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Dorothy Malone

Born: 29th Jan 1924 Chicago, Illinois, USA - Died 19th Jan 2018
Dept: Acting
Dorothy Malone (January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and, in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies. After a decade, she began to acquire a more glamorous image, particularly after her role in Written on the Wind (1956), for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her career reached its peak by the beginning of the 1960s, and she achieved later success with her television role as Constance MacKenzie on Peyton Place from (1964–1968). Less active in her later years, Malone's last screen appearance was in Basic Instinct in 1992. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 99
Film: 75 (76%)
Television: 24 (24%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Documentary, War, Soap, Adventure, Science Fiction, Talk

Filmography

These Dead Souls Documentary
2018
An audiovisual essay on Douglas Sirk's film The Tarnished Angels (1957). Analyzes a central scene 40 minutes into the narrative, and also refers both ... view
Character:
(archive footage)
2008
The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews original ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn Documentary, TV Movie
2005
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family. ... view
Character:
Diana Barrymore (archive footage)
Basic Instinct Thriller, Mystery
1992
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described ... view
Character:
Hazel Dobkins
Original title: Descanse en piezas
1987
A newlywed couple move into the mansion of the bride's recently dead aunt. Soon strange things begin to happen when the various tenants and servants o ... view
Character:
Aunt Catherine
1985
Another attempt to bring the 1960s primetime serial back to network television ... view
Character:
Constance Carson
He's Not Your Son Drama, TV Movie
1984
Two couples face the possibility that their infant sons, both born on the same day, were inadvertently switched at the hospital, and a chain of revela ... view
Character:
Dr. Sullivan
The Being Horror, Science Fiction
1983
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up t ... view
Character:
Marge Smith
Matt Houston Drama
Sep 1982 (first aired)
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spell ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Off Your Rocker Comedy, TV Movie
1982
The residents of Mapleview retirement home rebel against their oppressors and take the staff hostage. Their demands are simple. They want more freedom ... view
Character:
Shelley Delaine
The Day Time Ended Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
1980
Deep in the desert, a rural American family is forced to endure a night of inter-dimensional, extra terrestrial terror when a UFO appears over their h ... view
Character:
Ana Williams
1980
Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed, like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leander, George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Barbara Stanwyck, ... view
Character:
Self
Condominium Drama, Action & Adventure
Apr 1980 (first aired)
An impending hurricane threatens to destroy the Silver Sands Condominium in Fiddler Key, Florida. ... view
Character:
Molly Denniver (2 ep.)
Winter Kills Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
1979
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the ... view
Character:
Emma Kegan
1979
An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to gri ... view
Character:
Mildred
1978
A naive Texas beauty queen, seeking Hollywood stardom, quickly learns the realities of the business after attending an unethical modeling school. ... view
Character:
Myrtle Cutler
Flying High Drama, Comedy
Sep 1978 (first aired)
Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin Coha ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Vega$ Drama, Crime
Sep 1978 (first aired)
Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was film ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Golden Rendezvous Thriller, Action, Crime
1977
Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacke ... view
Character:
Mrs. Skinner
Murder in Peyton Place Drama, TV Movie
1977
A former resident of the town of Peyton Place, now wealthy and powerful, secretly returns to the town and sets in motion a spate of killings designed ... view
Character:
Constance MacKenzie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Mystery, Action & Adventure
Jan 1977 (first aired)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Little Ladies of the Night Drama, TV Movie
1977
The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Lyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has te ... view
Character:
Maggie
The November Plan TV Movie, Crime, Drama
1977
A hard-nosed private detective investigates a suspected overthrow of the U.S. government. Loosely based on The Business Plot of 1933. ... view
Character:
Dawn Archer
City of Angels Crime, Drama
Feb 1976 (first aired)
City of Angels is a 1976 television series created by Stephen J. Cannell and Roy Huggins, who had previously worked together on The Rockford Files. Am ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (3 ep.)
Rich Man, Poor Man Drama, Soap
Feb 1976 (first aired)
Based on the best-selling 1969 novel by Irwin Shaw, the series follows the divergent career courses of the impoverished German American Jordache broth ... view
Character:
Irene Goodwin (12 ep.)
