Amzie Strickland
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.
Amzie Strickland | |
|---|---|
 Strickland in 1955 | |
| Born | January 10, 1919 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2006 (aged 87) Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937–2001 |
| Spouse |
Frank Behrens
(m. 1946; died 1986) |
| Children | 1 |
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, Gomer Pyle USMC, Mission: Impossible, Alias Smith & 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 TV movies include Tower of Terror and Inherit the Wind.
Films
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.
She was married to radio and television actor Frank Behrens from 1946 until his death in 1986. They had a son, Tim Behrens.
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
- 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.
- "Named for Colonel". Harrisburg Telegraph. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. January 6, 1945. p. 16. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "She's a Menace". Harrisburg Telegraph. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. January 5, 1946. p. 15. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Amzie Strickland | Biography and Filmography | 1919". Hollywood.com. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- "Died July 5". Legacy.com. July 5, 2019.
- An Interview With Amzie Strickland, Skip E. Lowe, 1994
External links
- Amzie Strickland at IMDb
- Profile, TV.com