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Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Department: Acting

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Barbara Rush (January 4, 1927 - March 31, 2024) was an American Golden Globe Award-winning movie and television actress. In 1954, Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American black-and-white science fiction film, It Came From Outer Space. Later in her career, Rush became a regular performer in the television series Peyton Place, and appeared in TV movies, miniseries, and a variety of other programs, including the soap opera All My Children, as well as starring in films including Bigger Than Life, The Young Philadelphians, The Young Lions, Robin and the 7 Hoods and Hombre.

Known For

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

1956

Come Blow Your Horn

Come Blow Your Horn

1963

Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1954

Hombre

Hombre

1967

The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958

Can't Stop the Music

Can't Stop the Music

1980

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

1951

Superdad

Superdad

1973

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

1972

Summer Lovers

Summer Lovers

1982

It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

1953

Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

Strangers When We Meet

Strangers When We Meet

1960

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

Oh, Men! Oh, Women!

1957

Captain Lightfoot

Captain Lightfoot

1955

Harry Black and the Tiger

Harry Black and the Tiger

1958

The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush

1960

Kiss of Fire

Kiss of Fire

1955

Peege

Peege

1973

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995

Quebec

Quebec

1951

Flight to Hong Kong

Flight to Hong Kong

1956

The Man

The Man

1972

The Eyes of Charles Sand

The Eyes of Charles Sand

1972

Prince of Pirates

Prince of Pirates

1953

Suddenly Single

Suddenly Single

1971

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

1980

Death Car on the Freeway

Death Car on the Freeway

1979

The First Legion

The First Legion

1951

The Last Day

The Last Day

1975

Strategy of Terror

Strategy of Terror

1969

The Unknown

The Unknown

1964

No Down Payment

No Down Payment

1957

The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs

1950

Widow's Kiss

Widow's Kiss

1996

Flaming Feather

Flaming Feather

1952

Web of Deceit

Web of Deceit

1990

Cutter

Cutter

1972

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1980

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

1977

World in My Corner

World in My Corner

1956

What Makes Sammy Run?

What Makes Sammy Run?

1959

Crime Club

Crime Club

1973

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

2014

Magic Night

Magic Night

1980

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976

Batman

Batman

1966

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

1982

Maude

Maude

1972

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1981

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

Hotel

Hotel

1982

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Cannon

Cannon

1971

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

1996

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

1962

Password

Password

1961

Laredo

Laredo

1965

Police Story

Police Story

1973

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

McCloud

McCloud

1970

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1964

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1962

Custer

Custer

1967

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

Masquerade

Masquerade

1983

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1995

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

1975

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1994

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

1984

Paradise

Paradise

1988

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

1975

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Mannix

Mannix

1967

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969

Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

Relativity

Relativity

1996

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1985

The Seekers

The Seekers

1979

Hotel

Hotel

1982

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961