Wayne Crawford obit

 Producer, Director and Actor Wayne Crawford Has Died

He was not on the list.

Wayne Crawford was born on February 11, 1947 in Geneva, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Jake Speed (1986), Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993) and Snake Island (2002). He was married to Olena. He died on April 30, 2016 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Crawford appeared in nearly thirty films, produced fifteen, wrote nine, and directed seven.

Crawford received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University and served at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts teaching directing for their School of Filmmaking.

He portrayed the title character in the film Jake Speed, which he also co-wrote and co-produced. Variety Movie Guide said his portrayal was "well played," and that he delivered his lines "as an old-fashioned paperback hero would – in clichés." He directed and starred in Crime Lords, which was called "predictable" by DVD & video guide 2005 while the Variety TV Review called it unpretentious and entertaining.

He co-wrote and co-produced the film Valley Girl with Andrew Lane. He fought against the studio to ensure that Martha Coolidge was maintained as the director

 

Filmography

 

As actor

Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things (1971)

God's Bloody Acre (1975)

Tomcats (1977) (also known as Deadbeat and Avenged)

Cheering Section (1977)

Barracuda (1978) (also known as The Lucifer Project)

Trial by Terror (1983)

Valley Girl (1983)

Hill Street Blues (1 episode, 1985) (TV)

Cagney & Lacey (1 episode, 1985) (TV)

Showdown at Lincoln High (1986)

Jake Speed (1986)

Quiet Thunder (1988) (V)

White Ghost (1988)

Rising Storm (1989)

The Evil Below (1989)

Headhunter (1989)

Diary of a Hitman (1991)

Crime Lords (1991) (V)

Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993) (TV series)

Rising Storm (1993)

Amerikanskiy Blyuz (1994) (TV)

Stickfighter (1994)

U'bejani (1997)

L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001)

Snake Island (2002)

The Company You Keep (2003)

Rock & Roll Eulogy (2004)

Forget About It (2006)

Dog Days of Summer (2007)

American Heart (5 episodes, 2009) (TV)

As producer

Sweet Bird of Aquarius (1970)

God's Bloody Acre (1975)

Deadbeat (1977)

Cheering Section (1977)

Barracuda (1978)

Valley Girl (1983)

Night of the Comet (1984)

Jake Speed (1986)

Mortal Passions (1989)

Peacemaker (1990)

Servants of Twilight (1991)

Amerikanskiy Blyuz (1994) (TV)

Trade-Off (1995) (TV)

Snake Island (2002)

South of Hell (2005)

Space Ninjas (2019)

As screenwriter

God's Bloody Acre (1975)

Deadbeat (1977)

Cheering Section (1977)

Barracuda (1978)

Trial by Terror (1983)

Valley Girl (1983)

Jake Speed (1986)

U'bejani (1997)

Snake Island (2002)

As director

Barracuda (1978)

The Evil Below (1989)

Crime Lords (1991) (V)

Amerikanskiy Blyuz (1994) (TV)

U'bejani (1997)

Snake Island (2002)

South of Hell (2005)

Harry Falk obit

Harry Falk, TV Director and First Husband of Patty Duke, Dies at 83

He met the actress on her 1960s sitcom and went on to helm such shows as 'Get Smart,' 'The Partridge Family' and 'The Colbys.'

 

He was not on the list.

Harry Falk, an Emmy-nominated director who helmed dozens of television shows and miniseries and was the first husband of the late actress Patty Duke, has died. He was 83.

Falk died April 29 in Santa Monica, his family recently announced.

Falk, then a 32-year-old assistant director on The Patty Duke Show, married the 18-year-old star of the popular ABC sitcom in 1965. But with Duke struggling with alcoholism and her then-undiagnosed bipolar disorder, they split after two years and divorced soon afterward.

A native of Brooklyn and the son of a former New York City cop-turned-gaffer, Falk began his show business career as a prop master, then served as an assistant director on TV commercials, on such series as The Defenders and on the Sidney Lumet film Fail-Safe (1964).

His first solo directing opportunity came in 1966 on Duke’s show, and he later worked on such series as The Doris Day Show; The Courtship of Eddie’s Father; Get Smart; The Flying Nun; The Partridge Family; Love, American Style; The Rookies; Magnum, P.I.; Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law; McMillan & Wife; The Rockford Files; and The Colbys.

Falk received his Emmy nom (as well as one from the DGA) for his work on a 1974 episode of The Streets of San Francisco. He also received an NAACP award for his 1981 telefilm The Sophisticated Gents and directed three episodes of the 1978-79, 12-part miniseries Centennial.

Survivors include Candace, his wife of 27 years; daughter Sena; nephews Kerac, Rick and Frank; and niece Linda.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. on July 16 at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles.

Director (68 credits)

 1990 Christine Cromwell (TV Series) (1 episode)

- In Vino Veritas (1990)

 1989 High Desert Kill (TV Movie)

 1989 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Davy Crockett: A Letter to Polly (1989)

 1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Life After Death (1989)

- Poison (1989)

 1987-1988 Hotel (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Power Play (1988)

- Desperate Moves (1987)

- And Baby Makes Two (1987)

- Hail and Farewell (1987)

 1987-1988 Dynasty (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Images (1988)

- The Setup (1987)

 1985-1987 The Colbys (TV Series) (15 episodes)

- Betrayals (1987)

- Return Engagement (1987)

- Fallon's Baby (1987)

- Power Plays (1987)

- Bid for Freedom (1986)

1985 North Beach and Rawhide (TV Movie)

 1985 Scene of the Crime (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Vote for Murder/The Medium is the Murder (1985)

 1982-1984 T.J. Hooker (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Model for Murder (1984)

- God Bless the Child (1982)

 1984 Partners in Crime (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (1984)

 1983-1984 The Yellow Rose (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Sacred Ground (1984)

- Sport of Kings (1984)

- Only the Proud (1983)

 1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Look (1983)

- Squeeze Play (1983)

 1983 Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Pilot: Part 2 (1983)

- Pilot: Part 1 (1983)

 1982 Hear No Evil (TV Movie)

 1981 Advice to the Lovelorn (TV Movie)

 1981 The Sophisticated Gents (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (1981)

- Episode #1.2 (1981)

- Episode #1.1 (1981)

 1981 The Wonderful World of Phillip Malley (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (1981)

 1980 The Night the City Screamed (TV Movie)

 1980 Beulah Land (TV Mini Series) (2 episodes)

- Part III (1980)

- Part II (1980)

 1980 The Contender (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (1980)

 1979 Good Ol' Boys (TV Movie)

 1979 How the West Was Won (TV Series) (1 episode)

- L'Affaire Riel (1979)

 1979 Centennial (TV Mini Series) (3 episodes)

- The Winds of Fortune (1979)

- The Crime (1979)

- The Storm (1979)

 1979 Mandrake (TV Movie)

 1978 Vega$ (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Centerfold (1978)

 1978 The Rockford Files (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Competitive Edge (1978)

- The Gang at Don's Drive-In (1978)

 1977-1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Class Athlete (1978)

- Everybody's Girl (1977)

 1977 Hunter (TV Series) (1 episode)

- U.F.M. 13 (1977)

 1977 Lou Grant (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Scoop (1977)

 1977 Rosetti and Ryan (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Ms. Bluebeard (1977)

 1977 Big Hawaii (TV Series)

 1974-1977 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) (11 episodes)

- The Canine Collar (1977)

- Breakup (1977)

- Interlude (1977)

- A Good Cop... But (1977)

- The Drop (1976)

1977 Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Devil Pack (1977)

 1977 The Andros Targets (TV Series)

 1976 Barnaby Jones (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Renegade's Child (1976)

 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Chapter VII (1976)

- Chapter V (1976)

 1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Book of Fear (1976)

- The Brown Horse Connection (1976)

 1976 Jigsaw John (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Thicker Than Blood (1976)

- Promise to Kill (1976)

 1974-1975 McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Aftershock (1975)

- Guilt by Association (1974)

- The Game of Survival (1974)

 1975 Harry O (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Acolyte (1975)

- One for the Road (1975)

 1975 S.W.A.T. (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Hit Men (1975)

- Death Carrier (1975)

- The Killing Ground (1975)

 1975 Caribe (TV Series)

 1975 Cannon (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Killer on the Hill (1975)

 1975 The Abduction of Saint Anne (TV Movie)

 1973-1974 The Rookies (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- Death at 6 A.M. (1974)

- An Ugly Way to Die (1974)

- Cry Wolf (1973)

- Frozen Smoke (1973)

- Margin for Error (1973)

1971-1974 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- The Desertion of Keith Ryder (1974)

- The Prowler (1973)

- Five Will Get You Six (1972)

- Words of Summer (1972)

- Shine a Light on Me (1972)

1974 Men of the Dragon (TV Movie)

 1974 Chopper One (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pilot (1974)

 1974 The Death Squad (TV Movie)

 1973 Mod Squad (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Don't Kill My Child (1973)

 1973 Room 222 (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Rights of Others (1973)

 1972 McCloud (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Barefoot Stewardess Caper (1972)

 1972 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Jinn Who Clears the Way (1972)

 1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Fragile Possession (1972)

 1971 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series) (7 episodes)

- The Blarney Stone (1971)

- Thy Neighbor Loves Thee (1971)

- A Very Different Drummer (1971)

- Getting Back on the Horse (1971)

- The Magic Mrs. Rickles (1971)

1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Posse That Wouldn't Quit (1971)

 1970-1971 The Partridge Family (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- A Partridge by Any Other Name (1971)

- Mom Drops Out (1971)

- Star Quality (1970)

 1970 The Young Rebels (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Infiltrator (1970)

- Dangerous Ally (1970)

- To Hang a Hero (1970)

 1970 Love, American Style (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Love and the Fly/Love and the Millionaires/Love and Double Trouble (1970) ... (segment "Love and Double Trouble")

- Love and Las Vegas/Love and the Good Samaritan/Love and the Marriage Counselor (1970) ... (segment "Love and Las Vegas")

- Love and the Coed Dorm/Love and the Optimist/Love and the Teacher (1970) ... (segment "Love and the Teacher")

- Love and the Nervous Executive/Love and the Hitchhiker/Love and the Great Catch (1970) ... (segments "Love and the Nervous Executive", "Love and the Hitchhiker")

 1969-1970 The Flying Nun (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- The Candid Commercial (1970)

- Bertrille and the Silent Flicks (1969)

- The Not So Great Impostor (1969)

- Guess Who's Coming to Picket (1969)

 1970 The Tim Conway Show (TV Series) (1 episode)

- All of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1970)

 1968-1969 Get Smart (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Age Before Duty (1969)

- One Nation Invisible (1968)

 1969 Three's a Crowd (TV Movie)

 1968-1969 The Doris Day Show (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- The Chocolate Bar War (1969)

- The Gift (1969)

- The Baby Sitter (1969)

- Love Thy Neighbor (1969)

- The Relatives (1968)

 1967 Heroic Mission (TV Series)

 1966 That Girl (TV Series) (1 episode)

- What's in a Name? (1966)

 1966 The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Fiancee for a Day (1966) ... (as Harry Falk Jr.)

- Three Little Kittens (1966) ... (as Harry Falk Jr.)

- Don't Bank on It (1966) ... (as Harry Falk Jr.)

Conrad Burns obit

Conrad Burns, impolitic Republican senator from Montana, dies at 81
He was not on the list.

Conrad Burns, a onetime cattle auctioneer who parlayed his down-home appeal into three terms as a Republican senator from Montana, reaping federal dollars for his state as well as criticism for his impolitic, at times offensive, off-the-cuff remarks, died April 28 at his home in Billings, Mont. He was 81.

The cause was complications from a stroke in 2009, said a daughter, Keely Godwin.

Mr. Burns served from 1989 to 2007 in the Senate, where he made “weighty speeches on foreign policy and the future of the Internet,” it was observed in the Almanac of American Politics, even while cutting “the figure of a stereotypical Westerner, picking his teeth with a pocketknife, chewing tobacco, telling deadpan jokes.”

He lost his seat in 2006 to a Democratic challenger, then-state Senate President Jon Tester, after revelations that Mr. Burns had received $150,000 in campaign contributions — among the highest amounts of any member of Congress — from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates.

The son of Missouri ranchers, Mr. Burns had established himself in Billings, Mont., as a livestock auctioneer, then built a network of 29 radio and six television stations devoted to agricultural news. He was elected Yellowstone County commissioner in 1986 and two years later defeated an incumbent Democrat, John Melcher, for a seat in the Senate. Mr. Burns came to Washington promising never to “take a chew under the Capitol dome.”

He did not come to the Senate “deeply steeped in politics and governance,” Norman J. Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said in an interview, adding that Mr. Burns had some “rough edges.” But “I liked him because he was very unpretentious,” Ornstein said. “He knew who he was.”

Mr. Burns obtained a seat on the Commerce Committee, chairing the subcommittee on communications, and on the powerful Appropriations Committee, where he led the Interior subcommittee.

On the former, he supported deregulation and the cultivation of online commerce. On the latter, he helped direct federal funds to Montana. Especially as his seniority increased, he became known as an effective advocate for his constituents.

