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Bettye Ackerman(1924-2006)

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Bettye Ackerman
Bettye Ackerman was born on 28 February 1924 in Cottageville, South Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Ben Casey (1961), Studio One (1948) and Return to Peyton Place (1972). She was previously married to Sam Jaffe. She died on 1 November 2006 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
BornFebruary 28, 1924
DiedNovember 1, 2006(82)
BornFebruary 28, 1924
DiedNovember 1, 2006(82)
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Bettye Ackerman in The Waltons (1972)
"Ben Casey" Sam Jaffe, Jeanne Bates 1963 ABC
Sam Jaffe at home with his wife Bettye Ackerman
Sam Jaffe at home with his wife Bettye Ackerman
Sam Jaffe at home with his wife Bettye Ackerman
Sam Jaffe at home with his wife Bettye Ackerman
Sam Jaffe at home with his wife Bettye Ackerman

Known for

Vince Edwards in Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
  • Dr. Maggie Graham
  • Maggie Graham
Studio One (1948)
Studio One
7.7
TV Series
  • Betty
Return to Peyton Place (1972)
Return to Peyton Place
8.3
TV Series
  • Constance MacKenzie #1 (1972)
  • 1972
The Waltons (1972)
The Waltons
7.6
TV Series
  • Belle Becker

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Actress

  • Prehysteria! 2 (1994)
    Prehysteria! 2
  • Ted & Venus (1991)
    Ted & Venus
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
  • James Earl Jones, Lisa Eilbacher, and Holland Taylor in Me and Mom (1985)
    Me and Mom
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
  • Jean Sagal and Liz Sagal in Double Trouble (1984)
    Double Trouble
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • Confessions of a Married Man (1983)
    Confessions of a Married Man
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
  • A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
    A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain
  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
  • The Waltons (1972)
    The Waltons
  • Trouble in High Timber Country
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert

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    • February 28, 1924
    • Cottageville, South Carolina, USA
    • November 1, 2006
    • Columbia, South Carolina, USA(stroke)
    • Sam JaffeJune 7, 1956 - March 24, 1984 (his death)
    • (Sibling)

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    Best known as Dr. Maggie Graham on the Ben Casey (1961), she met and married her "Ben Casey" co-star, actor Sam Jaffe, earlier in 1955 when they were both appearing on stage in a production of "Tartuffe". They married a year later. Despite their 33-year age difference the marriage lasted 28 years until his death of cancer in 1984 at age 93. They had no children.

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