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Cameron Mitchell

American actor (1918–1994)

Born
4 November 1918, Dallastown
Died
7 July 1994
Citizenship
United States
Occupation
actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor
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Cameron McDowell Mitchell (né Mitzell; November 4, 1918 – July 6, 1994) was an American actor whose career spanned 55 years across film, stage, and television. Mitchell began his career on Broadway before entering films in the 1950s, appearing in several major features. Later in his career, he became known for his roles in numerous exploitation films in the 1970s and 1980s.

Mitchell began acting on Broadway in the late 1930s before signing a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and appearing in such films as Cass Timberlane (1945) and Homecoming (1948). He subsequently originated the role of Happy Loman in the Broadway production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (1949), a role he reprised in the 1951 film adaptation. With 20th Century Fox, he appeared in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).

Filmography (martial arts films)

YearFilmCredit
1948Leather GlovesCast
1957Monkey on My BackCast
1982Raw ForceCast
1982Kill SquadCast

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Facts from Wikidata Q493340 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.