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James Mitchell is a Actor American born on 29 february 1920 at Sacramento (USA)

James Mitchell

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Nationality USA
Birth 29 february 1920 at Sacramento (USA)
Death 22 january 2010 (at 89 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

James Mitchell (February 29, 1920 – January 22, 2010) was an American actor and dancer. Although he is best known to television audiences as Palmer Cortlandt on the soap opera All My Children (1979–2010), theatre and dance historians remember him as one of Agnes de Mille's leading dancers. Mitchell's skill at combining dance and acting was considered something of a novelty; in 1959, the critic Olga Maynard singled him out as "an important example of the new dancer-actor-singer in American ballet", pointing to his interpretive abilities and "masculine" technique.

Biography

James Mitchell étudie la danse et les arts dramatiques, notamment au Los Angeles City College , en particulier auprès du danseur et chorégraphe Lester Horton. En 1944, il entame à Broadway (New York) une collaboration avec la chorégraphe Agnes de Mille, en participant comme premier danseur à la comédie musicale Bloomer Girl . Par la suite, il se produit à Broadway (et "Off Broadway") surtout comme acteur, principalement dans des comédies musicales — dont la création de Brigadoon en 1947 —, mais aussi quelques pièces, la dernière fois en 1974. En outre, dans les années 1950, il danse au sein de l'American Ballet Theatre ou de la compagnie Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre (comme premier danseur en 1953-1954). À Broadway encore, il collabore aussi avec Gower Champion et Jerome Robbins, entre autres.

Comme acteur, il apparaît pour la première fois au cinéma en 1942 et contribue à vingt-et-un films américains, le dernier en 1977, dont plusieurs films musicaux (ainsi, Oklahoma ! en 1955).

À la télévision, James Mitchell participe à quelques séries et téléfilms, entre 1952 et 2009. Un de ses rôles télévisés les mieux connus est celui de Palmer Cortlandt Sr., dans plus de trois-cents épisodes du long feuilleton La Force du destin, le premier en 1979, le dernier en 2009 (épisode diffusé début 2010, moins de trois semaines avant sa mort).

