Linda Carlson

Biography

An American actress.

Carlson played the no-nonsense Vermont TV station manager Bev Dutton on Newhart and a judge on Steven Bochco‘s Murder One.

On the big screen, Carlson portrayed a nosey neighbor in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) and was Aunt Pearl (a variation of Bea Benaderet’s character from the TV show) on The Beverly Hillbillies (1993).

Carlson joined CBS’ Newhart in 1985 for its third season as Dutton, who works at Channel 8, home of the interview program Vermont Today, hosted by local author Dick Loudon (Bob Newhart). She appeared on episodes through the sixth season.