Margaret Hamilton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. In later years, Hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals, and retained a lifelong commitment to public education. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Dec 9, 1902 In Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 87
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Another Language 1933-07-28
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990-02-20
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | 1990-02-20 |
| Movie | Horrible Horror | Elaine Zacharides in '13 Ghosts' | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Series | Nurse | Unknown | 1981-04-02 |
| Movie | Letters from Frank | Grandma Miller | 1979-11-22 |
| Series | Lou Grant | Unknown | 1977-09-20 |
| Movie | The Paul Lynde Halloween Special | Wicked Witch | 1976-10-30 |
| Movie | The Night Strangler | Prof. Crabwell | 1973-01-16 |
| Series | Sigmund and the Sea Monsters | Mrs. Eddels | 1973-09-08 |
| Movie | Journey Back to Oz | Aunt Em (voice) | 1972-12-14 |
| Movie | The Anderson Tapes | Miss Kaler | 1971-06-17 |
| Movie | Brewster McCloud | Daphne Heap | 1970-12-05 |
| Movie | Angel in My Pocket | Rhoda | 1969-04-02 |
| Movie | Ghostbreakers | Ivy Rumson | 1967-09-08 |
| Movie | Rosie! | Mae | 1967-11-22 |
| Movie | The Daydreamer | Mrs. Klopplebobbler | 1966-06-01 |
| Movie | The World of Abbott and Costello | Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage) | 1965-04-01 |
| Series | The Addams Family | Unknown | 1964-09-18 |
| Series | The Patty Duke Show | Unknown | 1963-09-18 |
| Movie | Paradise Alley | Mrs. Nicholson | 1962-01-02 |
| Series | Ichabod and Me | Unknown | 1961-09-26 |
| Movie | The Bat | Lizzie Allen | 1960-03-29 |
| Movie | 13 Ghosts | Elaine Zacharides | 1960-07-18 |
| Movie | On Borrowed Time | Demetria Riffle | 1957-11-17 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | Comin' Round the Mountain | Aunt Huddy | 1951-07-26 |
| Movie | People Will Talk | Sarah Pickett (uncredited) | 1951-08-29 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | Wabash Avenue | Tillie Hutch | 1950-03-31 |
| Movie | Riding High | Edna | 1950-04-12 |
| Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
| Movie | The Red Pony | Teacher | 1949-03-08 |
| Movie | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited) | 1949-05-27 |
| Movie | The Sun Comes Up | Mrs. Golightly | 1949-05-12 |
| Movie | Reaching from Heaven | Sophie Manley | 1948-02-01 |
| Movie | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Ruby Cheever | 1948-07-16 |
| Movie | State of the Union | Norah | 1948-04-30 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Movie | Bungalow 13 | Mrs. Theresa Appleby | 1948-11-19 |
| Movie | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Flora | 1947-04-04 |
| Movie | Driftwood | Essie | 1947-09-15 |
| Movie | Dishonored Lady | Mrs. Geiger | 1947-05-16 |
| Movie | Janie Gets Married | Mrs. Angles | 1946-06-22 |
| Movie | Faithful in My Fashion | Miss Applegate | 1946-08-21 |
| Movie | George White's Scandals | Clarabelle Evans | 1945-10-09 |
| Movie | Guest in the House | Hilda | 1944-12-08 |
| Movie | City Without Men | Dora | 1943-01-14 |
| Movie | The Ox-Bow Incident | Mrs. Larch (uncredited) | 1943-03-11 |
| Movie | Johnny Come Lately | Myrtle Ferguso | 1943-09-03 |
| Movie | Twin Beds | Norah | 1942-04-30 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Martha | Guinevere | 1942-06-21 |
| Movie | Meet the Stewarts | Willametta | 1942-05-21 |
| Movie | Play Girl | Josie | 1941-01-29 |
| Movie | The Gay Vagabond | Agatha Badger | 1941-05-12 |
| Movie | My Little Chickadee | Mrs. Gideon | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Mrs. Wilson | 1940-10-11 |
| Movie | The Invisible Woman | Mrs. Jackson | 1940-12-28 |
| Movie | I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now | Mrs. Triffle | 1940-10-19 |
| Movie | The Wizard of Oz | Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West | 1939-08-15 |
| Movie | Angels Wash Their Faces | Miss Hannaberry | 1939-08-26 |
| Movie | Main Street Lawyer | Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper | 1939-11-02 |
| Movie | Babes in Arms | Martha Steele | 1939-10-10 |
| Movie | Mother Carey's Chickens | Pauline Fuller | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Mrs. Harper | 1938-02-11 |
| Movie | A Slight Case of Murder | Mrs. Cagle | 1938-02-26 |
| Movie | Four's a Crowd | Amy | 1938-08-04 |
| Movie | Stablemates | Beulah Flanders | 1938-10-07 |
| Movie | Breaking the Ice | Mrs. Small | 1938-09-22 |
| Movie | When's Your Birthday? | Mossy | 1937-02-19 |
| Movie | You Only Live Once | Hester | 1937-01-23 |
| Movie | The Good Old Soak | Minnie | 1937-04-23 |
| Movie | Mountain Justice | Phoebe Lamb | 1937-04-24 |
| Movie | Nothing Sacred | Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady | 1937-11-25 |
| Movie | I'll Take Romance | Margot | 1937-11-17 |
| Movie | Saratoga | Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car | 1937-07-23 |
| Movie | Chatterbox | Emily 'Tippie' Tipton | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | These Three | Agatha | 1936-03-18 |
| Movie | The Witness Chair | Grace Franklin | 1936-04-23 |
| Movie | The Moon's Our Home | Mitty Simpson | 1936-04-10 |
| Movie | Laughing at Trouble | Lizzie Beadle | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Lucy Gurget | 1935-07-05 |
| Movie | Way Down East | Martha Perkins | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Hat, Coat and Glove | Madame Du Barry | 1934-07-26 |
| Movie | There's Always Tomorrow | Ella | 1934-11-01 |
| Movie | Broadway Bill | Edna | 1934-11-30 |
| Movie | By Your Leave | Whiffen | 1934-11-09 |
| Movie | Another Language | Helen Hallam | 1933-07-28 |