Barbara Cason

Barbara Cason
Cason in The New Temperatures Rising (1973)
Born	(1928-11-15)November 15, 1928 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 18, 1990(1990-06-18) (aged 61) Los Angeles, California U.S.
Occupations	TV and film actress
Years active	1967–1990

Barbara Cason (November 15, 1928 – June 18, 1990) was an American character actress.

Life and career

Cason was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Helen Louise (Phebus) and Charles Carroll Cason. She began her career appearing in theatre and on local television in Memphis during the 1950s, where she notably co-founded and ran the Front St. Theatre.

She moved to New York City in 1967, becoming active in theatre there both on and off Broadway through 1973. She most notably starred in the original critically acclaimed production of Noël Coward's Oh, Coward! in 1972–73. She appeared in such cult films as The Honeymoon Killers (1969), Cold Turkey (1971) and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) as well as the summer replacement variety television series Comedy Tonight. She was also in the movie House of Dark Shadows (1970) as Mrs. Johnson, when Clarice Blackburn couldn't do the role.

After the early 1970s, Cason's career became centered in Los Angeles, appearing mostly within television up until her death. She is probably best known for her roles as Cloris Phebus on Carter Country (1977–1979) and Ruth Shandling on It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990).

She was married to actor Dennis Patrick from 1970 until her death. She died in Los Angeles, California, aged 61, after a heart attack.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	The Honeymoon Killers	Evelyn Long
1970	House of Dark Shadows	Mrs. Johnson
1971	Cold Turkey	Letitia Hornsby
1977	Exorcist II: The Heretic	Mrs. Phalor
1977	The Jeffersons	Jean Howard

External links

• Barbara Cason at the Internet Broadway Database
• Barbara Cason at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
• Barbara Cason at IMDb