Margaret Hamilton
Biography
Margaret Hamilton was an American actress whose roughly fifty-year career took in theater, film, radio and television. Born in Cleveland, she did children's theater and joined the Cleveland Play House, where she studied with Maria Ouspenskaya and played the First Witch in Macbeth and comedic roles in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. She made her Broadway debut in 1932 in Another Language and repeated the role in the 1933 film version. Working as a character actress, she often played villains and became best known as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz (1939), a part the American Film Institute ranked as Hollywood's fourth-greatest villain. Later credits included 13 Ghosts (1960), The Night Strangler (1973), Broadway musicals such as Show Boat and Oklahoma!, the radio series Ethel and Albert, and television roles on The Addams Family and Lou Grant.
82years old at death
- Born Cleveland
- Died Salisbury
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Margaret Brainard Hamilton
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 39 years1934 to 1973
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Early training
Hamilton's first major role at the Cleveland Play House was the First Witch in Macbeth, after she began there in the ensemble of The Brothers Karamazov while studying with Maria Ouspenskaya.
Behind the camera
Hamilton produced three stage productions in the mid-1970s: An Evening with the Bourgeoisie in 1973, then The Three Sisters and House Party.
First role
Hamilton's first Broadway appearance came in 1932, playing Helen Hallam in Rose Franken's Another Language. Critics responded very well, complimenting her dry wit and comedic timing.
Margaret Hamilton movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Wizard of Oz1939 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Miss Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West
IMDb rating 8.1473K votes
Most often with
Frank Capra directed three of these films. Irving Bacon appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Irving Bacon's page
Douglass Dumbrille's page
Clarence Muse's page
Raymond Walburn's page
Walter Connolly's page
Bess Flowers's page
All films by Frank Capra
Also two films together27 more actors
- Ward BondRiding High (1950) and You Only Live Once (1937)
- Mickey RooneyJourney Back to Oz (1972) and Babes in Arms (1939)
- Walter BrennanThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and These Three (1936)
- Charles LaneState of the Union (1948) and The Invisible Woman (1940)
- Myrna LoyThe Red Pony (1949) and Broadway Bill (1934)
- Jerome CowanGuest in the House (1944) and You Only Live Once (1937)
- Joseph CrehanCity Without Men (1943) and Four's a Crowd (1938)
- Paul HarveyRiding High (1950) and A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
- Edward BrophyThe Invisible Woman (1940) and A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
- Judy GarlandBabes in Arms (1939) and The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Stanley BlystoneCity Without Men (1943) and You Only Live Once (1937)
- Wade BotelerMy Little Chickadee (1940) and You Only Live Once (1937)
- Donald MeekMy Little Chickadee (1940) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
- Marjorie MainJohnny Come Lately (1943) and The Affairs of Martha (1942)
- Hattie McDanielJohnny Come Lately (1943) and Saratoga (1937)
- Olin HowlandThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and Nothing Sacred (1937)
- Melville CooperThe Affairs of Martha (1942) and Four's a Crowd (1938)
- Ruth DonnellyMy Little Chickadee (1940) and A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
- Frank MorganThe Wizard of Oz (1939) and Saratoga (1937)
- Frankie DarroSaratoga (1937) and Broadway Bill (1934)
- Clara BlandickThe Wizard of Oz (1939) and Broadway Bill (1934)
- Rosemary DeCamp13 Ghosts (1960) and City Without Men (1943)
- Charles WinningerBabes in Arms (1939) and Nothing Sacred (1937)
- Marcia Mae JonesThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and These Three (1936)
- Percy KilbrideRiding High (1950) and Guest in the House (1944)
- Rand BrooksRiding High (1950) and Babes in Arms (1939)
- William 'Wee Willie' DavisThe Red Pony (1949) and Johnny Come Lately (1943)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Margaret Hamilton's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$48.6 million
7 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 7 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 18 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 18Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$34M69.4% of the total
- 2$5.0M10.3% of the total
- 3$4.2M8.6% of the total
- 4$3.3M6.7% of the total
- 5$1.4M2.9% of the total
- 6$660K1.4% of the total
- 7$375K0.8% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.