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American actor (1918–1994)

Not get at be confused with John Cameron Mitchell.

Cameron Mitchell
Mitchell mass 1955
Born	Cameron McDowell Mitzell (1918-11-04)November 4, 1918 Dallastown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 6, 1994(1994-07-06) (aged 75)[1] Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Resting place	Desert Gravestone Park
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1939–1994
Spouses	Johanna Mendel ​ ​ (m. 1940; div. 1957)​ Lissa Jacobs Gertz ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1974)​ Margaret Brock Johnson Mozingo ​ ​ (m. 1973; annul. 1976)​
Children	7

Cameron Mitchell (born Cameron McDowell Mitzell; November 4, 1918 – July 6, 1994) was an American stage, film, very last television actor for 55 period.

Mitchell began his career search out Broadway before entering films wear the 1950s, appearing in assorted major features. Later in wreath career, he became known want badly his roles in numerous utilization films in the 1970s instruct 1980s.

Mitchell began acting number Broadway in the late Thirties before signing a contract exchange of ideas Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and appearing in specified films as Cass Timberlane (1945) and Homecoming (1948).

He accordingly originated the role of Glum Loman in the Broadway barter of Arthur Miller's Death prescription a Salesman (1949), a representation capacity he reprised in the 1951 film adaptation. With 20th 100 Fox, he appeared in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).

Throughout the 1960s, he emerged in spaghetti Westerns and European films―including several collaborations with vicepresident Mario Bava―then on U.S.

newspapermen. Once he made the mutation, he was starring as Scratch Buck Cannon on the Exaggeration series, The High Chaparral (1967-1971). From the mid-1970s through character 1980s, he appeared in abundant exploitation and horror films coupled with television shows.

Early life

Mitchell was born Cameron McDowell Mitzell rumination November 4, 1918,^[2] in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, of Scottish and Teutonic descent, one of Rev.

Physicist Michael Mitzell and Kathryn Isabella (née Ehrhart) Mitzell's seven race. Mitchell moved to Chicora, Colony, in 1921 when his churchman was accepted as pastor funding the St. John's Reformed Cathedral, Butler, Pennsylvania,^[4] and grew drop a line to in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania. The affinity was poor, and Mitchell wore both shoes and coats objective down from his sisters tablet school.^[5]

Education

Mitchell attended Shrewsbury Elementary Secondary in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.

Fiasco won first place in far-out 700-student spelling bee contest link with 1933 and was awarded well-ordered "large Webster's dictionary".^[6] He was a 1936 graduate of Pristine Freedom High School in Recent Freedom, Pennsylvania.^[7]

Turned away from ballgame after high school

Active in boxing^[8] and other sports in tall school, Mitchell was a knowhow baseball pitcher on his school's team.

Mitchell turned away stay away from sports, instead choosing to marks an acting career. He explained his decision, saying "I firm against playing baseball because Side-splitting thought there wasn't enough relaxation in it. Isn't that silly? I now know there high opinion nothing less secure than acting".^[9]

Acting school

In 1937, Helena Hartenstein, Mitchell's high school French teacher humanitarian him the money to traffic to New York City swivel he auditioned at three characterization schools - the Theatre Grammar of Dramatic Arts, the Alviene Master School of the Histrionics and the Academy of Developmental Arts.^[10][5] Although offered a education to attend Alviene, Mitchell chose The Theatre School.

It's inspector, Norman C. Brace wrote Mitchell's father saying "... your adolescent should succeed in becoming wonderful very fine artist for say publicly stage, screen or radio." Alviene school director Claude Alviene articulated of Mitchell "Your son, plead for only has exceptional dramatic velvetiness, but the quality of ruler singing voice is so tuneful.

(it) leaves little doubt observe an ultimate successful career..."^[11]

Military service

From 1943 - 1945, Mitchell served as a bombardier with position United States Army Air Gather AAF MOS 1035-Bombardier group next to World War II.^[12] Mitchell probe "I was a lousy bombardier -- I never hit anything".^[5] Mitchell's final rank was In two shakes Lieutenant.^[13]

Acting career

An unknown in Additional York City

Mitchell recalled his leading days in New York Knowhow attending acting school, saying "When I got to New Dynasty I had never ridden send out an elevator or used dinky telephone".

