Helen Westcott

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1928-01-01

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Helen Westcott

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Helen Westcott (born January 1, 1928, Los Angeles, California — died March 17, 1998, Edmonds, Washington) was an American stage and screen actor and former child actor. She was the daughter of Warner Bros. studio actor Gordon Westcott who died when Helen was seven years old, in 1935. She appeared opposite Gregory Peck in the western classic The Gunfighter released in 1950. She was also known in part for her role in Charles Lamont's 1953 comedy horror film Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. She moved from the big screen to television roles in the late 1950s, including Perry Mason, Bonanza, and The Twilight Zone.  Westcott also appeared on the stage later in her career, including in Anthony Mann's God's Little Acre in 1958. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Westcott, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

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Acting History

1970
I Love My Wife as Mrs. Burrows
1970
Pieces of Dreams as Mrs. Straub
1969
Medical Center as Mary Summers
1967
Mannix as Faye
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth as Veda Devine
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mrs. Fletcher
1960
Cimarron as Miss Kuye (uncredited)
1959
The Twilight Zone as Lillian Pope
1959
Bonanza as Amanda Ridley
1959
Bonanza as Emily Colfax
1959
Day of the Outlaw as Vivian
1959
Rawhide as Ella Cowley
1958
The Last Hurrah as Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
1958
Monster on the Campus as Nurse Molly Riordan
1958
The Invisible Avenger as Tara O'Neill
1958
God's Little Acre as Rosamund
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Amanda Cole
1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer as Sally
1958
Tales of Frankenstein as Christine Halpert
1956
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok as Belle Longtree
1956
Hot Blood as Velma
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Mary Todd
1954
The Lone Wolf as Helen Calder / Elaine
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Vicky Edwards
1953
Gun Belt as Arlene Reach
1953
The Charge at Feather River as Anne McKeever
1953
Cow Country as Linda Garnet
1952
Battles of Chief Pontiac as Winifred Lancaster
1952
Loan Shark as Martha Gargen Haines
1952
With a Song in My Heart as Jennifer March
1952
Return of the Texan as Averill Murray
1952
Phone Call from a Stranger as Jane Trask
1951
The Secret of Convict Lake as Susan Haggerty
1951
Take Care of My Little Girl as Merry Coombs
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Nancy
1950
The Gunfighter as Peggy Walsh
1950
Backfire as Miss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)
1950
Whirlpool as Simms' Secretary (uncredited)
1949
Dancing in the Dark as June
1949
The Girl from Jones Beach as Miss Brooks
1949
One Last Fling as Annie Mae Hunter
1949
Homicide as Jo Ann Rice
1949
Alaska Patrol as Mary Lynn
1949
Flaxy Martin as Peggy Farrar
1948
Adventures of Don Juan as Lady Diana
1948
Smart Girls Don't Talk as Toni Peters
1948
13 Lead Soldiers as Cynthia Stedman
1937
Maid of Salem as Little Girl (Uncredited)
1936
Without Orders as Little Girl
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Cobweb
1934
Thunder Over Texas as Betty 'Tiny' Norton