Billie Bird
Bernice "Billie" Bird (born February 28, 1908 in Pocatello , Idaho , † November 27, 2002 in Granada Hills , Los Angeles ) was an American actress and comedian .
Life
Bird recorded her first role in the short silent film Grass Widowers in 1921. A second film only followed in 1950 with mortal hostility . In the following years she occupied leading and supporting roles in various US film productions. In addition to dramas, she appeared quite often in comedies, which resulted from the fact that she also worked as a stage comedian. From the 70s and 80s she was increasingly seen in recurring roles in television series. As the only actress she embodied two different characters in the Police Academy series : Mrs. Lois Feldman in Police Academy 4 - And now it's all going and Mrs. Stanwyck in Police Academy 6 - Resistance is futile .
She died on November 27, 2002 in Granada Hills, Los Angeles at the age of 94. In the last few years of her life she suffered from Alzheimer's disease .
Filmography
Movies
- 1921: Grass Widowers (short film)
- 1950: Mortal Enmity (Dallas)
- 1951: SOS - Two Mothers -in-Law (The Mating Season)
- 1951: The Lemon Drop Kid
- 1951: Darling, How Could You!
- 1951: Rhubarb
- 1951: Journey Into Light
- 1952: Anything Can Happen
- 1952: Just Across the Street
- 1952: My Man and I
- 1952: Somebody Loves Me
- 1952: My Wife's Best Friend
- 1953: Half a Hero
- 1954: The world belongs to women (Woman's World)
- 1957: Melody of Destiny (The Joker Is Wild)
- 1957: Panama Sal
- 1958: Unwed Mother
- 1959: Born to Be Loved
- 1959: The Misunderstood (Blue Denim)
- 1960: Sin beckons (Too Soon to Love)
- 1961: The Cat Burglar
- 1961: Secret of Deep Harbor
- 1966: The Las Vegas Hillbillys
- 1967: Barefoot in the Park (Barefoot in the Park)
- 1968: The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
- 1970: Getting Straight
- 1972: Stand Up and Be Counted
- 1982: Kiss me, Doc (Young Doctors in Love)
- 1983: Max Dugan's Moneten (Max Dugan Returns)
- 1984: You can only do that as an adult (Sixteen Candles)
- 1986: One Crazy Summer
- 1986: Ratboy
- 1987: Police Academy 4 - And now it's going on (Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol)
- 1988: Save the Dog! (TV movie)
- 1988: Ernest Saves Christmas ( Chaotic Christmas)
- 1989: That's Adequate
- 1989: Police Academy 6 - Resistance futile (Police Academy 6: City Under Siege)
- 1990: The End of Innocence
- 1990: Kevin Home Alone
- 1993: Dennis
- 1995: chaos! Son-in-law Junior in the courtroom (Jury Duty)
TV Shows
- 1957: Code 3 (one sequence)
- 1958: Her star: Loretta Young ( Letter to Loretta , an episode)
- 1958: Dr. Bill Baxter, Doctor in Arizona ( Frontier Doctor , an episode)
- 1971: Adam-12 (one episode)
- 1971: The Boss ( Ironside , an episode)
- 1973: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke , an episode)
- 1974: Apple's Way (an episode)
- 1976–1977: The Waltons ( The Waltons , 2 episodes)
- 1977: Eight Is Enough (an episode)
- 1982: House Calls (an episode)
- 1982–1983: It Takes Two (22 episodes)
- 1983: Goodnight, Beantown (an episode)
- 1983–1984: We Got It Made (2 episodes)
- 1984–1986: Benson (28 episodes)
- 1984: Newhart (an episode)
- 1984: Happy Days (one episode)
- 1984: Three's a Crowd (an episode)
- 1985: Remington Steele (an episode)
- 1986: Disney Land (an episode)
- 1986: Hardcastle & McCormick ( Hardcastle and McCormick , an episode)
- 1986: Brothers (2 episodes)
- 1986: The Facts of Life (an episode)
- 1986–1987: Silver Spoons (2 episodes)
- 1987: The Man from the Other Star ( Starman , an episode)
- 1987: Max Headroom (an episode)
- 1987: The Bronx Zoo (2 episodes)
- 1987: Cheers (an episode)
- 1987: Who's the boss here? ( Who's the Boss?, An episode)
- 1987: The Charmings (an episode)
- 1987–1988: CBS Summer Playhouse (2 episodes)
- 1988: Hunter (an episode)
- 1988: My Sister Sam (an episode)
- 1988: The Werewolf Returns ( Werewolf , an episode)
- 1988: Under the California Sun ( Knots Landing , 2 episodes)
- 1988–1992: Mein Lieber John ( Dear John , 83 episodes)
- 1992: Murphy Brown (an episode)
- 1993: The Wonder Years ( The Wonder Years , 2 episodes)
- 1997: George & Leo (an episode)
Web links
- Billie Bird in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Billie Bird in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Film, TV actress Billie Bird dies of Alzheimer's disease , The Sunday Gazette, accessed December 4, 2002.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bird, Billie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bird, Bernice |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and comedian |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1908 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pocatello , Idaho , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2002 |
Place of death | Granada Hills , Los Angeles , United States |