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Barbara Nichols (I) (1928–1976)


She was the archetypal brassy, bosomy, Brooklynesque bimbo with a highly distinctive scratchy voice. Barbara Nichols started life as Barbara Marie Nickerauer in Queens, New York on December 10, 1928, and grew up on Long Island. Graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School, the dame with the shapely frame... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (82 titles)
1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Marie Antionette
Blue Christmas (1974) … Marie Antionette
 
1974 Emergency! (TV series)
Ginger
Details (1974) … Ginger
 
1974 The Photographer
Mrs. Wilde
 
1971-1973 Adam-12 (TV series)
Elizabeth Mitchell / Ginger Stephens / Janice Walker
West Valley Division (1973) … Elizabeth Mitchell
The Vendetta (1972) … Janice Walker
Truant (1971) … Ginger Stephens
 
1973 Charley and the Angel
Sadie
 
1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
Gladys (segment "Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon")
Love and the Contact Lens/Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon/Love and the Motel Mixup (1971) … Gladys (segment "Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon")
 
1971 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Mrs. Hollister
Have I Got a Fellow for You! (1971) … Mrs. Hollister
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
Effie
Greener Pastures (1971) … Effie
 
1969 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Betsy
A Thousand Pardons - You're Dead! (1969) … Betsy
 
1968 Criminal Affair
 
1968 The Power
Flora
 
1967 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Kitty - Big Sam's Moll
The Honeymooners: Two Faces of Ralph Kramden (1967) … Kitty - Big Sam's Moll
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Ida Martz
The Phi Beta Killer Affair (1967) … Ida Martz
 
1967 Green Acres (TV series)
Wanda
 
1966 The Swinger
Blossom LaTour
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Maid Marilyn
Walk the Straight and Narrow (1966) … Maid Marilyn
Shoot a Crooked Arrow (1966) … Maid Marilyn
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Bessie
The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) … Bessie
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Princess
A Question of Discipline (1965) … Princess
 
1965 The Human Duplicators
Gale Wilson
 
1964 The Disorderly Orderly
Miss Marlowe
 
1964 Looking for Love
Gaye Swinger
 
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Mamie
The Day of the Dark Deeds (1964) … Mamie
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Ann Hilts
My Enemy, This Town (1964) … Ann Hilts
 
1963 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Chickadee Laverne
Chickadee Returns (1963) … Chickadee Laverne
Jethro's First Love (1963) … Chickadee Laverne
 
1963 Grindl (TV series)
Wilma Bryan
Grindl, Witness for the Defense (1963) … Wilma Bryan
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Ginny
Isn't It a Lovely View (1963) … Ginny
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Barbara Adams
All About Barbara (1963) … Barbara Adams
 
1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Marie
Has Anyone Seen Eddie? (1963) … Marie
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Willy Simms
Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks (1963) … Willy Simms
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Bunny Easter
No Strings Attached (1962) … Bunny Easter
 
1962 House of Women
Candy Kane
 
1961 The George Raft Story
Texas Guinan
 
1961 Westinghouse Playhouse (TV series)
Lorraine Hadley
House Guest (1961) … Lorraine Hadley
 
1961 Miami Undercover (TV series)
Kitty
Kitty (1961) … Kitty
 
1961 The Detectives (TV series)
Abby Landis
Duty Date (1961) … Abby Landis
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Topaz McQuuen
Marriage Can Be Fatal (1961) … Topaz McQuuen
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Leslie Blaine
The Small Elephants (1961) … Leslie Blaine
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Liz Powell
Twenty Two (1961) … Liz Powell
 
1960 Where the Boys Are
Lola Fandango
 
1958-1960 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Mildred Meyerhouser
Jack Goes to Concert (1960) … Mildred Meyerhouser (uncredited)
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1959) … Mildred Meyerhouser (uncredited)
 
1960 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Sadie Wren
A Time to Run (1960) … Sadie Wren
 
1960 Who Was That Lady?
Gloria Coogle
 
1958-1960 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Gertie - Bolivar's Girlfriend / Gert - Bolivar's Girlfriend / Myrtle - Bolivar's Girlfriend
Bolivar and the Roaring Twenties (1960) … Gert - Bolivar's Girlfriend
Bolivar the Songwriter (1959) … Myrtle - Bolivar's Girlfriend
Bolivar - the Quiz Champ (1958) … Gertie - Bolivar's Girlfriend
Bolivar Gets Amnesia (1958) … Gertie - Bolivar's Girlfriend
 
