Person

Lillian Culver

Acting · 1896–1999 · Loveland, Colorado, USA

Lillian (Roberts) Culver was born in Loveland, Colorado, the daughter of William Porter Roberts and Clara Ellen Lackey. Her ancestors included Brigadier General Isaac Roberts of the War of 1812 and Anne (Robertson)(Johnston) Cockrill, heroine of the Revolutionary War and sister of James Robertson, "the father of Tennessee." She was an aspiring actress in silent movies when she met Harry H. Culver in 1915; they were married a short while later. She gave up her acting career until her husband's death August 17, 1946, whereupon she played small speaking roles in movies and guested on several television shows.

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  The Andy Griffith Show

  Barney's Mother

• Lux Video Theatre

  Mrs. Pennington

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  Tammy and the Bachelor

  Woman at Exhibition (uncredited)

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  Nightfall

  Woman (uncredited)

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  The Harder They Fall

  Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)

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  All That Heaven Allows

  Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

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  Blue Hawaii

  Matron (uncredited)

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  The Bad and the Beautiful

  Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

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  Ain't Misbehavin'

  Mrs. Hall (uncredited)

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  The Thrill of It All

  Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

• 1963The Thrill of It AllAutograph Seeker (uncredited)
• 1963Critic's ChoiceWoman (uncredited)
• 1961Blue HawaiiMatron (uncredited)
• 1960The Andy Griffith ShowBarney's Mother
• 1957Tammy and the BachelorWoman at Exhibition (uncredited)
• 1957The Garment JungleBuyer (uncredited)
• 1956NightfallWoman (uncredited)
• 1956The Harder They FallMrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
• 1955Sincerely YoursPlump Woman (uncredited)
• 1955All That Heaven AllowsMrs. Taylor (uncredited)
• 1955Ain't Misbehavin'Mrs. Hall (uncredited)
• 1952The Bad and the BeautifulReal Estate Woman (uncredited)
• 1950Lux Video TheatreMrs. Pennington