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Mary Wickes (1910–1995)


From the grand old school of wisecracking, loud and lanky Mary Wickes had few peers while forging a career as a salty scene-stealer. Her abrupt, tell-it-like-it-is demeanor made her a consistent audience favorite on every medium for over six decades. She was particularly adroit in film parts that chided the super rich or exceptionally pious... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (134 titles)
1995-1997 Life with Louie (TV series)
Grandma
The Thank You Note (1997) … Grandma (voice)
When Cedar Knoll Freezes Over (1996) … Grandma (voice)
The Fourth Thursday in November (1995) … Grandma (voice)
Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin (1995) … Grandma (voice)
A Fish Called Pepper (1995) … Grandma (voice)
 
1987-1991 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Marie / Marie Murkin
The Consulting Detective Mystery (1991) … Marie
The Malibu Mystery (1991) … Marie
The Hardboiled Mystery (1991) … Marie
The Monkey Business Mystery (1991) … Marie
The Mummy's Curse Mystery (1991) … Marie
 
1990 Postcards from the Edge
Grandma
 
1988 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Minnie
Country Doctor (1988) … Minnie
 
1984-1987 Punky Brewster (TV series)
Mrs. Dempsey / Sister Bernadette
So Long, Studio (1987) … Mrs. Dempsey
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1984) … Sister Bernadette
 
1987 Alf Loves a Mystery (TV movie)
Agatha Megpeace
 
1987 Almost Partners (TV movie)
Aggie Greyson
 
1986 The Christmas Gift (TV movie)
Henrietta Sawyer
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Mrs. Alva Crane
Widow, Weep for Me (1985) … Mrs. Alva Crane
 
1985 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Ms. Crandall
First the Egg (1985) … Ms. Crandall
 
1985 The Canterville Ghost (TV movie)
Mrs. Umney
 
1981-1984 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Hazel / Miranda / Rocky Flanagan
Of Cats, Crashes and Creeps (1984) … Rocky Flanagan
The Good Life (1982) … Hazel
Hate Is Enough (1981) … Miranda
 
1984 Matt Houston (TV series)
Nellie Cochran
Wanted Man (1984) … Nellie Cochran
 
1981 The Waltons (TV series)
Octavia
The Hostage (1981) … Octavia
 
1981 The Love Boat (TV series)
Mrs. Randolph
 
1980 Touched by Love
Margaret
 
1979 Willa (TV movie)
Eunice
 
1978 The Great Brain
Aunt Bertha
 
1977-1978 Tabitha (TV series)
Cassandra
Tabitha's Party (1978) … Cassandra
Halloween Show (1977)
 
1977 Lucy Calls the President (TV movie)
Millie Baker
 
1975-1976 Doc (TV series)
Nurse Beatrice Tully
Carry on Nurse, Please (1976) … Nurse Beatrice Tully
My Son, the Father (1976) … Nurse Beatrice Tully
Nurse Annie (1976) … Nurse Beatrice Tully
Benson Hedges (1975) … Nurse Beatrice Tully
A Thief for All Seasons (1975) … Nurse Beatrice Tully
 
1975 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Colonel Reese
House Arrest (1975) … Colonel Reese
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Dr. Bess Winestock
They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be... (1974) … Dr. Bess Winestock
 
1974 Ma and Pa (TV movie)
 
1969-1974 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Isabel / Clara Simpson / Mrs. Whitmark's Maid / …
Lucy, the Sheriff (1974) … Clara Simpson
Lucy Plays Cops and Robbers (1973) … Violet Barker
Lucy's Big Break (1972) … Nurse Sylvia Ogilvy
Lucy and Her All-Nun Band (1971) … Sister Paula Carter
 
1973-1975 Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (TV series)
Aunt Zelda
Puppy Love (1973) … Aunt Zelda
The Nasty Nephew (1973) … Aunt Zelda
Trick or Treat (1973) … Aunt Zelda
The Wild Weekend (1973) … Aunt Zelda
 
1972 Snowball Express
Miss Wigginton
 
1972 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Mary
The Light Housekeeper (1972) … Mary (as Mary Wicks)
 
1972 Napoleon and Samantha
Clerk
 
1972 The Don Rickles Show (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1972)
 
1972 Open Window (short)
Mrs. Sappleton
 
1971 The Jimmy Stewart Show (TV series)
Mrs. Bullard
Period of Readjustment (1971) … Mrs. Bullard
A Bunk for Unc (1971) … Mrs. Bullard
Pro Bono Publico (1971) … Mrs. Bullard
 
1971 Columbo (TV series)
Landlady
Suitable for Framing (1971) … Landlady
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
Cora
Running Scared (1971) … Cora
 
