Betty Harford
Encyclopedia
Betty Harford is an American
actress, highly active on television
.
Her credits include: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
, Gunsmoke
, Dr. Kildare, The Twilight Zone
, The Big Valley
and The Paper Chase
.
She is possibly best known for her recurring role in the soap opera
Dynasty
as cook Hilda Gunnerson. Harford appeared in the series throughout its nine-year run from 1981 to 1989, reprising the part for Dynasty: The Reunion
in 1991. She also was well known for her performance in the The Paper Chase
as Mrs. Nottingham, the ever efficient secretary to Professor Charles Kingsfield. She performed this role during the first season in 1978-1979 and then later reprised it when the show was brought back by Showtime in 1983. In this role, she was to Professor Kingsfield as H.R. Haldeman was to Richard Nixon
.
United States
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actress, highly active on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
.
Her credits include: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades...
, Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
, Dr. Kildare, The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Twilight Zone is an American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The series consisted of unrelated episodes depicting paranormal, futuristic, dystopian, or simply disturbing events; each show typically featured a surprising...
, The Big Valley
The Big Valley
The Big Valley is an American television Western which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969, which starred Barbara Stanwyck, as a California widowed mother. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman...
and The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (TV series)
The Paper Chase is a television series based on a 1970 novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr., as well as a 1973 film based on the novel. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at Harvard Law School.-Production:...
.
She is possibly best known for her recurring role in the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
as cook Hilda Gunnerson. Harford appeared in the series throughout its nine-year run from 1981 to 1989, reprising the part for Dynasty: The Reunion
Dynasty: The Reunion
Dynasty: The Reunion is a 1991 miniseries reuniting the characters from the American prime time television soap opera Dynasty, a series which aired on ABC from 1981 to 1989 and was the highest-rated U.S. series in 1985. The miniseries, like the series, revolves around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil...
in 1991. She also was well known for her performance in the The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (TV series)
The Paper Chase is a television series based on a 1970 novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr., as well as a 1973 film based on the novel. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at Harvard Law School.-Production:...
as Mrs. Nottingham, the ever efficient secretary to Professor Charles Kingsfield. She performed this role during the first season in 1978-1979 and then later reprised it when the show was brought back by Showtime in 1983. In this role, she was to Professor Kingsfield as H.R. Haldeman was to Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
.