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Portrait of Frances Bavier

Acting

Frances Bavier

Career

Active from 1951 to 1974, busiest in 1952 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frances Bavier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Gentle Moral Lessons 2
  • Wholesome Humor 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Intergenerational Appeal 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 54
Benji
Benji (1974)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lady with the Cat

1960s

4 titles · average score 72
Mayberry R.F.D.
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Aunt Bee Taylor

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Aunt Bee Taylor

The Investigators
The Investigators (1961)

TV show

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Aunt Bee Taylor

1950s

31 titles · average score 68
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Louise Marlow

The Blessed Midnight
The Blessed Midnight (1956)

as Mrs. Hayes

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Mrs. Fergusen

It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1954)

TV show · as Mrs. Amy Morgan

Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

as Helen Harley

The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Henrietta Perkins

My Wife's Best Friend
My Wife's Best Friend (1952)

as Mrs. Chamberlain

The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No (1952)
GoodWatch score 42

as Alice Hatch

The Stooge
The Stooge (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Rogers

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mrs. Barley

1940s

1 title · average score 48
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Aunt Maggie Sawtelle

1930s

1 title · average score 67
Girls About Town
Girls About Town (1931)
GoodWatch score 67

as Joy - Party Girl (uncredited)