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Gretchen Franklin (1911–2005)

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Gretchen Franklin made her first screen appearance in the 1954 British suspense film Shadow of Fear, directed by Albert S. Rogell, in which she acted alongside Mona Freeman, Jean Kent and Maxwell Reed. During the 1960s and 70s she made her name through guest roles on various sit-coms, such as Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em which starred Michael Crawford... See full bio »

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in Covent Garden, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 94) in Barnes, London, England, UK
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1985-2000 EastEnders (TV series)
Ethel Skinner / Ethel
– Episode dated 7 September 2000 (2000) … Ethel
– Episode dated 5 September 2000 (2000) … Ethel
– Episode dated 4 September 2000 (2000) … Ethel
– Episode dated 24 August 2000 (2000) … Ethel
– Episode dated 22 August 2000 (2000) … Ethel
See all 194 episodes »
 
1995 Monster Cafe (TV series)
 
1990 Keeping Up Appearances (TV series)
Daddy's Fiance
– The Charity Shop (1990) … Daddy's Fiance
 
1985 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (TV series)
Old Lady in Library
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Old Lady in Library
 
1984 Hallelujah! (TV series)
Old Lady
– The Snake Pit: Part 2 (1984) … Old Lady
– The Snake Pit: Part 1 (1984) … Old Lady
 
1984 Return to Waterloo
Woman on train
 
1984 Pull the Other One (TV series)
Elsie
– Grandma Gets Fit (1984) … Elsie
 
1983 In Loving Memory (TV series)
Aunt Gertrude
– Blood Will Out (1983) … Aunt Gertrude
 
1983 The Black Adder (TV series)
Cordelia
– The Foretelling (1983) … Cordelia
 
1982 Dead Ernest (TV series)
Alice
– Episode #1.7 (1982) … Alice
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Alice
 
1981 Terry and June (TV series)
Cath
– In Sickness and in Health (1981) … Cath
 
1981 Kelly Monteith (TV series)
– Episode #3.5 (1981)
 
1981 Ragtime
Elderly Woman
 
1981 You're Only Young Twice (TV series)
Gypsy Magdalena
– The Gipsey's Curse (1981) … Gypsy Magdalena
 
1981 The Other 'Arf (TV series)
Vi
– Holding the Baby (1981) … Vi
 
1980 The Dick Emery Hour (TV movie)
 
1980 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Cook
 
1980 How's Your Father? (TV series)
Coral
– Help! (1980) … Coral
– The Disco (1980)
 
1980 Fox (TV series)
– Just Another Villain in a Cheap Suit (1980)
 
1980 Potter (TV series)
Lady with dog
– Episode #2.4 (1980) … Lady with dog
 
1979 Quincy's Quest
Witch
 
1976-1979 George & Mildred (TV series)
Mother
– I Gotta Horse (1979) … Mother
– On the Second Day of Christmas (1978) … Mother
– I Believe in Yesterday (1978) … Mother
– Family Planning (1976) … Mother
 
1979 Quatermass (TV series)
Edna
– An Endangered Species (1979) … Edna
– What Lies Beneath (1979) … Edna
 
1979 The Other One (TV series)
Mrs. Tanner
– Episode #2.6 (1979) … Mrs. Tanner
 
1979 The Dick Emery Show (TV series)
– Episode #16.3 (1979)
 
1979 Jackanory Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Lockspith
– Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home (1979) … Miss Lockspith
 
1979 Danger UXB (TV series)
Mrs. Flack
– Just Like a Woman (1979) … Mrs. Flack
 
1979 The Quatermass Conclusion
Edna
 
1978 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV series)
Mrs. Welch
– Motorbike (1978) … Mrs. Welch
 
1978 The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (TV movie)
Phyllis's Dresser
 
1978 The Sweeney (TV series)
Florence, the Charlady
– Trust Red (1978) … Florence, the Charlady
 
1978 Famous Five (TV series)
Mrs. Janes
– Five Go to Billycock Hill (1978) … Mrs. Janes
 
1978 Rising Damp (TV series)
Aunt Maud
– Great Expectations (1978) … Aunt Maud
 
1978 Hazell (TV series)
Pearl
– Hazell Works for Nothing (1978) … Pearl
 
1977 Nicholas Nickleby (TV mini-series)
Miss Knag
– Episode #1.2 (1977) … Miss Knag
 
1975 I Didn't Know You Cared (TV series)
Auntie Lil
– The Axe and Cleaver (1975) … Auntie Lil
– Aye... Well... Mm... (1975) … Auntie Lil
– After the Ball Was Over (1975) … Auntie Lil
– The Old Tin Trunk (1975) … Auntie Lil
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Mrs. Baxter
– The Fine Art of Bubble-Blowing (1975) … Mrs. Baxter
 
