Occupation Actress Children Keith Larsen Jr. Role Actress | Name Susan Cummings Years active 1946–2003 | |
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Full Name Susanne Gerda Tafel Born 10 July 1930 (age 94) ( 1930-07-10 ) Bavaria, Germany Spouse Robert E Strasser (m. 1976), Charles T. Pawley (m. 1962–1975) Movies and TV shows Tomahawk Trail, Verboten!, Swamp Women, Secret of Treasure Mountain, Union Pacific Similar People Keith Larsen, Vera Miles, Lesley Selander, Samuel Fuller, Roger Corman | ||
Susan cummings in perry mason 1959
Susan Cummings (born Susanne Gerda Tafel; July 10, 1930 – December 3, 2016) was a German-American actress of the 1950s and 1960s who appeared in several television shows and films. From 1958-59, she portrayed Georgia, proprietress of the Golden Nugget Saloon, in the syndicated Western television series Union Pacific.
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She made two guest appearances on Perry Mason — one as Lois Fenton in the title role in the 1957 episode, "The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse", and as Margaret Swain in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Lame Canary". She appeared as Patty in the iconic 1962 episode of The Twilight Zone, "To Serve Man", in which she deciphers an alien manifesto called To Serve Man and yells "It's a cookbook!" in a vain attempt to save the lead character.
Susan cummings in perry mason 1957
Filmography
Actress
1974
A Time for Love
1966
The Street Is My Beat as
Cora
1964
McHale's Navy (TV Series) as
Renee
- The Big Impersonation (1964) - Renee
1962
The New Breed (TV Series) as
Gerry Lang
- All the Dead Faces (1962) - Gerry Lang
1962
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Patty
- To Serve Man (1962) - Patty
1961
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Helen Ransom
- Winchester Quarantine (1961) - Helen Ransom
1961
Checkmate (TV Series) as
Countess Johanna
- A Slight Touch of Venom (1961) - Countess Johanna
1960
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV Series) as
Valery Holbein
- Java (1961)
- Zippered Notebook (1960) - Valery Holbein
1961
Laramie (TV Series) as
Holly Matthews
- Rimrock (1961) - Holly Matthews
1960
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) as
Nikki Blake
- Street of Terror (1960) - Nikki Blake
1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Sadie Roberts
- Miss Sadie (1960) - Sadie Roberts
1958
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Rona Glyn / Lili Napoleon / Valorie Mitchell
- Last Stop to Austin (1960) - Rona Glyn (as Susan Commings)
- Death and Taxes (1959) - Lili Napoleon
- Dynamite Blows Two Ways (1958) - Valorie Mitchell
1960
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Paula Garrett
- The Long Green Kill (1960) - Paula Garrett
1960
Lock Up (TV Series) as
Janet Collins Baron
- The Frame Up (1960) - Janet Collins Baron
1960
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Stella
- The Peace Officer (1960) - Stella
1960
Riverboat (TV Series) as
Tekla Kronen
- End of a Dream (1960) - Tekla Kronen
1957
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Virginia 'Ginny' Hendricks / Claire Wyatt
- Millionaire Peter Longman (1960) - Virginia 'Ginny' Hendricks
- The Charles Wyatt Story (1957) - Claire Wyatt
1960
Johnny Ringo (TV Series) as
Lil Blanchard
- The Stranger (1960) - Lil Blanchard
1960
Overland Trail (TV Series) as
Nitro Nell
- Fire in the Hole (1960) - Nitro Nell
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Hazel Stanley
- Little Egypt (1960) - Hazel Stanley
1960
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series) as
Glory Vestal
- The Biggest Legend (1960) - Glory Vestal
1959
The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV Series) as
Babette Benoit
- The Marriage of Babette Benoit (1959) - Babette Benoit
1959
Man with a Camera (TV Series) as
Monique Thaxter
- The Positive Negative (1959) - Monique Thaxter
1957
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Margaret Swaine / Lois Fenton
- The Case of the Lame Canary (1959) - Margaret Swaine
- The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1957) - Lois Fenton
1959
The Rough Riders (TV Series) as
Rita Renee
- Ransom of Rita Renee (1959) - Rita Renee
1958
Union Pacific (TV Series) as
Georgia
- Cave-In (1959) - Georgia
- The Glass Bullet (1959) - Georgia
- Ring of Iron (1959) - Georgia
