James Mitchell, an accomplished dancer and actor on stage, screen, and TV passed away this weekend. He appeared on Broadway in Oklahoma, Brigadoon, and Paint Your Wagon and was long associated with legendary Agnes Demille and her ballet theater. His film credits in musicals and westerns in the 1950s were mostly supporting roles, with one exception being the western The Peacemaker in 1956 where he played lead. On television, he earned 7 Emmy nominations during his 30 years on TV's All My Children. He was also an acting and dance professor at Yale and Drake and was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts.Filmography:
Colorado Territory (1949)
The House Across the Street (1949)
Border Incident (1949)
Stars in My Crown (1950) -- Watch video clip with James Mitchell below
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
The Prodigal (1955)
Oklahoma! (1955)
Devil's Doorway (1950)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
The Peacemaker (1956)
A Touch of Magic (1961)
The Turning Point (1977)
This is one of my favorite scenes from "Stars in My Crown", when his Dr. Harris character removes a fish hook from the leg of a screaming kid:
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