Helen Westcott
Born: 1928-01-01 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1998-03-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Helen Westcott (born January 1, 1928, Los Angeles, California — died March 17, 1998, Edmonds, Washington) was an American stage and screen actor and former child actor. She was the daughter of Warner Bros. studio actor Gordon Westcott who died when Helen was seven years old, in 1935. She appeared opposite Gregory Peck in the western classic The Gunfighter released in 1950. She was also known in part for her role in Charles Lamont's 1953 comedy horror film Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. She moved from the big screen to television roles in the late 1950s, including Perry Mason, Bonanza, and The Twilight Zone. Westcott also appeared on the stage later in her career, including in Anthony Mann's God's Little Acre in 1958. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Westcott, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1970
- Pieces of Dreams as Mrs. Straub
- I Love My Wife as Mrs. Burrows
1969
- Medical Center as Mary Summers
1967
- Mannix as Faye
1963
- The Greatest Show on Earth as Veda Devine
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mrs. Fletcher
1960
- Cimarron as Miss Kuye (uncredited)
1959
- Bonanza as Amanda Ridley
- The Twilight Zone as Lillian Pope
- Rawhide as Ella Cowley
- Day of the Outlaw as Vivian
1958
- Wanted: Dead or Alive as Amanda Cole
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Sally
- God's Little Acre as Rosamund
- Monster on the Campus as Nurse Molly Riordan
- The Last Hurrah as Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
- The Invisible Avenger as Tara O'Neill
- Tales of Frankenstein as Christine Halpert
1956
- Hot Blood as Velma
- I Killed Wild Bill Hickok as Belle Longtree
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Hour as Mary Todd
1954
- The Lone Wolf as Helen Calder / Elaine
1953
- Cow Country as Linda Garnet
- The Charge at Feather River as Anne McKeever
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Vicky Edwards
- Gun Belt as Arlene Reach
1952
- Loan Shark as Martha Gargen Haines
- With a Song in My Heart as Jennifer March
- Phone Call from a Stranger as Jane Trask
- Return of the Texan as Averill Murray
- Battles of Chief Pontiac as Winifred Lancaster
1951
- The Secret of Convict Lake as Susan Haggerty
- Take Care of My Little Girl as Merry Coombs
1950
- The Gunfighter as Peggy Walsh
- Lux Video Theatre as Nancy
- Backfire as Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)
- Whirlpool as Simms' Secretary (uncredited)
1949
- Alaska Patrol as Mary Lynn
- Flaxy Martin as Peggy Farrar
- Dancing in the Dark as June
- The Girl from Jones Beach as Miss Brooks
- One Last Fling as Annie Mae Hunter
- Homicide as Jo Ann Rice
1948
- Adventures of Don Juan as Lady Diana
- Smart Girls Don't Talk as Toni Peters
- 13 Lead Soldiers as Cynthia Stedman
1937
- Maid of Salem as Little Girl (Uncredited)
1936
- Without Orders as Little Girl
1935
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Cobweb
1934
- Thunder Over Texas as Betty 'Tiny' Norton