CAMERON MITCHELL BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Cameron Mitchell was born on November 4th, 1918 in Dallastown, Pennsylvania with the birth name Cameron McDowell Mitzell. His father was a minister and he was raised in Millerstown, Pennsylvania.
He did a little bit of acting appearing on Broadway and also an experimental television broadcast called, "The Passing of the Third Floor Back". Cameron then joined the Air Force during World War II serving as a bombardier.
When he completed his service he returned to acting and made his film debut on, "What Next: Corporal Hargrove" (1945) and also continued to work as a stage actor simultaneously. He acted in the stage version of, "Death of a Salesman" and followed with doing the screen version as well in 1951.
In total, Mitchell was in over 300 film and television appearances. Some of his film work includes, "The Mighty McGurk" (1947), "The Tall Men" (1955), "They Were Expendable" (1945) starring John Wayne, "Flight to Mars" (1951), "The Unstoppable Man" (1960), "Hombre" (1967) starring Paul Newman, "My Favorite Year" (1982) and "Trapped Alive" (1993). He is best known for his role in, "The High Chaparral" (1967) which was a television series. Cameron also appeared on, "Bonanza" and "S.W.A.T."
Cameron Mitchell married three times throughout his lifetime. First to Joanna Mitchell from 1940 through 1960 and they had four children together, Robert, Camille, Cameron and Fred. He then briefly married Lisa Mitchell and his third wife was Margaret Mozingo Mitchell from 1973 through 1976 when they annulled their marriage. Mitchell did not remarry again and on July 6th, 1994 he passed away in the Pacific Palisades in California from lung cancer. Cameron Mitchell is buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City located in Riverside County, California.
Filmography
1995 Jack-O
1993 Trapped Alive
1993 The Poetry Hall of Fame
1990 Crossing the Line
1990 Return to Justice
1990 Demon Cop
1989 Terror in Beverly Hills
1989 Nightforce
1989 Hateman
1989 Easy Kill
1989 Action U.S.A.
1989 No Justice
1988 Space Mutiny
1988 Mama's Boy
1988 Rage to Kill
1988 Memorial Valley Massacre
1987 Code Name Vengeance
1987 The Mission... Kill
1987 Matlock
1987 Deadly Prey
1987 Hollywood Cop
1987 The Offspring
1987 Terror Night
1986 The Messenger
1986 The Tomb
1986 Low Blow
1986 Dream West
1986 Simon & Simon
1985 Prince Jack
1985 Shadow Chasers
1985 Night Train to Terror
1985 Murder, She Wrote
1984 The Fall Guy
1984 Partners in Crime
1984 Killpoint
1984 Hardcastle and McCormick
1984 Knight Rider
1984 Go for the Gold
1983 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983 Dixie Ray Hollywood Star
1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1982 Matt Houston
1982 Blood Link
1982 My Favorite Year
1982 Kung Fu Cannibals
1982 Kill Squad
1978-1981 Fantasy Island
1981 Texas Lightning
1981 Magnum, P.I.
1981 The Demon
1981 The Incredible Hulk
1981 The Perfect Woman
1981 The Guns and the Fury
1981 Frankenstein Island
1979-1980 Charlie's Angels
1980 The Littlest Hobo
1980 Without Warning
1980 Turnover Smith
1978-1980 Vega$
1980 Mrs. Columbo
1980 The Silent Scream
1980 Wild Times
1980 OHMS
1980 Cataclysm
1980 Supersonic Man
1980 The Last Reunion
1980 Captive
1979 Matt and Jenny
1979 Hanging by a Thread
1974-1979 Hawaii Five-O
1979 The Hughes Mystery
1979 Screamers
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible
1978 Sword of Justice
1978 Flying High
1978 Project U.F.O.
1978 The Swarm
1978 Texas Detour
1978 The Bastard
1978 The Toolbox Murders
1978 Ninja Assassins
1978 Slavers
1978 How the West Was Won
1978 Black Beauty
1978 Lucan
1978 The Scalp Merchant
1977 Quincy M.E.
1973-1977 Police Story
1977 Medusa
1977 The Hostage Heart
1977 Haunts
1977 Viva Knievel!
1977 Testimony of Two Men
1977 Hunter
1976 Flood!
1976 The Quest
1976 Bronk
1975-1976 Swiss Family Robinson
1975 S.W.A.T.
1975 Cannon
1975 Political Asylum
1974 Amy Prentiss
1974 Nakia
1974 The Klansman
1974 Petrocelli
1974 Gunsmoke
1974 Medical Center
1972-1974 Ironside
1974 Death in Space
1974 The Big Game
1974 The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974 The Hanged Man
1974 The Midnight Man
1974 Hitchhike!
1974 Kodiak
1973 The Magician
1973 Hawkins
1973 Escape
1973 Search
1973 The Stranger
1973 Jigsaw
1973 Assignment Vienna
1973 Mission: Impossible
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery
1972 McMillan & Wife
1972 Slaughter
1972 Buck and the Preacher
1972 The Rookies
1972 The Delphi Bureau
1972 Alias Smith and Jones
1972 Cutter
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1972 The Other Side of the Wind
1971 The F.B.I.
1971 McCloud
1971 The Reluctant Heroes
1971 Cade's County
1971 Thief
1971 Mod Squad
1971 Eye for an Eye
1967-1971 The High Chaparral
1970 The Andersonville Trial
1970 The Rebel Rousers
1969 Nightmare in Wax
1968 Autopsia de un fantasma
1968 Premiere
1967 El tesoro de Makuba
1967 Hombre
1967 Island of the Doomed
1967 Massacre in the Black Forest
1966 Daniel Boone
1966 Court Martial
1966 I coltelli del vendicatore
1966 In the Shadow of the Eagles
1965 Ride in the Whirlwind
1964 Minnesota Clay
1964 The Last Gun
1964 Einer Frisst den anderen
1964 Blood and Black Lace
1963 Girl from La Mancha
1963 The Black Duke
1962 The Beachcomber
1962 Attack of the Normans
1962 Caesar the Conqueror
1962 Alcoa Premiere
1961 Erik the Conqueror
1961 The Unstoppable Man
1961 The Last of the Vikings
1960 Death Valley Days
1960 Three Came to Kill
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1960 Bonanza
1960 Goodyear Theatre
1958-1959 Zane Grey Theater
1959 The Untouchables
1959 As the Sea Rages
1959 Pier 5, Havana
1959 Inside the Mafia
1959 Face of Fire
1959 Wagon Train
1959 The David Niven Show
1958 Pursuit
1958 Colt .45
1958 Kraft Theatre
1956-1958 The United States Steel Hour
1956-1958 Studio One in Hollywood
1957 No Down Payment
1957 Escapade in Japan
1956-1957 Climax!
1957 Monkey on My Back
1957 All Mine to Give
1956 Tension at Table Rock
1956 Carousel
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour
1955 The View from Pompey's Head
1955 The Tall Men
1955 House of Bamboo
1955 Love Me or Leave Me
1955 Strange Lady in Town
1954 Desirée
1954 Garden of Evil
1954 Gorilla at Large
1954 Hell and High Water
1953 How to Marry a Millionaire
1953 The Robe
1953 Powder River
1953 Man on a Tightrope
1952 Pony Soldier
1952 Adventures of Gallant Bess
1952 Les Miserables
1952 The Sellout
1952 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952 Okinawa
1952 Japanese War Bride
1951 Death of a Salesman
1951 Man in the Saddle
1951 Flight to Mars
1951 Gruen Guild Theater
1951 Smuggler's Gold
1951 Stars Over Hollywood
1948 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1948 Command Decision
1948 Leather Gloves
1948 Homecoming
1948 Tenth Avenue Angel
1947 Cass Timberlane
1947 High Barbaree
1947 The Mighty McGurk
1946 A Letter for Evie
1945 They Were Expendable
1945 What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
1945 The Hidden Eye
1945 The Last Installment: A Crime Does Not Pay Subject