Margaret Hamilton
Born: 1902-12-09 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 1985-05-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. In later years, Hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals, and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.
Filmography
2024
- Remembering Gene Wilder as Self (archive photo)
2009
- To Oz! The Making of a Classic as Self
2000
- The Dark Side of the Rainbow as Miss Gulch (archive footage)
1990
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self (archive footage)
1982
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981
- Nurse as Mrs. Evers
- Here's Boomer as Miss Heston
1979
- Letters from Frank as Grandma Miller
- The Making of the Wizard of Oz as Self
1977
1976
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special as Wicked Witch
1973
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Mrs. Eddels
- The Night Strangler as Prof. Crabwell
1972
- Journey Back to Oz as Aunt Em (voice)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1971
- The Anderson Tapes as Miss Kaler
- Brewster McCloud as Daphne Heap
1970
- The Partridge Family as Clara Kincaid
1969
- Sesame Street as The Wicked Witch
- Angel in My Pocket as Rhoda
1967
- Ghostbreakers as Ivy Rumson
- Rosie! as Mae
1966
- The Daydreamer as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
1965
- The World of Abbott and Costello as Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)
1964
- The Addams Family as Granny Frump
1963
1962
- Paradise Alley as Mrs. Nicholson
1961
1960
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries as Lizzie Allen
- 13 Ghosts as Elaine Zacharides
- The Bat as Lizzie Allen
1959
- Startime as Self
1958
- The Christmas Tree as Miss Finch
1957
- On Borrowed Time as Demetria Riffle
1955
- Gunsmoke as Edsel Pry
- The Devil's Disciple as Mrs. Dudgeon
1953
- A String of Blue Beads as Mrs. Loomis
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Dudgeon
- Comin' Round the Mountain as Aunt Huddy
- People Will Talk as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Charity Ames
- The Great Plane Robbery as Mrs. Judd
- Wabash Avenue as Tillie Hutch
- Riding High as Edna
1949
- Man Against Crime as Mrs. Barker
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)
- The Sun Comes Up as Mrs. Golightly
- The Red Pony as Teacher
1948
- Studio One
- State of the Union as Norah
- Reaching from Heaven as Sophie Manley
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Ruby Cheever
- Bungalow 13 as Mrs. Theresa Appleby
1947
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Flora
- Driftwood as Essie
- Dishonored Lady as Mrs. Geiger
1946
- Faithful in My Fashion as Miss Applegate
- Janie Gets Married as Mrs. Angles
1945
- George White's Scandals as Clarabelle Evans
1944
- Guest in the House as Hilda
1943
- The Ox-Bow Incident as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)
- Johnny Come Lately as Myrtle Ferguso
- City Without Men as Dora
1942
- The Affairs of Martha as Guinevere
- Meet the Stewarts as Willametta
- Twin Beds as Norah
1941
- Play Girl as Josie
- The Gay Vagabond as Agatha Badger
1940
- The Invisible Woman as Mrs. Jackson
- The Villain Still Pursued Her as Mrs. Wilson
- My Little Chickadee as Mrs. Gideon
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Mrs. Triffle
1939
- The Wizard of Oz as The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch
- Angels Wash Their Faces as Miss Hannaberry
- Babes in Arms as Martha Steele
- Main Street Lawyer as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper
1938
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Mrs. Harper
- A Slight Case of Murder as Mrs. Cagle
- Four's a Crowd as Amy
- Mother Carey's Chickens as Pauline Fuller
- Breaking the Ice as Mrs. Small
- Stablemates as Beulah Flanders
1937
- You Only Live Once as Hester
- Nothing Sacred as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
- I'll Take Romance as Margot
- When's Your Birthday? as Mossy
- The Good Old Soak as Minnie
- Saratoga as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car
- Mountain Justice as Phoebe Lamb
1936
- These Three as Agatha
- The Moon's Our Home as Mitty Simpson
- The Witness Chair as Grace Franklin
- Chatterbox as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton
- Laughing at Trouble as Lizzie Beadle
1935
- The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Gurget
- Way Down East as Martha Perkins
1934
- Broadway Bill as Edna
- There's Always Tomorrow as Ella
- Hat, Coat and Glove as Madame Du Barry
- By Your Leave as Whiffen
1933
- Another Language as Helen Hallam
- Zoo in Budapest as Assistant Matron for Orphans (uncredited)