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Barbara Darrow

Acting
Known For

86 Years Old

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.

Born

Hollywood, California, USA on 18th November 1931

Died

26th August 2018

All Credits

Love, American Style Image
Love, American Style
Elizabeth
Mission: Impossible Image
Mission: Impossible
Proprietress
The Mountain Image
The Mountain
Simone
Queen of Outer Space Image
Queen of Outer Space
Kaeel
The French Line Image
The French Line
Donna Adams
Diane Image
Diane
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Tall Story Image
Tall Story
Frieda Jensen
The Monster That Challenged the World Image
The Monster That Challenged the World
Jody Simms
The Silent Kill Image
The Silent Kill
Linda Hollander