Barbara Nichols
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Born |
Barbara Marie Nickerauer December 10, 1928 Mineola, New York, U.S. |
Died |
October 5, 1976 47) Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Complications from organ damage |
Resting place | Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1953-76 |
Barbara Marie Nickerauer (December 10, 1928[1] – October 5, 1976), better known as Barbara Nichols, was an American actress who often played brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life and career
Nichols was born Barbara Marie Nickerauer to George and Julia Nickerauer, and raised in Queens, New York. She began modeling for cheesecake magazines in the late 1940s, and eventually was considered a minor rival to Marilyn Monroe. On Broadway, she appeared in the 1952 revival of Pal Joey (she also appeared in the 1957 film version) and in Let It Ride (1961).[2] In the mid-1950s, she moved to Hollywood and began appearing in showy supporting roles in A-films starring such actors as Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, Sophia Loren, and Doris Day in such films as Miracle in the Rain (1956), The King and Four Queens (1956), The Naked and the Dead (1958), The Pajama Game (1957), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), That Kind of Woman (1958), and Where the Boys Are (1960).[3] One of her few starring roles was in the 1965 science-fiction film The Human Duplicators.
Nichols was also a frequent guest star on many television series including It's a Great Life, The Jack Benny Television Show, The Twilight Zone (in the episode "Twenty Two"), The Untouchables, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Going My Way, Batman (episodes 35 and 36), Hawaii Five-O, Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies. Her final film was Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood in 1976.
Death
Nichols died on October 5, 1976, aged 47, from liver failure due to complications of a damaged spleen and liver reportedly sustained in an automobile accident many years earlier.[4] She was survived by her parents. She is interred at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1954 | River of No Return | Blonde dancer | Uncredited |
1956 | Manfish | Mimi | |
1956 | Miracle in the Rain | Arlene Parker née Witchy | |
1956 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Dolly Moore | |
1956 | The Wild Party | Sandy | |
1956 | The King and Four Queens | Birdie McDade | |
1957 | Sweet Smell of Success | Rita | |
1957 | The Pajama Game | Poopsie | |
1957 | Pal Joey | Gladys | |
1958 | Ten North Frederick | Stella | |
1958 | The Naked and the Dead | Mildred Croft | |
1959 | Woman Obsessed | Mayme Radzevitch | |
1959 | That Kind of Woman | Jane | |
1960 | Who Was That Lady? | Gloria Coogle | |
1960 | Where the Boys Are | Lola Fandango | |
1961 | The George Raft Story | Texas Guinan | |
1962 | House of Women | Candy Kane | |
1964 | Looking for Love | Gaye Swinger | |
1964 | Dear Heart | June Loveland | |
1964 | The Disorderly Orderly | Miss Marlowe | |
1965 | The Human Duplicators | Gale Wilson | (Alternative title: Jaws of the Alien) |
1965 | The Loved One | Sadie Blodgett | |
1966 | The Swinger | Blossom LaTour | |
1968 | The Power | Flora | |
1968 | Criminal Affair | (Alternative titles: Seven Men and One Brain and Sette uomini e un cervello) | |
1973 | Charley and the Angel | Sadie | |
1974 | The Photographer | Mrs. Wilde | |
1976 | Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Nick's Girl | (final film role) |
Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
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1953 | Studio One in Hollywood | First Pretty Girl | Episode: "Complications of a Nervous Man" |
1954 | The Mask | Episode: "Murder in the Burlesque House" | |
1954 | The United States Steel Hour | Bridie | Episode: "Good for You" |
1954 | The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | Ruth | Episode: "The Man in the Middle of the Ocean" |
1954 | Center Stage | Episode: "Heart of a Clown" | |
