Helen Westcott

Helen Westcott ( born January 1, 1928 in Los Angeles, California as Myrthas Helen Hickman; † 17 March 1998 in Edmonds, Washington) was an American actress.

Life and career

The daughter of actor Gordon Westcott began with four years of her acting career in the theater. 1934 Helen Westcott finally made ​​her film debut in the Western Thunder over Texas. 1948 Westcott played alongside Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Don Juan love. A year later, she received her first lead role in Alaska Patrol. However, the greatest success of her career in 1950 as a partner of Gregory Peck in the western The Gunfighter. After that, she was almost exclusively seen in supporting roles, such as in 1952 in the film drama A stranger calls ( Phone Call from a Stranger ), in which she played the wife of the main character Gary Merrill. In later years, Westcott became increasingly in television productions such as Perry Mason, Mike Hammer, Bonanza and 1977 in the two with the rotary.

Helen Westcott died of cancer in 1998.