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Barbara Townsend(1913-2002)

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Barbara Townsend was born on 4 August 1913 in Oakland, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Hard to Kill (1990), AfterMASH (1983) and Remington Steele (1982). She was previously married to Dr. William Louis Wheeler Jr and John Shaffer III. She died on 29 January 2002 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
BornAugust 4, 1913
DiedJanuary 29, 2002(88)
BornAugust 4, 1913
DiedJanuary 29, 2002(88)
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Known for

Hard to Kill (1990)
Hard to Kill
5.8
  • Henrietta Wade
  • 1990
William Christopher, Jamie Farr, and Harry Morgan in AfterMASH (1983)
AfterMASH
5.6
TV Series
  • Mildred Potter
Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)
Remington Steele
7.2
TV Series
  • Maxine Delano
Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
Quantum Leap
8.2
TV Series
  • Ma Maw

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Actress

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Mrs. Higgins
    • Clara
    • TV Series
    • 1989–1993
  • Northern Exposure (1990)
    Northern Exposure
    • Elizabeth Stowe (Grammy)
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Civil Wars (1991)
    Civil Wars
    • Enid Gough
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)
    Quantum Leap
    • Ma Maw
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Michael Keaton in One Good Cop (1991)
    One Good Cop
    • Nun
    • 1991
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    • Adm. Connaught Rossa
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Stephanie Faracy and Martin Mull in His & Hers (1990)
    His & Hers
    • Mrs. Bemmelman
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
    Mama's Family
    • Dame Barth
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Hard to Kill (1990)
    Hard to Kill
    • Henrietta Wade
    • 1990
  • Dragnet (1989)
    Dragnet
    • Mildred Payton
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Tim Reid and Daphne Reid in Snoops (1989)
    Snoops
    • Edith Sanborn
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Merlin Olsen in Aaron's Way (1988)
    Aaron's Way
    • School Clerk
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Talking Walls (1987)
    Talking Walls
    • 1987
  • Misha McK and Peg Murray in Me & Mrs. C. (1986)
    Me & Mrs. C.
    • Mrs. Butnick
    • TV Series
    • 1987

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  • Born
    • August 4, 1913
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 2002
    • Arlington, Virginia, USA(ovarian cancer)
  • Spouses
      Dr. William Louis Wheeler Jr1958 - 1969 (his death)

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