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Biography of Millard Mitchell - Actor
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Millard Mitchell (August 14, 1903- October 13, 1953) was an United States|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. For his performance in the 1952 film, My Six Convicts, Millard Mitchell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mitchell is also known for two other roles: Gregory Peck|Gregory Peck's commanding officer in the 1949 war drama Twelve O'Clock High and as movie mogul "R.F. Simpson" in the 1952 musical comedy Singin' in the Rain (movie)|Singin' in the Rain. 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. ==External links== *imdb name|id=0593612|name=Millard Mitchell

