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Barbara Pepper‌

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Birthday

calendar1915-05-31

Popularity

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Barbara Pepper

New York City, New York, USA

Barbara Pepper

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1915-05-31

Popularity

star5.6

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.

Movie Credits

Manpower

Manpower‌
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calendar 1941

They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal‌
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calendar 1939

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade‌
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calendar 1938

The Music Man

The Music Man‌
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calendar 1962

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry‌
star6.2
calendar 1945

Inferno

Inferno‌
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calendar 1953

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?‌
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calendar 1963

Show Boat

Show Boat‌
star6.7
calendar 1936

The Rogues' Tavern

The Rogues' Tavern‌
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calendar 1936

Kiss Me, Stupid

Kiss Me, Stupid‌
star7.0
calendar 1964

A Maid Made Mad

A Maid Made Mad‌
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calendar 1943

Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues‌
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calendar 1941

A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting‌
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calendar 1963

Flight at Midnight

Flight at Midnight‌
star4.5
calendar 1939

Framed

Framed‌
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calendar 1940

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread‌
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calendar 1934

Murder, He Says

Murder, He Says‌
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calendar 1945

Girls in Chains

Girls in Chains‌
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calendar 1943

Forty Naughty Girls

Forty Naughty Girls‌
star5.2
calendar 1937

The Singing Vagabond

The Singing Vagabond‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

Waterfront Lady

Waterfront Lady‌
star5.5
calendar 1935

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Hollywood Stadium Mystery

Hollywood Stadium Mystery‌
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calendar 1938

Army Girl

Army Girl‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

The Sagebrush Troubadour

The Sagebrush Troubadour‌
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calendar 1935

What Becomes of the Children?

What Becomes of the Children?‌
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calendar 1936

The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs‌
star4.5
calendar 1938

Taming the Wild

Taming the Wild‌
star5.5
calendar 1936

Many Unhappy Returns

Many Unhappy Returns‌
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calendar 1937

The Crooked Way

The Crooked Way‌
star6.4
calendar 1949

The Big Game

The Big Game‌
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calendar 1936

Too Many Wives

Too Many Wives‌
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calendar 1937

Sappy Pappy

Sappy Pappy‌
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calendar 1942

Wide Open Faces

Wide Open Faces‌
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calendar 1938

Wanted: Jane Turner

Wanted: Jane Turner‌
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calendar 1936

Let 'em Have It

Let 'em Have It‌
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calendar 1935

The Lady in the Morgue

The Lady in the Morgue‌
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calendar 1938

The D.I.

The D.I.‌
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calendar 1957

M'Liss

M'Liss‌
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calendar 1936

One Thrilling Night

One Thrilling Night‌
star5.1
calendar 1942

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

The Big Shot

The Big Shot‌
star5.0
calendar 1937

You Can't Buy Luck

You Can't Buy Luck‌
star4.5
calendar 1937

The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams‌
star5.8
calendar 1939

So This Is Washington

So This Is Washington‌
star4.8
calendar 1943

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner‌
star4.4
calendar 1943

South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

Mummy's Boys

Mummy's Boys‌
star4.7
calendar 1936

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid‌
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calendar 1944

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born‌
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calendar 1954

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson‌
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calendar 1940

Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns‌
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calendar 1941

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother‌
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calendar 1939

The Women

The Women‌
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calendar 1939

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men‌
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calendar 1939

Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial‌
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calendar 1937

Dark Meeting

Dark Meeting‌
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calendar 1956

Winterset

Winterset‌
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calendar 1936

The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve‌
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calendar 1941

The Snake Pit

The Snake Pit‌
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calendar 1948

Unmasked

Unmasked‌
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calendar 1950

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent‌
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calendar 1940

Forced Landing

Forced Landing‌
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calendar 1935

The Westland Case

The Westland Case‌
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calendar 1937

Trouble Chasers

Trouble Chasers‌
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calendar 1945

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James‌
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calendar 1940

The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush‌
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calendar 1960

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame‌
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calendar 1958

Terror Trail

Terror Trail‌
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calendar 1946

Blonde and Groom

Blonde and Groom‌
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calendar 1943

Carry Harry

Carry Harry‌
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calendar 1942

Let's Face It

Let's Face It‌
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calendar 1943

Three Sons

Three Sons‌
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calendar 1939

Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals‌
star5.9
calendar 1933

Ghost Buster

Ghost Buster‌
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calendar 1952

Music for Madame

Music for Madame‌
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calendar 1937

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy‌
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calendar 1942

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

So This Is Love

So This Is Love‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

The Eddie Cantor Story

The Eddie Cantor Story‌
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calendar 1953

Colorado Sunset

Colorado Sunset‌
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calendar 1939

Frisco Waterfront

Frisco Waterfront‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Off the Record

Off the Record‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time‌
star5.8
calendar 1944

Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Sex Kittens Go to College

Sex Kittens Go to College‌
star3.4
calendar 1960

The Inspector General

The Inspector General‌
star6.4
calendar 1949

The Chaser

The Chaser‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

No Way Out

No Way Out‌
star6.9
calendar 1950

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties‌
star6.7
calendar 1945

Forgotten Girls

Forgotten Girls‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite‌
star5.3
calendar 1934

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog‌
star6.4
calendar 1941

It's Only Money

It's Only Money‌
star6.1
calendar 1962

Tv Credits

Mister Ed

Mister Ed‌
star6.7
calendar 1961

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Green Acres

Green Acres‌
star7.3
calendar 1965

My Three Sons

My Three Sons‌
star6.5
calendar 1960

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Studio One

Studio One‌
star4.4
calendar 1948

Laredo

Laredo‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel‌
star7.4
calendar 1957

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Fugitive

The Fugitive‌
star7.2
calendar 1963

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

M Squad

M Squad‌
star5.2
calendar 1957

The Texan

The Texan‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.‌
star5.7
calendar 1968

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best‌
star6.6
calendar 1954

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951