- Amzie Strickland
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birthdate =January 10 ,1919
birthplace =Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
deathdate =July 5 ,2006
deathplace =Spokane, Washington Amzie Strickland (
January 10 ,1919 –July 5 ,2006 ) was an Americancharacter actor who began in radio, made some 650 television appearances, had roles in two dozen films, appeared in numeroustelevision movie s and also worked in TV commercials. In a six-decade career, from the 1940s to 2001, she amassed well over 100 credits.Radio and television
Strickland began as a radio actress during the
old time radio era and her various radio roles included Cathy Evans, girlfriend of private eye Brad Runyon (J. Scott Smart ), inDashiell Hammett 's "The Fat Man" (1947-1951). She appeared (sometimes on a recurring basis) on such TV shows as "Gunsmoke ", "The Dick Van Dyke Show ", "The Andy Griffith Show ", "I Love Lucy ", "The Twilight Zone", "", "Happy Days ", "Carter Country ", "Bonanza ", "The Golden Girls ", "ER", "7th Heaven ", "Ellen", "Wings", "Alf", "Father Dowling Mysteries ", "Ned and Stacey " and "Knight Rider ". Her TV movies include "Tower of Terror" and "Inherit the Wind".Films
Her film credits include roles in "
Captain Newman, M.D. ", "Kotch ", "Harper Valley PTA", "Pretty Woman ", "Doc Hollywood " and "Krippendorf's Tribe ".She was married to radio and television actor Frank Behrens, and they had a son, Tim Behrens. At age 87, she died in
Spokane, Washington ofAlzheimer's disease in 2006.External links
*imdb name|id=0834351|name=Amzie Strickland
* [http://www.tv.com/amzie-strickland/person/4768/summary.html TV.com]
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