1974 Crossroads (TV series)
Myrtle Harvey
– Episode #1.2174 (1974) … Myrtle Harvey
– Episode #1.2173 (1974) … Myrtle Harvey
 
1974 The Protectors (TV series)
Nelly Baxter
– A Pocketful of Posies (1974) … Nelly Baxter
 
1973 The Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan's Mother
 
1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV series)
Mrs. Rodgers
– The Medicine Man (1973) … Mrs. Rodgers
 
1973 Bowler (TV series)
Mum
– Without Let or Hindrance (1973) … Mum
– The Family Tree (1973) … Mum
– R.I.P. (1973) … Mum
– Sweet and Sour Charity (1973) … Mum
– Faithfully Yours (1973) … Mum
 
1972-1973 Follyfoot (TV series)
Mrs. Porter
– Hazel (1973) … Mrs. Porter
– Fly Away Home (1972) … Mrs. Porter
– The Awakening (1972) … Mrs. Porter
 
1973 Black and Blue (TV series)
Mrs. Pitt
– Secrets (1973) … Mrs. Pitt
 
1973 Secrets (TV movie)
Mrs. Pitt
 
1972-1973 Six Days of Justice (TV series)
Annie / Mrs. Silk
– We'll Support You Evermore (1973) … Mrs. Silk
– A Private Nuisance (1972) … Annie
 
1964-1973 Z Cars (TV series)
Alice Hulme / Mrs. McKenna / Mrs. Rogers
– Suspicion (1973) … Alice Hulme
– None the Worse: Part 4 (1969) … Mrs. Rogers
– What a Main Event! (1964) … Mrs. McKenna
 
1973 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Mrs. Walters
– Conspiracy (1973) … Mrs. Walters
 
1972 Sykes (TV series)
Book Stall Assistant
– Marriage (1972) … Book Stall Assistant
 
1972 Budgie (TV series)
Carrie Wetherall
– Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run (1972) … Carrie Wetherall
 
1972 The Organization (TV series)
Edna
– Veronica and Mr Pulman (1972) … Edna
– Rodney Spurling and Peter Frame (1972) … Edna
– Mr Pershore and Ken Grist (1972) … Edna
 
1972 Tarbuck's Luck (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1972)
 
1971 The Fenn Street Gang (TV series)
Aunt Harriet
– A Fair Swap (1971) … Aunt Harriet
 
1971 The Night Visitor
Mrs. Hansen
 
1957-1970 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Edie Tidy / Else / Miss Julia / …
– The Company Man (1970) … Tea Lady
– The Man Who Came to Die (1965) … Mrs. Marriot
– Little Doris (1963) … Edie Tidy
– Always Something Hot (1962) … Else
– The Trouble with Our Ivy (1961) … Mrs. Chard
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1970 Never Say Die (TV series)
Glenda Catchpole
– Goodbye Mr. Bridge (1970) … Glenda Catchpole
 
1965-1970 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Else Ramsey / Lily Oakley
– The Old Contemptible (1970) … Lily Oakley
– Till Death Us Do Part (1965) … Else Ramsey
 
1969 Castle Haven (TV series)
Sara Meek
– Episode dated 30 September 1969 (1969) … Sara Meek
 
1968 Subterfuge
Bus Conductress
 
1968 Twisted Nerve
'Clarkie'
 
1968 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
Mrs. Barrett
– The Beckoning Fair One (1968) … Mrs. Barrett
 
1968 Gazette (TV series)
Mrs. Page
– In Loving Memory (1968) … Mrs. Page
 
1961-1967 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Ella Mann / Maggie Briggs / Mrs. Bright / …
– The Hunch (1967) … Maggie Briggs
– Man on the Run (1964) … Mrs. Walcott
– A Strange Affair (1963) … Ella Mann
– The Traffic of a Night (1961) … Mrs. Bright
 
1967 No, That's Me Over Here! (TV series)
Mother
– Episode #1.3 (1967) … Mother
 
1967 How I Won the War
2nd Old Lady
 
1967 Before the Fringe (TV series)
– Episode #2.5 (1967)
 
1967 Sanctuary (TV series)
Passenger
– Has Everyone Heard of Juliet? (1967) … Passenger
 
1966 Marriage Lines (TV series)
Mrs. Baker
– First House (1966) … Mrs. Baker
 
1966 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Martha Bray
– The Reluctant Witness (1966) … Martha Bray
 
1966 Frankie Howerd (TV series)
– Episode #2.5 (1966)
 
1965 The Murder Game
Landlady
 
1965 Secret Agent (TV series)
Miss Wallace
– Say It with Flowers (1965) … Miss Wallace
 
1965 Die, Monster, Die!
Miss Bailey (uncredited)
 
1965 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
– And Afterwards at... (1965)
 
