Fay Spain

    October 6, 1932 May 8, 1983 • 50 y.o. (92)

    Full Name Lona Fay Spain
    Place of Birth Phoenix, Arizona, USA
    Place of Death Los Angeles, California, USA
    Citizenship United States
    Career 1950 — 1975
    Genres Drama, Western, Crime
    Height 1.64 m 5′ 5″
    Zodiac sign libra

    Facts

    Spain starred in 11 episodes of NBC Matinee Theater.

    She appeared as a contestant in an episode of the Groucho Marx game show You Bet Your Life (episode #56-02, October 4, 1956, Secret Word 'Hand'). By the middle and late 1950s and 1960s, Spain appeared in Bonanza (Sue Ellen Terry in "The Sisters" in the first season chapter 14), Gunsmoke (in 1957 as the title character "Mavis McCloud" (S3E7) & in 1961 as "Bessie" a gang member and killer in "A Man A Day" (S7E14), Cheyenne, Rawhide, Whirlybirds, Hogan's Heroes, Perry Mason (Charlotte Lynch in "The Case of the Fiery Fingers"), Tombstone Territory (episode "Pick up the Gun"), The Millionaire, M Squad, Adventures in Paradise, The Texan, Riverboat, The Rat Patrol, Gomer Pyle, USMC, Gunsmoke (episode "Mavis McCloud" (1957) and episode "A Man a Day" (1961)), Playhouse 90, 77 Sunset Strip, Have Gun - Will Travel (episode "High Wire," 1957), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (episode "The Last Dark Step" (1959) and "The Cuckoo Clock" (1960)), Maverick (episodes "The Naked Gallows" with Jack Kelly (1957), "The Goose-Drownder" (1959), and "The Cactus Switch" with Roger Moore (1961)), Pony Express, The Restless Gun, The Fugitive, Bat Masterson and as Angela in Steve McQueen's Wanted: Dead or Alive (Season 2, Episode 18 (1959), as well as the "gold-digging" Amy Williams opposite Royal Dano in Season 2, Episode 3 which aired on 9/18/1959).... starred in 1961 on tales of Wells Fargo in an episode called 'The angry sky' season 6 of tales of Wells Fargo

    Spain also appeared on the NBC interview program Here's Hollywood. In the 1950s and 1960s she continued to be seen frequently on television series such as Rawhide episodes, "Incident of the Valley in Shadow" (1959) and "Incident in the Middle of Nowhere" (1961) and "Incident of the Lost Woman" (1962), as well as Stoney Burke, Hogan's Heroes and The Fugitive.

    In 1966, she played Calamity Jane in the episode "A Calamity Called Jane" of the syndicated series, Death Valley Days.

    Filmography chart

    Title Ratings: 6.37
    My Ratings:
    • Drama 21%
    • Crime 16%
    • Mystery 11%
    • Adventure 11%
    • Thriller 8%
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                                  Actress — 93

                                  1975
                                  1
                                  1975 — Connie James

                                  Crime, Drama, 1 hour
                                  United States • William Hale...

                                    1974
                                    2
                                    1974 — Mrs. Marcia Roth

                                    Crime, Drama, 3 hr 22 min
                                    United States • Francis Ford Coppola

                                      3
                                      1974 — 1978 — Mame Dorn

                                      Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hour
                                      United States • Alvin Ganzer...

                                        1971
                                        4
                                        1971 — Mrs. Mack

                                        Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 33 min
                                        United States • Barry Shear

                                          5
                                          1971 — 1972 — Lois Niles

                                          Drama, 1 hour
                                          United States • Paul Henreid...

                                            1970
                                            6
                                            1970 — Pauline

                                            Drama, 1 hr 25 min
                                            United States • Bill Grefe

                                              1969
                                              7
                                              1969 — 1973 — Molly Mitchell

                                              Sci-Fi, Horror, Drama, 50 min
                                              United States • Jeannot Szwarc...

                                                8
                                                1969 — 1976 — Linda

                                                Drama, 1 hour
                                                United States • Vincent Sherman...

                                                  9
                                                  1969

                                                  Comedy, 1 hour
                                                  United States • Harvey Hart...

                                                    1967
                                                    10
                                                    1967 — 1975 — Gladys / Mrs. Welch

                                                    Action, Crime, Drama, 52 min
                                                    United States • Paul Krasny...

                                                      11
                                                      1967 — 1975 — Alice Schmidt

                                                      Crime, Drama, Mystery, 43 min
                                                      United States • Don Weis...

                                                        12
                                                        1967 — Jessie

                                                        Drama, Western, 1 hr 43 min
                                                        United States • Burt Kennedy

                                                          1966
                                                          13
                                                          1966 — 1968 — Fay Morgan

                                                          Action, Adventure, Drama, 30 min
                                                          United States • John Peyser...

