Catherine McLeod
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 2, 1921
- Died
- May 11, 1997 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Biography
Catherine McLeod (July 2, 1921 – May 11, 1997) was an American actress who made over sixty television and movie appearances between 1944 and 1976. She memorably portrayed the one woman whom James Garner's character Bret Maverick wanted to marry on the 1957 television series Maverick, in the episode "Rage for Vengeance," and appeared in literally dozens of other series including The Millionaire, Meet McGraw, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 77 Sunset Strip, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Bronco, Perry Mason, Colt .45, Lawman, Bonanza, Hawaiian Eye, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Outer Limits, The Virginian, and the Ten Thousand Horses Singing episode of Studio One opposite James Dean and John Forsythe. Movies included Frank Borzage's I've Always Loved You (1946), Courage of Lassie (1946), The Fabulous Texan (1947), That's My Man (1947), Old Los Angeles (1948), My Wife's Best Friend (1952), A Blueprint for Murder (1953), William Witney's The Outcast (1954), Ride the Wild Surf (1964), and Lipstick (1976). McLeod's greatest impact upon American consciousness by far, however, was as purveyor of one of the most ubiquitous catchphrases of its era when she portrayed the woman in the 1963 headache remedy television commercial who plaintively but irritably said, "Mother, please! I'd rather do it myself!" The announcer's voiceover would then intone, "Sure you have a headache... tense, irritable.... but don't take it out on her." Description above from the Wikipedia article Catherine McLeod, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Republic Pictures Story
Movie · as Self
Lipstick
Movie · as Vogue Lady
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Mrs. Pate · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Lorraine Fryes · 1 ep
Ride the Wild Surf
Movie · as Mrs. Kilua
The Outer Limits
TV · as Abby Kagan · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Amy Sturgis, Mary Mallory · 1 ep
Tammy Tell Me True
Movie · as Mrs. Bateman
The Sergeant Was a Lady
Movie · as Maj. Hay
Cain's Hundred
TV · as Secretary · 2 eps
87th Precinct
TV · 1 ep
Angel
TV · 1 ep
Coronado 9
TV · as Martha Travis · 1 ep
Stagecoach West
TV · as Emily Walker · 1 ep
Hawaiian Eye
TV · 1 ep
One Step Beyond
TV · as Mary Dermott · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Mrs. McClure · 1 ep
Return to Warbow
Movie · as Kathleen Fallam
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 2 eps
Bronco
TV · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Lorraine Ferrell, Nora Huxley · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Mildred Tyler · 1 ep
Alcoa Theatre
TV · as Edie · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · as Margaret Ross · 1 ep
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Effie Fallon, Myra Hanscom · 1 ep
State Trooper
TV · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Letty Rickers, Lizzie · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 3 eps
The Outcast
Movie · as Alice Austin
The Heart of Juliet Jones
Movie · as Juliet Jones
Public Defender
TV · 1 ep
A Blueprint for Murder
Movie · as Maggie Sargent
Sword of Venus
Movie · as Claire
General Electric Theater
TV · as Isabel Harris · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Martha Patton · 1 ep
My Wife's Best Friend
Movie · as Jane Richards
10,000 Horses Singing
Movie · as D. D. Dillward
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Leila, Nora · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Bess Maguire · 1 ep
So Young, So Bad
Movie · as Ruth Levering
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Grace, Sandra · 1 ep
Suspense
TV · 2 eps
Old Los Angeles
Movie · as Marie Marlowe
Studio One
TV · as Sgt. Shirley Marsh, Monica Dixon, D. D. Dillward, Bessie · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
The Fabulous Texan
Movie · as Josie Allen
That's My Man
Movie · as Ronnie Grange
Courage of Lassie
Movie · as Alice Merrick
I've Always Loved You
Movie · as Myra Hassman
The Harvey Girls
Movie · as Louise (uncredited)
Forever Yours
Movie · as Martha