Millard Mitchell
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1903-08-14
- Died
- 1953-10-13
- Place of birth
- Havana, Cuba
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Millard Mitchell (August 14, 1903 – October 13, 1953) was an American character actor whose credits include roughly thirty feature films and two television appearances.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Mitchell appeared as a bit player in eight films between 1931 and 1936. He returned to film work in 1942 after a six-year absence. Between 1942 and 1953, Mitchell was a successful supporting actor.
For his performance in the 1952 film, My Six Convicts, Millard Mitchell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mitchell is also known for his role as Col. Rufus Plummer in Billy Wilder's A Foreign Affair (1948), as Gregory Peck's commanding officer in the war drama Twelve O'Clock High (1949), and as movie mogul "R. F. Simpson" in the musical comedy Singin' in the Rain (1952).
Mitchell died at the age of fifty from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Known For
Movies (33)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as R.F. Simpson
Winchester '73
1950
as High Spade
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Kiss of Death
1947
as Detective (uncredited)
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
as Major General Patrick Pritchard
The Gunfighter
1950
as Marshal Mark Strett
The Naked Spur
1953
as Jesse Tate
A Foreign Affair
1948
as Col. Rufus J. Plummer
Thieves' Highway
1949
as Ed Kinney
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
You're in the Navy Now
1951
as George Larrabee
The Big Street
1942
as Gentleman George (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Baldwin
A Double Life
1947
as Al Cooley
Mister 880
1950
as "Mac" McIntire
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Detective Arthur Doolin
Convicted
1950
as Malloby
My Six Convicts
1952
as James T. Connie
My Sin
1931
as Trooper
Everybody Does It
1949
as Mike Craig
Here Come the Girls
1953
as Albert Snodgrass
The Cheat
1931
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Accident Victim (uncredited)
Secrets of a Secretary
1931
as Policeman
Swell Guy
1946
as Steve
Strictly Dishonorable
1951
as Bill Dempsey
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Herman
Get Hep to Love
1942
as McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
as Mullins
What Price Pants
1931
as Secretary (uncredited)
Singapore Sue
1932
as Second Sailor
The Girl on the Magazine Cover
1940
as Photographer
A Lesson in Love
1931
as Freshmen
About Millard Mitchell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Millard Mitchell (August 14, 1903 – October 13, 1953) was an American character actor whose credits include roughly thirty feature films and two television appearances. Born in Havana, Cuba, Mitchell appeared as a bit player in eight films between 1931 and 1936. He returned to film work in 1942 after a six-year absence. Between 1942 and 1953, Mitchell was a successful supporting actor. For his performance in the 1952 film, My Six Convicts, Millard Mitchell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Ac… With 33 credits spanning from 1931 to 2002, Millard Mitchell has appeared in 33 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Millard Mitchell Movies
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as R.F. Simpson
- Winchester '73 (1950) — as High Spade
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) — as Self (archive footage)
- Kiss of Death (1947) — as Detective (uncredited)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949) — as Major General Patrick Pritchard
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