When drought hit farmers, Mr. Burns lobbied for federal relief similar to the funds given to victims of floods and hurricanes. A family statement on his death emphasized his attention to Montana interests including farming and ranching, as well as rural telecommunications and health care.

But Mr. Burns also drew the ire of many in his state and elsewhere over his stream of gaffes insulting groups including but not limited to African Americans, Arabs and immigrants.

“I can self-destruct in one sentence,” Mr. Burns once said. “Sometimes in one word.”

In 1991, after the passage of a civil rights bill, Mr. Burns invited a mixed-race group of lobbyists to an auction. When the prospective guests inquired what goods were to be sold, he responded, “Slaves.”

Mr. Burns later clarified that his phrasing referred to volunteers who agreed to do chores or other jobs for a charitable cause.

During his reelection campaign in 1994, he relayed to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle a meeting with a Montana rancher who asked him how he managed to live in Washington with “all those [n-----s],” using a racial slur for African Americans. By his account, Mr. Burns replied that it was a “hell of a challenge.”

The senator later apologized, saying that the episode represented “views which I do not condone and do not share.” He also remarked that “it’s always a challenge when you bring different cultures and beliefs together.”

On another occasion, he referred to Arabs as “ragheads.”

During his final reelection campaign, Mr. Burns was widely rebuked for telling firefighters that they were doing a “piss-poor job” combating a wildfire in Montana. By that time, Mr. Burns faced withering scrutiny over his ties to Abramoff, who pleaded guilty in January 2006 to fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials.

As chairman of the Interior subcommittee, Mr. Burns oversaw legislation involving Indian affairs. Abramoff, who admitted to defrauding Indian tribes he represented, told Vanity Fair magazine that his clients received “every appropriation we wanted” from Mr. Burns’s subcommittee.

Mr. Burns said that he did not personally know Abramoff and that he had not realized the lobbyist’s relationship with tribes that donated to his campaign.

“I don’t know who Abramoff influenced,” Mr. Burns said in a campaign advertisement, “but he never influenced me.”

Mr. Burns had announced in 2005 that he would return the Abramoff funds, but the scandal took its toll. He lost to Tester by fewer than 3,600 votes.

In 2008, the Justice Department closed an investigation of Mr. Burns’s involvement in the Abramoff matter, without bringing criminal charges.

Conrad Rae Burns was born in Gallatin, Mo., on Jan. 25, 1935. After studying agriculture at the University of Missouri, he served in the Marine Corps for two years. He moved to Montana as a representative for a trade publication devoted to polled Hereford cattle. He sold his agricultural broadcast network as he launched a career in politics.

Mr. Burns easily won reelection in 1994 but faced greater difficulty in 2000 when he ran for a third term, despite a promise to stay in Washington for only two. He defeated Democrat Brian Schweitzer, later elected Montana governor, 51 percent to 47 percent.

After his loss in 2006, Mr. Burns worked for a Washington lobbying firm, Gage Business Consulting. He frequently offered his services as an auctioneer at charitable functions.

His daughter Kate Burns died in 1985. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, the former Phyllis Kuhlmann, of Billings; two children, Keely Godwin of Durham, N.C., and Garrett Burns of Alexandria, Va.; a sister; and three grandchildren.

Winston Hill obit

Winston Hill, New York Jets' Decorated Tackle, Dies at 74

 

He was not on the list.

Winston Hill, the affable Jets tackle who nevertheless "viciously" protected the flanks of Jets quarterbacks for 14 seasons in the Sixties and Seventies expertly enough to be inducted in the Jets' inaugural Ring of Honor class, died tonight in his adopted hometown of Denver. He was 74.

"I was very sad to hear of the passing of Winston Hill," Jets owner Woody Johnson said tonight. "He was our most decorated player with a franchise-record eight all-star game appearances. And as accomplished as he was on the field, he was an even better person whose profound impact on his teammates and those who came in contact with him left an impression for a lifetime. He was the type of man who if you were his friend, you thought you were his best friend. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and many friends of one of the Jets' all-time greats."

Hill came to the Green & White a Texan born and bred. He grew up in Joaquin, TX, attended Weldon High in Gladewater (where his father, Garfield, was the principal), and played his college ball at Texas Southern. As an All-American two-way lineman, he attracted the attention of the Baltimore Colts, who selected him in the 11th round (145th overall) of the NFL draft held in December 1962.

The Colts released him the next August, the newly minted 1963 Jets signed him the next day, and he was on his way to an exceptional Green & White career in uniform No. 75, always 75, that merits him at least consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Settling in at left tackle, Hill as a rookie protected the blind sides of QBs Dick Wood and Galen Hall and opened holes for backs Mark Smolinski and Bill Mathis. Then in 1964, FB Matt Snell arrived. The next year the Jets positioned themselves to draft QB Joe Namath while WR George Sauer was signed to join Don Maynard. In 1966, RB Emerson Boozer arrived.

And the pillars of a Super Bowl offense rose up out of Shea Stadium.

"It was great to protect Joe all those years," Hill said back in 2010 when he was selected for the Ring of Honor. "You come across great people in a lifetime, and he's one of them. He was a very special ballplayer and elevated everyone else's play."

The same could be said of Hill as the anchor of the O-line. "His teammates revered him," said one follower of those Jets teams.

And why wouldn't they? "Winnie" earned his first AFL All-Star Game berth in his second season, 1964. Then beginning with '67 and '68 — arguably Namath's and the offense's two greatest seasons ― Hill was chosen for three straight AFL All-Star Games and, without missing a beat, four Pro Bowls in the Jets' first four seasons as members of the NFL from 1970-73.

Hill's eight all-star berths, the first five at left tackle and the last three on the right side, remain a franchise record.

"I lined up behind Winnie in the backfield," Boozer said tonight upon hearing of his longtime teammate's passing. "We worked so well together. We communicated without speaking.

"And you could not meet a nicer person off the field," Emerson said with a laugh. "But on the field? Winnie was vicious!"

"Winnie was like my brother," center John Schmitt reflected tonight. "He was a terrific football player. His heart was as big as his body. He did not have a bad thing to say about anyone. I am going to miss that turkey."

And another member of that O-line, Randy Rasmussen, recalled Hill as "a wonderful friend and teammate. He taught me a lot about how to play the game and more importantly how to be a man. I will miss him very much."

Besides his outstanding play, Winston was also known for incredible durability throughout his career. He still holds the franchise mark for offensive linemen with 195 consecutive games played and 174 consecutive starts that D'Brickashaw Ferguson was within hailing distance of at 160 straight games and starts before he retired earlier this month.

Hill assembled his streaks despite a broken leg in the 1965 preseason and his throat being stepped on in 1974. He wasn't sure exactly how he stayed healthy for all those years but believed in a few key factors.

"I guess DNA has a lot to do with it," he said, "along with a hard-work ethic."

Hill's bruising blocks for a ground attack headed up by Snell and Boozer were critical in the Jets' 16-7 Super Bowl III victory over the Colts in Miami's Orange Bowl on Jan. 12, 1969. He flattened the Baltimore defensive frontline as Snell rushed 30 times for 121 yards and the Jets totaled 142 rushing yards.

"We were looking forward to playing the game, but we didn't know how important it really was, or at least I didn't," said Hill. "We just knew we were in it."

Hill didn't finish as a Jet, playing three games for the Los Angeles Rams in 1977. Then the gentleman tackle technician became a restaurateur in his new home of Denver with Winston Hill's Ribs and Stuff barbecue restaurant, and there was a good chance if you came in for a bite that Hill would be working the kitchen.

But of course he was always and will always be a New Yorker, a Jet all the way. And perhaps posthumously there could be one more honor.

"Winston should be in the Hall of Fame," said Frank Ramos, the Jets' longtime public relations director. "Bill Parcells wasn't around him all that much, but Bill also said the guy should be in the Hall. He was a great pass protector at left tackle for Namath. Then when the Jets picked up Bob Svihus in 1971, Svihus could only play left tackle so they asked Winston if he could move to right tackle."

But that wasn't important for the cerebral, selfless Winston Cordell Hill six years ago as he was preparing for induction into that first Ring of Honor along with Namath, Maynard, Joe Klecko, Curtis Martin and head coach Weeb Ewbank.

"Being in the first class that will go into MetLife Stadium with the character of the people that are going in with me, I'm not going to consider anything else an honor higher than this," he said. "Being put in the Hall  of Fame doesn't measure up right now."

Hill brought a smoker and his cooking talents to Centennial, Colorado in the early 1990s and opened a small restaurant - Winston Hill's BBQ or Winston Hill's Ribs & Stuff; now called Winston's Smoke BBQ

Judith Woodbury obit

Judith Woodbury(1922-2018)

 

She was not on the list.

Judith Woodbury was one of the most colorful extras in the Screen Extras Guild. She started in the early 1940s as a chorus girl for the Earl Carroll Vanities. Like most chorus girls in Los Angeles, she eventually found herself in the motion picture industry.