1969-1971 Julia (TV series)
Melba Chegley / Melba
Anyone for Tenants? (1971) … Melba Chegley
Anniversary Faults (1971) … Melba Chegley
Toast Melba (1971) … Melba Chegley
Altar Ego (1970) … Melba
The Eve of Adam (1969) … Melba Chegley
 
1970 The Debbie Reynolds Show (TV series)
Aunt Harriet
Advice and Dissent (1970) … Aunt Harriet
 
1969 The Monk (TV movie)
Mrs. Medford
 
1969 The Queen and I (TV series)
Hazel Becker
Requiem for Becker (1969) … Hazel Becker
 
1969 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Emma Flood
The Buddy (1969) … Emma Flood
 
1968 I Spy (TV series)
Mildred
Shana (1968) … Mildred
 
1963-1967 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Frances / Aunt Agatha / Aunt Gussie / …
Lucy's Mystery Guess (1967) … Aunt Agatha
Lucy and Robert Goulet (1967) … Miss Hurlow
Lucy the Babysitter (1967) … Mrs. Winslow
Lucy and the Sleeping Beauty (1965) … Aunt Gussie
Lucy Puts Out a Fire at the Bank (1963) … Fran
 
1967 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Adaline Ashley
The Social Climbers (1967) … Adaline Ashley
 
1967 The Spirit Is Willing
Gloria Tritt
 
1967 F Troop (TV series)
Samantha Oglesby
Marriage, Fort Courage Style (1967) … Samantha Oglesby
 
1963-1966 Bonanza (TV series)
Hattie / Martha
A Christmas Story (1966) … Hattie
The Colonel (1963) … Martha
 
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Amelia Pembroke
 
1964-1965 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Junior's Teacher / Ruby - San Fernando's Accomplice
Episode #15.9 (1965) … Junior's Teacher
San Fernando Red Visits the Sultan Kashmir (1964) … Ruby - San Fernando's Accomplice
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Miss Brink
The Day They Stole County General (1965) … Miss Brink
 
1965 How to Murder Your Wife
Harold's Secretary
 
1964 Fate Is the Hunter
Mrs. Llewlyn
 
1964 My Three Sons (TV series)
Jeri Schronk
Caribbean Cruise (1964) … Jeri Schronk
 
1964 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
First Addition (1964)
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Nurse
It's Mental Work (1963) … Nurse
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Pike
The Machine That Played God (1963) … Mrs. Pike
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Ida Goff
 
1963 Our Man Higgins (TV series)
Mme. Amethyst
Love Is Dandy (1963) … Mme. Amethyst
 
1959-1962 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Esther Cathcart / Miss Esther Cathcart / Miss Cathcart
You Go Your Way (1962) … Esther Cathcart
Dennis' Tool Chest (1961) … Esther Cathcart
Miss Cathcart's Friend (1961) … Esther Cathcart
 
1961-1962 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)
Maxfield / Maxwell
High Finance (1962) … Maxfield
Maxie's Silent Partner (1962) … Maxfield
First Test (1961) … Maxwell
The First Day (1961)
 
1960-1961 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Hannah / Lottie
The Princess and the Goblins (1961) … Lottie
Little Men (1960) … Hannah
 
1961 The Chevy Show (TV series)
Edith Gunther
Autumn Crocus (1961) … Edith Gunther
 
1961 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Edith Gunther
Autumn Crocus (1961) … Edith Gunther
 
1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade
Marie Grieux
 
1961 101 Dalmatians (voice)
 
1960 Cimarron
Mrs. Neal Hefner
 
1960 Buick-Electra Playhouse (TV series)
Nurse
The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio (1960) … Nurse
 
1960 The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio (TV movie)
Nurse
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Myrtle
Cindy's Fella (1959) … Myrtle
 
1959 It Happened to Jane
Matilda Runyon
 
1959 The Thin Man (TV series)
Sally
Bat McKidderick (1959) … Sally
 
1958 Zorro (TV series)
Dolores Bastinado
 
1958 The Proud Rebel
Mrs. Ainsley (uncredited)
 
1956-1958 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Liz O'Neill / Liz / Elizabeth Margaret 'Liz' O'Neill
Too Good for Words (1958) … Elizabeth Margaret 'Liz' O'Neill
You Gotta Be Miserable to Be Happy (1958) … Liz O'Neill
Rusty, the Bully (1958) … Liz O'Neill
The Bob Hope Show (1958) … Liz O'Neill
Danny Meets Kathy (1957) … Liz O'Neill
 
1958 Walt Disney Presents: Annette (TV series)
Katie
The Mystery Is Solved (1958) … Katie
Mike to the Rescue (1958) … Katie
The Farewell Letter (1958) … Katie
Annette Makes a Decision (1958) … Katie
The Turned Down Invitation (1958) … Katie
 
1957 Don't Go Near the Water
Janie
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Amelia
Dark Hammock (1957) … Amelia
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Grace
Circle of the Day (1957) … Grace
 
