Margaret Hamilton

Actor Dec 9 (died age 82) Cleveland, Ohio, USA 1933–2023 (90 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. In later years, Hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an a…

Known For

Film

The Wizard of Oz

Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West

Film

The Ox-Bow Incident

Mrs. Larch (uncredited)

Film

You Only Live Once

Hester

Film

People Will Talk

Sarah Pickett (uncredited)

Film

The Anderson Tapes

Miss Kaler

Film

Nothing Sacred

Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady

Film

The Night Strangler

Prof. Crabwell

Film

13 Ghosts

Elaine Zacharides

Filmography

Acting (100)

Movies (86)

Lynch/Oz

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009

as Self

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

as Miss Gulch (archive footage)

8.7

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

1990

as Self (archive footage)

8.3

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7

The Making of the Wizard of Oz

1979

as Self

7.0

Letters from Frank

1979

as Grandma Miller

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

as Wicked Witch

The Night Strangler

as Prof. Crabwell

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

Journey Back to Oz

as Aunt Em (voice)

The Anderson Tapes

as Miss Kaler

Brewster McCloud

as Daphne Heap

Angel in My Pocket

as Rhoda

Rosie!

as Mae

Ghostbreakers

1967

as Ivy Rumson

2.0

The Daydreamer

1966

as Mrs. Klopplebobbler

4.6

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965

as Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)

Paradise Alley

as Mrs. Nicholson

13 Ghosts

as Elaine Zacharides

The Bat

as Lizzie Allen

The Christmas Tree

as Miss Finch

On Borrowed Time

1957

as Demetria Riffle

A String of Blue Beads

1953

as Mrs. Loomis

6.0

People Will Talk

1951

as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)

7.1

Comin' Round the Mountain

as Aunt Huddy

Riding High

as Edna

Wabash Avenue

as Tillie Hutch

The Great Plane Robbery

1950

as Mrs. Judd

The Red Pony

1949

as Teacher

5.9

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)

The Sun Comes Up

as Mrs. Golightly

State of the Union

as Norah

Reaching from Heaven

as Sophie Manley

Bungalow 13

1948

as Mrs. Theresa Appleby

1.0

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Ruby Cheever

Driftwood

as Essie

Dishonored Lady

as Mrs. Geiger

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

as Flora

6.3

Faithful in My Fashion

as Miss Applegate

Janie Gets Married

as Mrs. Angles

George White's Scandals

as Clarabelle Evans

Guest in the House

as Hilda

Johnny Come Lately

as Myrtle Ferguso

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)

City Without Men

as Dora

Meet the Stewarts

as Willametta

Twin Beds

as Norah

The Affairs of Martha

as Guinevere

Play Girl

as Josie

The Gay Vagabond

as Agatha Badger

My Little Chickadee

as Mrs. Gideon

The Invisible Woman

as Mrs. Jackson

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

1940

as Mrs. Triffle

6.0

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Mrs. Wilson

4.8

The Wizard of Oz

1939

as Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West

7.6

Angels Wash Their Faces

as Miss Hannaberry

Babes in Arms

as Martha Steele

Main Street Lawyer

as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper

Stablemates

as Beulah Flanders

Four's a Crowd

as Amy

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

as Mrs. Harper

6.6

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

as Mrs. Cagle

6.3

Mother Carey's Chickens

as Pauline Fuller

Breaking the Ice

as Mrs. Small

The Good Old Soak

as Minnie

Mountain Justice

1937

as Phoebe Lamb

5.5

Nothing Sacred

1937

as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady

You Only Live Once

as Hester

Saratoga

as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car

6.2

I'll Take Romance

1937

as Margot

5.0

When's Your Birthday?

as Mossy

Laughing at Trouble

as Lizzie Beadle

Chatterbox

as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton

The Moon's Our Home

as Mitty Simpson

These Three

as Agatha

The Witness Chair

as Grace Franklin

The Farmer Takes a Wife

as Lucy Gurget

Way Down East

as Martha Perkins

There's Always Tomorrow

as Ella

Hat, Coat and Glove

as Madame Du Barry

Broadway Bill

as Edna

By Your Leave

as Whiffen

Zoo in Budapest

as Assistant Matron for Orphans (uncredited)

4.5

Another Language

1933

as Helen Hallam

6.3

as Self / The Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage)

Television (14)

Nurse

as Mrs. Evers

Lou Grant

Sigmund and the Sea Monsters

as Mrs. Eddels

The Partridge Family

as Clara Kincaid

Sesame Street

as The Wicked Witch

The Addams Family

as Granny Frump

The Patty Duke Show

Ichabod and Me

Startime

Gunsmoke

as Edsel Pry

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Dudgeon

Lux Video Theatre

as Charity Ames

Man Against Crime

as Mrs. Barker

Studio One