Woodbury's natural beauty and unique personality enabled her to get work as a chorus girl in various pictures in the 1940s. Woodbury's real job though was to help promote the films by appearing at various promotional events while the movies were premiered. It was during this time that Woodbury became deeply entrenched in the motion picture industry.

By the 1950s, movies were no longer focusing on chorus girls and they would typically hire professional dancers to choreograph routines so Woodbury decided to transition into regularly doing background work. Her undeniable beauty made her an ideal choice to appear in dramas and westerns. Her background as a dancer helped her gain employment in various dancing sequences of the 1950s and 1960s. She would frequently appear in western television shows as a square dancer or nightclubs run by gangsters on television shows like The Untouchables.

During the 1960s, Woodbury became a regular on Lucille Ball's various television shows including a credited role on The Lucy Show where she interacts with Lucile Ball. Like most extras, Woodbury's career started to fade by the late 1960s due to ageism and dependability. The studios were no longer producing shows where there were dancing sequences or television shows where her looks could be utilized. Like a true professional, she continued to accept work when she was given it.

By the 1970s, Woodbury struggled with various issues that affected her ability to be cast in several productions. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she continued to appear in various productions. During this time her now aged appearance stereotyped as a barfly or a pedestrian. She was eventually awarded a few credited roles and continued to work until she retired in the 2000s.

Judith Woodbury's career featured a lot of ups and downs but it was the true characters like her that helped build the motion picture business to what it was today. She was a true professional who did what she was told and who coworkers truly enjoyed being around.

 

Actress

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Lethal Weapon 4

6.6

Question Lady

1998

 

Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts in Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Conspiracy Theory

6.7

Woman Lawyer (as Judy Woodbury)

1997

 

Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)

The Nutty Professor

5.7

Wellman College Alumni

1996

 

Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

6.5

Oscar Audience Member (uncredited)

1994

 

Bruce Boxleitner, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Jerry Doyle, and Andreas Katsulas in Babylon 5 (1993)

Babylon 5

8.4

TV Series

Mollari's Third Wife (uncredited)

1994

1 episode

 

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)

Pretty Woman

7.1

Shopper

Polo Game Spectator (uncredited)

1990

 

Annie Potts, Delta Burke, Jean Smart, and Dixie Carter in Designing Women (1986)

Designing Women

7.3

TV Series

Meeting Attendee (uncredited)

1987

1 episode

 

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

7.2

TV Series

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

1986

1 episode

 

Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

7.1

TV Series

Agency Employee

Party Guest

Bus Passenger (uncredited) ...

1983–1985

17 episodes

 

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

Highway to Heaven

6.8

TV Series

Citizen (uncredited)

1985

1 episode

 

Joanna Cassidy, Angie Dickinson, Suzanne Somers, and Mary Crosby in Hollywood Wives (1985)

Hollywood Wives

6.3

TV Mini Series

Party Guest (uncredited)

1985

1 episode

 

Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)

Tales of the Gold Monkey

8.0

TV Series

Monkey Bar Patron (uncredited)

1982

1 episode

 

James Garner in Bret Maverick (1981)

Bret Maverick

7.5

TV Series

Townswoman (uncredited)

1982

1 episode

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

6.7

TV Series

Auction Guest (uncredited)

1979

1 episode

 

Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Little House on the Prairie

7.5

TV Series

Train Passenger (uncredited)

1978

1 episode

 

Starsky and Hutch (1975)

Starsky and Hutch

7.0

TV Series

Party Guest (uncredited)

1978

1 episode

 

Edward Asner in Lou Grant (1977)

Lou Grant

7.3

TV Series

Party Guest (uncredited)

1978

1 episode

 

Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

The Rockford Files

8.2

TV Series

Nurse (uncredited)

1978

1 episode

 

Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Ron Carey, Harvey Korman, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)

High Anxiety

6.6

Club Patron (uncredited)

1977

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.6

TV Series

Show Spectator (uncredited)

1977

1 episode

 

Sex and the Married Woman (1977)

Sex and the Married Woman

5.6

TV Movie

1977

 

Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams in Laverne & Shirley (1976)

Laverne & Shirley

7.0

TV Series

Party Guest (uncredited)

1977

1 episode

 

Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, and Marty Feldman in Silent Movie (1976)

Silent Movie

6.7

Audience Member (uncredited)

1976

 

Margaux Hemingway in Lipstick (1976)

Lipstick

5.6

Juror (uncredited)

1976

 

Jack Palance in Bronk (1975)

Bronk

6.6

TV Series

Reporter (uncredited)

1976

1 episode

 

Ellery Queen (1975)

Ellery Queen

8.3

TV Series

Auction Guest

Party Guest (uncredited)

1975–1976

2 episodes

 

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

6.7

TV Movie

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

1976

 

Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)

Kojak

7.1

TV Series

Audrey

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1974–1975

2 episodes

 

Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd in At Long Last Love (1975)

At Long Last Love

5.3

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1975

 

Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Godfather Part II

9.0

Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)

1974

 

Thursday's Game (1974)

Thursday's Game

6.3

TV Movie

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1974

 

Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, and Michael Ontkean in The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies

6.8

TV Series

Pedestrian (uncredited)

1974

1 episode

 

Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)

The Magician

7.5

TV Series

Castle Patron (uncredited)

1974

1 episode

 

Hawkins (1973)

Hawkins

7.4

TV Series

Juror (uncredited)

1974

1 episode

 

Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)

Columbo

8.3

TV Series

Audience Member (uncredited)

1973

1 episode

 

Telly Savalas in The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

7.7

TV Movie

Woman Being Questioned (uncredited)

1973

 

Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)

The Waltons

7.6

TV Series

Townswoman (uncredited)

1973

1 episode

 

Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The Poseidon Adventure

7.1

Passenger (uncredited)

1972

 

The Doris Day Show (1968)

The Doris Day Show

7.2

TV Series

Party Guest

Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited)

1970–1972

2 episodes

 

Anthony Franciosa, Doug McClure, and Hugh O'Brian in Search (1972)

Search

8.0

TV Series

Woman in Airport (uncredited)

1972

1 episode

 

Hugh O'Brian, Albert Popwell, and Elke Sommer in Probe (1972)

Probe

7.2

TV Movie

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1972

 

Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)

Mod Squad

7.0

TV Series

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

1972

1 episode

 

Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)

Cade's County

7.0

TV Series

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1971

1 episode

 

Men at Law (1970)

Men at Law

6.1

TV Series

Juror (uncredited)

1971

1 episode

 

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

6.8

TV Movie

Party Guest (uncredited)

1970

 

Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Myra Breckinridge

4.5

Bridge Party Guest (uncredited)

1970

 

Don Adams and Barbara Feldon in Get Smart (1965)

Get Smart

8.2

TV Series

Gallery Patron

Gambler (uncredited)

1968–1970

2 episodes

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

7.6

TV Series

Townswoman

Settler

Party Guest (uncredited) ...

1963–1970

5 episodes

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Gambler

Casino Patron

Reporter (uncredited)

1967–1970

3 episodes

 

Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)

Hello, Dolly!

7.0

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

1969

 

Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Lucie Arnaz in Here's Lucy (1968)

Here's Lucy

6.9

TV Series

Commuter at Airport

Party Guest

Customer (uncredited) ...

1968–1969

4 episodes

 

Harlen Carraher, Kellie Flanagan, Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, and Charles Nelson Reilly in The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

7.7

TV Series

Audience Member (uncredited)

1968

1 episode

 

Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show (1962)

The Lucy Show

7.2

TV Series

Ceremony Guest

Clerk

Club Patron ...

1963–1968

21 episodes

 

Shadow Over Elveron (1968)

Shadow Over Elveron

6.7

TV Movie

Party Guest (uncredited)

1968

 

Doris Day in The Ballad of Josie (1967)

The Ballad of Josie

5.7

Townswoman (uncredited)

1967

 

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

6.6

Party Guest (uncredited)

1967

 

William Daniels and Ann Prentiss in Captain Nice (1967)

Captain Nice

6.8

TV Series

Club Patron

Citizen (uncredited)

1967

2 episodes

 

Mr. Terrific (1967)

Mr. Terrific

6.8

TV Series

Department Store Customer (uncredited)

1967

1 episode

 

The Carol Channing Show

7.4

TV Movie

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1966

 

Way... Way Out (1966)

Way... Way Out

5.3

Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

1966

 

Alain Delon, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Rosemary Forsyth in Texas Across the River (1966)

Texas Across the River

6.2

Townswoman (uncredited)

1966

 

Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)

Torn Curtain

6.6

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1966

 

Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Angie Dickinson, James Fox, and E.G. Marshall in The Chase (1966)

The Chase

7.1

Party Guest (uncredited)

1966

 

Natalie Wood in Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

Inside Daisy Clover

6.1

Crew Member (uncredited)

1965

 

