Overview
- Harford's death was reported Sunday by major entertainment outlets after Mitchell shared the news on Facebook and with The Hollywood Reporter.
- She was widely recognized for recurring roles as Mrs. Nottingham on The Paper Chase and Hilda Gummerson on Dynasty.
- Her credits include 41 episodes of The Paper Chase across its CBS and Showtime runs and 34 episodes of Dynasty, plus the 1991 reunion.
- Beginning in 1950s radio on Gunsmoke and Crime Classics, she later performed with John Houseman’s UCLA Theatre Group and appeared in series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone.
- Film work spanned titles like Spartacus (1960), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), The China Syndrome (1979) and September 30, 1955 (1977), and she is survived by her son, Chris, and her grandsons.