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name: "James Mitchell"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 February 1920"
died: "22 January 2010"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T06:01:09.219292+00:00"
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# James Mitchell

Actor. Born 29 February 1920 in Sacramento, California, USA. Died 22 January 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 February 1920, Sacramento, California, USA
- **Died:** 22 January 2010
- **Also known as:** Джеймс Митчелл
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mitchell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955098, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0593411/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/100918

## Biography

James Mitchell (1920–2010) was an American actor and dancer. Born in Sacramento, California, he began his career as a dancer and performed with the Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre and American Ballet Theatre. He appeared in leading roles in Broadway musicals including *Brigadoon* (1947) and *Carnival!* (1961).

Mitchell's film credits include *The Band Wagon* (1953), *Oklahoma!* (1955) and *The Turning Point* (1977), in which he played Michael. He was best known to television audiences for his long-running role as Palmer Cortlandt on the soap opera *All My Children* (1979–2010). He also taught movement for actors at institutions including the Juilliard School and Yale University.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Turning Point* (1977), Fi1m 70, as Michael — [page](https://film.one/film/the-turning-point.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dream On* (1990), series, as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Women at West Point* (1979), as Col. Dahl
- *The Turning Point* (1977), as Michael — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-turning-point.md)
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Jim Walker
- *The Silence* (1975), as Col. Mack
- *All My Children* (1970), series, as Palmer Cortlandt
- *Where the Heart Is* (1969), series, Actor
- *Blue Light* (1966), series, Actor
- *Play of the Week: Rashomon* (1960), as Husband
- *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Marko
- *Decoy* (1957), series, as Frank
- *The Peacemaker* (1956), as Terrall Butler
- *Bloomer Girl* (1956), as Principal Dancer - "The Returned Soldier"
- *The Edge of Night* (1956), series, Actor
- *Oklahoma!* (1955), as Dream Curly / Dancer
- *The Prodigal* (1955), as Asham
- *Deep in My Heart* (1954), as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
- *Studio 57* (1954), series, Actor
- *The Band Wagon* (1953), as Paul Byrd
- *The Toast of New Orleans* (1950), as Pierre
- *Devil's Doorway* (1950), as Red Rock
- *Stars in My Crown* (1950), as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr.
- *Border Incident* (1949), as Juan Garcia
- *The House Across the Street* (1949), as Marty Bremer
- *Colorado Territory* (1949), as Duke Harris
- *California Gold Rush* (1946), as Townsman (uncredited)
- *Stagecoach to Monterey* (1944), as Cave Henchman (uncredited)
- *Phantom of the Opera* (1943), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Bordertown Gun Fighters* (1943), as Townsman (uncredited)
- *Coney Island* (1943), as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- *White Savage* (1943), as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
- *Rhythm of the Islands* (1943), as Dancer (uncredited)
- *Valley of Hunted Men* (1942), as Posse Member (uncredited)
- *Moonlight in Havana* (1942), as Dancer (uncredited)
- *Introspection* (1941), Actor

## Gallery

- ![James Mitchell](https://film.one/media/person/1245461/gallery-1d2ee2d40e40.jpg) James Mitchell — Trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/James_Mitchell_in_Stars_in_My_Crown_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![James Mitchell and Anne Bancroft in the motion picture, The Turning Point (1977) (From Mr. Mitchell's personal collection)](https://film.one/media/person/1245461/gallery-23804f0d98cb.jpg) James Mitchell and Anne Bancroft in the motion picture, The Turning Point (1977) (From Mr. Mitchell's personal collection) — JAMESMITCHELL20 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/James_Mitchell_060.jpg/1280px-James_Mitchell_060.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1947: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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