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Doris Dowling

Doris Dowling

Known For Acting
Birthday May 15, 1923
Died Jun 18, 2004 (81)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Doris Dowling (May 15, 1923 – June 18, 2004) was an American actress of film, stage and television. After her time as a chorus-girl on Broadway, Detroit-born Doris Dowling followed her elder sister Constance to Hollywood. Her first credited film role was that ... of Gloria, barfly and drinking companion to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the 1945 film The Lost Weekend. She next appeared in The Blue Dahlia, which starred Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. As post-war work became more scarce, she emigrated to Italy to revive her career, as her sister had done. In Italy, Dowling starred in several acclaimed films including Bitter Rice. She appeared in Orson Welles's European production of Othello in 1952, playing Bianca. Upon returning to the US, much of her work was in theatre and on television. She appeared in such television shows as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bonanza, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, and, late in her career, The Incredible Hulk, Kojak and finally, The Dukes of Hazzard in 1984. She also co-starred with Bob Cummings and Julie Newmar in the sitcom My Living Doll. In 1973, Dowling shared an Outer Critics Circle award for her performance in a revival of The Women on Broadway. Personal life Dowling dated Billy Wilder and married three times. She was band leader Artie Shaw's 7th wife, by whom she had a son, Jonathan. Her other husbands were Robert F. Blumofe (1956–1959) and Leonard B. Kaufman (1960 until her death in 2004).

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The Car

The Car

1977

as Bertha Clements

Tell Me Where It Hurts

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1974

as Reva

Birds Do It

Birds Do It

1966

as Congresswoman Clanger

Wink of an Eye

Wink of an Eye

1958

as Myrna Duchane

The Party Crashers

The Party Crashers

1958

as Mrs. Webster

Running Target

Running Target

1956

as Smitty

Othello

Othello

1951

as Bianca

Sarumba

Sarumba

1950

as Hildita

The Crimson Key

The Crimson Key

1947

as Margaret Loring

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946

as Helen Morrison

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

as Gloria

And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow

1944

as Maid of Honor

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Television Credits

My Living Doll

as Irene Adams

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 27, 1964

The Andy Griffith Show

as Madelyn Grayson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1960

Cheyenne

as Cora Culver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Kojak

as Rosemary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Perry Mason

as Zaneta Holmes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Wonder Woman

as Mrs. Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Angie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Ann Standish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Maria

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Marion Carl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1957

One Step Beyond

as Charlotte

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1959

Adam-12

as Mrs. Faye Jamison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Flipper

as Aunt Martha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1964

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Madame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1960

Climax!

as Alicia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Streets of San Francisco

as Miss Ryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Bonanza

as Katie O'Brien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Barnaby Jones

as Miss Kelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Genevieve Benoit

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1960

Simon & Simon

as Annette - Boutique Owner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

The Gallant Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1962

The Incredible Hulk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

Checkmate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1960

The Tall Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1960

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Grindl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Lights Out

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1949

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