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Roscoe Mitchlll Jr. or Scoey Mitchlll[1][2] (March 12, 1930 – March 19, 2022), usually credited as Scoey Mitchell, was an American actor, writer and TV director known for frequent appearances on 1970s game shows, including Match Game and Tattletales. He starred in the short-lived series Barefoot in the Park (based on the Neil Simon play) and had a recurring role on Rhoda.

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Scoey Mitchell
Mitchlll as a boxer on an episode of TV's That Girl, 1969
Born	Roscoe Mitchlll Jr. (1930-03-12)March 12, 1930 Newburgh, New York, U.S.
Died	March 19, 2022(2022-03-19) (aged 92) Torrance, California, U.S.
Other names	Scoey Mitchlll
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–1990; 2017
Spouse	Claire T. Thomas ​ (m. 1973)​

He created two short-lived NBC TV series, Me and Mrs. C and 13 East. He appeared as Richard Pryor's father in the film Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling.

Early life and career

Mitchell was born on March 12, 1930, in Newburgh, New York as Roscoe Mitchlll Jr. (the surname had three "L"s, and no "E").[3] He started his career on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967.[4] He appeared in What's It All About, World? as himself in 1969.[5][6]

He guest-starred in many television series such as The Mothers-in-Law, Here Come the Brides, That Girl, The Odd Couple, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Baretta. Mitchell starred in several made-for-TV movies, such as Voyage of the Yes,[7] Cops,[8] and Cindy.[9] He also turned to directing television with the movie Me & Mrs. C. in 1984[10] and episodes of 13 East in 1989–90. Mitchlll wrote for television and made-for-TV movies such as The Scoey Mitchlll Show in 1972,[11][10] Just a Little More Love in 1983,[12] and Handsome Harry's.[13] In addition, he ventured into production of television and made-for-TV movies such as Grambling's White Tiger in 1981,[14] Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster in 1985,[15] and Miracle at Beekman's Place in 1988.[16] Mitchell also was on a number of television shows as himself such as Match Game from 1974 to 1979, Super Password in 1988, The Joey Bishop Show 1968–69, Hollywood Squares in 1968, and Tattletales from 1974 to 1978 and from 1982 to 1984.

In September 1970, ABC cast Mitchell in Barefoot in the Park based on Neil Simon's Broadway play of the same name. The series cast members were predominantly black, making it the first American television sitcom since Amos 'n' Andy to have a predominantly black cast (Vito Scotti was the sole major white character). Barefoot in the Park had been a successful 1967 film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.[17] It was thought by ABC that placing Barefoot in the Park behind Bewitched would do well, but because that show was already in a slump, Barefoot in the Park never developed high numbers for the network. During its first few episodes, Barefoot in the Park developed behind-the-scenes strife that sealed its fate: Mitchlll was fired due to "differences of opinion" with the series' producers. Rather than replace Mitchell with another actor—and already disenchanted with the low ratings—ABC decided to cancel Barefoot in the Park in December 1970. In 1986, Mitchlll was in Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, a semi-autobiographical film about Richard Pryor.[18] In 2017, after a hiatus of almost thirty years, he returned to acting, in a one-off role in A Kindred Soul.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Mitchell died of kidney failure on March 19, 2022, in a hospice care facility in Torrance, California.[19] He was also survived by his widow, Claire.

