Julie London filmography
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Julie London was an American actress and singer who began her career in film, debuting in Nabonga (1944) before having substantial roles in the horror film The Red House (1947) and the war film Task Force (1949). After beginning a professional singing career in 1955, London occasionally continued to appear in films, including The Girl Can't Help It (1956), in which she performed her signature track, "Cry Me a River". Other roles included in the Western Saddle the Wind (1958) and the drama Night of the Quarter Moon (1959).
Between 1972 and 1978, London portrayed nurse Dixie McCall in the popular NBC series Emergency!, in which she co-starred with her husband, Bobby Troup. In 1974, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in the series' third season.[1] The series marked London's final screen role.
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Nabonga | Doreen Stockwell | [2] | |
| 1945 | Janie | Girlfriend | Uncredited | [2] |
| Diamond Horseshoe | Chorine | Uncredited | [2] | |
| On Stage Everybody | Vivian Carlton | [2] | ||
| 1946 | Night in Paradise | Palace Maiden | Uncredited | [2] |
| 1947 | The Red House | Tibby | [2] | |
| 1948 | Tap Roots | Aven Dubney | [3] | |
| 1949 | Task Force | Barbara McKinney | [3] | |
| 1950 | Return of the Frontiersman | Janie Martin | [3] | |
| 1951 | The Fat Man | Pat Boyd | [3] | |
| 1955 | The Fighting Chance | Janet Wales | [3] | |
| 1956 | Crime Against Joe | Frances 'Slacks' Bennett | [3] | |
| The Girl Can't Help It | Herself | [3] | ||
| The Great Man | Carol Larson | [3] | ||
| 1957 | Drango | Shelby Ransom | [3] | |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind | Joan Blake | [3] | |
| A Question of Adultery | Mary Loring | [4] | ||
| Voice in the Mirror | Ellen Burton | [4] | ||
| Man of the West | Billie Ellis | [4] | ||
| 1959 | Night of the Quarter Moon | Ginny O'Sullivan Nelson | [4] | |
| The Wonderful Country | Helen Colton | [4] | ||
| 1960 | The 3rd Voice | Corey Scott | [4] | |
| 1961 | The George Raft Story | Sheila Patton | [4] | |
| 1968 | The Helicopter Spies | Laurie Sebastian | [5] |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Episode: "Hit a Blue Note" (5.15) | |
| 1956 | The Rosemary Clooney Show | Episode 2 | |
| 1957 | The Ed Sullivan Show | (10.27) | |
| 1957 | Zane Grey Theater | Julie | Episode: "A Time to Live" (1.25) |
| 1957 | Shower of Stars | Episode: "Jazz Time" (3.7) | |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | Angela | Episode: "Without Incident (1.36) |
| 1957 | Person to Person | Season 5 premiere | |
| 1957 | The Big Record | Herself | Episode 3 |
| 1957–1961 | What's My Line? | Herself – Mystery Guest | 3 episodes |
| 1959 | The David Niven Show | Maggie Malone | Episode: "Maggie Malone" (1.9) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise | Dalisay Lynch | Episode: "Mission to Manilla" (1.7) |
| 1960 | The Red Skelton Show | Up and Coming Vocalist | Episode: "Clem the Disc Jockey" (9.13) |
| 1960 | Laramie | June Brown | Episode: "Queen of Diamonds" (2.1) |
| 1960 | Rawhide | Anne Danvers | Episode: "Incident at Rojo Canyon" (3.1) |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne | Anita | Episode: "Die Like a Dog" (1.3) |
| 1960 | Dan Raven | June Carey | Episode: "Tinge of Red" (1.12) |
| 1961 | Hong Kong | Penny Carroll | Episode: "Suitable for Framing" (1.14) |
| 1961 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Julie | Episode: "Night Visitors" (1.14) |
| 1961 | Checkmate | Libby Nolan | Episode: "Goodbye, Griff" (1.28) |
| 1961 | Follow the Sun | Jill Rainey | Episode: "Night Song" (1.11) |
| 1962 | The Jack Benny Program | Herself-Singer | Episode: "March 4, 1962" |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | Joan Ashmond | Episode: "Like a Diamond in the Sky" (1.19) |
| 1963 | The Dick Powell Theatre | Linda Baxter | Episode: "Charlie's Duet" (2.25) |
| 1965 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Barbara | Episode: "Crimson Witness" (3.12) |
| 1965 | The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson | Herself – Singer | Episode: "October 19, 1965" |
| 1965 | I Spy | Phyllis | Episode: "Three Hours on a Sunday Night" (1.12) |
| 1967 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Laura Sebastian | Episode: "The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part II" (4.5) |
| 1968 | The Hollywood Squares | Herself | 5 episodes |
| 1968 | The Big Valley | Julia Saxon | Episode: "They Called Her Delilah" (4.2) |
| 1972 | Adam-12 | Dixie McCall, R.N. | Episode: "Lost and Found" (5.4) |
| 1972–1978 | Emergency! | Dixie McCall, R.N. | 126 episodes, (final appearance) |
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Owen, Michael (2017). Go Slow: The Life of Julie London. Chicago Reviews Press. ISBN 978-1-613-73859-7.