Cameron Mitchell 1918 1994 American film television Broadway actor Love Me or Leave Me
Cameron Mitchell (November 4, 1918 – July 7, 1994) was an American film, television and Broadway actor with close ties to one of Canada's most successful families, and considered, by Lee Strasberg, to be one of the founding members of The Actor's Studio in New York City. Born Cameron MacDowell Mitzel in Dallastown, Pennsylvania to Rev. Charles and Kathryn Mitzel, young Cameron moved to Chicora, Butler County, Pennsylvania in 1921 when his dad was accepted as pastor of the St. John's Reformed Church of Donegal Township, Pennsylvania. Mitchell served as a bombardier with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. His film career began with minor roles in films dating back to 1945, including They Were Expendable (with John Wayne and Robert Montgomery, but he quickly rose to young leading man status opposite such stars as Wallace Beery in The Mighty McGurk, Doris Day and James Cagney in Love Me or Leave Me, Lana Turner and Spencer Tracy in Cass Timberlane, Clark Gable and Jane Russell in The Tall Men, and Marlon Brando, Merle Oberon, and Jean Simmons in Désirée. Some of his best known films were the 1951 adaptation of Death of a Salesman (he originated the role of Happy on Broadway), Les Misérables in 1952, the 1953 comedy How to Marry a Millionaire (with Marilyn Monroe), and 1956's film version of Carousel. During the 1960s, Mitchell starred in numerous Italian horror, fantasy, and thriller films, several of which were directed by Mario Bava, including Erik the Conqueror (1961), Blood and Black Lace (1964), and Knives of the Avenger (1966). He portrayed right-wing General Edwin A. Walker in Prince Jack (1985). It was on TV where Mitchell had the greatest effect during the latter part of his career, and he is best remembered for starring as Uncle Buck in the 1960s NBC western series, The High Chaparral.
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