1956 Dance with Me, Henry
Miss Mayberry
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Blanche Armstaedter / Mrs. Foster the landlady
Toby (1956) … Mrs. Foster the landlady
The Baby Sitter (1956) … Blanche Armstaedter
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
The Catbird Seat (1956)
 
1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Miss Lorraine Ellwood
 
1955 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Sally Brass
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Lizzie
Time Out for Ginger (1955) … Lizzie
 
1955 The Halls of Ivy (TV series)
Alice
The Umbrella Man (1955) … Alice
The Chinese Student (1955) … Alice
 
1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Miss Wetter
 
1949-1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Mary Poppins
The Runaway (1954)
Mrs. Hargreaves (1952)
Mary Poppins (1949) … Mary Poppins
 
1953 Bonino (TV series)
Martha (1953)
 
1953 The Actress
Emma Glavey
 
1953 Half a Hero
Mrs. Watts
 
1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway
Lady at Laundry (uncredited)
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
Mrs. Foster, Landlady
 
1952 Young Man with Ideas
Mrs. Jarvis Gilpin
 
1952 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Madame Lamond
The Ballet (1952) … Madame Lamond
 
1950 The Peter Lind Hayes Show (TV series)
Housekeeper
 
1950 The Petty Girl
Prof. Whitman
 
1950 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
Highly Recommended (1950)
 
1949 Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet (TV series)
Episode #1.4 (1949)
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Amelia Coop
Dark Hammock (1949) … Amelia Coop
 
1949 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Miss Preen
 
1949 NBC Presents (TV series)
 
1949 Colgate Theatre (TV series)
 
1948 Actor's Studio (TV series)
The Catbird Seat (1948)
 
1948 June Bride
Rosemary McNally
 
1943 Higher and Higher
Sandy Brooks
 
1943 Happy Land
Emmy (uncredited)
 
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook
Agnes Willoughby (uncredited)
 
1943 Rhythm of the Islands
Susie Dugan
 
1943 How's About It
'Mike' Tracy
 
1942 Who Done It?
Juliet Collins
 
1942 Keeping Fit (short)
Ann - Andy's wife
 
1942 Now, Voyager
Dora Pickford
 
1942 The Mayor of 44th Street
Mamie
 
1942 Private Buckaroo
Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
 
1942 Blondie's Blessed Event
Sarah Miller
 
1939 Seeing Red (short)
Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
 
1938 Too Much Johnson (short)
Mrs. Battison
 
1935 Watch the Birdie (short)
Bottom right at 1:18 into scene (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (performer: "A Guy Like You")
 
1975 M*A*S*H (TV series)
House Arrest (1975) (performer: "Back in the Saddle Again")
 
1959-1960 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Dennis and the Wedding (1960) (performer: "Sweetheart" - uncredited)
Dennis and the Starlings (1960) (performer: "Beautiful Dreamer" - uncredited, "Love's Old Sweet Song Just A Song At Twilight" - uncredited)
Grandpa and Miss Cathcart (1959) (performer: "Love's Old Sweet Song" - uncredited)
 
1949 Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet (TV series)
Episode #1.4 (1949) (performer: "Way Up North")
 
1943 Higher and Higher (performer: "Today I'm a Debutante" 1943, "Disgustingly Rich" 1940, "You're On Your Own" 1943, "Minuet in Boogie" 1943)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1995 Life with Louie (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin (1995) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1981 Match Game PM (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.16 (1981) … Herself
 
1976-1978 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 October 1978 (1978) … Herself
Episode dated 12 September 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode dated 4 March 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode dated 2 July 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1973 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Vincent Price (1973) … Herself
 
1951 All Star Revue (TV series)
Herself / Mrs. Cratchitt
Episode #2.16 (1951) … Herself / Mrs. Cratchitt
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2010 Working with Lucy: A Conversation with James E. Brodhead (video documentary short)
Clip from 'Lucy Calls the President'
 
2009 Working with Lucy: A Conversation with Gino Conforti (video documentary short)
Clips from 'Here's Lucy'
 
2008 Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge (video documentary)
Herself
 
2007 The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (video documentary short)
Cruella de Vil (voice)
 
2000 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (video documentary short)
Emma Allen (uncredited)
 
1998 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Honor to Us All (video short)
(singing voice)
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1960 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
 
1953 I Love Lucy
Madame Lamand
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(22 Oct 1936-Mar 1937) Broadway - "Stage Door". Directed by George S. Kaufman. Music Box Theatre; 169 performances. Cast included Mary Wickes. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 4 Interviews  | 5 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mary Wicks

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I can't stand those who talk only acting. That's pretty bad. See more »

Trivia:

Was a volunteer at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan in Los Angeles for years. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini