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Doris Houck(1921-1965)

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Doris Houck was born on 28 September 1921 in Wallace, Idaho, USA. She was an actress, known for Heading West (1946), Landrush (1946) and Two-Fisted Stranger (1946). She was married to Arthur Valando, Fred Otash and Edward G. Nealis. She died on 14 December 1965 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornSeptember 28, 1921
DiedDecember 14, 1965(44)
BornSeptember 28, 1921
DiedDecember 14, 1965(44)
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Smiley Burnette, Harold Hensley, Fenton Reynolds, Charles Starrett, Sanford Williams, and The Plantation Boys in Heading West (1946)
Heading West
6.2
  • Anne Parker
  • 1946
Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Landrush (1946)
Landrush
6.1
  • Mary Parker
  • 1946
Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Two-Fisted Stranger (1946)
Two-Fisted Stranger
6.0
  • Jennifer Martin
  • 1946
Adele Jergens and Marc Platt in When a Girl's Beautiful (1947)
When a Girl's Beautiful
  • Ginger Munday - Model
  • 1947

Credits

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Actress

  • Lucille Ball, Edward Everett Horton, Charles Lederer, Gene Lockhart, Mikhail Rasumny, S. Sylvan Simon, and Franchot Tone in Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
    Her Husband's Affairs
    6.0
    • Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Adele Jergens and Marc Platt in When a Girl's Beautiful (1947)
    When a Girl's Beautiful
    • Ginger Munday - Model
    • 1947
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Doris Houck, Dee Green, Shemp Howard, Virginia Hunter, Christine McIntyre, and Emil Sitka in Brideless Groom (1947)
    Brideless Groom
    7.2
    Short
    • Aggressive Girlfriend (as Doris Colleen)
    • 1947
  • Down to Earth (1947)
    Down to Earth
    6.1
    • Muse (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Jean Porter, John Shelton, Jerry Wald, and Jerry Wald and His Orchestra in Little Miss Broadway (1947)
    Little Miss Broadway
    6.6
    • Ina Mae Sullivan (as Doris Colleen)
    • 1947
  • Melvyn Douglas and Rosalind Russell in The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
    The Guilt of Janet Ames
    6.3
    • Student Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Marguerite Chapman, Adolphe Menjou, and Dennis O'Keefe in Mr. District Attorney (1947)
    Mr. District Attorney
    6.5
    • Secretary (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Russ Morgan, and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra in Cigarette Girl (1947)
    Cigarette Girl
    6.5
    • Peggy (as Doris Colleen)
    • 1947
  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in Landrush (1946)
    Landrush
    6.1
    • Mary Parker
    • 1946
  • Leslie Brooks and Richard Dix in The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
    The Secret of the Whistler
    6.3
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Doris Houck, Lloyd Corrigan, and Anita Louise in Shadowed (1946)
    Shadowed
    5.9
    • Edna Montague
    • 1946
  • Ann Miller in The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
    The Thrill of Brazil
    5.9
    • Show Girl (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Doris Houck, Curly Howard, Ethelreda Leopold, and Judy Malcolm in G.I. Wanna Home (1946)
    G.I. Wanna Home
    7.1
    Short
    • Bessie
    • 1946
  • Smiley Burnette, Harold Hensley, Fenton Reynolds, Charles Starrett, Sanford Williams, and The Plantation Boys in Heading West (1946)
    Heading West
    6.2
    • Anne Parker
    • 1946
  • Leslie Brooks, George Macready, and Forrest Tucker in The Man Who Dared (1946)
    The Man Who Dared
    5.5
    • Sibyl Wilson (uncredited)
    • 1946

Soundtrack

  • Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, and Connie Russell in Nightmare (1956)
    Nightmare
    6.4
    • lyrics: "The Last I Ever Saw Of My Man"
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Doris Colleen
  • Born
    • September 28, 1921
    • Wallace, Idaho, USA
  • Died
    • December 14, 1965
    • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Arthur ValandoNovember 1, 1955 - ?

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  • Trivia
    Lovely, hard-looking, pouty-lipped brunette film actress who packed in a lot of post-WWII films at Columbia within a three year span (1945-1947) before retiring. Best utilized in unsympathetic roles.

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