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Millard Mitchell (August 14, 1903 – October 13, 1953) was an American character actor whose credits include roughly 30 feature films and two television appearances.

Millard Mitchell
Mitchell in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Born(1903-08-14)August 14, 1903
Havana, Cuba
DiedOctober 13, 1953(1953-10-13) (aged 50)
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
OccupationActor
Years active19241953
Spouse
Peggy Gould
(m. 1942)
Children2
Millard Mitchell inThe Naked Spur (1953)
Millard Mitchell in
The Naked Spur (1953)

He appeared as a bit player in eight films between 1931 and 1936. Mitchell returned to film work in 1942 after a six-year absence. Between 1942 and 1953, he was a successful supporting actor.

For his performance in the film My Six Convicts (1952), Mitchell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He is also remembered 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), High-Spade Frankie Wilson in Winchester '73 (1950), as the fictional movie mogul R.F. Simpson in the musical comedy Singin' in the Rain (1952), and as a hapless old prospector in The Naked Spur (1953).

Mitchell appeared frequently on Broadway, often playing a fast-talking Broadway character. He played the starring role in The Great Campaign (1947).[1][2]


Personal life


Mitchell was born to American parents in Havana, Cuba. He married actress Peggy Gould in 1942; the couple had two daughters, Mary Ellis and Margaret. Their daughter Maggie Schpak is a noted Hollywood jewelry designer.

Mitchell died at the age of 50 in 1953 from lung cancer at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, [3][4][5] and was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.


Filmography



References


  1. "Millard Mitchell". IBDb (Internet Broadway Database). Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. Leon Morse (April 5, 1947). "Experimental Theater". Billboard. p. 44. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  3. "Millard Mitchell is taken by death". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. October 13, 1953. p. 6.
  4. "Millard Mitchell, actor, is in coma". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. October 13, 1953. p. 32.
  5. "Millard Mitchell, film actor, dies". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. Associated Press. October 14, 1953. p. 10.



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[de] Millard Mitchell

Millard Mitchell (* 14. August 1903 in Havanna, Kuba; † 13. Oktober 1953 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien, USA) war ein US-amerikanischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler.
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[ru] Митчелл, Миллард

Миллард Митчелл (англ. Millard Mitchell; 14 августа 1903 — 13 октября 1953) — американский актёр, снялся примерно в тридцати художественных фильмах.



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