Ellery Queen Mystery, Drama
Sep 1975 (first aired)
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 tele ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1975
A boat captain in the Caribbean becomes part of a bond theft/murder cover up. ... view
Character:
Paula Stafford
Abduction Crime, Drama, Thriller
1975
The daughter of wealthy businessman is taken hostage by a gang of radical black revolutionaries. While she fears for her life at first, she gradually ... view
Character:
Mrs. Prescott
Police Woman Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob gi ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Streets of San Francisco Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
Sep 1972 (first aired)
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Pigeon Crime, Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
1969
A private eye is hired to protect a young woman who has a black book on a crime syndicate. ... view
Character:
Elaine Hagen
Carnal Circuit Horror, Crime
Original title: Femmine insaziabili
1969
We follow the Journal reporter Paulo whose close friend mysteriously been taken out of the way and it's now up to Paulo to figure out who the culprits ... view
Character:
Vanessa Brighton
Sep 1968 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Ironside Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mar 1967 (first aired)
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to t ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1964
An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason. ... view
Character:
Lisa Bond (uncredited)
Peyton Place Drama, Soap, Mystery
Sep 1964 (first aired)
Like the novel and film of the same name, this nighttime soap opera is set in the small New England town of Peyton Place, whose quaint charm masks a c ... view
Character:
Constance MacKenzie (460 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Arrest and Trial Crime, Drama
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Easter ... view
Character:
Lois Janeway (1 ep.)
Beach Party Comedy, Music
1963
Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and ... view
Character:
Marianne
Dr. Kildare Drama
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respe ... view
Character:
Rena Ladovan (1 ep.)
The Last Sunset Western, Drama
1961
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling coul ... view
Character:
Belle Breckenridge
Route 66 Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure, Mystery
Oct 1960 (first aired)
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Checkmate Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1960 (first aired)
Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from ... view
Character:
Lorna Shay (1 ep.)
The Last Voyage Thriller, Drama, Action
1960
The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After an explosion in the boiler room, Captain Robert A ... view
Character:
Laurie Henderson
Warlock Western
1959
A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire t ... view
Character:
Lily Dollar
1958
The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle. ... view
Character:
Diana Barrymore
1957
In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, wor ... view
Character:
LaVerne Shumann
Tip on a Dead Jockey Crime, Drama
1957
Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid. ... view
Character:
Phyllis Tredman
Quantez Western
1957
A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses ... view
Character:
Chaney
1957
The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bear ... view
Character:
Cleva Creighton Chaney
Written on the Wind Drama, Romance
1956
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business ... view
Character:
Marylee Hadley
Tension at Table Rock Western, Drama
1956
When the owner of a stagecoach station is killed, a gunman takes his place. ... view
Character:
Lorna Miller
1956
First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white se ... view
Character:
Calla Gaxton
May 1956 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
At Gunpoint Western
1955
A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back. ... view
Character:
Martha Wright
1955
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he s ... view
Character:
Abigail Parker
Sincerely Yours Music, Romance, Drama
1955
He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer’s unique appeal can reli ... view
Character:
Linda Curtis
Tall Man Riding Action, Western
1955
Still seeking revenge against ranch owner Tuck Ordway for publicly whipping him years earlier and breaking up his relationship with Ordway's daughter, ... view
Character:
Corinna Ordway
Five Guns West Western, Action
1955
During the Civil War, five condemned Southern prisoners are plucked off Death Row and promised pardons on the condition that they undertake a mission ... view
Character:
Shalee
Battle Cry War, Drama, Romance
1955
The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits fr ... view
Character:
Mrs Elaine Yarborough
Young at Heart Romance, Drama, Music
1954
The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming compo ... view
Character:
Fran Tuttle
The Fast and the Furious Action, Crime, Drama
1954
A framed man escapes prison and takes a wealthy woman's Jaguar with her in it. After she tries to escape numerous times, they begin to develop feeling ... view
Character:
Connie Adair
Private Hell 36 Crime, Drama
1954
In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Poli ... view
Character:
Francey Farnham
Security Risk Drama, Action
1954
An FBI agent on vacation in the mountains begins to suspect that a Communist spy ring may be operating in the area. ... view
Character:
Donna Weeks
Pushover Crime, Thriller, Drama
1954
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing. ... view
Character:
Ann Stewart
The Lone Gun Western
1954
Cruze arrives in town and when he stands up to the three Moran brothers, he gets appointed Marshal. First the brothers kill a rancher while framing an ... view
Character:
Charlotte Downing
Loophole Crime
1954
Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, ... view
Character:
Ruthie Donovan
Torpedo Alley War, Drama
1953
After carrier pilot Lt Bingham is rescued at sea by a submarine when he crashes, he applies for submarine duty. During training he competes with Comma ... view
Character:
Susan Peabody
Jack Slade Western
1953
A young boy witnesses his father murdered by bandits and grows into adulthood vowing revenge. ... view
Character:
Virginia Maria Dale
Sep 1953 (first aired)
Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show ... view
Character:
May Hadley (1 ep.)
Law and Order Western
1953
Frame Johnson's attempt to settle down in Tombstone is interrupted when a mob tries to mete out some frontier justice. ... view
Character:
Jeannie
Scared Stiff Music, Comedy, Horror
1953
A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated isla ... view
Character:
Rosie
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
General Electric Theater Comedy, Drama
Feb 1953 (first aired)
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponso ... view
Character:
Eva Balto Kelly (1 ep.)
Ellen Rogers (1 ep.)
Ruth Hammond (1 ep.)
Omnibus Talk
Nov 1952 (first aired)
Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Four Star Playhouse Drama, Comedy
Sep 1952 (first aired)
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Compa ... view
Character:
Ann (1 ep.)
Ella (1 ep.)
The Bushwhackers Thriller, Western
1951
Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arrives in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, intending never again to use a gun. He finds that ranch ... view
Character:
Cathy Sharpe
Saddle Legion Western, Action, Adventure, Drama
1951
A cattle inspector runs a rustling ring on the side. ... view
Character:
Dr. Ann F. Rollins
1950
Harriet O'Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York. ... view
Character:
Lola Gillway
1950
In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the polic ... view
Character:
Alice Lorie
Convicted Crime, Drama
1950
A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted. ... view
Character:
Kay Knowland
The Nevadan Western
1950
A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher. ... view
Character:
Karen Galt
Colorado Territory Western, Crime, Romance
1949
After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist. ... view
Character:
Julie Ann Winslow
1949
With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Needing money, will join the Confederate troops, each ... view
Character:
Deborah Miller
Flaxy Martin Crime, Drama
1949
Attorney Walter Colby has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When his girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin, who also has ... view
Character:
Nora Carson
One Sunday Afternoon Romance, Music
1948
The third film version of James Hagan's play, this time with songs added, starring Dennis Morgan as a dentist who marries patient and loyal Dorothy Ma ... view
Character:
Amy Lind
To the Victor Drama, Music, Romance
1948
An American serviceman remains in France after WWII and becomes a black marketeer. ... view
Character:
Miriam
Two Guys from Texas Comedy, Western
1948
Two vaudevillians on the run from crooks try to pass themselves off as cowboys. ... view
Character:
Joan Winston
The Big Sleep Mystery, Crime, Thriller
1946
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the comple ... view
Character:
Acme Bookstore Proprietress
Night and Day Drama, Music
1946
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee ... view
Character:
Nancy
1946
Newlywed Janie's (Joan Leslie) World War II-veteran husband (Robert Hutton) goes to work at her father's (Edward Arnold) newspaper. ... view
Character:
Sgt. Spud Lee
Frontier Days Western
1945
U.S. Marshal Clay Stacy brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by an old Nemesis. ... view
Character:
Martha Mercer
Too Young to Know Romance, Drama, War
1945
A returning GI searches for the wife who left him and gave away their son. ... view
Character:
Mary
Hollywood Canteen Comedy, Music, Romance
1944
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club ... view
Character:
Junior Hostess (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night Mystery, Crime
1944
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Al ... view
Character:
Eileen Daley (Uncredited)
1944
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war. ... view
Character:
Girl in Booth (uncredited)
Show Business Romance, Comedy, Music
1944
Musical about vaudeville performers, from 1944. ... view
Character:
Chorine
Seven Days Ashore Comedy, Romance
1944
Circumstances force a womanizing playboy on leave from the Merchant Marine to ask two shipmates to help him by dating two surplus girlfriends. ... view
Character:
Betty
1943
On a trip to New York, a small-town blowhard gets caught between a wealthy widow and a gold digger. ... view
Character:
Model