1965 A Slight Case of... (TV series)
– Infidelity (1965)
 
1965 Help!
Neighbor (uncredited)
 
1965 Pardon the Expression (TV series)
Grandma
– The Wedding (1965) … Grandma
 
1965 Londoners (TV series)
– A Day Out for Lucy (1965)
 
1965 Our Man at St. Mark's (TV series)
Alice Perry
– The Invader (1965) … Alice Perry
 
1965 Public Eye (TV series)
Iris
– A Harsh World for Zealots (1965) … Iris
 
1965 The Scales of Justice (TV series)
Rose Jenkins
– The Hidden Face (1965) … Rose Jenkins
 
1963-1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mabel Dunnock / Mrs. Morton
– No Baby, No Baby at All (1965) … Mrs. Morton
– Vicky and the Sultan (1963) … Mabel Dunnock
 
1963 Silent Playground
Mrs. Elgin
 
1963 Bootsie and Snudge (TV series)
– The Man with the Golden Guts (1963)
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
Clara
– Last Race, Ginger Gentleman (1963) … Clara
 
1962 Young and Willing
Woman (uncredited)
 
1962 Silent Evidence (TV series)
Lily
– The Chosen Instrument (1962) … Lily
 
1960-1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Aunt / Mrs. Beetle / Mrs. Brooks / …
– Dackson's Wharf (1962) … Mrs. Deeker
– Black Limelight (1962) … Mrs. Brooks
– Twentieth Century Theatre: The Insect Play (1960) … Mrs. Beetle / Aunt
 
1961 Flame in the Streets
Mrs. Bingham
 
1961 Ticket to Paradise
Mrs. Higginbottom
 
1959-1960 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Catt / Mrs. Wilson / Susan Sillsby
– The Shop at Sly Corner (1960) … Mrs. Catt
– Unfinished Journey (1959) … Mrs. Wilson
– The Cat and the Canary (1959) … Susan Sillsby
 
1960 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Mrs. Parkin
– Episode #1.320 (1960) … Mrs. Parkin
– Episode #1.313 (1960) … Mrs. Parkin
 
1960 The Men from Room 13 (TV series)
Mrs. Paterson
– The Man Who Tried Too Hard: Part 1 (1960) … Mrs. Paterson
 
1960 Stuff and Nonsense (TV movie)
Mrs. Flower
 
1959 A Kiss for Cinderella (TV movie)
Marion
 
1959 Bleak House (TV series)
Mrs. Guppy
– Episode #1.11 (1959) … Mrs. Guppy
 
1956-1959 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Gravas / Nellie
– The Advocate (1959) … Mrs. Gravas
– All Correct, Sir (1956) … Nellie
 
1959 The Artful Dodger (TV series)
Sylvia Morris
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Sylvia Morris
 
1957 The Secret Place
Mother (uncredited)
 
1957 Bullet from the Past (short)
Mrs. Roper
 
1956 David Copperfield (TV series)
Mrs. Heep
– Part 12 (1956) … Mrs. Heep
– Part 11 (1956) … Mrs. Heep
 
1956 High Terrace
Mrs. Webb
 
1956 Operation Conspiracy
Emmie
 
1950-1955 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
1st Snail / Millie / Mrs. Beetle
– The Makepeace Story #4: The New Executive (1955) … Millie
– The Insect Play (1950) … Mrs. Beetle / 1st Snail
 
1955 Portrait of Alison (TV series)
Chambermaid
– Episode #1.6 (1955) … Chambermaid
 
1954 Shadow of Fear
Elsie
 
1953 A Place of Execution (TV series)
Charlady
– Eye for an Eye (1953) … Charlady
 
1951 The Passing Show (TV series)
– 1930-1939: The Days Before Yesterday (1951)
 
1949 The Gay Lady
Martha (uncredited)
 
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1987-2000 EastEnders (TV series)
– Episode dated 10 August 2000 (2000) (performer: "Daisy Bell Bicycle Built for Two" - uncredited)
– Episode dated 22 June 1989 (1989) (performer: "Who Were You with Last Night?" - uncredited)
– New Year's Eve 1987: Part 2 (1987) (performer: "All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1995-2002 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Anita Dobson (2002) … Herself
– Gretchen Franklin (1995) … Herself
 
1990 Happy Birthday, Coronation Street! (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV special)
Herself
 
1988 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.48 (1988) … Herself
 
1988 Comic Relief (TV special)
Herself
 
1986 Just Another Day (TV series documentary)
Herself
– EastEnders (1986) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 EastEnders (TV series)
 
2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
 
1997 The Life and Times of Alf Garnett (TV documentary)
Else Ramsey
 

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5' 1" (1.55 m)
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I didn't miss the show, only the money! [In reference to BBC Soap Eastenders] See more »

Trivia:

Cousin of Clive Dunn. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer