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Marjorie Lord

Marjorie Lord

Actor · Died November 28, 2015, aged 97 · San Francisco, California, USA

Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 26, 1918
Died
November 28, 2015 (aged 97)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 9% in 30 days

What are Marjorie Lord's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Morality
22%
Survival
17%
Self
15%
Society
7%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Joyful
2
Warm
3
Thrilling
2
Romantic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Marjorie Lord's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marjorie Lord's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Side by Side(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The World of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Babs Middleton (archive footage)

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Beth Shane

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Mason

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Rogers

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Missing Are Deadly(1975)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

  • Make Room for Granddaddy(1970)

    Show 24 episodes · as Kathy Williams

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!(1966)

    as Mrs. Martha Meade

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy Williams

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Marr

  • Wire Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Phyllis Holley

  • Port of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Kay Walker

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Danny Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 222 episodes · as Kathy · as Kathy O’Hara · as Kathy Williams

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Cook

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Mexican Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sheila Barton

  • Down Laredo Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Valerie

  • Rebel City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Jane Dudley

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Millie

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee Powell Coleman · as Mrs. Field

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Bessie

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Hopalong Cassidy(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • China Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah McCoy

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Elise · as Marietta

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Venture of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Racket Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stop That Cab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Mary Thomas

  • Blades of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Queen Anne

  • Chain Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Rita McKelvey

  • The Lost Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ruth Gordon

  • Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mary Winslow

  • Air Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Jennifer White

  • Masked Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Gale Trevett

  • The Strange Mrs. Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Gina Crane

  • The Argyle Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Marla

  • New Orleans(1947)

    as Grace Voiselle

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    as Justine (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Come Lately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jane

  • Shantytown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Virginia Allen

  • Sherlock Holmes in Washington(1942)

    as Nancy Partridge

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hi, Buddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mary Parker

  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack(1943)

    as Janet Thompson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight in Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Patsy Clark

  • Timber! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Yvette Lacour

  • Escape from Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Valarie Hale

  • About Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Betty Marlowe

  • The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Babs

  • Girls' School(1938)

    as Nan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • High Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Arlene Arlington

  • Forty Naughty Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as June Preston

  • Hideaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Joan Peterson

  • On Again—Off Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Florence Cole

  • Border Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Janet Barry

Career shape

Star power in the 63rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1937 to 1988.

Highest rated

Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1942)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Make Room for Granddaddy (1970)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38th

By decade

1930s7 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s26 · acting1960s2 · acting1970s6 · acting1980s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Marjorie Lord's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Make Room for Granddaddy (1970)

69th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Flesh and Fantasy (1943)

Midcredits 75th · 68% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Marjorie Lord work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marjorie Lord's MovieCove titles; Danny Thomas shares the most, 2.