Jean Allison
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Jean Allison | |
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| Born | October 24, 1929 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1957–1984 |
Jean Allison (October 24, 1929) is an American actress.
She appeared in numerous films and TV series throughout the 1950s to the 1980s.
Biography
Allison was born in New York City on October 24, 1929.[1] A prolific actress of the small screen, she made her debut on television in the mid-1950s and was credited, over the years, with a host of minor roles and appeareances as guest star in dozens of episodes of television series.
She also appeared in two episodes of The Californians, two episodes of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, two episodes of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, three episodes of Sheriff of Cochise, two episodes of Law of the Plainsman, two episodes of The Alaskans, two episodes of Hawaiian Eye, an episode of One Step Beyond, two episodes of Wanted Dead or Alive, one episode of The Rifleman, two episodes of The Detectives, three episodes of 77 Sunset Strip, two episodes of Laramie, two episodes of Dr. Kildare, two episodes of Gunsmoke, two episodes of Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, four episodes of Emergency! and two episodes of Charlie's Angels.[2] On Adam-12, she played a woman involved in a 415 (domestic dispute) in an episode that aired on March 7, 1973. Allison was on Starsky & Hutch for a double episode as Helen Yeager in 1977. She also appeared in several films, acting in secondary roles: as Eleanor Hackett in Edge of Fury, as Nell Lucas in Devil's Partner (both films at United Artist),[3] as Florence Maguire in The Steagle, as Mrs. Dixon in Bad Company and as Mrs. Steensma in Hardcore.[2] ln 1971 and 1974, Allison had minor roles in ABC movies of the week: first in Aaron Spelling's The Death of Me Yet,[4] then in The Elevator.[5] She also had a support role in the 1977 NBC made-for-television movie The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver, which co-starred Karen Black and George Hamilton.[6]
Her last appearance on television was in 1984 on the series Highway to Heaven.[2][7]
Selected filmography
Film
- Edge of Fury (1958)
- Devil's Partner (1961)
- The Steagle (1971)
- Bad Company (1972)
- Hardcore (1979)
Television
- General Electric Theater (1957)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1959) Episode: Shotgun Slade-The Salted Mine[8]
- The Californians (1958-1959)
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958-1959)
- Whirlybirds (1958-1959)
- Have Gun - Will Travel (1958)
- Letter to Loretta (1958)
- The Restless (1958)
- M Squad (1958)
- Maverick (1958)
- The Rough Riders (1958)
- Trackdown (1958)
- Wanted Dead or Alive (1959-1961)
- Sugarfoot (1959)
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
- Lawman (1959) Episode: "The Posse"
- Rawhide (1959)
- Bronco (1960) Episode: "Death of an Outlaw"[9]
- One Step Beyond (1960)
- Johnny Ringo (1960)
- Perry Mason (1961)
- The Rifleman (1961)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
- Gunsmoke (1970-1974)
- Emergency! (1976)
- The Bionic Woman (1976) Episode: "Angel of Mercy"[10]
References
- ^ Kotar, S. L.; Gessler, J. E. (2009). Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959-1961. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593935054.
- ^ a b c "Jean Allison : Actress - Films, episodes and roles on digiguide.tv". digiguide.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ Atkinson, Barry (2013-05-30). Atomic Age Cinema: The Offbeat, the Classic and the Obscure. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1936168446.
- ^ McKenna, Michael (2013-08-22). The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-9157-9.
- ^ Deal, David (2015-01-27). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5514-0.
- ^ Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-269-6.
- ^ Sklar, Elizabeth S.; Hoffman, Donald L. (2015-10-03). King Arthur in Popular Culture. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0527-2.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2019-09-05). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-2019, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7874-0.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (2012-12-21). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.
- ^ Phillips, Mark; Garcia, Frank (2014-05-12). Science Fiction Television Series: Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime-Time Shows, 1959 through 1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1030-6.
External links
- Jean Allison at IMDb