Claire Carleton
- Birthday
- Sep 28, 1913
Bio: Brassy, bleached-blonde Claire Carleton was a reliable supporting actress on Broadway, in films and on TV for nearly thirty years. Carleton's New York stage credits include The Body Beautiful, 20th Century and The Women. In films, she was usually cast as"B"-girls, strippers, gum-chewing manicurists and divorce correspondents: her character names were generally… More Bio: Brassy, bleached-blonde Claire Carleton was a reliable supporting actress on Broadway, in films and on TV for nearly thirty years. Carleton's New York stage credits include The Body Beautiful, 20th Century and The Women. In films, she was usually cast as"B"-girls, strippers, gum-chewing manicurists and divorce correspondents: her character names were generally along the lines of Mamie, Tessie, Nellie or simply "The Blonde." She was afforded leading roles in the two-reelers of such comedians as The Three Stooges and Leon Errol, entering into the slapstick proceedings with relish and abandon: in the 1946 Columbia short Headin' for a Weddin', Carleton has a light bulb broken in her mouth, and in the final scene engages in a knock-down, drag-out fight with star Vera Vague. A frequent TV performer, Claire Carleton co-starred as Mickey Rooney's mother (she was eight years older than he!) in the 1955 sitcom Hey, Mulligan!, and played Alice Purdy on the 1958 western Cimarron City. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Mickey Rooney Show "Hey Mulligan" (2007)
- Actor
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Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
- Actor
- 60%
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Fort Massacre (1958)
- Adele
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Devil's Partner (1958)
- Ida
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My Gun Is Quick (1957)
- Proprietress
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Claire Carleton Videos
On The Town
1 minutes 7 seconds
Love Me Or Leave Me
4 minutes 30 seconds
Sorrowful Jones
25 seconds
The Barkleys Of Broadway
2 minutes 30 seconds
The Time Of Your Life
2 minutes 59 seconds
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