Helen Westcott

Helen Westcott (born Myrthas Helen Hickman, January 1, 1928 – March 17, 1998) was an American stage and screen actress. A former child actress, she is best known for her work in The Gunfighter.

Early years Westcott was born on New Year's Day, 1928. She was the daughter of singer Hazel McArthur

Westcott attended Los Angeles City College.

Later years Westcott also appeared on the stage later in her career, as well as in films including Anthony Mann's God's Little Acre in 1958.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1934 Thunder Over Texas Betty 'Tiny' Norton 1935 The Affair of Susan Engaged Girl on Stoop Uncredited A Midsummer Night's Dream Cobweb 1936 Without Orders Little Girl Uncredited1937 Maid of Salem Little Girl Uncredited1941 Henry Aldrich for President Student Uncredited 1948 13 Lead Soldiers Cynthia Stedman Smart Girls Don't Talk Toni Peters Adventures of Don Juan Lady Diana 1949 Alaska Patrol Mary Lynn Flaxy Martin Peggy Farrar Homicide Jo Ann Rice Mr. Belvedere Goes to College Tri Gam Coed Uncredited One Last Fling Annie Mae Hunter The Girl from Jones Beach Miss Brooks Whirlpool Simms' Secretary Uncredited Dancing in the Dark June Uncredited 1950 Backfire Miss Haller – Receptionist at Mortuary Uncredited Three Came Home Woman Prisoner Uncredited The Gunfighter Peggy Walsh 1951 Take Care of My Little Girl Merry Coombs The Secret of Convict Lake Susan Haggerty 1952 Phone Call from a Stranger Jane Trask Return of the Texan Averill Murray With a Song in My Heart Jennifer March Loan Shark Martha Haines Battles of Chief Pontiac Winifred Lancaster 1953 Cow Country Linda Garnet The Charge at Feather River Anne McKeever Gun Belt Arlene Reach Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Vicky Edwards 1956 Hot Blood Velma I Killed Wild Bill Hickok Belle Longtree 1958 God's Little Acre Rosamund The Last Hurrah Mrs. McCluskey Uncredited Invisible Avenger Tara O'Neill Monster on the Campus Nurse Molly Riordan 1959 Day of the Outlaw Vivian 1960 Studs Lonigan Miss Julia Miller Cimarron Miss Kuye – Schoolteacher Uncredited1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Mrs. Helen Fletcher Season 1 Episode 22: "Diagnosis Danger" (credited as Hellena Westcott) 1964 The Twilight Zone Lilian Pope Season 5 Episode 14: "You Drive" 1970 Pieces of Dreams Mrs. Straub I Love My Wife Mrs. Burrows Source: The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies