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is that gap toothed old biddy in every EP?

posted 12 years ago by fa6947
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pity the guy married to her in real life.
Virginia Gregg.

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[–] connorj-2879 12 years ago

First off, everyone is entitled to their opinion, that's why we're out here. Secondly, have some respect.

I didn't call her an old biddy, but I, too, used to wonder why Miss Gregg was on so often: 13 times on Dragnet, 6 on Adam-12 and 8 on Emergency!, per IMDb. She still irritates me, but now I understand the concept of having a regular cadre of actors for all situations, and can appreciate the skills the lady had.

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[–] mactach 12 years ago

Keep it to yourself dumb dumb!

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[–] MrBuzzcut 11 years ago

I love spotting her in an episode!

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[–] MrBuzzcut 11 years ago

Yeah, the tambourine was a nice touch!

[–] fa6947 11 years ago

i posted this tongue in cheek, most people got that, but she is old, she is gap toothed and the term biddy is generally defined as a old lady. so..... truth be told.

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[–] ck1-5 11 years ago

I've listened to Philip Marlowe radio shows from the late '40s/early '50s, and her name showed up in the credits for several of them. Dragnet started out on the radio too, so I wouldn't be surprised to hear that she worked in some of them as well.

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[–] captmurphylives 11 years ago

Mrs. Bates from Pyscho!!!

[–] lorenzb-2 11 years ago

He used her a lot for the very reason she was obnoxious and unlikable. Like a nasty school teacher. She mostly played unsavory and uncooperative characters. Like the pyramid scheme woman, the hostile magazine writer and the lonely hearts club owner. And she was indeed the voice of Norma Bates in Psycho through Psycho 3. Again, not a nice person.

[–] montgomerydou55 10 years ago

...and the widow of Miller Starkie, the gangster murdered by his cohorts at the start of the 1954 movie. When Friday and Smith find her she is lying on her couch, half drunk. Worse still, she has only one leg.