                                                            14
                                                            1966 — 1968 — Marian Elwood

                                                            Western, 1 hour
                                                            United States • Herb Wallerstein...

                                                              15
                                                              1966 — Nancy Masters

                                                              Drama, 1 hr 50 min
                                                              Brazil, United States • Burt Balaban

                                                                1965
                                                                16
                                                                1965

                                                                Drama, 1 hr 20 min
                                                                Brazil • Maximo Giuseppe Alviani

                                                                  17
                                                                  1965 — 1971 — Carla / Myra

                                                                  Comedy, War, 25 min
                                                                  United States • Gene Reynolds...

                                                                    18
                                                                    1965 — 1968 — Vanessa

                                                                    Action, Adventure, Drama, 43 min
                                                                    United States • Earl Bellamy...

                                                                      19
                                                                      1965 — 1966 — Millie Turner

                                                                      Western, 22 min
                                                                      United States • Nathan Juran...

                                                                        1964
                                                                        20
                                                                        1964

                                                                        Action
                                                                        Philippines, United Kingdom • Monte Hellman...

                                                                          21
                                                                          1964 — 1969 — Lila St. Clair

                                                                          Comedy, War, 30 min
                                                                          United States • Coby Ruskin...

                                                                            22
                                                                            1964 — 1970 — Kathleen O'Hannrahan

                                                                            Adventure, Western, 1 hour
                                                                            United States • William Wiard...

                                                                              23
                                                                              1964 — Destiny Cooper

                                                                              Adventure, 1 hr 20 min
                                                                              United States, Philippines • Monte Hellman

                                                                                1963
                                                                                24
                                                                                1963

                                                                                Sci-Fi
                                                                                United States • Albert Zugsmith...

                                                                                  25
                                                                                  1963 — Helen Dodge

                                                                                  Action, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 5 min
                                                                                  Puerto Rico, United States • Jack Leewood

                                                                                    26
                                                                                    1963 — 1964 — Phyllis

                                                                                    Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                    United States • William Hale...

                                                                                      27
                                                                                      1963 — 1964 — Alicia

                                                                                      Drama, Family, 1 hour
                                                                                      United States • Vincent McEveety...

                                                                                        28
                                                                                        1963 — 1967 — Nora Keel

                                                                                        Adventure, Crime, Drama, 51 min
                                                                                        United States • Jerry Hopper...

                                                                                          1962
                                                                                          29
                                                                                          1962 — 1963 — Helen Bancroft

                                                                                          Drama, Family, 43 min
                                                                                          United States • Joseph Pevney...

                                                                                            30
                                                                                            1962 — 1963 — Libby Ferris

                                                                                            Drama, Sport, Western, 43 min
                                                                                            United States • Leslie Stevens...

                                                                                              31
                                                                                              1962 — Julie

                                                                                              Action, Adventure, Romance, 1 hr 38 min
                                                                                              United States • Leslie H. Martinson

                                                                                                1961
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                                                                                                1961 — 1966 — Lisa Delman

                                                                                                Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                United States • Leo Penn...

                                                                                                  33
                                                                                                  1961 — 1966 — Emily Buchanan / Sally Winters

                                                                                                  Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                  United States • John Newland...

                                                                                                    34
                                                                                                    1961 — 1962 — Enid Lazzo

                                                                                                    Crime, Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                    United States • John Peyser...

                                                                                                      35
                                                                                                      Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, 1961 — La regina Antinea

                                                                                                      Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, 1 hr 41 min
                                                                                                      France, Italy • Vittorio Cottafavi

                                                                                                        36
                                                                                                        1961 — Martha

                                                                                                        Western, 43 min
                                                                                                        United States • Andrew V. McLaglen...

                                                                                                          1960
                                                                                                          37
                                                                                                          1960 — 1964 — Paula Shay

                                                                                                          Adventure, Crime, Drama, 43 min
                                                                                                          United States • David Lowell Rich...

                                                                                                            38
                                                                                                            1960 — 1961 — Marge Jerome

                                                                                                            Crime, Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                            United States • Paul Stewart...

                                                                                                              39
                                                                                                              1960 — 1965

                                                                                                              Drama, 2 hours
                                                                                                              United States • Robert Stevens...

                                                                                                                40
                                                                                                                1960 — Lil Lewis / Lilith

                                                                                                                Comedy, Fantasy, 1 hr 26 min
                                                                                                                United States • Mickey Rooney...

                                                                                                                  1959
                                                                                                                  41
                                                                                                                  1959 — 1962 — Marcy Collins

                                                                                                                  Action, Crime, Drama, 43 min
                                                                                                                  United States • Don Medford...