Filmography

Acting

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling	Father	Semi-autobiographical;[20] directed by Richard Pryor.[18]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episode(s)	Notes
1965	Get Smart			Credited as Scoey Mitchlll
1967	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	Himself	"Episode #2.12" (S2:Ep 12)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll
1968			"Episode #2.17" (S2:Ep 17)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll
			"Episode #2.24" (S2:Ep 24)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll
1969	What's It All About, World?	Himself		Contract role
	The Mothers-in-Law	Solomon Elkins	"Guess Who's Coming Forever" (S2:Ep 20)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[21]
	Here Come the Brides	Sheriff Bond	"Far Cry from Yesterday" (S2:Ep 1)
	The Carol Burnett Show	Himself	"Episode #3.4" (S3:Ep 4)
	That Girl	Tony Harris	"Shake Hands and Come Out Acting" (S4:Ep 9)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[21]
1970	Barefoot in the Park	Paul Bratter		Contract role Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[22]
1972	The Odd Couple	Consul from Nigeria	"The Princess" (S3:Ep 3)	Uncredited[21]
1973	Voyage of the Yes	Pretty	Made-for-TV movie	Directed by Lee H. Katzin.[7]
	Cops	Sergeant Monroe Dupree	Made-for-TV movie	Credited as "Scoey Mitchlll" Directed and written by Jerry Belson.[8]
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Major Chooka	"Little Orphan Airplane" (S1:Ep 5)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll
1974–76	Rhoda	Justin Culp	Recurring	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[23]
1975	Joe Forrester	Guest	Pilot: "Stake Out"
	Police Story	Investigator Mal Groves	"The Execution" (S2:Ep 18) "The Cut Man Caper" (S3:Ep 5)
1976	Doc	The Father	"And Baby Makes Eight" (S1:Ep 16)
1977	Baretta	Mike	"Playin' Police" (S3:Ep 24)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[21]
1978	Cindy	Cindy's father	Made-for-TV movie	Directed by William Graham.[9]
	Baretta	Aterna	"The Bundle" (S4:Ep 24)
	Taxi	Robber	"Memories of Cab 804: Part 1" (S1:Ep 11)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[21]
1979	Lou Grant	Minister	"Skids" (S2:Ep 23)	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[21]
	Just Friends	Guest	"Room at the Top" (S1:Ep 8)
	A New Kind of Family	Carl Ashton	"Thank You for a Lovely Evening" (S1:Ep 7)
	Password Plus	Guest	Air date 4/2/79 with Lee Meriwether	Credited as Scoey Mitchlll[24]
1985	Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster	Maurice	Made-for-TV movie	Directed by James Fargo.[15]
	Handsome Harry's	Harry Marquette	Made-for-TV movie	Credited as "Scoey Mitchlll" Directed by Bill Foster.[13]
1986	Me & Mrs. C.	Reverend Kilgore	"Ladies' Choice: Part 1" (S1:Ep 2) "Ladies' Choice: Part 2" (S1:Ep 3)
	Miracle at Beekman's Place	Dr Cyrus Beekman	Made-for-TV movie	Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and written by Mitchlll.[16]

Directing

Television

Year	Title	Production Type	Episodes	Notes
1984	Me & Mrs. C.	Made-for-TV movie		Co-directed with Drew R. Handley [10]
1987	Me & Mrs. C.	TV series	"The Jailbird" (S2:Ep 2) "Happy Birthday to You" (S2:Ep 3) "A Bump in the Night" (S2:Ep 12) "Smarty Pants" (S2:Ep 13)
1989–90	13 East	TV series	Pilot: "Where's the Ticket?" (S1:Ep 1) "I've Got a Loan to Pick with You" (S1:Ep 2) "A Day in the Life" (S1:Ep 3) "The Switch" (S1:Ep 4) "Tabloid Time" (S1:Ep 5) "Poppa's Coming" (S1:Ep 6) "Bullseye" (S2:Ep 10)

Writing

Television

Year	Title	Production Type	Directed by	Notes
1972	The Scoey Mitchlll Show	Made-for-TV movie	Marc Breslow[10]
1983	Just a Little More Love	Made-for-TV movie	Burt Brinckerhoff[12]
1984	Me & Mrs. C.	Made-for-TV movie	Co-directed with Drew R. Handley [10]
1985	Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster	Made-for-TV movie	James Fargo[15]	Story by Mitchlll and Martin Rips; teleplay by Mitchlll.[15]
	Handsome Harry's	Made-for-TV movie	Bill Foster[13]	Co-written and story by Mitchlll with Calvin Kelly and James Tisdale (credited as Jim Tisdale).[13]
1986	Me & Mrs. C.	TV series		Episodes: Pilot: "Moving in and Moving Out" (S1:Ep 1) "Ladies' Choice: Part 2" (S1:Ep 3) "The Checks Are in the Mail" (S1:Ep 4) "The Lottery" (S1:Ep 5) "Let's Have a Party" (S1:Ep 6)
1988	A Whole Lotta Fun	Made-for-TV movie		Co-written with Cassandra Clark, James Hampton, Tracy Morgan, Deborah Pearl (credited as Debbie Pearl), Steve Robertson, and John Vornholt.[25]
	Miracle at Beekman's Place	Made-for-TV movie	Bernard L. Kowalski[16]

Production

Television

Year	Title	Production Type	Credited as	Notes
1981	Grambling's White Tiger	Made-for-TV movie	Associate producer [14]	Directed by Georg Stanford Brown[14]
1983	Just a Little More Love	Made-for-TV movie	Executive producer[12]
1984	Me & Mrs. C.	Made-for-TV movie	Producer[10]
1985	Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster	Made-for-TV movie	Producer [15]
	Handsome Harry's	Made-for-TV movie	Executive producer [13]
1986	Me & Mrs. C.	TV series	Producer
1988	A Whole Lotta Fun	Made-for-TV movie	Executive producer [25]
	Miracle at Beekman's Place	Made-for-TV movie	Producer [16]
1989	13 East	TV series	Producer

References

External links

• Scoey Mitchell at IMDb
• Scoey Mitchell at TV Guide

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