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Peggy Stewart (born Peggy O'Rourke; June 5, 1923 – May 29, 2019) was an American actress known for her roles in Western B movies and television series.[1]

Peggy Stewart
Stewart in Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
Born	Peggy O'Rourke (1923-06-05)June 5, 1923 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Died	May 29, 2019(2019-05-29) (aged 95) Valencia, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1937–2019
Spouse(s)	Don "Red" Barry ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1944)​ Buck Young ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 2000)​

Early life

Stewart was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she was raised, the daughter of John Francis O'Rourke and Frances Velma (McCampbell) Splane, who were from Bessemer, Alabama.[2][3] She distinguished herself as a swimming champion in high school;[2] in the 1930s, her family moved to California, where she met character actor Henry O'Neill. He recommended her to Paramount Pictures executives who were looking for a new actress for the part of Joel McCrea's teenage daughter in Wells Fargo (1937).[2] Her work in the film led to numerous other film roles.[2]

Career

In April 1944, Stewart signed a contract with Republic Pictures and began starring in Western B movies opposite such actors as Allan Lane, Sunset Carson, and Wild Bill Elliott.[1] During that time she played in several episodes of Adventures of Red Ryder. She usually played the part of the tough heroine, rather than a passive girl needing to be saved.[1] From 1944 to 1951 she starred in 35 films, most of which were Westerns and film serials. She also starred with Gene Autry several times during that period. as well as appearing on several episodes of The Cisco Kid, including "Oil Land", which first aired on October 10, 1950.

In 1949, she played alongside Jim Bannon in Ride, Ryder, Ride. She again played the part of heroine to Bannon in 1949, starring in The Fighting Redhead. In 1952 she starred with Bill Elliott in Kansas Territory. In 1957, she had a minor role on CBS's Have Gun – Will Travel episode "The Outlaw". In 1958, she was cast as Etta Jackson, the romantic interest of the painter Hurley Abbott, played by Brad Johnson, in the episode "The Underdog" of the ABC/Desilu western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role.

Later years

Her career slowed in the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was residing in Studio City, California. Stewart won the Golden Boot Awards in 1984. Semi-retired, Stewart still continued to act on occasion. She played a minor part in a 1993 episode of Seinfeld titled "The Implant", in which she portrayed the aunt of George Costanza's girlfriend.

Stewart played Pam Beesly's grandmother, Mee-Maw, in a 2009 episode of The Office and reprised the role in a 2010 episode. In 2012, she played Grandma Delores in Adam Sandler's comedy film, That's My Boy.

Personal life

In her latter decades, Stewart appeared regularly as a guest speaker at Western film festivals.[2] From 1993 till her death, Stewart appeared as a special guest at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival.[4]

Stewart was married twice. In 1940 she married actor Don "Red" Barry; the marriage ended in divorce in 1944.[2] She was married to actor Buck Young from 1953 until his death on February 9, 2000.[5]

Her sister, Patricia Ann O'Rourke, was married to the actor Wayne Morris.[6]

She died in May 2019 at the age of 95.[7][8][9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1937	Wells Fargo	Alice MacKay
1938	White Banners	Sally's friend	Uncredited
	Little Tough Guy	Rita Belle
	That Certain Age	Mary Lee
	Little Tough Guys in Society	Jane
1939	Man About Town	Mary, chorus girl	Uncredited
	5th Ave Girl	Katherine's girlfriend	Uncredited
	Everybody's Hobby	Bunny
1940	Star Dust	College girl	Uncredited
	All This, and Heaven Too	Helen Lexington
1941	Back Street	Freda Smith
1942	Sleepytime Gal	Dancer
1943	Girls in Chains	Terry, convict	Uncredited
1944	Tucson Raiders	Beth Rogers
	Silver City Kid	Ruth Clayton
	Stagecoach to Monterey	Jessie Wade
	Cheyenne Wildcat	Betty Lou Hopkins
	Code of the Prairie	Helen Matson
	Firebrands of Arizona	Poppy Calhoun
	Sheriff of Las Vegas	Ann Carter
1945	Utah	Jackie
	The Vampire's Ghost	Julia Vance
	Oregon Trail	Jill Layton
	Bandits of the Badlands	Hallie Wayne
	Marshal of Laredo	Judy Bowers
	Rough Riders of Cheyenne	Melinda Sterling
	The Tiger Woman	Phyllis Carrington
1946	The Phantom Rider	Doris Shannon
	Days of Buffalo Bill	Molly Owens
	California Gild Rush	Hazel Parker
	Sheriff of Redwood Valley	Molly
	Alias Billy the Kid	Ann Marshall
	Red River Renegades	Julia Bennett
	Conquest of Cheyenne	Cheyenne Jackson
	The Invisible Informer	Rosalind Baylor
	Stagecoach to Denver	'Beautiful', fake May Barnes
1947	Son of Zorro	Kate Wells
	Trail to San Antone	Kit Barlow
	Vigilantes of Boomtown	Molly McVey
	Rustlers of Devil's Canyon	Bess
	Messenger of Peace	Evangeline Lockley
1948	Tex Granger	Helen Kent
	Dead Man's Gold	June Thornton
	Frontier Revenge	Joan De Lysa
	Ride, Ryder, Ride!	Libby Brooks
1949	Desert Vigilante	Betty Long
	The Fighting Redhead	Sheila O'Connor
1950	Cody of the Pony Express	Linda Graham
1951	Pride of Maryland	Christine Loomis
1952	The Black Lash	Joan De Lysa
	Kansas Territory	Kay Collins
	Montana Incident	Clara Martin
1961	When the Clock Strikes	Mrs. Pierce
	Gun Street	Mrs. Knudson
	The Clown and the Kid	Sister Grace
1967	The Way West	Mrs. Turley
1970	The Animals	Mrs. Emily Perkins
1972	Pickup on 101	Car Family of Four
1973	Terror in the Wax Museum	Second chairwoman
1975	White House Madness	Rosemary Woods
1976	Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw	Hattie Baker
1977	Black Oak Conspiracy	Virginia Metcalf
1979	The Fall of the House of Usher	Barmaid
1980	Beyond Evil	Lady patient
1981	The Boogens	Victoria Tusker
2004	Big Chuck, Little Chuck	Liz
2010	The Runaways	Grandma Oni
	The Bang	Evelyn	Short film
2011	Dadgum, Texas	Pearl Ruth Anna 'MiMa' Magee
2012	That's My Boy	Grandma Delores Spirou	Final film role

