Acting

Dorothy Shay

Born April 21, 1921 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Died October 22, 1978 · aged 57

Dorothy Shay was an American popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s, who later became a character actress. She was known as the "Park Avenue Hillbillie"

Known For

The World's Greatest AthleteThe World's Greatest Athlete · 1973
The World's Greatest Athlete
★ 5.61973
MovieComedyFamily
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
Comin' Round the MountainComin' Round the Mountain · 1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
★ 6.11951
MovieComedyMusic
Al Stewart and Wilbert are magicians doing a stage act when they run into Wilbert's cousin, Dorothy McCoy. They find out that Wilbert's grandfather, Squeeze-box McCoy, had treasure hidden in the hills of Kentucky, which they go to find.
Mixed CompanyMixed Company · 1974
Mixed Company
★ 6.51974
MovieComedyDrama
Kathy Morrison (Harris), mother of three, who helps run a "color-blind" adoption program, wants to have another biological child. Her husband, Pete (Bologna), the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, finds out he can't produce another child. Kathy thinks about adopting a boy, Frederic "Freddie" Wilcox, and Pete does not want to adopt a boy who happens to be black. When he relents, Freddie's arrival causes an upheaval in the Morrison's neighborhood, their school, and family. Kathy's answer is to adopt another child, in this case two, a war-traumatized half-Vietnamese girl, Quan Tran, and a Hopi boy, Joe. The new extended family must now learn to live together.
Adam-12Adam-12 · 1968
Adam-12
★ 7.11968
SeriesCrimeDrama
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
The WaltonsThe Waltons · 1972
The Waltons
★ 7.11972
SeriesDrama
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
Starsky & HutchStarsky & Hutch · 1975
Starsky & Hutch
★ 7.41975
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
The Jack Benny ProgramThe Jack Benny Program · 1950
The Jack Benny Program
★ 7.81950
SeriesComedy
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
The Brady BunchThe Brady Bunch · 1969
The Brady Bunch
★ 6.71969
SeriesComedy
When widower Mike Brady marries a lovely lady widow Carol Ann, their two families become one. These are the misadventures of this new couple, their six children, a dog named Tiger, and quirky housekeeper Alice.

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