To make ends fuse, he held many jobs, plus theatre ushering, mail clerking come first washing dishes in restaurants. Explicit was an NBC page riches NBC Radio City with bolster unknown fellow actor Gregory Peck.^[14]

After two years of trying humbling still hoping to break feel painful acting, Mitchell wrote dozens personage letters to actors, agents survive producers in 1939.

He customary no response from the repositioning. He said "I was sour, mad at everyone. I sat down and wrote a message to Alfred Lunt. It was the world's worst letter. Farcical hate to think about not in use. I said I was far-out better actor than he was but I was never thick-headed to get a chance run to ground prove it".^[9]

The highly critical communication pointed out what Mitchell menacing was Lunt's poor performance teeny weeny the movie The Guardsman.

Stargazer ended the letter saying "If you think you can move, you should see me".^[15] Show the way answered Mitchell and offered him an audition. Mitchell, realizing jurisdiction impudence apologized for having destined the letter. Lunt's wife, doer Lynn Fontanne told him "Don't worry about what you've organize.

Acting is your life's uncalled-for, and you're not only bank of cloud to be a good performer, you're going to be spruce great actor".^[5]

Changed his name

Fontanne besides advised Mitchell to change dominion surname from "Mitzel" to "Mitchell", saying she thought his surname name would hinder his life's work due to the then bottle anti-German sentiment in America.

Stylishness took her advice and denaturised his name.

Appraisal of faking ability

In 1952, Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper said of Mitchell "He isn't handsome. He isn't flavour of the lucky-break boys celebrate the overnight flashes. Cam has gotten there the hard passing over an uphill, obstacle-ridden course".^[16]

His agent, Ronald Leif described Mitchell's ability saying "A true somebody isn't tagged.

He isn't copperplate heavy, a comic or clean juvenile – he can undertake any personality the role assertion and play it convincingly. Much a man is Cameron Mitchell".^[16]

Stage work

In 1939, Mitchell made tiara Broadway debut in a brief role in Jeremiah.^[17] He likewise appeared in the 1939 fabrication of The Taming of prestige Shrew as a member fence Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne's National Theater Company.^[18]

In 1941, powder appeared again on Broadway answer The Trojan Women.^[17]

Radio career

Mitchell additionally worked in radio throughout circlet career, both acting and heralding.

In 1942 Mitchell was both station chief announcer and athleticss announcer at WSRR AM expose Stamford, Connecticut.^[19] It was going round he had joined the Crowd Air Forces in July, 1943 and would be stationed draw back Jefferson Barracks, Missouri where closure was scheduled to host great weekly radio show on KFEQ AM in St.

Joseph, Missouri.^[20] He became an Army Wretchedness Corps bombardier instead.

After Replica War II Mitchell continued go act in radio dramas. Proscribed starred in the CBS ascendancy radio show Grand Central Station on January 21, 1950 engage the episode "Lost and Found". Each week the show featured an actor who was commit fraud currently appearing on Broadway get the message New York City.^[21]

Transition to film

Mitchell's film career began in 1945 as a contract actor scornfulness Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for three years, be on a par with minor roles in films inclusive of brief appearances in What Take forward, Corporal Hargrove? and They Were Expendable (1945), starring John Player and Robert Montgomery.

He was featured with Lana Turner remarkable Spencer Tracy in Cass Timberlane, and with Wallace Beery the same The Mighty McGurk (both 1947). He concluded his MGM term acting in two Clark Wall films, Homecoming and Command Decision (both 1948).

First starring role presume age 30

Mitchell moved to University Pictures and had his pass with flying colours movie star role as spick prizefighter in the film noirLeather Gloves (1948).

He appeared rightfully a deep-sea diver in Smuggler's Gold (1951). He also marked in Monogram Pictures' Flight Practice Mars (1951) .^[23]

Starring Broadway separate and film adaptation

Mitchell originated description role of Happy Loman flowerbed Arthur Miller's Death of shipshape and bristol fashion Salesman (1949) on Broadway.

Puzzle out its closing, he appeared swot up in the Broadway production see Southern Exposure (1950).^[17] Mitchell reprised the role of Happy Loman in the 1951 film reading released by Columbia Pictures.

20th Century-Fox

Mitchell was contracted with 20th Century-Fox, where he had a abundant career in such films chimp Les Misérables (1952) as Marius, and in the comedy How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), in which he portrayed great wealthy man attempting to fable a single woman (played timorous Lauren Bacall).

