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Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Actor · Died May 16, 1985, aged 82 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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 advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals, and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.

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Born
December 9, 1902
Died
May 16, 1985 (aged 82)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

Filmography

95 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Wizard of Oz at Sphere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Miss Gulch (archive footage)

  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Miss Gulch (archive footage)

  • Here's Boomer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Heston

  • Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Evers

  • Letters from Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Grandma Miller

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Paul Lynde Halloween Special(1976)

    as Wicked Witch

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 29 episodes · as Mrs. Eddels

  • The Night Strangler(1973)

    as Prof. Crabwell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Journey Back to Oz(1972)

    as Aunt Em (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Brewster McCloud(1970)

    as Daphne Heap

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Anderson Tapes(1971)

    as Miss Kaler

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara Kincaid

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as The Wicked Witch

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Angel in My Pocket(1969)

    as Rhoda

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rosie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mae

  • Ghostbreakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ivy Rumson

  • The Daydreamer(1966)

    as Mrs. Klopplebobbler

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The World of Abbott and Costello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

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

  • The Addams Family(1964)

    Show 3 episodes · as Granny Frump

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Patty Duke Show(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Paradise Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mrs. Nicholson

  • Ichabod and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 13 Ghosts(1960)

    as Elaine Zacharides

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Lizzie Allen

  • The Bat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lizzie Allen

  • The Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Miss Finch

  • On Borrowed Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Demetria Riffle

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Edsel Pry

  • A String of Blue Beads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mrs. Loomis

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Demetria Riffle · as Mrs. Dudgeon

  • People Will Talk(1951)

    as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Comin' Round the Mountain(1951)

    as Aunt Huddy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Charity Ames

  • Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Edna

  • Wabash Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Tillie Hutch

  • The Great Plane Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mrs. Judd

  • Man Against Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Barker

  • The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend(1949)

    as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Sun Comes Up(1949)

    as Mrs. Golightly

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Red Pony(1949)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bungalow 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mrs. Theresa Appleby

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · as Irma Davis · as Laura Lawson · as Mrs. McIntosh

  • Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven(1948)

    as Ruby Cheever

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • State of the Union(1948)

    as Norah

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Reaching from Heaven(1948)

    as Sophie Manley

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Driftwood(1947)

    as Essie

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dishonored Lady(1947)

    as Mrs. Geiger

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock(1947)

    as Flora

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Faithful in My Fashion(1946)

    as Miss Applegate

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Janie Gets Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mrs. Angles

  • George White's Scandals(1945)

    as Clarabelle Evans

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Guest in the House(1944)

    as Hilda

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Johnny Come Lately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Myrtle Ferguso

  • The Ox-Bow Incident(1943)

    as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • City Without Men(1943)

    as Dora

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Affairs of Martha(1942)

    as Guinevere

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Stewarts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Willametta

  • Twin Beds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Norah

  • The Gay Vagabond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Agatha Badger

  • Play Girl(1941)

    as Josie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Woman(1940)

    as Mrs. Jackson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mrs. Triffle

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mrs. Wilson

  • My Little Chickadee(1940)

    as Mrs. Gideon

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Main Street Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper

  • Babes in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Martha Steele

  • Angels Wash Their Faces(1939)

    as Miss Hannaberry

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Wizard of Oz(1939)

    as The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Stablemates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Beulah Flanders

  • Breaking the Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mrs. Small

  • Four's a Crowd(1938)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Mother Carey's Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pauline Fuller

  • A Slight Case of Murder(1938)

    as Mrs. Cagle

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1938)

    as Mrs. Harper

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Sacred(1937)

    as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • I'll Take Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Margot

  • Saratoga(1937)

    as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Phoebe Lamb

  • The Good Old Soak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Minnie

  • When's Your Birthday?(1937)

    as Mossy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • You Only Live Once(1937)

    as Hester

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Laughing at Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lizzie Beadle

  • The Witness Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Grace Franklin

  • The Moon's Our Home(1936)

    as Mitty Simpson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • These Three(1936)

    as Agatha

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Chatterbox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton

  • Way Down East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Martha Perkins

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife(1935)

    as Lucy Gurget

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Bill(1934)

    as Edna

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • By Your Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Whiffen

  • There's Always Tomorrow(1934)

    as Ella

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hat, Coat and Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Madame Du Barry

  • Another Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Helen Hallam

  • Zoo in Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Assistant Matron for Orphans (uncredited)

Career shape

Film career

19601973

Peak 1972 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.