Amzie Strickland

Amzie Strickland
Strickland in 1955
Born(1919-01-10)January 10, 1919
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2006(2006-07-05) (aged 87)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1937–2001
Spouse
Frank Behrens
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(m. 1946; died 1986)​
Children1

Amzie Ellen Strickland (January 10, 1919 – July 5, 2006) was an American character actress who began in radio, made some 650 television appearances, had roles in two dozen films, appeared in numerous television movies, and also worked in TV commercials.

Radio

Strickland began as a radio actress during the old-time radio era, and her various radio roles included those shown in the table below.

Program Role
Call the Police Libby[1]
The Fat Man Cathy Evans
Our Gal Sunday Erica Dorn[2]
The Romance of Helen Trent Harriet Eagle[3]

Television

Strickland appeared (sometimes on a recurring basis) on such programs as Adam-12, Dragnet, with Jack Webb, Gunsmoke, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, My Favorite Martian, Make Room for Daddy, The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, Leave It to Beaver, Gunsmoke (S2E10’s “Greater Love” as Mrs. Brant in 1956), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Mission: Impossible, Alias Smith and Jones, Happy Days, Carter Country, Bonanza, The Golden Girls, The Facts of Life, The Jeffersons, Three's Company, ER, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, 7th Heaven, Ellen, Wings, ALF, Dragnet, Father Dowling Mysteries, Full House, Ned and Stacey, Perry Mason, and Knight Rider. Her television movies include Tower of Terror and Inherit the Wind.

Films

Main article: Amzie Strickland filmography

Her film credits include roles in Captain Newman, M.D., Penelope, Kotch, Harper Valley PTA, Pretty Woman, Doc Hollywood, Shiloh, and Krippendorf's Tribe.[4]

Personal life and death

Strickland was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[citation needed]

She was married to radio and television actor Frank Behrens from 1946 until his death in 1986. They had a son, Tim Behrens.[citation needed]

She died of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 87 in 2006.[5]

Strickland adhered to Roman Catholicism and was a lifelong Republican.[6]

References

  1. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. ^ "Named for Colonel". Harrisburg Telegraph. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. January 6, 1945. p. 16. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "She's a Menace". Harrisburg Telegraph. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. January 5, 1946. p. 15. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Amzie Strickland | Biography and Filmography | 1919". Hollywood.com. 2015-02-06. Archived from the original on 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  5. ^ "Died July 5". Legacy.com. July 5, 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  6. ^ An Interview With Amzie Strickland, Skip E. Lowe, 1994