Margaret Hamilton

Dec 09, 1902 - May 16, 1985 (82 years old) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image.

In later years, Hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals, and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.

Known For

Sesame Street

The Wicked Witch

Studio One

The Addams Family

Granny Frump

The Patty Duke Show

The Wizard of Oz

Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West

Lux Video Theatre

Charity Ames

Gunsmoke

Edsel Pry

Lou Grant

Man Against Crime

Mrs. Barker

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Credits

Lynch/Oz 2023

Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.2
To Oz! The Making of a Classic 2009

Self

★ NR
The Dark Side of the Rainbow 2000

Miss Gulch (archive footage)

★ 8
The Dark Side of Oz 1995

Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage)

★ NR
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990

Self (archive footage)

★ 8.3
Night of 100 Stars 1982

Self

★ 6.7
Nurse 1981

Mrs. Evers

★ 5
Letters from Frank 1979

Grandma Miller

★ NR
The Making of the Wizard of Oz 1979

Self

★ NR
Lou Grant 1977

★ 7.3
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special 1976

Wicked Witch

★ 5.8
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters 1973

Mrs. Eddels

★ 5.7
The Night Strangler 1973

Prof. Crabwell

★ 6.7
Journey Back to Oz 1972

Aunt Em (voice)

★ 5.5
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
The Anderson Tapes 1971

Miss Kaler

★ 6.1
Brewster McCloud 1970

Daphne Heap

★ 6.4
Sesame Street 1969

The Wicked Witch

★ 7.1
Angel in My Pocket 1969

Rhoda

★ 5.3
Rosie! 1967

Mae

★ NR
Ghostbreakers 1967

Ivy Rumson

★ 2
The Daydreamer 1966

Mrs. Klopplebobbler

★ 5
The World of Abbott and Costello 1965

Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)

★ 6.3
The Addams Family 1964

Granny Frump

★ 8
The Patty Duke Show 1963

★ 5.8
Paradise Alley 1962

Mrs. Nicholson

★ 6
Ichabod and Me 1961

★ 5
13 Ghosts 1960

Elaine Zacharides

★ 5.7
The Bat 1960

Lizzie Allen

★ 5
Startime 1959

★ 6
The Christmas Tree 1958

Miss Finch

★ NR
On Borrowed Time 1957

Demetria Riffle

★ NR
Gunsmoke 1955

Edsel Pry

★ 6.6
A String of Blue Beads 1953

Mrs. Loomis

★ 6
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Mrs. Dudgeon

★ 8.6
People Will Talk 1951

Sarah Pickett (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Comin' Round the Mountain 1951

Aunt Huddy

★ 6
Lux Video Theatre 1950

Charity Ames

★ 6.3
Riding High 1950

Edna

★ 5.8
Wabash Avenue 1950

Tillie Hutch

★ 4.7
Man Against Crime 1949

Mrs. Barker

★ 6
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949

Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Sun Comes Up 1949

Mrs. Golightly

★ 6.4
The Red Pony 1949

Teacher

★ 5.7
Bungalow 13 1948

Mrs. Theresa Appleby

★ 1
Studio One 1948

★ 5
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 1948

Ruby Cheever

★ 6
State of the Union 1948

Norah

★ 6.7
Reaching from Heaven 1948

Sophie Manley

★ NR
Driftwood 1947

Essie

★ 6.1
Dishonored Lady 1947

Mrs. Geiger

★ 5.7
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947

Flora

★ 6.3
Faithful in My Fashion 1946

Miss Applegate

★ 6.3
Janie Gets Married 1946

Mrs. Angles

★ 6
George White's Scandals 1945

Clarabelle Evans

★ 5.3
Guest in the House 1944

Hilda

★ 4.6
Johnny Come Lately 1943

Myrtle Ferguso

★ 6.7
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943

Mrs. Larch (uncredited)

★ 7.7
City Without Men 1943

Dora

★ 5
The Affairs of Martha 1942

Guinevere

★ 5.8
Meet the Stewarts 1942

Willametta

★ 6
Twin Beds 1942

Norah

★ 2.7
The Gay Vagabond 1941

Agatha Badger

★ NR
Play Girl 1941

Josie

★ 6.3
The Invisible Woman 1940

Mrs. Jackson

★ 5.7
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now 1940

Mrs. Triffle

★ 6
The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940

Mrs. Wilson

★ 5.1
My Little Chickadee 1940

Mrs. Gideon

★ 6.4
Harold Arlen's Home Movies on set of The Wizard of Oz 1939

★ NR
Main Street Lawyer 1939

Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper

★ 2
Babes in Arms 1939

Martha Steele

★ 6.4
Angels Wash Their Faces 1939

Miss Hannaberry

★ 6.4
The Wizard of Oz 1939

Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West

★ 7.6
Stablemates 1938

Beulah Flanders

★ 4.5
Breaking the Ice 1938

Mrs. Small

★ 5.4
Four's a Crowd 1938

Amy

★ 5.1
Mother Carey's Chickens 1938

Pauline Fuller

★ 5.2
A Slight Case of Murder 1938

Mrs. Cagle

★ 6.2
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938

Mrs. Harper

★ 6.5
Nothing Sacred 1937

Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady

★ 6.2
I'll Take Romance 1937

Margot

★ 5
Saratoga 1937

Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car

★ 6.3
Mountain Justice 1937

Phoebe Lamb

★ 5.5
The Good Old Soak 1937

Minnie

★ NR
When's Your Birthday? 1937

Mossy

★ 4
You Only Live Once 1937

Hester

★ 7.1
Laughing at Trouble 1936

Lizzie Beadle

★ 6
The Witness Chair 1936

Grace Franklin

★ 6.2
The Moon's Our Home 1936

Mitty Simpson

★ 6.5
These Three 1936

Agatha

★ 7.1
Chatterbox 1936

Emily 'Tippie' Tipton

★ 6
Way Down East 1935

Martha Perkins

★ 3
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935

Lucy Gurget

★ 6.1
Broadway Bill 1934

Edna

★ 6
By Your Leave 1934

Whiffen

★ 3
There's Always Tomorrow 1934

Ella

★ 8
Hat, Coat and Glove 1934

Madame Du Barry

★ 5.5
Another Language 1933

Helen Hallam

★ 6.3