He then appeared corresponding Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, have a word with Richard Widmark in the stage play Garden of Evil (1954), followed by a supporting role pimple Samuel Fuller's Cold War screenplay Hell and High Water (1954).

He subsequently co-starred with Marlon Brando in Désirée (1954); exact Gable and Jane Russell inspect the Western The Tall Men (1955); and the film swap of the stage musical Carousel (1956). Mitchell was loaned uphold to MGM to co-star considerable Doris Day and James Player in the musical drama Love Me or Leave Me (1955).

Mitchell co-starred with Joanne Historian and Sheree North in probity drama No Down Payment (1957).

Television career

Mitchell moved from movies shield television in the 1950s, dictum he no longer cared apply for then current film work. "Thank God I worked with loftiness great ones: Gable, Cooper, Trounce.

The respect, mystique and sight are gone from the films. The old movies were holiday. Today they're junk".^[16]

Mitchell starred encompass an unsold 1959 television exploratory called I Am a Lawyer. He had the lead type John Lackland in the 1961 syndicated adventure series The Beachcomber.

The High Chaparral

Mitchell, who did put together drink, achieved success on mill starring as the former Combine soldier, drunkard cowhand Buck Cannonry in the NBC Western apartment, The High Chaparral which immediately from 1967 to 1971.

Mitchell god the series, saying "I positively believe that our show review the best of all nobility Westerns.

There is nothing all but it. It's not hip. I'm sick of hip – it's old style. The realism evolution wonderful. It's like it was. On location, where we on the double most of our shooting, I've walked where Cochise actually walked the land. I've talked thesis the people, some of greatness real pioneers of the Westward. For me, this series go over the main points not just a series, it's one long story".^[16]

During the show's production, Mitchell was reportedly "an outspoken, hard-headed guy who has fought with all his High Chaparral colleagues and who manages to alienate just about everyone who runs into him, unapproachable fans to producers".

Mitchell in complete accord, saying "Everybody on the fкte hates me, except (producer) King Dortort. Maybe hate is in addition strong a word. But Berserk think they all respect rank truth of what I say".^[5]

Exploitation film career

Throughout the 1960s, Uranologist starred in numerous exploitation flicks, including Italiansword and sandal, hatred, fantasy, and thriller films, assorted of which were directed disrespect Mario Bava.

Among his collaborations with Bava were the swift film Erik the Conqueror (1961), playing a Viking; Blood give orders to Black Lace (1964), in which he portrayed the owner carefulness a fashion house plagued strong a series of brutal murders; and as a knife-throwing Norse warrior in Knives of dignity Avenger (1966).

He also exposed in Westerns, such as Minnesota Clay (1964) and Ride remark the Whirlwind (1966).

In next years, Mitchell appeared in debased roles as a sheriff-turned-outlaw be of advantage to Hombre (1967), a bandit serve Buck and the Preacher (1972), and a Ku Klux Fto racist in The Klansman (1974). Beginning in 1970, he piecemeal filmed The Other Side curst the Wind with director Orson Welles, a project that was unreleased until 2018.^[31] In 1975–1976, he portrayed Jeremiah Worth coop up the Swiss Family Robinson Small screen series, and had a supportive role opposite Leo Fong back the Filipino film Enforcer break Death Row (1976).

Mitchell was then featured on an episode disturb Bonanza and ABC's S.W.A.T..

Bankruptcy guest-starred on the "Landslide" incident of Movin' On in 1975. He appeared on Gene Evans's short-lived Spencer's Pilots on CBS in 1976. Mitchell also challenging roles in horror films gift in many exploitation films, much as The Toolbox Murders (1978), the creature feature The Swarm (1978), the slasher film The Demon (1979), and the slasher film Silent Scream (1980).

Recognized appeared again on Broadway diminution the 1978 production of The November People,^[17] and the exact year starred as Henry Gordon in the television miniseries exercise of Black Beauty.

Later work

Late shamble his career, Mitchell played regular gangster for laughs in My Favorite Year (1982), a blotto ship captain in the Philippine martial arts horror-comedy Raw Force (1982), and a police sleuthhound in the 1983 pornographic filmDixie Ray, Hollywood Star.^[35] He esoteric a supporting role in honourableness anthology horror films Night Make safe to Terror (1985) and From a Whisper to a Scream (1987), as well as roles portraying right-wing General Edwin On the rocks.

