Barbara Pepper

Barbara Pepper

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Barbara Pepper

  • Birthday:

    1915-05-31

  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Gender:

    Female

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 0.4578
  • Also Known As

Barbara Pepper

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barbara Pepper (born Marion B. Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first "Doris Ziffel" on the sitcom Green Acres. Pepper was born in New York City, the daughter of actor David Mitchell "Dave" Pepper, and his wife, Harrietta S. Pepper. At age 16 she started life in show business with Goldwyn Girls, a musical stock company where she met lifelong friend Lucille Ball.

Pepper began making movies. Among her later film parts were small roles in My Fair Lady and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She also performed radio parts. In 1943, she married actor Craig Reynolds (né Harold Hugh Enfield), and the couple later had two sons. After Reynolds died in 1949 in a California motorcycle accident, Pepper was left to raise their children alone. She never remarried.

After gaining weight, her roles were mostly confined to small character parts on television, including several appearances on I Love Lucy, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Petticoat Junction, and The Jack Benny Program. She made four appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of Martha Dale, mother of the title character, in the 1957 episode "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen".

A long-time friend of Lucille Ball, Barbara was considered for the role of Ethel Mertz on "I Love Lucy," but was passed over due to the fact that she was reportedly a drinker. William Frawley ("Fred Mertz") was, likewise, reportedly, a drinker and was already cast. It was felt that having two drinkers in the cast might eventually cause difficulties so they auditioned and found Vivian Vance to play Ethel instead.

She may be best remembered as the first Doris Ziffel on Petticoat Junction in 1964, although her character's name on the "Genghis Keane" episode of Petticoat Junction was Ruth Ziffel. Her role as Doris Ziffel continued on Green Acres from 1965 to 1968, until heart ailments finally forced her to leave that weekly series. Veteran actress Fran Ryan replaced her on Green Acres, which would continue to run for another three years. Her final performance was in the 1969 film Hook, Line & Sinker, in which she played Jerry Lewis's secretary.

Top Movie Cast

Manpower
Manpowertrue- Polly

1941-08-09

6.7
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminaltrue- Budgie Massey

1939-01-21

6.3
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
The Strange Case of Dr. Meadetrue- Mattie

1938-12-15

5.0
The Music Man
The Music Mantrue- Mrs. Hawkes

1962-06-19

7.1
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harrytrue- Annie

1945-08-17

6.3
Inferno
Infernotrue- Waitress (uncredited)

1953-08-12

6.2
Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store?true- Customer at Bargain Sale (uncredited)

1963-11-28

6.9
Show Boat
Show Boattrue

1936-05-17

6.7
The Rogues' Tavern
The Rogues' Taverntrue- Marjorie Burns

1936-06-04

5.8
Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupidtrue- Big Bertha

1964-12-22

7.0
A Maid Made Mad
A Maid Made Madtrue- Blonde

1943-03-19

0.0
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Bluestrue- Maizie

1941-11-07

5.3
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waitingtrue- Miss Brown (uncredited)

1963-02-13

6.8
Flight at Midnight
Flight at Midnighttrue- Mildred

1939-08-28

4.5
Framed
Framedtrue- Goldie Green

1940-02-23

5.8
Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Breadtrue- Sally

1934-10-02

6.9
Murder, He Says
Murder, He Saystrue- Bonnie Fleagle

1945-06-23

6.6
Girls in Chains
Girls in Chainstrue- Barbara Pepper

1943-05-17

4.7
Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girlstrue- Alice

1937-09-24

5.2
The Singing Vagabond
The Singing Vagabondtrue- Honey

1935-12-16

7.0
Waterfront Lady
Waterfront Ladytrue- Gloria Vance

1935-10-04

5.5
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flattrue- Blonde Saloon Lady (uncredited)

1937-04-16

6.0
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Hollywood Stadium Mysterytrue- Althea Ames

1938-02-21

5.7
Army Girl
Army Girltrue- Riki

1938-08-11

6.0
The Sagebrush Troubadour
The Sagebrush Troubadourtrue- Joan Martin

1935-12-02

5.5
What Becomes of the Children?
What Becomes of the Children?true- Elsie Ford

1936-12-04

5.0
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairstrue- Woman at bar (uncredited)

1938-12-23

4.5
Taming the Wild
Taming the Wildtrue- Hazel White

1936-02-14

5.5
Many Unhappy Returns
Many Unhappy Returnstrue- Sophie - Cigar Store Counter Girl

1937-10-14

0.0
The Crooked Way
The Crooked Waytrue

1949-04-22

6.4
The Big Game
The Big Gametrue- Lois

1936-10-09

5.8
Too Many Wives
Too Many Wivestrue- Angela Brown

1937-04-09

6.7
Sappy Pappy
Sappy Pappytrue- Female Customer

1942-10-30

0.0
Wide Open Faces
Wide Open Facestrue- Belle

1938-04-18

8.5
Wanted: Jane Turner
Wanted: Jane Turnertrue- Marge Sanders

1936-12-04

5.3
Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have Ittrue- Milly Adams