Angie Dickinson, James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Ethel Merman, and Elke Sommer in The Art of Love (1965)

The Art of Love

6.1

Man at Art Show (uncredited)

1965

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Audience Member (uncredited)

1965

1 episode

 

Strange Bedfellows (1965)

Strange Bedfellows

6.2

Townswoman (uncredited)

1965

 

Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds in Goodbye Charlie (1964)

Goodbye Charlie

6.2

Party Guest (uncredited)

1964

 

Youngblood Hawke (1964)

Youngblood Hawke

6.1

Party Guest (uncredited)

1964

 

My Favorite Martian (1963)

My Favorite Martian

7.2

TV Series

Office Worker (uncredited)

1964

1 episode

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.5

TV Series

Mrs. Stimson (uncredited)

1964

1 episode

 

Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

The Andy Griffith Show

8.4

TV Series

Reunion Guest (uncredited)

1963

1 episode

 

Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, and Claire Wilcox in 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)

40 Pounds of Trouble

6.3

Casino Patron (uncredited)

1962

 

The Joey Bishop Show (1961)

The Joey Bishop Show

6.5

TV Series

Audience Member

Party Guest

Juror (uncredited) ...

1962

5 episodes

 

Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn in Babes in Toyland (1961)

Babes in Toyland

6.1

Villager (uncredited)

1961

 

Death Valley Days (1952)

Death Valley Days

7.5

TV Series

Townswoman (uncredited)

1961

1 episode

 

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)

Rawhide

7.9

TV Series

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

1961

1 episode

 

Coronado 9 (1960)

Coronado 9

7.9

TV Series

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1961

1 episode

 

Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)

The Loretta Young Show

7.5

TV Series

Auction Guest (uncredited)

1961

1 episode

 

Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

7.7

TV Series

Teacher

Crew Member (uncredited)

1960–1961

2 episodes

 

Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in The Facts of Life (1960)

The Facts of Life

6.3

Party Guest (uncredited)

1960

 

Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)

The Untouchables

8.0

TV Series

Observer at Scene

Club Patron (uncredited)

1959–1960

2 episodes

 

Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Carl Betz, and Paul Petersen in The Donna Reed Show (1958)

The Donna Reed Show

7.4

TV Series

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

Jerry Lewis in Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

Don't Give Up the Ship

6.3

Commuter at Station (uncredited)

1959

 

X Brands and Jock Mahoney in Yancy Derringer (1958)

Yancy Derringer

7.8

TV Series

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)

The Thin Man

7.1

TV Series

Charity Auction Guest

Party Guest (uncredited)

1957–1959

2 episodes

 

George Montgomery in Cimarron City (1958)

Cimarron City

7.4

TV Series

Party Guest (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

Tab Hunter and Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees (1958)

Damn Yankees

7.0

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

1958

 

Richard Egan and Julie London in Voice in the Mirror (1958)

Voice in the Mirror

6.7

Club Patron (uncredited)

1958

 

A Certain Smile (1958)

A Certain Smile

5.6

Club Patron (uncredited)

1958

 

Elvis Presley and Carolyn Jones in King Creole (1958)

King Creole

7.0

Patron (uncredited)

1958

 

Richard Coogan in The Californians (1957)

The Californians

6.5

TV Series

Townswoman (uncredited)

1958

1 episode

 

Julie Adams, Tim Hovey, and Jock Mahoney in Slim Carter (1957)

Slim Carter

7.0

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

1957

 

Jim Backus, Claude Rains, Van Johnson, and Lori Nelson in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

5.7

TV Movie

Townswoman (uncredited)

1957

 

Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in The Wings of Eagles (1957)

The Wings of Eagles

6.6

Spectator at Screening (uncredited)

1957

 

Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Gordon MacRae, and Sheree North in The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)

The Best Things in Life Are Free

5.9

Party Guest (uncredited)

1956

 

Barbara Billingsley, Ann Doran, Gloria Henry, Audrey Long, and Marjorie Lord in Air Hostess (1949)

Air Hostess

5.4

Student (uncredited)

1949

 

Marilyn Monroe, Rand Brooks, and Adele Jergens in Ladies of the Chorus (1948)

Ladies of the Chorus

6.1

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

1948

 

Janet Blair and Red Skelton in The Fuller Brush Man (1948)

The Fuller Brush Man

6.8

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

1948

 

Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

Letter from an Unknown Woman

7.9

Model (uncredited)

1948

 

Joan Fontaine and Herbert Marshall in Ivy (1947)

Ivy

7.0

Guest (uncredited)

1947