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Filmography of James Mitchell (16 films)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2h13
Directed by Tony Gilroy, Gareth Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed
Roles Death Trooper (uncredited)
Rating77% 3.8966953.8966953.8966953.8966953.896695
L'univers de Star Wars tourne autour des tentatives de séparation d'un groupe favorable à un empire de la République galactique. Pour ce faire, les séparatistes entraînent des dirigeants de la République dans des affaires ingérables grâce aux manigances du Chancelier Suprême Palpatine, qui dit servir la démocratie tout en étant favorable à un empire. Pour maintenir la paix en place, les Jedi combattent les ennemis de la République, mais ceux-ci doivent faire face aux Seigneurs Sith (dont Palpatine est secrètement membre, sous le nom de Dark Sidious), tous sont sensibles à la Force, une capacité d'origine physiologique qui permet à leurs détenteurs d'acquérir certains pouvoirs surnaturels.
Laura
Laura (1979)
, 1h35
Directed by David Hamilton
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Maud Adams, Dawn Dunlap, James Mitchell, Maureen Kerwin, Pierre Londiche, Anja Schüte
Roles Paul Thomas Wyler
Rating56% 2.800592.800592.800592.800592.80059
James Mitchell plays Paul Wyler, a successful sculptor best known for sculpting nude young girls. When he encounters an old flame, Sarah (Maud Adams), he is so smitten by her beautiful daughter Laura that he asks Sarah if she will pose for him. Sarah, married but still jealous of the fact that her former lover is more attracted to her daughter, tells Paul that Laura is not interested, even though she is actually quite enthusiastic about doing it. As an alternative to live posing, Sarah takes photos of Laura posing nude and gives them to Paul so that he can sculpt Laura. After a fire at an art exhibit, though, Paul goes blind and cannot complete the sculpture. In the end, Laura, when going to say goodbye to Paul, allows him to finish his work by feeling her body and sculpting by feeling. This leads to a sexual encounter between the two, and the next morning Laura's mother comes to take her away.
The Turning Point, 1h59
Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Dance films, Children's films
Actors Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Tom Skerritt, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott
Roles Michael
Rating67% 3.39743.39743.39743.39743.3974
DeeDee (Shirley MacLaine) left the ballet company after becoming pregnant by Wayne (Tom Skerritt), another dancer in the company. They marry and later move to Oklahoma City to run a dance studio. Emma (Anne Bancroft) stays with the company and eventually becomes a prima ballerina and well-known figure in the ballet community.
Slogan
Slogan (1969)
, 1h30
Directed by Pierre Grimblat
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Juliet Berto, Daniel Gélin, Henri-Jacques Huet, James Mitchell
Roles Hugh Hugh
Rating58% 2.901882.901882.901882.901882.90188
En plein festival à Venise, le réalisateur de publicité Serge Faberger rencontre et s'éprend d'une jeune Anglaise Evelyne. Il ne cache pas que sa femme attend un bébé. Cette situation se complique bientôt…
The Prodigal, 1h52
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Joseph Wiseman, James Mitchell, Francis L. Sullivan
Roles Asham
Rating52% 2.6065252.6065252.6065252.6065252.606525
The story is loosely based on Jesus Christ's parable of the prodigal son, from the Biblical New Testament Gospels, although considerable liberties are taken with the source material, chief among them being the addition of a female lead in the form of the high priestess of Astarte, Samarra (Turner). Micah (Purdom), a young Hebrew farm boy, sees Samarra and says he will have her. He demands that his father give him his inheritance and journeys to the city of Damascus. There Samarra seduces him into losing his inheritance and betraying his religious faith. Enduring a number of difficulties, Micah finally realizes where he belongs and returns home to his father, who forgives Michael all of his sins and orders a lavish celebration of his return.
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1955)
, 2h25
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films
Actors Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger
Roles Dream Curly / Dancer
Rating69% 3.497313.497313.497313.497313.49731
À la fin du XIX siècle, le territoire indien de l'Oklahoma est ouvert à la colonisation. C'est dans ce contexte que se déroule le récit qui concerne les problèmes de cœur que rencontrent les cow-boys Curly et Will avec deux demoiselles, Laurey et Annie.
Deep in My Heart, 2h12
Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors José Ferrer, Helen Traubel, Merle Oberon, Walter Pidgeon, Doe Avedon, Paul Henreid
Roles Performer in The Desert Song
Rating63% 3.150943.150943.150943.150943.15094
Biographie romancée du compositeur autrichien Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951), auteur de nombreuses comédies musicales à succès sur Broadway au début du XX siècle.
The Band Wagon, 1h52
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Jerry Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, Ava Gardner
Roles Paul Byrd
Rating73% 3.696773.696773.696773.696773.69677
Stage and screen star Tony Hunter, a veteran of musical comedy, is concerned that his career might be in decline. His good friends Lester and Lily Marton have written a stage show that they believe is perfect for his comeback.
The Toast of New Orleans, 1h37
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kathryn Grayson, David Niven, Richard Hageman, Rita Moreno, Clinton Sundberg, J. Carrol Naish
Roles Pierre
Rating59% 2.9981052.9981052.9981052.9981052.998105
Set in Louisiana in 1905, the plot revolves around Pepe Abellard Duvalle, a bayou fisherman with a natural singing talent, who falls in love with opera star soprano Suzette Micheline (Grayson). Micheline's manager (Niven) hears Duvalle sing and invites him to come to New Orleans to sing. Reluctantly, Duvalle allows himself to be groomed for the opera. At first resistant to his advances, Micheline also falls in love with Duvalle, but is disenchanted by his transformation into a cultured gentleman. Ultimately Duvalle regains his former rough charm and the romantic difficulties are resolved.
Devil's Doorway, 1h24
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan
Roles Red Rock
Rating71% 3.5930653.5930653.5930653.5930653.593065
The Civil War may be over back East, but prejudice still rules the West. A full-blooded Shoshone Indian named Lance Poole distinguished himself in the war, winning the Congressional Medal of Honor, only to return home to Medicine Bow, Wyoming, to something a far cry from a hero's welcome.
Stars in My Crown, 1h29
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Films about religion
Actors Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale, Lewis Stone, James Mitchell
Roles Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr.
Rating73% 3.6916353.6916353.6916353.6916353.691635
Shortly after the American Civil War, preacher Josiah Gray (Joel McCrea) arrives in the town of Walesburg. He heads straight for the saloon to give his first sermon. When the patrons laugh at him, he pulls out two guns, cowing the men into listening.
Border Incident, 1h34
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell, Arnold Moss, Alfonso Bedoya
Roles Juan Garcia
Rating69% 3.4967153.4967153.4967153.4967153.496715
"Here is the All-American Canal. It runs through the desert for miles along the California-Mexico border... Farming in Imperial Valley... [requires] a vast army of farm workers... and this army of workers comes from our neighbor to the south, from Mexico. ... It is this problem of human suffering and injustice about which you should know. The following composite case is based upon factual information supplied by the Immigration and Naturalization Service..."
Colorado Territory, 1h34
Directed by Raoul Walsh, Anthony Veiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone, Henry Hull, John Archer, James Mitchell
Roles Duke Harris
Rating71% 3.593563.593563.593563.593563.59356
Notorious outlaw Wes McQueen (Joel McCrea) is freed from jail and heads off to the Colorado Territory to meet the man who arranged the escape, his old friend Dave Rickard (Basil Ruysdael). Along the way, the stagecoach he is riding in is attacked by a gang of robbers. When the driver and guard are both killed, McQueen kills or drives off the remaining gunmen, earning the gratitude of the other passengers, dreamer Fred Winslow (Henry Hull) and his daughter Julie Ann (Dorothy Malone). Winslow has bought a ranch sight unseen and looks forward to making his fortune.
White Savage, 1h16
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors María Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Turhan Bey, Sidney Toler, Thomas Gomez
Roles Specialty dancer
Rating57% 2.8585352.8585352.8585352.8585352.858535
Montez is the ruler of the tropical Temple Island, Thomas Gomez the villain scheming to marry her and get hold of the gold bars lining the submerged floor of the island's temple (about which the innocent islanders remain blissfully unconcerned), and Jon Hall the heroic shark hunter who wins the day and the heart of the princess.