- Ten to a Rail (1959) - Georgia
- Women with Guns (1959) - Georgia
- The Trestle (1959) - Georgia
- The Wedding (1959) - Georgia
- Runaway (1959) - Georgia
- The Cheyenne Incident (1959) - Georgia
- Bullock Incident (1959) - Georgia
- The Choice (1959) - Georgia
- Supply Train (1959) - Georgia
- Counterfeit Lady (1959) - Georgia
- The Charming Rustler (1959) - Georgia
- Lost Boy (1959) - Georgia
- Nineteen to Cheyenne (1959) - Georgia
- Pawnee Bill (1959) - Georgia
- Prison Camp (1959) - Georgia
- Railroad Doctor (1959) - Georgia
- Patterns for Revenge (1959) - Georgia
- Roadblock (1959) - Georgia
- Medicine Show (1958) - Georgia
- The Impractical Joker (1958) - Georgia
- The Haunted Hills (1958) - Georgia
- The Dale Incident (1958) - Georgia
- End of Track (1958) - Georgia
- DeKett Territory (1958) - Georgia
- Bridge at Devil's Canyon (1958) - Georgia
- The Surveyor (1958) - Georgia
- The Challenge (1958) - Georgia
- Yesterday's Killer (1958) - Georgia
- Deadline (1958) - Georgia
- Black Hills Incident (1958) - Georgia
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Nadia Astra
- The Indispensible Man (1959) - Nadia Astra
1959
Verboten! as
Helga Schiller / Brent
1959
Pursuit (TV Series)
- The House at Malibu (1959)
1959
Behind Closed Doors (TV Series)
- Message from Hardenburg (1959)
1958
Man from God's Country as
Mary Jo Ellis
1957
The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) as
Miss Douglas
- That Hogan Man (1957) - Miss Douglas
1957
Tomahawk Trail as
Ellen Carter
1957
Utah Blaine as
Angie Kinyon
1957
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Belinda Miller
- Sweet Charlie (1957) - Belinda Miller
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
Simone LeBeau / Pilar
- Attack at Ras El Ma (1957) - Simone LeBeau (as Suzanne Cummings)
- The General (1955) - Pilar
1956
Dr. Christian (TV Series) as
Edna
- Homecoming (1956) - Edna
1956
The Forest Ranger (TV Movie) as
Ann Loring
1956
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) as
Gloria
- The Red-Haired Visitor (1956) - Gloria
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) as
Duchess Deberry
- The Dubarry Affair (1956) - Duchess Deberry
1956
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Ellen Barton / Peggy Kendler
- Survival in Box Canyon (1956) - Ellen Barton
- Man Who Didn't Know (1956) - Peggy Kendler
1956
Secret of Treasure Mountain as
Tawana
1956
Swamp Women as
Marie
1955
Headline Hunters as
Elsa - Receptionist (uncredited)
1954
The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series)
- Devil's Remuda (1955) - (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
- Overland Stage (1954)
- Eyes of the Outlaw (1954) - (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
1954
Mr. District Attorney (TV Series) as
Linda
- Rehearsed Robberies (1954) - Linda (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
1954
Studio 57 (TV Series) as
Edith Trench
- The Traveling Room (1954) - Edith Trench (as Suzanne Tafel)
1952
The Hunter (TV Series) as
Singer / Ruby Ellis
- The General Spies at Dawn (1954) - Singer (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
- Black and White Sheep (1952) - Ruby Ellis (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
1954
Security Risk as
Joan Cochran (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
1954
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Lili Keller
- A Drug on the Market (1954) - Lili Keller (as Susanna TaFel)
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Collette
- The Ski Story (1954) - Collette (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Teddy Thayer
- Safe Harbor - Teddy Thayer
1954
Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
- It Couldn't Happen (1954) - (as Suzanne Ta Fel)
1951
An American in Paris as
Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
1946
Merrily We Sing (Short) as
Suzanne (as Suzanne Tafel)
Soundtrack
1959
The Rough Riders (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Ransom of Rita Renee (1959) - (performer: "Beautiful Dreamer (I)")
1946
Merrily We Sing (Short) (performer: "Whispering", "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" - as Suzanne Tafel)
Archive Footage
2003
Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American (TV Movie documentary) as
Self / Ellen Carter (from Tomahawk Trail (1957)) (uncredited)
References
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