Partial Television Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1950-1953	The Cisco Kid	various characters	5 episodes
1950	The Gene Autry Show	Ellie March	Episode: "The Peacemaker"
1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok	Jane	Episode: "Pony Express vs. Telegraph"
1952	The Roy Rogers Show	Eileen Barton/Myra Fuller	2 episodes
	Gang Busters	Violet Fairchild	Episode: "The Case of Willie Sutton, pt. 1"
	The Living Bible	Woman at the Tomb	Episode: "The Lord Is Risen"
1953	The Range Rider	Mrs. Brant	Episode: "The Black Terror" (Uncredited)
1956	The Millionaire	Mary	Episode: "The Betty Perkins Story"
1957-1958	The Silent Service	First nurse/Sister Mary
1957	Have Gun – Will Travel	Edna Raleigh	Episode: "The Brothers"
1958-1959	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp	Elsa Johnson/Etta Jackson	2 episodes
1959	Peter Gunn	Wilma Baxter
	Yancy Derringer	Karen Ogilvie
	Not for Hire	Nadine
	Gunsmoke	Mrs. Phillips	Episode: "Fawn"
1960	National Velvet	Mrs. Anderson
	Hotel de Paree	Martha Holcombe
	Pony Express
1961	Gunsmoke	Fran Hacker	Episode: "The Long, Long Trail"
	The Rebel	Sarah Wallace
	Have Gun – Will Travel	Sarah Holt	Episode: "The Outlaw"
	The Americans	Mrs. Gilroy	Episode: "The Guerrillas"
	Lassie	Mrs. Johnson	Episode: "Lassie and the Greyhound"
	The Twilight Zone	Grace Stockton	Episode: "The Shelter"
1964	The Fugitive	Mrs. Franklin
1965	Daniel Boone	Ida Morgan
1967	Hondo	Mrs. Malcolm
1969	The Mod Squad	Mrs. Kane
1970	Ironside	Mrs. Knudson
1972	The Smith Family	Mrs. Dennison	Episode: "Off Duty Cop"
	Sarge	Mrs. Whitman
	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Mrs. Norman
1973	The Stranger	Inner council member	TV Movie (Uncredited)
1974	Emergency!	Martha Felt/Claire Freeman	2 episodes
1975	Baretta	Teacher
1980	Taxi	Buyer
	Quincy, M.E.	Mrs. Ethel Sullivan
1981	The Adventures of Nellie Bly	Mrs. Long
1984	Trapper John, M.D.	Mrs. Rogers	Episode: "My Son the Doctor"
1985	Hollywood Beat	Judge
1987	Werewolf	Evelyn Storm	Episode: "Blood Ties"
1993	Seinfeld	Aunt May	Episode: "The Implant"
1998	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Ms Barton	Episode: "Band Candy"
1999	Beverly Hills, 90210	Mrs. Fike	Episode: "Baby, You Can Drive My Car"
2000	Charmed	Lilian	Episode: "Ex-Libris"
	The Norm Show	Myrtle	Episode: "Laurie Loses It"
2001		Tippi	Episode: "Promblems"
	Popular	Old lady	Episode: ""
	Yes, Dear	Old lady	Episode: "Halloween"
2007	My Name Is Earl	Dotty Lake	Episode: "Buried Treasure"
2007-2008	The Riches	Cherien's mother	8 episodes
2008	NCIS	Elderly lady	Episode: "Collateral Damage"
2009	Weeds	Ingrid	Episode: "Su-Su-Sucio"
	FlashForward	Secretary	Episode: "Black Swan" (Uncredited)
	Operating Instructions	Older lady	TV Movie
2009-2010	The Office	Pam's Meemaw Sylvia	2 episodes
2010	Justified	Mrs. Inez Davis	Episode: "The Hammer"
	Community	Agnes	Episode: "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design"
2014	Getting On	Mrs. Decker	Episode: "No Such Thing as Idealized Genitalia"

References

External links

• Peggy Stewart at IMDb
• Peggy Stewart at the Internet Broadway Database
• B-western ladies, Peggy Stewart

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