Person
Bethel Leslie
Acting · 1929–1999 · New York, New York, USA
Biography
Born in New York City in 1928, Bethel Leslie was a prolific stage, film and TV actress, active on and off Broadway from 1944 to 1999, and in film and television from 1949 to 1999. She was also an occasional screenwriter for television. Beside the stage, she worked mainly in television, in numerous TV series such as "Perry Mason", "Rawhide", "Wagon Train" and "Gun Law".
Known for
Perry Mason
Janet Morris
The Rifleman
1958
The Fugitive
Marcie King
Bonanza
Ann Grant
Maverick
Janet Kilmer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Mannix
1967
Wagon Train
Helen Martin
Rawhide
Martha Hastings
The Wild Wild West
1965
Filmography
- 2000UninvitedMrs. Wentworth
- 1999Message in a BottleMarta Land
- 1998Saint MaybeMrs. Dulcimer
- 1996In Cold Blood
- 1995KansasMabel 'Nana' Farley
- 1992Terror on Track 9
- 1987IronweedLibrarian
- 1987Long Day's Journey Into NightMary Tyrone
- 1985The EqualizerWoman on Street
- 1981Falcon CrestWriter
- 1981The Girl on the Edge of TownMrs. Morton
- 1979A Christmas for BoomerWriter
- 1979Beyond Death's Door
- 1979Old BoyfriendsMrs. Vantil
- 1978The Gift of LoveAgnes
- 1978The White ShadowMrs. Lawrence
- 1976FamilyWriter
- 1975Matt HelmWriter
- 1975The Last SurvivorsInez Haynes
- 1972Kung FuRita Coblenz
- 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawMartha Crane
- 1971Dr. Cook's GardenEssie Bullitt
- 1970The Molly MaguiresMrs. Kehoe
- 1968The Name of the GameMiss Haggblad
- 1967Mannix
- 1967The High ChaparralAnnie Simmons
- 1965A Rage to LiveAmy Hollister
- 1965The Loner
- 1965The Wild Wild West
- 1965The AmbassadorsMaria Gostrey
- 1964Daniel BooneZerelda Fluellen
- 1963Captain Newman, M.D.Mrs. Helene Winston
- 1963The AnimalsNarrator (voice)
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 1963The Richard Boone Show
- 1963The FugitiveMarcie King
- 1963The DoctorsDr. Maggie Powers
- 1962The VirginianLydia Turner
- 1961Straightaway
- 1961The InvestigatorsJessica Price
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961Bus Stop
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!
- 1961Cain's HundredFrances Olney
- 1961Kraft Mystery Theatre
- 1960Route 66
- 1960CheckmateCynthia Jordan
- 1960ThrillerGale Hattering
- 1960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesDale
- 1960The BatDale Ogden
- 1960Hong KongKate Martin
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseCarol Legrange
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonAnn Royce
- 1959RiverboatCathy Norris
- 1959BonanzaAnn Grant
- 1959The Rabbit TrapAbby Colt
- 1959One Step BeyondBetty Barrett
- 1959RawhideMartha Hastings
- 1958Bat MastersonMildred Conrad
- 1958Naked CityAmy Langan
- 1958The Rifleman
- 1958The Texan
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveCarole Easter
- 1957Trackdown
- 1957MaverickJanet Kilmer
- 1957Perry MasonJanet Morris
- 1957M SquadDoris Holt
- 1957Wagon TrainHelen Martin
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveFaith Dryden
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMabel
- 1955GunsmokeRose Ellen
- 1955The MillionaireDorothy Ferris
- 1954Climax!Jessica Colby
- 1954December Bride
- 1953The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
- 1953Letter to LorettaShirley Parker
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Dulcimer
- 1951Love of Life
- 1951Tales of Tomorrow
- 1950The GirlsCornelia Otis Skinner
- 1949Lights Out
- 1948Studio OneMartha
- 1948The Philco Television Playhouse
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
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