Millard Mitchell
Millard Mitchell is known for Singin' in the Rain (1952), Winchester '73 (1950), The Naked Spur (1953).
Biography
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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.
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Questions about Millard Mitchell
How many Millard Mitchell films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 27 films with Millard Mitchell, from 1931 to 2002.
What is the best rated Millard Mitchell film?
The best rated Millard Mitchell film in the catalogue is Singin' in the Rain (1952), rated 8.1.
What was the first Millard Mitchell film?
The first Millard Mitchell film in the catalogue is Kiss of Death, from 1947.
Who has Millard Mitchell worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Millard Mitchell shares the most credits with Alfred Newman (3 films), Anthony Mann (2 films) and Barbara McLean (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
33 films — 27 in the catalogue
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7.8 Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 · Self (archive footage)
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6.5 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
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4.6 Here Come the Girls
1953 · Albert Snodgrass
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7.0 The Naked Spur
1953 · Jesse Tate
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8.1 Singin' in the Rain
1952 · R.F. Simpson
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6.5 My Six Convicts
1952 · James T. Connie
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5.0 Strictly Dishonorable
1951 · Bill Dempsey
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5.5 You're in the Navy Now
1951 · George Larrabee
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7.2 Mister 880
1950 · "Mac" McIntire
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6.2 Convicted
1950 · Malloby
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7.3 Winchester '73
1950 · High Spade
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7.4 The Gunfighter
1950 · Marshal Mark Strett
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7.2 Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · Major General Patrick Pritchard
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8.5 Everybody Does It
1949 · Mike Craig
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7.3 Thieves' Highway
1949 · Ed Kinney
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7.1 A Foreign Affair
1948 · Col. Rufus J. Plummer
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6.4 A Double Life
1947 · Al Cooley
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7.1 Kiss of Death
1947 · Detective (uncredited)
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8.0 Swell Guy
1946 · Steve
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6.0 Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Baldwin
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6.5 Dixie Dugan
1943 · Accident Victim (uncredited)
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5.0 The Mayor of 44th Street
1942 · Herman
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7.0 Get Hep to Love
1942 · McCarthy
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5.8 The Big Street
1942 · Gentleman George (uncredited)
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5.7 Grand Central Murder
1942 · Detective Arthur Doolin
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4.4 Mr. and Mrs. North
1942 · Mullins
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The Girl on the Magazine Cover
1940 · Photographer
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5.0 Singapore Sue
1932 · Second Sailor
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6.3 The Cheat
1931 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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5.7 My Sin
1931 · Trooper
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8.0
A Lesson in Love
1931 · Freshmen
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6.0 Secrets of a Secretary
1931 · Policeman
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6.0 What Price Pants
1931 · Secretary (uncredited)
People data: TMDb.
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