Barbara Darrow

Born: 1931-11-18

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.


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The Silent Kill

as Linda Hollander
Released: 1959-08-11

Retired football player and current P. I. Brock Callahan (Ken Clark) is hired to investigate the...

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The Monster That Challenged the World

as Jody Simms
Released: 1957-06-14

Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.

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Tall Story

as Frieda Jensen
Released: 1960-04-06

A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward...

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The Mountain

as Simone
Released: 1956-05-31

Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a...

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Queen of Outer Space

as Kaeel
Released: 1958-09-07

A mission to Venus discovers the planet inhabited only by women led by their evil Queen Yllana....

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The French Line

as Donna Adams
Released: 1954-02-08

Oil heiress Mame Carson takes an incognito cruise so that men will love her for her body, not...

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Diane

as Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Released: 1956-01-12

Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's...

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Mission: Impossible

as Proprietress
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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Love, American Style

as Elizabeth
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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