Cameron MitchellNationality:
American Birthdate:
11/04/1918 Birthplace:
Dallastown, Pennsylvania Death Date:
07/06/1994
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biography
Burly, tough-guy leading man and character actor famous as the hard-drinking, hardworking Buck Cannon on the TV series "High Chaparral". Mitchum began appearing in films in 1945 and, after playing many character roles and occasional leads in B action films and Westerns, began to make some headway after playing Happy, one of Willy Loman's (Fredric March) sons in a film adaptation of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" (1951). A breakthrough into big-budget, big-star films came when he was one of the three male consorts paired up with Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall in "How to
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Year
Milestone
1945
Made first films, "They Were Expendable" and "What Next, Corporal Hargrove?"
1948
Played first leading role in a feature, and first received top billing in "Adventures of Gallant Bess"
1951
Breakthrough feature film role, Happy in an adaptation of Arthur Miller's landmark play, "Death of a Salesman"
1953
Breakthrough romantic lead in a big-budget, major studio release, "How to Marry a Millionaire"
1963
Made first film abroad with the Italian-Spanish co-production, "Il Duca Nero"
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