                                                                                                                    42
                                                                                                                    1959 — 1963 — Barbara Mason / Honey Shaw

                                                                                                                    Action, Adventure, Crime, 1 hour
                                                                                                                    United States • Edward Dein...

                                                                                                                      43
                                                                                                                      1959 — 1962 — Amy / Julie

                                                                                                                      Adventure, 1 hour
                                                                                                                      United States • Felix E. Feist...

                                                                                                                        44
                                                                                                                        1959 — 1960 — Ellen Hawley

                                                                                                                        Adventure, Western, 1 hour
                                                                                                                        United States • Robert Gordon...

                                                                                                                          45
                                                                                                                          1959 — 1963 — Fran Ericson / Gladys Moore / Gloria Patterson

                                                                                                                          Western, 1 hour
                                                                                                                          United States • Lesley Selander...

                                                                                                                            46
                                                                                                                            1959 — 1961 — Laurie Rawlings

                                                                                                                            Adventure, Western, 1 hour
                                                                                                                            United States • Richard Bartlett...

                                                                                                                              47
                                                                                                                              1959 — 1961 — Sally Tornado

                                                                                                                              Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                              United States • David Butler...

                                                                                                                                48
                                                                                                                                1959 — 1973 — Sue Ellen Terry

                                                                                                                                Western, 49 min
                                                                                                                                United States • William F. Claxton...

                                                                                                                                  49
                                                                                                                                  1959 — Anna Carrick

                                                                                                                                  Short, Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                                  United States • Robert M. Leeds

                                                                                                                                    50
                                                                                                                                    1959 — Francee Culloran

                                                                                                                                    Crime, Drama, Thriller, 1 hr 35 min
                                                                                                                                    United States • Charles F. Haas

                                                                                                                                      51
                                                                                                                                      1959 — 1960 — Lucille Barrett

                                                                                                                                      Crime, Drama, 30 min
                                                                                                                                      United States • Robert Florey...

                                                                                                                                        52
                                                                                                                                        1959 — Maureen Flannery

                                                                                                                                        Biography, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 44 min
                                                                                                                                        United States • Richard Wilson

                                                                                                                                          53
                                                                                                                                          1959

                                                                                                                                          Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                          United States • Jack Smight

                                                                                                                                            54
                                                                                                                                            1959 — 1963 — Julie Duvall

                                                                                                                                            Action, Crime, Drama, 50 min
                                                                                                                                            United States • Walter Grauman...

                                                                                                                                              55
                                                                                                                                              1959 — 1965 — Barbara Fraser / Lissa Hobson / Winoka

                                                                                                                                              Western, 50 min
                                                                                                                                              United States • Thomas Carr...

                                                                                                                                                1958
                                                                                                                                                56
                                                                                                                                                1958 — 1959 — Andrea

                                                                                                                                                Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                United States • Buzz Kulik...

                                                                                                                                                  57
                                                                                                                                                  1958 — 1964 — Audrey Franklin

                                                                                                                                                  Action, Crime, Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                  United States • George Waggner...

                                                                                                                                                    58
                                                                                                                                                    1958 — 1961 — Julie Poe

                                                                                                                                                    Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                    United States • Alan Crosland Jr....

                                                                                                                                                      59
                                                                                                                                                      1958 — 1963 — Felice Reynolds

                                                                                                                                                      Crime, Drama, Thriller, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                      United States • Stuart Rosenberg...

                                                                                                                                                        60
                                                                                                                                                        1958 — 1960 — Ann Dowd

                                                                                                                                                        Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                        United States • Erle C. Kenton...

                                                                                                                                                          61
                                                                                                                                                          1958 — 1961 — Amy Williams / Angela

                                                                                                                                                          Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                          United States • Thomas Carr...

                                                                                                                                                            62
                                                                                                                                                            1958 — Darlin' Jill

                                                                                                                                                            Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1 hr 58 min
                                                                                                                                                            United States • Anthony Mann

                                                                                                                                                              63
                                                                                                                                                              1958 — 1959 — Trina Greco

                                                                                                                                                              Action, Crime, Drama, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                              United States • Boris Sagal...

                                                                                                                                                                1957
                                                                                                                                                                64
                                                                                                                                                                1957 — Carol Smith

                                                                                                                                                                Film Noir, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 12 min
                                                                                                                                                                United States • Joseph Kane

                                                                                                                                                                  65
                                                                                                                                                                  1957 — 1960 — Lisa Carew

                                                                                                                                                                  Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                  United States • Eddie Davis...

                                                                                                                                                                    66
                                                                                                                                                                    1957 — 1958 — Woman

                                                                                                                                                                    Crime, Drama, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                    United States • Reginald Le Borg...

