43
th
Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, and Cameron Mitchell in Desirée (1954)
Father of Cameron Mitchell Jr. and Camille Mitchell.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
42
th
Brad Rearden and Cameron Mitchell in Psychock (1979)
Father of actor Cameron Mitchell Jr., who also goes by the name Cameron Mitchell, Jr.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
41
th
Penny Edwards and Cameron Mitchell in Der rote Reiter (1952)
Uncredited, he provided the voice of Jesus Christ in The Robe (1953), although another actor played the character.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
40
th
Cameron Mitchell in Mission Cobra... im Kampf für die Gerechtigkeit (1986)
Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "Attack of the Monster Movie Makers" (McFarland & Co., 1994).
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
39
th
Richard Widmark, Gene Evans, and Cameron Mitchell in Inferno (1954)
Graduated from Greenwood High School in Millerstown, Pennsylvania, in 1936.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
38
th
Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Gene Evans, Victor Francen, etc.
The Pennsylvania town in which he grew up, Millerstown, is near the state capital of Harrisburg.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
37
th
Geoffrey Binney, John Dresden, Jillian Kesner, John Locke, etc.
Of Scottish, German and Irish descent.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
36
th
Cameron Mitchell and Dorothy Patrick in The Mighty McGurk (1947)
Changed his name from Mitzell to Mitchell, because Lynn Fontane realized his real name sounded "a little bit too much like the Hun".
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
35
th
Cameron Mitchell in Ritt im Wirbelwind (1966)
Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Uncle Buck Cannon on The High Chaparral (1967).
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
34
th
Jack Nicholson and Cameron Mitchell in Ritt im Wirbelwind (1966)
He had 12 hobbies: poker, golfing, family, animals, reading the Bible, fishing, traveling, playing basketball, soccer, philosophy, car racing and cooking.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
33
th
Jack Nicholson and Cameron Mitchell in Ritt im Wirbelwind (1966)
His ex-The High Chaparral (1967) co-star, Henry Darrow, had a lot in common with Mitchell: both were very popular in high school, both began acting at an early age and both made a lot of westerns on their way to becoming stars.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
32
th
Jack Nicholson, Tom Filer, and Cameron Mitchell in Ritt im Wirbelwind (1966)
When he came to New York, he had the thick Pennsylvania Dutch accent.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
31
th
Jack Nicholson, Tom Filer, and Cameron Mitchell in Ritt im Wirbelwind (1966)
Before he was cast in producer David Dortort's The High Chaparral (1967), he had appeared in a short-lived TV series that had also been produced by Dortort.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
30
th
Tom Filer and Cameron Mitchell in Ritt im Wirbelwind (1966)
Was producer David Dortort's first choice for the co-lead role, opposite Leif Erickson, in The High Chaparral (1967).
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
29
th
Jack Nicholson, Cameron Mitchell, and Millie Perkins in Ritt im Wirbelwind (1966)
His son, Fred Mitchell, served as president of Intercontinental Packers, alongside Fred's mother and Cameron's first ex-wife, Johanna Mitchell, who served as Chairwoman of the Board in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
28
th
Brad Rearden and Cameron Mitchell in Psychock (1979)
Starred in his first movie when he was age 26.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
27
th
Henry Darrow and Cameron Mitchell in High Chaparral (1967)
Created the role of Happy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway, and also played the role in the film version (Death of a Salesman (1951)).
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
26
th
Pamelyn Ferdin and Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Remained good friends with Henry Darrow and Mark Slade, during and after The High Chaparral (1967).
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
25
th
Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Among the jobs he held before becoming an actor were dishwasher and theater usher.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
24
th
Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Despite his divorce from Camille Janclaire, he maintained close ties to Canada.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
23
th
Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Prior to being cast in The High Chaparral (1967) he also appeared in an episode of Bonanza (1959); both series were produced by his good friend David Dortort.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
22
th
Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Was the only The High Chaparral (1967) cast member to have appeared in more movies than series star Leif Erickson.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
21
th
Cameron Mitchell in Die Rache der Wikinger (1961)
His parents, Charles & Kathryn Mitzell, were both ministers of the Reformed Lutheran Church.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
20
th
Rory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell, etc.
His son, Fred Mitchell, passed away in 1998, just 4 years after the death of his father.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
19
th
Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun, Betty Grable, Cameron Mitchell, etc.
Was a heavy smoker.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
18
th
Lauren Bacall and Cameron Mitchell in Wie angelt man sich einen Millionär (1953)
Survived by 5 of six children, and 5 grandchildren.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
17
th
Marilyn Monroe, Cameron Mitchell, etc.
Interred at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
16
th
Cameron Mitchell in Wie angelt man sich einen Millionär (1953)
Served as a bombardier in the US Army Air Force during World War II.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
15
th
Cameron Mitchell in Die Flut bricht los (1976)
While attending Greenwood High School, he pitched for his baseball team well enough to attract offers from several major-league teams.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
14
th
Cameron Mitchell in Die Sklavenjäger (1978)
His son Fred's company, Mitchell Gourmet Foods, still operates out of Saskatoon, Canada, but is now owned by Maple Leaf Foods.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
13
th
Cameron Mitchell in High Chaparral (1967)
Began his career as a contract player for MGM in 1945.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
12
th
Cameron Mitchell in Das Geheimnis der fliegenden Teufel (1980)
Before he was a successful actor, he worked alongside another young unfamiliar actor, Gregory Peck, as a page at Radio City in New York City.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
11
th
Cameron Mitchell in Das Geheimnis der fliegenden Teufel (1980)
His 3 children had followed in his father's footsteps - they all became actors.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
10
th
Jahary Bennett, Christopher Cobb, David Ford, Cameron Mitchell, Justin Nowell, etc.
Reconciled with Camille Janclaire, just before his death.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
9
th
Cameron Mitchell in Die Nacht der Schreie (1987)
When he was a senior in high school his father wanted him to be a minister, but he decided to become an actor instead.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
8
th
Cameron Mitchell and Luciano Pollentin in Eine Handvoll blanker Messer (1966)
Attended the Theater School of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
7
th
Cameron Mitchell, Elissa Pichelli, etc.
Grandfather of Charles Joseph Mitchell.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
6
th
Cameron Mitchell in Der rote Reiter (1952)
Was the fourth of seven children.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
5
th
Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Once did a pilot with Henry Darrow, before he worked with him on The High Chaparral (1967).
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
4
th
Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Grandfather of actress Jinjara Mitchell.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
3
rd
Cameron Mitchell in Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine (1978)
Played the captain of the "Goliath" in The Deep (1977), but his scenes were deleted.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
2
nd
Henry Darrow and Cameron Mitchell in High Chaparral (1967)
While at 20th Century Fox in December of 1950, the actor introduced a fellow performer at his studio, Marilyn Monroe,to two famous theater personalities, Elia Kazan and Arthur Miller, with both of whom she would later have relationships. (And in the case of Miller, a marriage.) Mitchell appeared in versions of Miller,s work on stage and screen.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
1
st
Cameron Mitchell in High Chaparral (1967)
He is buried in Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
cameronmitchell @ 11 months ago
