Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland (1926–2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence with her role on My Three Sons. In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King. She also had a recurring role as on 7th Heaven. Had the Fates smiled upon her, the versatile Beverly Garland would have been one of the biggest female stars in films. She started out well, with a plum part in the noir classic DOA (1949), in which she was billed as Beverly Campbell. Alas, Garland was never one to keep her opinions to herself, and her pointed comments about some of her DOA colleagues turned her into a Hollywood pariah before her career had even begun. She eventually worked her way back up the ladder with supporting roles in theatrical features and guest-star assignments on television. Garland rapidly earned a reputation as a "good luck charm" for TV-pilot producers, who could usually count on a sale if Garland was featured in their product. She guested on the first episode of Medic as an expectant leukemia victim, and was co-starred in the pilots of no fewer than three Rod Cameron TV vehicles: City Detective, State Trooper and Coronado 9, all of which sold. In the mid-1950s, Garland was briefly the inamorata of quickie producer/director Roger Corman, who prominently cast her in such cheapies as It Conquered the World (1955) and Not of This Earth (1956). She starred in the 1957 syndicated TV series Policewoman Decoy, which permitted her to adopt a variety of convincing guises in the line of duty. From the 1960s on, Garland was everyone's favorite TV wife or mother: she played Bing Crosby's wife in The Bing Crosby Show (1964), Fred MacMurray's wife on the last three seasons (1969-72) of My Three Sons, Stephanie Zimbalist's mother in Remington Steele (1982-86) and Kate Jackson's mother on Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983-87). Active into the 1990s, Beverly Garland supplemented her acting income with her job as spokesperson for a major Midwestern travel agency. She died in 2008 at age
Filmography
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
as Aunt Jessica
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
as Aunt Jessica
Drive-In Movie Memories
Drive-In Movie Memories
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
as Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
as Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
Frank Sinatra: The Swinging Years
as Self
Frank Sinatra: The Swinging Years
as Self
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
as Self
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
as Self
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as Self
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as Self
Hellfire
as Carlotta
Hellfire
as Carlotta
The Wish That Changed Christmas
as Miss Shepherd (voice)
The Wish That Changed Christmas
as Miss Shepherd (voice)
To The Moon, Alice
as Personnel Manager
To The Moon, Alice
as Personnel Manager
Finding the Way Home
as Arlene Mittelman
Finding the Way Home
as Arlene Mittelman
Death Falls
as Mae Baxter
Death Falls
as Mae Baxter
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
as Brenda's Mother
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
as Brenda's Mother
This Girl for Hire
as Evan Picard
This Girl for Hire
as Evan Picard
Gamble on Love
as Kitty
Gamble on Love
as Kitty
It's My Turn
as Emma
It's My Turn
as Emma
Roller Boogie
as Lillian Barkley
Roller Boogie
as Lillian Barkley
Abraham's Sacrifice
as Sarah
Abraham's Sacrifice
as Sarah
Sixth and Main
as Monica Cord
Sixth and Main
as Monica Cord
The Deadly Volley
as Team Owner
The Deadly Volley
as Team Owner
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Scott Freeman
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Scott Freeman
The Day the Earth Moved
as Helen Backsler
The Day the Earth Moved
as Helen Backsler
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Mother
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Mother
The Healers
as Laura Kier
The Healers
as Laura Kier
Unwed Father
as Estelle
Unwed Father
as Estelle
Voyage of the Yes
as Agatha Markwell
Voyage of the Yes
as Agatha Markwell
The Weekend Nun
as Bobby Sue Prewitt
The Weekend Nun
as Bobby Sue Prewitt
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Myrna Anderson
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
as Myrna Anderson
And Then They Forgot God
as Vilma Thompson
And Then They Forgot God
as Vilma Thompson
Cutter's Trail
as Maggie
Cutter's Trail
as Maggie
The Mad Room
as Mrs. Racine
The Mad Room
as Mrs. Racine
Pretty Poison
as Mrs. Stepanek
Pretty Poison
as Mrs. Stepanek
Calhoun
as Nan Sloane
Calhoun
as Nan Sloane
Twice-Told Tales
as Alice Pyncheon
Twice-Told Tales
as Alice Pyncheon
Stark Fear
as Ellen Winslow
Stark Fear
as Ellen Winslow
The Alligator People
as Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin
The Alligator People
as Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin
Gundown at Sandoval
as Mrs. Amanda Barko
Gundown at Sandoval
as Mrs. Amanda Barko
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as Mona Langley
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as Mona Langley
The Edge of Innocence
as Gay Sherman
The Edge of Innocence
as Gay Sherman
The Joker is Wild
as Cassie Mack
The Joker is Wild
as Cassie Mack
Chicago Confidential
as Laura Barton
Chicago Confidential
as Laura Barton
Badlands of Montana
as Susan Hammer
Badlands of Montana
as Susan Hammer
Not of This Earth
as Nadine Story
Not of This Earth
as Nadine Story
Naked Paradise
as Max MacKenzie
Naked Paradise
as Max MacKenzie
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
as Dr. Andrea Romar
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
as Dr. Andrea Romar
It Conquered the World
as Claire Anderson
It Conquered the World
as Claire Anderson
Gunslinger
as Marshal Rose Hood
Gunslinger
as Marshal Rose Hood
Swamp Women
as Vera
Swamp Women
as Vera
The Steel Jungle
as Frances 'Francie' Novak
The Steel Jungle
as Frances 'Francie' Novak
The Go-Getter
as Peggy
The Go-Getter
as Peggy
Sudden Danger
as Phyllis Baxter
Sudden Danger
as Phyllis Baxter
The Desperate Hours
as Miss Swift
The Desperate Hours
as Miss Swift
New Orleans Uncensored
as Marie Reilly
New Orleans Uncensored
as Marie Reilly
New York Confidential
New York Confidential
Two Guns and a Badge
as Gail Sterling
Two Guns and a Badge
as Gail Sterling
Killer Leopard
as Linda Winters
Killer Leopard
as Linda Winters
The Desperado
as Laurie Bannerman
The Desperado
as Laurie Bannerman
The Miami Story
as Holly Abbott
The Miami Story
as Holly Abbott
The Rocket Man
as Ludine
The Rocket Man
as Ludine
Bitter Creek
as Gail Bonner
Bitter Creek
as Gail Bonner
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
as Parker
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
as Parker
The Neanderthal Man
as Nola Mason, bar waitress
The Neanderthal Man
as Nola Mason, bar waitress
Problem Girls
as Nancy Eaton
Problem Girls
as Nancy Eaton
A Life of Her Own
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own
as Party Guest (uncredited)
D.O.A.
as Miss Foster
D.O.A.
as Miss Foster