1954 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Bar Patron/Party Flirt/Bobsey Baxter | Episode: "Fred Allen's Sketchbook" |
1955 | Danger | Episode: "Sandy River Blues" | |
1956 | Chevron Hall of Stars | Rosie | Episode: "Double Cross" |
1956 | It's a Great Life | Caroline Cabot | 2 episodes |
1956-1958 | The Bob Cummings Show | Marian Billington | 3 episodes |
1957 | Matinee Theater | Episode: "The Gentleman Caller" | |
1957-1959 | The Thin Man | Various roles | 2 episodes |
1958 | Maverick | Blanche | Episode: "The Third Rider" |
1958 | Love That Jill | Ginger | 13 episodes |
1958 | Shower of Stars | Miss Kim O'Day | Episode #4.7 |
1958 | Climax! | Dale Benson | Episode: "The Push-Button Giant" |
1958 | Dragnet | Episode: "The Big Star" | |
1958 | The Milton Berle Show | Guest | Episode dated November 19, 1958 |
1958-1960 | The Red Skelton Hour | Gertie - Bolivar's Girlfriend | 4 episodes |
1958-1960 | The Jack Benny Program | Mildred Meyerhouser | 4 episodes |
1959 | The Scarface Mob | Brandy LaFrance | Television movie |
1959 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Brandy LaFrance | 2 episodes |
1959 | The Real McCoys | Gladys Slade | Episode: "The Politician" |
1959 | The Untouchables | Brandy LaFrance/Barbara Ritchie | 2 episodes |
1959 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | Episode #1.10 | |
1960 | Stagecoach West | Sadie Wren | Episode: "A Time to Run" |
1961 | The Twilight Zone | Liz Powell | Episode: "Twenty Two" |
1961 | G.E. True Theater | Leslie Blaine | Episode: "The Small Elephants" |
1961 | Michael Shayne | Topaz McQuuen | Episode: "Marriage Can Be Fatal" |
1961 | The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor | Abby Landis | Episode: "Duty Date" |
1961 | Miami Undercover | Kitty | Episode: "Kitty" |
1961 | Westinghouse Playhouse | Lorraine Hadley | Episode: "House Guest" |
1962 | The Dick Powell Show | Bunny Easter | Episode: "No Strings Attached" |
1963 | Alcoa Premiere | Willy Simms | Episode: "Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks" |
1963 | Going My Way | Marie | Episode: "Has Anyone Seen Eddie?" |
1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Barbara Adams | Episode: "All About Barbara" |
1963 | Arrest and Trial | Ginny | Episode: "Isn't It a Lovely View" |
1963 | Grindl | Wilma Bryan | Episode: "Grindl, Witness for the Defense" |
1963 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Chickadee Laverne | 2 episodes |
1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Ann Hilts | Episode: "My Enemy, This Town" |
1964 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | Mamie | Episode: "The Day of the Dark Deeds" |
1965 | Laredo | Princess | Episode: "A Question of Discipline" |
1966 | The Wild Wild West | Bessie | Episode: "The Night of the Whirring Death" |
1966 | Batman | Maid Marilyn | 2 episodes (35 and 36) |
1967 | Green Acres | Wanda | Episode: "Never Take Your Wife to a Convention" |
1967 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Ida Martz | Episode: "The Phi Beta Killer Affair" |
1967 | The Jackie Gleason Show | Kitty - Big Sam's Moll | Episode: "The Honeymooners: Two Faces of Ralph Kramden" |
1969 | Hawaii Five-O | Betsy | Episode: "A Thousand Pardons - You're Dead!" |
1971 | The Smith Family | Effie | Episode: "Greener Pastures" |
1971 | The Doris Day Show | Mrs. Hollister | Episode: "Have I Got a Fellow for You!" |
1971 | Love, American Style | Gladys | Segment: "Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon" |
1971-1973 | Adam-12 | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1974 | Emergency! | Ginger | Episode: "Details" |
1974 | The Rookies | Marie Antionette | Episode: "Blue Christmas" |
References
- ↑ Some sources formerly cited December 30, 1929 as her date of birth, although December 10, 1928 is accurate.
Search under Barbara Nickerauer, death-records.mooseroots.com; accessed March 20, 2016. - ↑ Barbara Nichols at the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ Barbara Nichols on IMDb
- ↑ "Barbara Nichols, 'dizzy blonde' actress, is dead". Lodi News-Sentinel. October 7, 1976. Retrieved October 19, 2012.