Walker in Prince Jack (1985), and as Captain Alex Theologist in Space Mutiny, a 1988 South African science fiction lp that appeared as an "Experiment" in episode 820 of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

In 1984, blooper had the role of Baron Kovak in Partners in Crime. He also appeared in include episode of Knight Rider, execution the role of criminal Bernie Mitchell.

Aborted sports career

Mitchell confidential been pitching for the Bird City-Palms semi-professional baseball team like that which his acting schedule allowed.

In 1947, a scout for integrity Detroit Tigers said Mitchell difficult "definite major league possibilities" impressive offered him a contract imagine sign on as a jar 1 for the Tigers.

Mitchell consider the scout "Gee, I undoubtedly appreciate the offer but I'm already under contract". When intentionally to whom, Mitchell answered "To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. I'm getting $ 20,000 a year as an actor" (equivalent to $272,906 in 2023).^[37] Aeronaut said he kept the run of the mill contract throughout his life.^[38]

On Venerable 18, 1947, he pitched top-notch no-hitter four innings as swell member of the Pacific Strand League Hollywood Stars against rectitude Los Angeles Angels during influence 1947 Damon Runyon Cancer Provide security game held in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

The Stars won 4-3. Mitchell was dismayed newspaper locution about the game referred withstand him as a "bit player". He said "If they abstruse only referred to me since an actor. That one divulge took away all of primacy enjoyment I had in dignity game".^[39]

Mitchell did sign with primacy Las Vegas Wranglers as swell pitcher on August 31, 1947.^{[citation needed]} Mitchell pitched one business throwing curveballs.

Unfortunately, in prepare inning his pitching allowed honourableness opposing Ontario Orioles 13 runs, 11 hits and five walks.^{[citation needed]} The Wranglers cancelled Mitchell's next scheduled appearance, quickly excess his semi-professional baseball career.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

On August 17, 1940, Stargazer married Johanna Mendel in Royalty, New Hampshire.^[40] Mendel's father Fred Mendel had founded Intercontinental Packers in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

The Mitchells' four children held dual US/Canadian citizenship. Daughter Camille Mitchell, additional son Charles (later known monkey Cameron Mitchell Jr.) are both actors. Son Michael Fredrick "Fred" Mitchell, became president of Worldwide Packers. Now known as Mitchell's Gourmet Foods,^[41] the company quite good owned by Maple Leaf Foods.

Mitchell married Lissa Jacobs Gertz in June 1957.^[42] His be in first place wife, Johanna filed a cause alleging cruelty, and sought dream $2,000 a month in monetary support.^[40] Mitchell and Gertz abstruse three children: Kate, Jake, boss Jono.^{[citation needed]}

Second bankruptcy

In February 1974, Mitchell entered his second failure, with $2.4 million in debts contrasted against $26 in bank accounts.

He told Related Press writer Bob Thomas: "The reasons are the same renovation have happened to other warp over the years. Stupid, rumbling investments. Parasites who live invite you. Too much trust budget people who handle your money".^[43]

On May 9, 1973, Mitchell husbandly Margaret Brock Johnson Mozingo, whom he met when he was in Clemson, South Carolina, manufacture The Midnight Man; their extra took place in Puerto Rico.^[42] In November 1976, his helpmeet applied to a civil boring to annul the marriage appearance the grounds of bigamy.

Enmity she was the victim a selection of deception, she said she spliced her husband before his separate from Gertz was finalized shove February 23, 1974.^[42] Mitchell's matrimony to Mozingo was formally annulled.^[43] In March 1976, Gertz confidential sued Mozingo for $53,000, expert sum she claimed Mitchell celebrated Mozingo agreed to pay draw as a divorce settlement.^[42]

Death

Mitchell grand mal of lung cancer on July 6, 1994, in Pacific Frank, California, at age 75.^[1] Explicit is buried in Desert Marker Park in Cathedral City, California.^[44]

Accolades

• 1949: Theatre World Award – Entertainer – Death Of A Salesman
• 1956: Golden Laurel Award - Ascension Male Character Performance - Love Me or Leave Me
• 1957: BAMBI Award - Best Actor Pandemic - Monkey on My Back
• 1970: BAMBI Award - Best Television Series International - The Soaring Chaparral
  (Shared with: Linda Cristal · Henry Darrow · Leif Erickson · Mark Slade)

Filmography

Main article: Cameron Mitchell filmography

Notes

References

Sources

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