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Barbara Darrow

Known ForActing
Birthday1931-11-18
Age86 years old at death
Date of Death† 2018-08-26
Place of BirthHollywood, California, USA

Biography

Barbara Darrow (November 18, 1931 - August 26, 2018) was an American actress. She was born in Hollywood, California, to George H. Wittlinger, a motion picture landscape artist, and Alice Simpson Wittlinger, a former silent screen actress. She graduated from Hollywood High School. Darrow's work as a model led to her receiving offers of film contracts. On August 31, 1950, a judge approved her seven-year contract with RKO Studios. She made mostly B-movie films in the 1950s, including The Monster That Challenged The World and Queen of Outer Space. She replaced Marla English opposite Spencer Tracy in The Mountain, after English had an adverse reaction to a smallpox vaccine. By 1955 she was one of only three actors under contract to RKO. On television, Darrow portrayed Nurse Forester in the NBC medical drama Doctors' Hospital. She also made several appearances in one or two episodes of popular television shows in the 1950s. Some of these include The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Bachelor Father, The Bob Cummings Show, M Squad, and Peter Gunn.

Filmography

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1956
5.8
Drama
History

Diane

poster
1960
5.4
Comedy
Romance

Tall Story

poster
1956
6.9
Adventure
Drama

The Mountain

poster
1957
5.6
Horror
Sci-Fi

The Monster That Challenged the World

poster
1958
4.6
Sci-Fi
Adventure

Queen of Outer Space

poster
1954
3.9
Romance
Comedy

The French Line

poster
1959
Crime

The Silent Kill

poster
1966
7.6
Action & Adventure
Crime

Mission: Impossible

poster
1969
6.1
Comedy

Love, American Style