1959 The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV series)
Episode #1.10 (1959)
 
1959 The Untouchables (TV series)
Barbara Ritchie / Brandy La France / Brandy LaFrance
The Empty Chair (1959) … Brandy La France/Barbara Ritchie
Pilot (1959) … Brandy LaFrance
 
1959 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Gladys Slade
The Politician (1959) … Gladys Slade
 
1959 That Kind of Woman
Jane
 
1959 Woman Obsessed
Mayme Radzevitch
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Brandy LaFrance
The Untouchables: Part 2 (1959) … Brandy LaFrance
The Untouchables: Part 1 (1959) … Brandy LaFrance
 
1959 The Scarface Mob (TV movie)
Brandy LaFrance
 
1957-1959 The Thin Man (TV series)
Jeri / Stripper Rita Fayne
The Case of the Baggy Pants (1959) … Stripper Rita Fayne
Unwelcome Alibi (1957) … Jeri
 
1958 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Guest
Episode dated 19 November 1958 (1958) … Guest
 
1958 Dragnet (TV series)
The Big Star (1958)
 
1956-1958 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Marian Billington / Sheila
Bob and the Dumb Blonde (1958) … Marian Billington
Bob and Schultzy Reunite (1958) … Marian Billington
The Con Man (1956) … Sheila
 
1958 The Naked and the Dead
Mildred Croft
 
1958 Climax! (TV series)
Dale Benson
The Push-Button Giant (1958) … Dale Benson
 
1958 Ten North Frederick
Stella
 
1958 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Miss Kim O'Day
Episode #4.7 (1958) … Miss Kim O'Day
 
1958 Love That Jill (TV series)
Ginger / Ginger the Model
Make Mine Marriage (1958) … Ginger
Love That Foreign Sports Car (1958) … Ginger
Bess of the Bowery (1958) … Ginger
Two for the Money (1958) … Ginger
Kid Stuff (1958) … Ginger
 
1958 Maverick (TV series)
Blanche
The Third Rider (1958) … Blanche
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
 
1957 Pal Joey
Gladys
 
1957 The Pajama Game
Poopsie
 
1957 Sweet Smell of Success
Rita
 
1956 The Wild Party
Sandy
 
1956 The King and Four Queens
Birdie McDade
 
1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Dolly Moore
 
1956 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Caroline Cabot
The Return of Caroline (1956) … Caroline Cabot
Glamour Doll (1956) … Caroline Cabot
 
1956 Miracle in the Rain
Arlene Parker nee Witchy
 
1956 Manfish
Mimi
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Rosie
Double Cross (1956) … Rosie
 
1955 Danger (TV series)
Sandy River Blues (1955)
 
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Bar Patron / Bobsey Baxter / Party Flirt
Fred Allen's Sketchbook (1954) … Bar Patron / Party Flirt / Bobsey Baxter
 
1954 Center Stage (TV series)
Heart of a Clown (1954)
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Bridie
Good for You (1954) … Bridie
 
1954 River of No Return
Blonde Dancer (uncredited)
 
1954 The Mask (TV series)
 
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
First Pretty Girl
Confessions of a Nervous Man (1953) … First Pretty Girl
 
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1961 The George Raft Story (performer: "You've Got to See Mama Every Night")
 
1960 Where the Boys Are (performer: "Have You Met Miss Fandango?")
 
1959 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
The Jimmy Stewart Show (1959) (performer: "La Vie en Rose" - uncredited)
 
1957 Pal Joey (performer: "That Terrific Rainbow" - uncredited)
 
1956 Miracle in the Rain (performer: "With Plenty of Money and You" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1968 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1962 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist
Hedy Lamarr (1962) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
1961 What About Linda? (TV movie)
Herself
 
1958 The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 August 1958 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.249 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
Episode #3.2 (1957) … Herself - Singer
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #10.39 (1957) … Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1961). Stage Play: Let It Ride. Musical comedy. Music/lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Material adaption by Abram S. Ginnes. Based on "Three Men on a Horse" by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. Musical Direction by Jay Blackton. Dance arrangements by Billy Goldenberg. Choreographed by Onna White... See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I don't care if I never play The Brothers Karamazov! See more »

Trivia:

Was the cover girl for Modern Man Magazine September 1956. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius