton
Down Laredo Way
Valerie
Rebel City
Jane Dudley
General Electric Theater
Millie · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Marietta, Elise · 1 episode
- 1950
Blades of the Musketeers
Queen Anne
Chain Gang
Rita McKelvey
Riding High
Mary Winslow
1940s
- 1949
Air Hostess
Jennifer White
Masked Raiders
Gale Trevett
- 1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Gina Crane
The Argyle Secrets
Marla
- 1947
New Orleans
Grace Voiselle
- 1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Justine (uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately
Jane
Shantytown
Virginia Allen
Hi, Buddy
Mary Parker
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
Janet Thompson
- 1942
Moonlight in Havana
Patsy Clark
Timber!
Yvette Lacour
Escape from Hong Kong
Valarie Hale
About Face
Betty Marlowe
1930s
- 1939
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
Babs
- 1938
Girls' School
Nan (uncredited)
- 1937
High Flyers
Arlene Arlington
Forty Naughty Girls
June Preston
Hideaway
Joan Peterson
On Again—Off Again
Florence Cole
Border Cafe
Janet Barry
