Barbara Darrow

Acting

Barbara Darrow

Born November 18, 1931 · Hollywood, California, USA

Died August 26, 2018 · aged 86

Barbara Darrow (November 18, 1931 - August 26, 2018) was an American actress. She was born in Hollywood, California, to George H. Wittlinger, a motion picture landscape artist, and Alice Simpson Wittlinger, a former silent screen actress. She graduated from Hollywood High School. Darrow's work as a model led to her receiving offers of film contracts. On August 31, 1950, a judge approved her seven…

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Tall StoryTall Story · 1960
Tall Story
5.71960
MovieComedyRomance
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
The MountainThe Mountain · 1956
The Mountain
6.91956
MovieAdventureDrama
Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash victims.
Queen of Outer SpaceQueen of Outer Space · 1958
Queen of Outer Space
4.91958
MovieScience FictionAdventure
An aborted mission strands a crew on Venus where they find the planet inhabited only by women led by their evil Queen Yllana. Yllana had all the men of Venus killed, now that's she met Earth men, she wants them dead, too.
The French LineThe French Line · 1954
The French Line
4.51954
MovieRomanceComedy
Oil heiress Mame Carson takes an incognito cruise so that men will love her for her body, not her money.
The Monster That Challenged the WorldThe Monster That Challenged the World · 1957
The Monster That Challenged the World
5.61957
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.
DianeDiane · 1956
Diane
6.01956
MovieDramaHistory
Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France.
The Silent KillThe Silent Kill · 1959
The Silent Kill
1959
MovieCrime
Retired football player and current P. I. Brock Callahan (Ken Clark) is hired to investigate the death of a decorator. The police think it's a suicide, but Callahan's not so sure. Directed by Don Siegel from a script by Stirling Silliphant as the pilot for a CBS television show called "Brock Callahan" which was not picked up.
Mission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible · 1966
Mission: Impossible
7.61966
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

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Mission: ImpossibleMission: Impossible · 1966
Mission: Impossible
7.61966
SeriesAction & AdventureCrime
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

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