1935-05-15

7.0
The Lady in the Morgue
The Lady in the Morguetrue- Kay Renshaw

1938-04-22

6.3
The D.I.
The D.I.true- Woman Customer

1957-05-30

7.1
M'Liss
M'Lisstrue- Clytie Morpher

1936-07-27

5.0
One Thrilling Night
One Thrilling Nighttrue- Lettie

1942-06-05

5.2
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girltrue- Wife Watching TV (uncredited)

1950-09-15

6.0
The Big Shot
The Big Shottrue- Mamie

1937-07-23

5.0
You Can't Buy Luck
You Can't Buy Lucktrue- Store Clerk

1937-04-30

4.5
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williamstrue- Muriel - Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1939-11-22

5.8
So This Is Washington
So This Is Washingtontrue- Betty - Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1943-08-01

4.8
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunnertrue- Blonde at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)

1943-03-20

4.4
South of Tahiti
South of Tahititrue- Julie

1941-10-17

6.0
Mummy's Boys
Mummy's Boystrue- Mary Browning

1936-10-02

4.7
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupidtrue- Miss LaRue ("Wild Rose")

1944-04-01

0.0
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Borntrue- Esther's Neighbor (uncredited)

1954-10-01

7.1
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudsontrue- Goldie

1940-02-17

6.8
Three Sons o' Guns
Three Sons o' Gunstrue- Francie LaRue

1941-08-02

5.0
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mothertrue- Dance-Hall Hostess (uncredited)

1939-06-30

7.1
The Women
The Womentrue- Tough Girl (uncredited)

1939-09-01

7.1
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Mentrue- Second Girl (uncredited)

1939-12-24

7.3
Portia on Trial
Portia on Trialtrue- Evelyn

1937-11-08

5.3
Dark Meeting
Dark Meetingtrue- Clara

1956-01-05

0.0
Winterset
Wintersettrue- Girl

1936-12-03

5.6
The Lady Eve
The Lady Evetrue- Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)

1941-02-25

7.2
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pittrue- Asylum Patient (uncredited)

1948-11-04

7.1
Unmasked
Unmaskedtrue- Mrs. Schmidt

1950-01-30

5.2
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondenttrue- Dorine

1940-08-16

7.0
Forced Landing
Forced Landingtrue- Nancy 'Dusty' Rhodes

1935-12-02

0.0
The Westland Case
The Westland Casetrue- Agatha Hogan

1937-10-30

6.0
Trouble Chasers
Trouble Chaserstrue- Goldie

1945-05-02

0.0
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank Jamestrue- Nellie Blane

1940-08-10

6.3
The Bramble Bush
The Bramble Bushtrue- Polly Welk

1960-02-24

5.5
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mametrue- Mrs. Krantz (uncredited)

1958-12-04

7.0
Terror Trail
Terror Trailtrue- Karen Kemp, the Louisville Lady

1946-11-21

0.0
Let's Face It
Let's Face Ittrue- Daisy (uncredited)

1943-08-04

4.5
Three Sons
Three Sonstrue- Viola

1939-10-13

3.2
Roman Scandals
Roman Scandalstrue- Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

1933-11-27

6.0
Ghost Buster
Ghost Bustertrue- Mrs. Nolan

1952-03-07

6.0
Music for Madame
Music for Madametrue- Blonde on Bus (Uncredited)

1937-10-08

5.0
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spytrue- Speedy

1942-06-12

5.2
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaventrue- Susan (uncredited)

1950-09-15

7.0
So This Is Love
So This Is Lovetrue- Fat Girl with Sailor in Nightclub (uncredited)

1953-07-15

4.5
The Eddie Cantor Story
The Eddie Cantor Storytrue- Beer Garden Patron

1953-12-25

5.0
Colorado Sunset
Colorado Sunsettrue- Ginger Bixby

1939-07-30

0.0
Frisco Waterfront
Frisco Waterfronttrue- The Blonde Stranger

1935-12-03

0.0
Off the Record
Off the Recordtrue- Flossie - Telephone Operator (uncredited)

1939-01-21

6.0
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Timetrue- Cabbie (uncredited)

1944-06-29

5.8
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Ladytrue- Maude

1940-07-05

4.0
Sex Kittens Go to College
Sex Kittens Go to Collegetrue- Circe

1960-08-24

3.4
The Inspector General
The Inspector Generaltrue- Buxom Villager (uncredited)

1949-12-31

6.4
The Chaser
The Chasertrue- Mabel, Drunken Girl

1938-07-29

6.0
No Way Out
No Way Outtrue- Woman (uncredited)

1950-08-16

6.9
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Ninetiestrue- Gilded Cage Hostess (uncredited)

1945-06-20

6.8
Forgotten Girls
Forgotten Girlstrue- Eve Abbott

1940-03-15

5.0
Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamitetrue- Party Girl (uncredited)

1934-05-11

5.3
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fogtrue

1941-06-14

6.4
It's Only Money
It's Only Moneytrue- Fisherwoman

1962-11-20

6.1

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