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Millard Mitchell

Millard Mitchell

Actor · Died October 13, 1953, aged 50 · Havana, Cuba

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Millard Mitchell (August 14, 1903 – October 13, 1953) was an American character actor whose credits include roughly thirty feature films and two television appearances. Born in Havana, Cuba, Mitchell appeared as a bit player in eight films between 1931 and 1936. He returned to film work in 1942 after a six-year absence. Between 1942 and 1953, Mitchell was a successful supporting actor. For his performance in the 1952 film, My Six Convicts, Millard Mitchell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mitchell is also known for his role as Col. Rufus Plummer in Billy Wilder's A Foreign Affair (1948), as Gregory Peck's commanding officer in the war drama Twelve O'Clock High (1949), and as movie mogul "R. F. Simpson" in the musical comedy Singin' in the Rain (1952). Mitchell died at the age of fifty from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Millard Mitchell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 14, 1903
Died
October 13, 1953 (aged 50)
From
Havana, Cuba
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 31 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Millard Mitchell's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
34%
Bonds
22%
Self
18%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 9
Ally
4 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
4
Joyful
4
Romantic
4
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Millard Mitchell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Millard Mitchell'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

31 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Here Come the Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Albert Snodgrass

  • The Naked Spur(1953)

    as Jesse Tate

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Singin' in the Rain(1952)

    as R.F. Simpson

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • My Six Convicts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as James T. Connie

  • Strictly Dishonorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Bill Dempsey

  • You're in the Navy Now(1951)

    as George Larrabee

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mister 880(1950)

    as "Mac" McIntire

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

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

    as Malloby

  • Winchester '73(1950)

    as High Spade

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Gunfighter(1950)

    as Marshal Mark Strett

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Twelve O'Clock High(1949)

    as Major General Patrick Pritchard

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Everybody Does It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mike Craig

  • Thieves' Highway(1949)

    as Ed Kinney

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • A Foreign Affair(1948)

    as Col. Rufus J. Plummer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Double Life(1947)

    as Al Cooley

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of Death(1947)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Swell Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve

  • Slightly Dangerous(1943)

    as Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dixie Dugan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Accident Victim (uncredited)

  • The Mayor of 44th Street(1942)

    as Herman

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Get Hep to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as McCarthy

  • The Big Street(1942)

    as Gentleman George (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Grand Central Murder(1942)

    as Detective Arthur Doolin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mr. and Mrs. North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mullins

  • The Girl on the Magazine Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Photographer

  • Singapore Sue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Second Sailor

  • The Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  • My Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Trooper

  • A Lesson in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Freshmen

  • Secrets of a Secretary(1931)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • What Price Pants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Secretary (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1931 to 1953.

Biggest box office

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

By decade

1930s6 · acting1940s15 · acting1950s10 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

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.

How do Millard Mitchell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 82/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 54. 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.

Is Millard Mitchell's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 2 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Millard Mitchell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Millard Mitchell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Newman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers