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James Millican

Actor · Died November 24, 1955, aged 45 · Palisades, New Jersey, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Millican (1911–1955) was an American actor with over 200 film appearances mostly in western movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Millican, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 17, 1910
Died
November 24, 1955 (aged 45)
From
Palisades, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 128 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are James Millican's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Bonds
21%
Self
13%
Survival
11%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 7
Mentor
2 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
12
Thrilling
10
Hopeful
8
Dread
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch James Millican's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for James Millican's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

128 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page.

  • Red Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Purvis

  • Top Gun(1955)

    as Marshal Bat Davis

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Walker

  • I Died a Thousand Times(1955)

    as Jack Kranmer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Laramie(1955)

    as Tom Quigby

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Las Vegas Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Wheeler Reid

  • Chief Crazy Horse(1955)

    as General Crook

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Strategic Air Command(1955)

    as Rusty Castle

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Big Tip Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Det. Lt. George East

  • Dawn at Socorro(1954)

    as Harry McNair

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Outcast(1954)

    as Cal Prince

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Long Wait(1954)

    as Police Capt. Lindsay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jubilee Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Rinardi

  • Riding Shotgun(1954)

    as Dan Marady

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Torpedo Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Cmdr. Heywood

  • Crazylegs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as L.A. Ram's Coach

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Lion Is in the Streets(1953)

    as Samuel T. Beach

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger Wore a Gun(1953)

    as William Clarke

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Gun Belt(1953)

    as Wyatt Earp

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Cow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Fritz Warner

  • The Silver Whip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Luke Bowen

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Chet Bundy

  • Springfield Rifle(1952)

    as Matthew Quint

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as District Attorney · as Diver

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Winning Team(1952)

    as Bill Killefer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Carson City(1952)

    as Jim Squires

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Diplomatic Courier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sam F. Carew

  • High Noon(1952)

    as Deputy Sheriff Herb Baker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bugles in the Afternoon(1952)

    as Sgt. Hines

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Lieutenant Davis

  • Chevron Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Warpath(1951)

    as Général George Armstrong Custer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Bonner

  • Cavalry Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Martin Gavin

  • I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.(1951)

    as Jim Blandon

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Fourteen Hours(1951)

    as Police Sgt. Boyle

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rawhide(1951)

    as Tex Squires

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Missing Women(1951)

    as Hans Soderling

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma(1951)

    as Ed Jennings

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mister 880(1950)

    as Olie Johnson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Devil's Doorway(1950)

    as Ike Stapleton

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Convicted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Guard in Kitchen (uncredited)

  • Beyond the Purple Hills(1950)

    as Rocky Morgan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Winchester '73(1950)

    as Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Gunfighter(1950)

    as Pete (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Major Tony Thomas

  • Everybody's Dancin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Papa Steve Berne

  • Fighting Man of the Plains(1949)

    as Cummings

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Dalton Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Sheriff Jeb

  • The Gal Who Took the West(1949)

    as Hawley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Grand Canyon(1949)

    as Tex Hartford

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rimfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Capt. Tom Harvey

  • Rogues' Regiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cobb

  • Last of the Wild Horses(1948)

    as Sheriff Steve Harrison

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Command Decision(1948)

    as Maj. Garrett Davenport

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sam Payne

  • Adventures of Gallant Bess(1948)

    as Bud Millerick

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • In This Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Charles 'Tug' Martin (as Jimmy Millican)

  • The Return of Wildfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Frank Keller

  • The Man from Colorado(1948)

    as Sgt. Jericho Howard

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Houseman

  • Mr. Reckless(1948)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Let's Live Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as George Blake

  • The Tender Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Kit Barton

  • The Trouble with Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Keefe

  • Stepchild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Brian Reed

  • Spoilers of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Bill Garraway

  • Rendezvous with Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Captain Spence

  • The Bride Wore Boots(1946)

    as Kerwin Haynes (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Blue Dahlia(1946)

    as Photographer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Pvt. Al Wilson

  • The Lost Weekend(1945)

    as Nurse (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Incendiary Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Hector - Actor (uncredited)

  • The Affairs of Susan(1945)

    as Major (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lt. Cmdr. George Nelson (uncredited)

  • A Guy Named Joe(1943)

    as Orderly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Northern Pursuit(1943)

    as Army Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • So Proudly We Hail!(1943)

    as Young Ensign (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Air Force(1943)

    as Marine with Dog on Wake Island (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Stand by for Action(1942)

    as Talker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • I Married a Witch(1942)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Man's World(1942)

    as Parks

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Glass Key(1942)

    as Politician (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Reporter Bill

  • Wake Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Take a Letter, Darling(1942)

    as Chauffeur (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Wife Takes a Flyer(1942)

    as Gestapo Agent

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hello, Annapolis(1942)

    as Lt. Blake

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fingers at the Window(1942)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Draftee

  • The Remarkable Andrew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Onlooker

  • Nazi Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Operator (uncredited)

  • Don't Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as FBI Agent-Driver

  • The Man Who Returned to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Johnny/Charlie

  • Joe Smith, American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Aircraft Plant Foreman (uncredited)

  • The Fleet's In(1942)

    as Sailor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Among the Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • You'll Never Get Rich(1941)

    as Prisoner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Here Comes Mr. Jordan(1941)

    as Ringside Broadcaster (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Down in San Diego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sentry (uncredited)

  • Love Crazy(1941)

    as Miami Private Investigator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Meet John Doe(1941)

    as Photographer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Flight Command(1940)

    as North Island Tower Operator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • So You Won't Talk(1940)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Glamour for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Client in Nightclub (uncredited)

  • Too Many Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Nightclub Patron

  • Convicted Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • A Chump at Oxford(1940)

    as Chauffeur (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • His Girl Friday(1940)

    as Tim (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as Senate Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sailor (uncredited)

  • Daughters Courageous(1939)

    as Boy on Beach (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Only Angels Have Wings(1939)

    as Mechanic (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Back Door to Heaven(1939)

    as Convict in Baseball Game (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Sap Takes a Wrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Uncredited

  • Honolulu(1939)

    as Lifeguard on Ship (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt(1939)

    as Cabby (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Spring Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dartmouth College Student

  • Flight to Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pilot

  • You Can't Take It with You(1938)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed Gail Preston? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Hank

  • Killer at Large (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)

    as Interne (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • You May Be Next! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Radio Technician (uncredited)

  • Atlantic Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sailor

  • Mills of the Gods(1934)

    as Chauffeur

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 128 titles from 1934 to 1956.

Biggest box office

The Man from Laramie (1955)

$6.3K worldwide

Highest rated

The Man from Laramie (1955)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting128 of 128: 128 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1930s17 · acting1940s62 · acting1950s49 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
394454

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do James Millican's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 70; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th27
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 71 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

A Man's World (1942)

84th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

High Noon (1952)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does James Millican work with?

People who share at least 2 of James Millican's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hugh Sanders shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles