Synopsis: Thrust Into Television

Many movie character actresses found steady work and arguably more exposure with the advent of television. 

ROSEMARY DECAMP (1910-2001) 

DeCamp was an American radio, film, and television actress. Her film career got traction by the 1940s, but it was probably television where she was most visible, though many could not place her name. Wholesomely attractive, the actress often blended into a film's cast in an uncredited or supporting role. In later years, she could play a much older character than her costar, though perhaps only a few years separated them. She became associated as the ubiquitous small-town mother with a calm and steady presence. She finished out her career on numerous popular comedy and drama series during the 1970s and 1980s. Seen above in her promo for Borax. Still known as "what's her name."

Discover more about DeCamp's career at IMDB.

Hey, Buddy Buddy Buddy!

 

Brak was originally a fictional character and supervillain on the 1966 Hanna-Barbera animated series "Space Ghost," as a catlike alien space pirate trying to conquer the galaxy. He returned to television in 1994 as a cast member on Cartoon Planet's animated show, "Space Ghost Coast to Coast." According to the network, 'Brak was irradiated by Pirranamyte, releasing him from the burden of intelligence.' He was transformed into a simple-minded 7-year-old, hilariously voiced by Andy Merrill. Cartoon Planet released two CDs with the cast from "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" singing a wide variety of funny, ridiculously silly songs. Brak would branch out in 2001 in his own show, "The Brak Show," as an even more childlike character with a diminutive, Spanish-accented father and a "June Cleaver' mother. Though rare, Brak continued to make unannounced appearances on other programs, yet the character is essentially part of history today.