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
2025
- The Wizard of Oz at Sphere as Miss Gulch (archive footage)
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
- Here's Boomer as Miss Heston
- Nurse as Mrs. Evers
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
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- Journey Back to Oz as Aunt Em (voice)
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
- Rosie! as Mae
- Ghostbreakers as Ivy Rumson
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
1953
- A String of Blue Beads as Mrs. Loomis
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Dudgeon
- People Will Talk as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)
- Comin' Round the Mountain as Aunt Huddy
1950
- Lux Video Theatre as Charity Ames
- Riding High as Edna
- Wabash Avenue as Tillie Hutch
- The Great Plane Robbery as Mrs. Judd
1949
- Man Against Crime as Mrs. Barker
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)
- The Red Pony as Teacher
- The Sun Comes Up as Mrs. Golightly
1948
- Studio One
- State of the Union as Norah
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Ruby Cheever
- Reaching from Heaven as Sophie Manley
- Bungalow 13 as Mrs. Theresa Appleby
1947
- Dishonored Lady as Mrs. Geiger
- Driftwood as Essie
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Flora
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)
- City Without Men as Dora
- Johnny Come Lately as Myrtle Ferguso
1942
- The Affairs of Martha as Guinevere
- Meet the Stewarts as Willametta
- Twin Beds as Norah
1941
- The Gay Vagabond as Agatha Badger
- Play Girl as Josie
1940
- The Invisible Woman as Mrs. Jackson
- My Little Chickadee as Mrs. Gideon
- The Villain Still Pursued Her as Mrs. Wilson
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Mrs. Triffle
1939
- The Wizard of Oz as Miss Gulch
- Babes in Arms as Martha Steele
- Angels Wash Their Faces as Miss Hannaberry
- 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
- Breaking the Ice as Mrs. Small
- Mother Carey's Chickens as Pauline Fuller
- Stablemates as Beulah Flanders
1937
- You Only Live Once as Hester
- Nothing Sacred as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
- Saratoga as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car
- Mountain Justice as Phoebe Lamb
- I'll Take Romance as Margot
- When's Your Birthday? as Mossy
- The Good Old Soak as Minnie
1936
- These Three as Agatha
- The Moon's Our Home as Mitty Simpson
- Laughing at Trouble as Lizzie Beadle
- The Witness Chair as Grace Franklin
- Chatterbox as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton
1935
- The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Gurget
- Way Down East as Martha Perkins
1934
- Broadway Bill as Edna
- By Your Leave as Whiffen
- Hat, Coat and Glove as Madame Du Barry
- There's Always Tomorrow as Ella
1933
- Zoo in Budapest as Assistant Matron for Orphans (uncredited)
- Another Language as Helen Hallam