Barbara Townsend

{{short description|American film and television actress}}

{{Infobox person

|name=Barbara Townsend

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|8|4}}

| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2002|1|29|1913|8|4}}

| death_place = Arlington, Virginia, U.S.

|occupation=actress

|yearsactive=1949–1993

|}}

Barbara Townsend (August 4, 1913 – January 29, 2002){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eQbCzAEACAAJ|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002|page=305|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786414642|date=April 9, 2003|via=Google Books}} was an American film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mildred Potter in the series AfterMASH.{{cite book |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present |date=2003 |publisher=Ballantine Books |page=23}} Her film roles include One Good Cop, Hard to Kill and Annihilator.

TV credits

  • Murder, She Wrote (1993) (Season 10 Episode 3: "The Legacy of Borbey House") as Mrs. Higgins
  • Murder, She Wrote (1989) (Season 5 Episode 9: "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue") as Clara
  • Northern Exposure (1993) (Season 4 Episode 14: "Grosse Pointe, 48230") as Elizabeth Stowe (Grammy)
  • Civil Wars (1992) (Season 2 Episode 3: "Oboe Phobia") as Enid Gough
  • Quantum Leap (1991) (Season 4 Episode 3: "Hurricane - August 17, 1969") as Ma Maw
  • Mama's Family (1990) (Season 6 Episode 19: "There is Nothing Like the Dames") as Dame Barth
  • Hunter (1987) (Season 3 Episode 17: "Any Second Now") as Mrs. Karnovsky
  • St. Elsewhere (1987) (Season 5 Episode 14: "Visiting Daze") as Anita Klein
  • Mr. Belvedere (1986) (Season 3 Episode 2: "Grandma") as Eunice Townsend
  • Highway to Heaven (1985) (Season 2 Episode 11: "The Monster: Part 2") as Ella McCulloch
  • Highway to Heaven (1985) (Season 2 Episode 10: "The Monster: Part 1") as Ella McCulloch
  • Knight Rider (1985) (Season 4 Episode 4: "Sky Knight") as Mrs. Swanson
  • Remington Steele (1984) (Season 3 Episode 11: "Let's Steele a Plot") as Maxine Delano
  • Little House on the Prairie (1983) (Season 9 Episode 21: "May I Have This Dance?") as Mrs. Mae Flannery
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1977) (Season 5 Episode 12: "Monkey is Back") as Apartment Manager
  • Highway Patrol (1957) (Season 3 Episode 8: "Hot Dust") as Landlady
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 3 Episode 2: "Mail Order Prophet") as Secretary

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