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James Mitchell 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.
Born
Sunday, 29 February 1920
Died
Friday, 22 January 2010
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Dream Curly | 2004 |
| All My Children: Daytime's Greatest Weddings | Palmer Cortlandt | 1993 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Women at West Point | Colonel Dahl / Col. Dahl | 1979 |
| The Turning Point | Michael | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Hildenbrand | 1977 |
| Charlie's Angels | Jim Walker | 1976 |
| Where the Heart Is | Julian Hathaway | 1969 |
| Hawk | Al | 1966 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Dream Curly | 2004 |
| All My Children: Daytime's Greatest Weddings | Palmer Cortlandt | 1993 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Women at West Point | Colonel Dahl / Col. Dahl | 1979 |
| The Turning Point | Michael | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Hildenbrand | 1977 |
| Charlie's Angels | Jim Walker | 1976 |
| Where the Heart Is | Julian Hathaway | 1969 |
| Hawk | Al | 1966 |
| Blue Light | Colonel Friedank | 1966 |
| Tallahassee 7000 | Morgan | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Ghost | 1959 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| Too Young to Go Steady | Mr. Johns | 1959 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Marko | 1958 |
| Decoy | Frank | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Peacemaker | Terrall Butler | 1956 |
| The Edge of Night | Lloyd Griffin | 1956 |
| Camera Three | The Soldier | 1956 |
| Oklahoma! | Dancer / Dream Curly | 1955 |
| Casablanca | Francisco Valenti | 1955 |
| The Prodigal | Asham | 1955 |
| Deep in My Heart | Performer in 'The Desert Song' / Performer in The Desert Song | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | 1954 | |
| Studio 57 | Vince Benton | 1954 |
| The Band Wagon | Paul Byrd | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Self - Dancer (segment "The Art of Ballet") / Self - Dancer (segment "The Art of Choreography") | 1952 |
| The Toast of New Orleans | Pierre | 1950 |
| Devil's Doorway | Red Rock | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Commander William Anderson | 1950 |
| Stars in My Crown | Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr. | 1950 |
| Border Incident | Juan Garcia | 1949 |
| The House Across the Street | Marty Bremer | 1949 |
| Colorado Territory | Duke Harris | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Introspection | 1947 | |
| California Gold Rush | Townsman | 1946 |
| Stagecoach to Monterey | Cave Henchman | 1944 |
| Phantom of the Opera | Reporter | 1943 |
| Bordertown Gun Fighters | Townsman | 1943 |
| Coney Island | Chorus Boy | 1943 |
| White Savage | Specialty Dancer | 1943 |
| Rhythm of the Islands | Dancer | 1943 |
| Valley of Hunted Men | Posse Member | 1942 |
| Moonlight in Havana | Dancer | 1942 |
