Betty McDowall

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Betty McDowall (born August 14, 1924 in Sydney , New South Wales as Betty Magarita McDowall , † December 31, 1993 in London ) was an Australian actress in film and television. She was best known for her roles in movies such as 12 Seconds to Eternity , A City Seeks a Murderer , Tomorrow at ten , The First Journey to the Moon or L - The Silent One

life and career

Betty McDowall was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1924. She made her film debut in TO McCreadie's drama Always Another Dawn in 1948 at the age of 24 . Since 1957 she has been cast in numerous female leading roles, mostly in low-budget productions for British cinema. She starred in films such as the thriller Twelve Seconds to Eternity by director Gerald Thomas , in the crime film A City Seeks a Murderer directed by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman , in the drama The Boss Was Faster Than Scotland Yard alongside William Hartnell , in Montgomery Tully's crime thriller Before the Change - Murder at Vincent Ball's Side, in the drama Temptation on the School Desk by director Leslie Norman , in Lance Comfort's thriller Tomorrow at Ten , in the science fiction adventure film The First Ride to the Moon by Nathan Juran or in the agent parody L - Der Lautlose directed by Jack Cardiff . Her last appearance on the big screen was in Richard Donner's horror film The Omen in 1976 .

Her television appearances from 1953 to 1977 include: BBC Sunday-Night Theater , Fabian of the Yard , Lilli Palmer Theater , The Count of Monte Cristo , Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents , The New Adventures of Charlie Chan , Web , The Flying Doctor , The Four Just , Commissioner Maigret , The Little Lord , Z-Cars , Simon Templar or Number 6 .

Betty McDowall's film career spanned more than 60 international productions for cinema and television. She died in London on December 31, 1993 at the age of 69.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1948: Always Another Dawn
  • 1957: The Man Nobody Knew (Interpol)
  • 1957: Precious Burden (The Shiralee)
  • 1957: Twelve seconds to eternity (Time Lock)
  • 1958: Diamond Safari
  • 1958: She Didn't Say No!
  • 1959: A City Is Looking For A Killer (Jack the Ripper)
  • 1960: The boss was faster than Scotland Yard (jackpot)
  • 1960: Before the Change - Murder (Dead Lucky)
  • 1961: Temptation on the school desk (Spare the Rod)
  • 1962: Tomorrow at Ten
  • 1963: Echo of Diana
  • 1964: First Men in the Moon (First Men in the Moon)
  • 1964: Keep the Keys Hot (Ballad in Blue)
  • 1965: L - Der Lautlose (The Liquidator)
  • 1976: The Omen (The Omen)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Betty McDowall in: Jack the Ripper - Through the Mists of Time , by Peter Hodgson, Pneuma Springs Publishing, 2011, p. 89
  2. ↑ imdb.com
  3. ^ Obituary for Betty McDowall in: Find A Grave
personal data
SURNAME McDowall, Betty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McDowall, Betty Magarita (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian film and television actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1993
Place of death London , England , UK