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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.
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Gender
Male
Birthday
August 14, 1903
Died
October 13, 1953
Birthplace
Havana, Cuba
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1931
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Mister 880
1950
Singin' in the Rain
1952
Kiss of Death
1947
A Lesson in Love
1931
The Girl on the Magazine Cover
1940
Grand Central Murder
1942
Singapore Sue
1932
The Big Street
1942
Thieves' Highway
1949
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
Slightly Dangerous
1943
Winchester '73
1950
The Naked Spur
1953
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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Twelve O'Clock High
1949
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1950
My Sin
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A Double Life
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