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.
Series | Happy Days | Unknown | 1974-01-15 |
Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Unknown | 1972-09-23 |
Series | Funny Face | Unknown | 1971-09-18 |
Movie | The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | Mrs. Louise Murphy | 1970-11-16 |
Movie | The Over the Hill Gang | Mrs. Louise Murphy | 1969-07-06 |
Series | The Outsider | Unknown | 1968-09-18 |
Series | The Mod Squad | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Movie | The Lady Is My Wife | Widow | 1967-02-01 |
Series | Hank | Unknown | 1965-09-24 |
Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
Movie | Marnie | Mrs. Maitland (uncredited) | 1964-07-17 |
Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
Movie | Kisses for My President | Miss Currier (uncredited) | 1964-08-21 |
Movie | Spencer's Mountain | Grandma Spencer | 1963-05-16 |
Series | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-04 |
Series | Arrest and Trial | Unknown | 1963-09-15 |
Movie | Walk on the Wild Side | Amy Gerard | 1962-03-21 |
Series | The Virginian | Unknown | 1962-09-19 |
Movie | Battle at Bloody Beach | Delia Ellis | 1961-06-20 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Series | Pete and Gladys | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1960-09-13 |
Series | My Three Sons | Unknown | 1960-09-29 |
Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Unknown | 1960-10-03 |
Series | The Roaring 20's | Unknown | 1960-10-15 |
Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
Series | The Detectives | Unknown | 1959-10-16 |
Series | Mr. Lucky | Unknown | 1959-10-24 |
Series | Peter Gunn | Unknown | 1958-09-22 |
Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
Series | The Donna Reed Show | Unknown | 1958-09-24 |
Series | Yancy Derringer | Unknown | 1958-10-02 |
Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
Series | Date with the Angels | 1957-05-10 | |
Series | The Thin Man | Unknown | 1957-09-20 |
Series | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
Series | Trackdown | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | Foxfire | Mrs. Potter (uncredited) | 1955-07-13 |
Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
Series | The Whistler | Unknown | 1954-07-13 |
Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
Series | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Unknown | 1954-10-15 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Affair with a Stranger | Miss Crutcher | 1953-06-20 |
Movie | So This Is Love | Mrs. Green | 1953-07-15 |
Movie | Room for One More | Teacher (uncredited) | 1952-01-10 |
Movie | Rose of Cimarron | Emmy Anders | 1952-01-28 |
Series | Mr. & Mrs. North | Unknown | 1952-10-03 |
Movie | Here Come the Nelsons | Miss Tompkins | 1952-02-23 |
Movie | No Room for the Groom | Aunt Elsa | 1952-06-13 |
Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
Movie | The Sword of Monte Cristo | Pepite | 1951-03-03 |
Movie | Excuse My Dust | Mrs. Matilda Bullitt | 1951-06-27 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | Beauty on Parade | Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch | 1950-05-04 |
Movie | Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey | Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister | 1950-02-05 |
Movie | Dakota Lil | Sheriff's Wife | 1950-02-17 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | The Next Voice You Hear... | Aunt Ethel | 1950-06-29 |
Movie | Father of the Bride | Schoolteacher (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
Movie | In the Good Old Summertime | Aunt Addie | 1949-07-29 |
Movie | Rusty's Birthday | Carrie Simmons | 1949-11-03 |
Movie | Sleep, My Love | Helen | 1948-02-18 |
Movie | Family Honeymoon | Aunt Jo | 1948-12-06 |
Movie | They Won't Believe Me | Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited) | 1947-07-16 |
Movie | Welcome Stranger | Miss Lennek | 1947-06-13 |
Movie | The Hucksters | Miss Hammer - Secretary | 1947-07-17 |
Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Harriett (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
Movie | Sentimental Journey | Miss Benson (uncredited) | 1946-03-06 |
Movie | Dressed to Kill | Minister's Wife (uncredited) | 1946-05-24 |
Movie | Murder in the Music Hall | Cleaning Woman | 1946-04-10 |
Movie | I've Always Loved You | Music Teacher 1 | 1946-12-02 |
Movie | Nocturne | Gotham Cashier | 1946-10-29 |
Movie | Hollywood and Vine | Abigail Wrighthouse | 1945-04-25 |
Movie | The Suspect | Miss Crevy (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
Movie | Molly and Me | Perkins | 1945-05-25 |
Movie | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Librarian (uncredited) | 1945-02-28 |
Movie | The Brighton Strangler | Hotel Maid (Uncredited) | 1945-05-10 |
Movie | Junior Miss | Maid | 1945-06-16 |
Movie | Christmas in Connecticut | Secretary | 1945-07-27 |
Movie | Over 21 | Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited) | 1945-08-08 |
Movie | Road to Alcatraz | Dorothy Stone | 1945-07-10 |
Movie | Gaslight | Lady (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
Movie | What a Man! | Constance | 1944-01-31 |
Movie | The Invisible Man's Revenge | Norma, the Maid (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
Movie | The Pearl of Death | Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Mademoiselle Fifi | Mme. Follenvie | 1944-07-28 |
Movie | Enter Arsène Lupin | Wheeler | 1944-11-24 |
Movie | In the Meantime, Darling | Mrs, Dalrymple | 1944-09-22 |
Movie | Happy Land | Mattie Dyer (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
Movie | First Love | Violin Player | 1939-11-10 |