---
name: "Mitchell Jason"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mitchell-jason"
fi1m_id: "mitchell-jason"
imdb_id: "nm0419267"
tmdb_id: 124380
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 August 1921"
died: "11 March 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T17:35:48.998412+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mitchell Jason

## Identity

Mitchell Jason

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mitchell-jason
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mitchell-jason
- **IMDb ID:** nm0419267
- **TMDB ID:** 124380
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/124380

Actor. Born 21 August 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 11 March 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 August 1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 11 March 2014
- **Active:** 1972–1976
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0419267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/124380

## Biography

Mitchell Jason was an American actor who appeared in film, television and on Broadway. Born in Philadelphia, he served in the United States Army during the Second World War and later studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and Temple University. He began his stage career in Pennsylvania before moving to New York.

His film credits include *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), in which he played Cousin Ralph, and *Network* (1976), in which he played Arthur Zangwill. He also appeared in *Soup for One* (1982). On stage he performed in numerous Broadway productions, among them the Tony Award-winning *Grand Hotel* (1989–1992).

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Network* (1976), Fi1m 86, as Arthur Zangwill — [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), Fi1m 78, as Cousin Ralph — [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

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

- *Soup for One* (1982), as Judge
- *Network* (1976), as Arthur Zangwill — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), as Cousin Ralph — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)
- *Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story* (1971), Actor

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