Mary Webster

Acting

Mary Webster

Born March 13, 1935 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died January 23, 2017 · aged 81

​Mary Webster is a British actress best known for her 45 appearances as Sarah Onedin in the BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line (1971-79). Webster's first television appearance was in The Man from the South for Cameo Theatre (1955). She went on to appear in, among others, A Christmas Carol (1958), William Tell (1958), The Moonstone (1959), Dixon of Dock Green (1963), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1963), R…

Known For

The Tin StarThe Tin Star · 1957
The Tin Star
7.01957
MovieWestern
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
Master of the WorldMaster of the World · 1961
Master of the World
6.01961
MovieScience FictionAdventure
A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace.
The Delicate DelinquentThe Delicate Delinquent · 1957
The Delicate Delinquent
6.41957
MovieComedy
Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.
Eighteen and AnxiousEighteen and Anxious · 1957
Eighteen and Anxious
7.01957
MovieDrama
A naive teenager gets pregnant and is forced to face the realities of life.
Father Knows BestFather Knows Best · 1954
Father Knows Best
6.61954
SeriesComedyFamily
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone · 1959
The Twilight Zone
8.51959
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
BBC Play of the MonthBBC Play of the Month · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
5.21965
SeriesDrama
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show · 1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
7.31950
SeriesComedy
Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades.

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The Onedin LineThe Onedin Line · 1971
The Onedin Line
7.01971
SeriesDrama
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.

Sarah Onedin

Black SaddleBlack Saddle · 1959
Black Saddle
6.21959
SeriesWesternDrama
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.

Mary Wyle