Cameron Mitchell

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/04/1918
Birthplace: Dallastown, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Date: 07/06/1994

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 Continued

Credits

Kingsley
2003
Hunter
1980
Griff
1955
Johnny Alderman
1955
"Ski" Brodski
1954
Joey Matthews
1954
Tom Brookman
1953
Senator Hanson
Erico DaSilva
Actor
Actor
Police Captain Carter
Barton
Frankie Navarro
Troy Boone
Joseph Bonaparte
Sheriff Frank Braden
General Walker
Alex Jansen
Clint Allison
Price
Luke Daly
Joe Vosdek
Jigger
Yurakunda
Harry
Captain Stills
Carl
Miller
Deputy Cates
Bud Waldo
David Garth
Detective Stern
Dr Gulk
Lieutenant Sandy McGiver
Joe Marks
Mayor Johnson
Captain Bonano
Dr Ned Trescott
Mr Collier
Captain
Tony Ledo
Professor Howard Phillips
Allen Sangster
John Adams
Steve Daggett
Jaimy's Dad

milestones

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"
Continued

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