Acting
Lurene Tuttle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907, Pleasant Lake, Indiana - May 28, 1986, Encino, California) was a character actress, who made transitions from vaudeville to radio, to films and television. Her most enduring impact was as one of network radio's most versatile actresses. Often appearing in 15 shows a week, comedies, dramas, thrillers, soap operas, and crime dramas, and she became known as the First Lady of Radio. Heaven Only Knows (1947) was her first film. She went on to roles in other films such as Orson Welles's Macbeth (1948), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), as the wife of Sheriff Chambers. In Don't Bother to Knock (1952) she portrayed a mother who lets a disturbed Marilyn Monroe babysit her daughter. The next year she appeared again with Marilyn in Niagara, as Mrs. Kettering. She had a rare starring role in Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960). She played Grandma Pusser in the original Walking Tall film trilogy, and also appeared in horror films such as The Manitou (1978), starring Tony Curtis. Her final film role was in the 1983 film Testament. Tuttle became a familiar face to millions of television viewers with more than 100 appearances from 1950 to 1986, often in the role of an inquisitive busybody. On television and in films, Tuttle streamlined herself into a pattern of roles between wise, loving wives/mothers or bristling matrons. She was familiar to the early television audience as wife/mother Lavinia (Vinnie) Day in Life with Father (1953–1955). Columnist Hedda Hopper called the selection of Leon Ames as Father and Tuttle as Mother "what I consider 22 carat casting with two all-Americans." Description above from the Wikipedia article Lurene Tuttle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Evil Town
Film · 1987
Amazing Stories
Series · 1985
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Crazy like a Fox
Series · 1984
Shooting Stars
Film · 1983
Shooting Stars
Film · 1983
Testament
Film · 1983
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
Voyagers!
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Film · 1981
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Film · 1981
Dynasty
Series · 1981
White Mama
Film · 1980
For the Love of It
Film · 1980
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
Film · 1980
Carlton Your Doorman
Film · 1980
Human Experiments
Film · 1979
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Film · 1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Series · 1979
Hart to Hart
Series · 1979
The Crash of Flight 401
Film · 1978
The Manitou
Film · 1978
Fantasy Island
Series · 1978
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Law and Order
Film · 1976
Alice
Series · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
Walking Tall Part II
Film · 1975
Dr. Shagetz
Film · 1975
Switch
Series · 1975
Switch
Series · 1975
Down and Dirty Duck
Film · 1974
Live Again, Die Again
Film · 1974
Mrs. Sundance
Film · 1974
Hello Mother, Goodbye!
Film · 1974
Down and Dirty Duck
Film · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
Walking Tall
Film · 1973
Adam's Rib
Series · 1973
The Rookies
Series · 1972
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Series · 1970
The Partridge Family
Series · 1970
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Julia
Series · 1968
Julia
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
Mannix
Series · 1967
Judd, for the Defense
Series · 1967
The Second Hundred Years
Series · 1967
The Fortune Cookie
Film · 1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Film · 1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Series · 1966
Nightmare in the Sun
Film · 1965
The Restless Ones
Film · 1965
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965
The Munsters
Series · 1964
Critic's Choice
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Mr. Novak
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
Hazel
Series · 1961
Father of the Bride
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Americans
Series · 1961
Psycho
Film · 1960
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Film · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
My Three Sons
Series · 1960
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
Johnny Midnight
Series · 1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Series · 1960
Bourbon Street Beat
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Series · 1959
Johnny Ringo
Series · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
The Unchained Goddess
Film · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
The Texan
Series · 1958
Slander
Film · 1957
Sweet Smell of Success
Film · 1957
Untamed Youth
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Leave It to Beaver
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
The Thin Man
Series · 1957
The Real McCoys
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Colt .45
Series · 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
The Glass Slipper
Film · 1955
Sincerely Yours
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Series · 1955
Matinee Theater
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
Summer Playhouse
Series · 1954
Niagara
Film · 1953
Never Wave at a WAC
Film · 1953
Give a Girl a Break
Film · 1953
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Film · 1953
Three Lives
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
You Are There
Series · 1953
Life With Father
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Danny Thomas Show
Series · 1953
Don't Bother to Knock
Film · 1952
Room for One More
Film · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Film · 1951
The Whip Hand
Film · 1951
Goodbye, My Fancy
Film · 1951
I Love Lucy
Series · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
A Life of Her Own
Film · 1950
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Film · 1948
Macbeth
Film · 1948
Homecoming
Film · 1948
Heaven Only Knows
Film · 1947
Sadie Hawkins Day
Film · 1944
Tom, Dick and Harry
Film · 1941
Stand Up and Cheer!
Film · 1934