                                                                                                                                                                      67
                                                                                                                                                                      1957 — 1959 — Helen Rockwood

                                                                                                                                                                      Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                      United States • Edward Ludwig...

                                                                                                                                                                        68
                                                                                                                                                                        1957 — Helen, (segment 'Hel')

                                                                                                                                                                        Film Noir, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 11 min
                                                                                                                                                                        United States • Roger Corman

                                                                                                                                                                          69
                                                                                                                                                                          1957 — 1962 — Angelica Garland

                                                                                                                                                                          Western, 43 min
                                                                                                                                                                          United States • Leslie H. Martinson...

                                                                                                                                                                            70
                                                                                                                                                                            1957 — 1966 — Charlotte Lynch

                                                                                                                                                                            Crime, Drama, Mystery, 43 min
                                                                                                                                                                            United States • Arthur Marks...

                                                                                                                                                                              71
                                                                                                                                                                              1957 — 1960 — Ruth Reardon

                                                                                                                                                                              Crime, Drama, Thriller, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                              United States • Don Medford...

                                                                                                                                                                                72
                                                                                                                                                                                1957 — 1961 — Susie Tatum

                                                                                                                                                                                Western, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                United States • Leslie Goodwins...

                                                                                                                                                                                  73
                                                                                                                                                                                  1957 — 1963 — Rena

                                                                                                                                                                                  Western, 25 min
                                                                                                                                                                                  United States • Andrew V. McLaglen...

                                                                                                                                                                                    74
                                                                                                                                                                                    1957 — Prison Warden's Daughter

                                                                                                                                                                                    Film Noir, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 20 min
                                                                                                                                                                                    United States • Andrew V. McLaglen

                                                                                                                                                                                      75
                                                                                                                                                                                      1957 — Sadie

                                                                                                                                                                                      Drama, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                      United States • Walter Doniger...

                                                                                                                                                                                        76
                                                                                                                                                                                        1957 — Louise Blake

                                                                                                                                                                                        Action, Drama, 1 hr 9 min
                                                                                                                                                                                        United States • Edward L. Cahn

                                                                                                                                                                                          77
                                                                                                                                                                                          1957 — 1962 — Marie Jarnier

                                                                                                                                                                                          Western, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                          United States • Earl Bellamy...

                                                                                                                                                                                            78
                                                                                                                                                                                            1957 — 1960 — Blonde

                                                                                                                                                                                            Adventure, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                            United States • Harve Foster...

                                                                                                                                                                                              1956
                                                                                                                                                                                              79
                                                                                                                                                                                              1956 — 1957 — Peggy

                                                                                                                                                                                              Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                              United States • Tom Gries...

                                                                                                                                                                                                80
                                                                                                                                                                                                1956 — 1961 — Annamay Paul / Crystal Vail

                                                                                                                                                                                                Comedy, Crime, Drama, 1 hr 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                United States • John Frankenheimer...

                                                                                                                                                                                                  81
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1956 — 1957 — Tracey

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Comedy, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                  United States • Hy Averback

                                                                                                                                                                                                    82
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1956 — 1957 — Nancy Meadows

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                    United States • Walter Doniger...

                                                                                                                                                                                                      83
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1956 — Minor Role

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Musical, Comedy, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                      United States • Ernest D. Glucksman...

                                                                                                                                                                                                        1955
                                                                                                                                                                                                        84
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1955 — 1958

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Horror, Drama, Mystery, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                        United States • Lamont Johnson...

                                                                                                                                                                                                          85
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1955 — 1962 — Leslie Lenox

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Crime, Drama, Mystery, 25 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                          United States • Robert Stevens...

                                                                                                                                                                                                            86
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1955 — 1962 — Susan Doonevan

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Western, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                            United States • Richard L. Bare...

                                                                                                                                                                                                              87
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1955 — 1956

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Drama, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                              United States • Paul Stewart...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                88
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1955 — 1975 — Bessie

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Western, 43 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                                United States • Andrew V. McLaglen...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  89
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1955 — 1960 — Aileen Evans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Drama, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  United States • Alfred E. Green...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1952
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    90
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1952 — 1970 — Martha Jane Canary - Calamity Jane

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Western, 25 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    United States • Stuart E. McGowan...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1951
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      91
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1951 — 1959

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Crime, Drama, Mystery, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      United States • Jack Webb

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1950
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        92
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1950 — 1956 — Receptionist

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Drama, 30 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        United States • Mark Stevens...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          93
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1950 — 1955 — Self -Wampus Baby Star of 1955

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Comedy, Romance, 1 hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          United States • Fred Hamilton...

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