George Mitchell

Career timeline

1. 1905 · Born

   Born in Larchmont, New York, USA

2. 1945 · Screen debut

   Captain Eddie (Movie)

3. 1959 · Breakthrough

   Bonanza (TV)

4. 1972 · Writing debut

   Maude (TV)

5. 1972 · Died

   January 18, 1972

6. 1983 · Latest release

   Mama's Family (TV)

Career in numbers

4 1940s

25 1950s

30 1960s

4 1970s

1 1980s

• Drama44
• Western16
• Crime14
• Mystery9
• Action & Adventure9
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy8

Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title Bonanza 1959 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside George Mitchell in our catalogue.

Buzz Kulik

10 titles together

Ted Post

9 titles together

Abner Biberman

9 titles together

Stuart Rosenberg

7 titles together

Ralph Nelson

4 titles together

Reginald Rose

4 titles together

Robert Altman

4 titles together

John Erman

3 titles together

Fielder Cook

3 titles together

Robert Mulligan

3 titles together

1. 1972 The Flim Flam Man as Tetter Movie
2. 1971 Two-Lane Blacktop as Truck Driver at Accident 7.0 Movie
3. 1971 The Andromeda Strain as Jackson 7.1 Movie
4. 1969 The Learning Tree as Jake Kiner 6.8 Movie
5. 1968 Lancer TV
6. 1968 Land of the Giants as Harry Cass 6.8 TV
7. 1967 The Flim-Flam Man as Tetter 7.0 Movie
8. 1966 Ride in the Whirlwind as Evan 6.2 Movie
9. 1966 The Time Tunnel as Sitting Bull 7.7 TV
10. 1966 Nevada Smith as Paymaster 6.7 Movie
11. 1965 Run for Your Life as Joseph Wagner, DA TV
12. 1964 Bewitched 7.9 TV
13. 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Angus 7.8 TV
14. 1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Monsignor Ryan 5.7 Movie
15. 1963 Twilight of Honor as District Attorney Paul Farish Movie
16. 1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters as Preacher TV
17. 1963 The Great Adventure as Dr. Drury TV
18. 1963 The Fugitive as John Petri Alsup 7.3 TV
19. 1962 Kid Galahad as Harry Sperling 6.2 Movie
20. 1962 Stoney Burke TV
21. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Keefer 7.9 TV
22. 1962 Sam Benedict TV
23. 1962 Birdman of Alcatraz as Father Matthieu (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
24. 1962 Third of a Man Movie
25. 1962 Fallguy as Carl Tamin (as George Andre) Movie
26. 1962 The Beachcomber as Thorn TV
27. 1961 Ben Casey as Preacher TV
28. 1961 Hazel 6.8 TV
29. 1961 Cain's Hundred as David Michaels TV
30. 1961 The Defenders as Judge TV
31. 1961 The Americans TV
32. 1960 The Tall Man TV
33. 1960 Tate TV
34. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Dr. Floyd 8.5 TV
35. 1959 Johnny Ringo as Judge Wilks TV
36. 1959 Law of the Plainsman as Aaron TV
37. 1959 Bonanza as Jubal Hadfield 7.5 TV
38. 1959 Tightrope TV
39. 1959 The Wild and the Innocent as Uncle Lije 6.4 Movie
40. 1959 The Lawless Years TV
41. 1959 One Step Beyond as Mr. Wizinski TV
42. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Charlie Vance TV
43. 1958 Naked City as Al Spangler TV
44. 1958 Bronco TV
45. 1958 Peter Gunn 6.6 TV
46. 1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook as Frederick TV
47. 1957 Decoy as Torrino TV
48. 1957 Perry Mason as Amos Catledge 7.7 TV
49. 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3 TV
50. 1957 3:10 to Yuma as Bartender 7.3 Movie
51. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Ned Parker TV
52. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Munro Dean 7.8 TV
53. 1955 Gunsmoke as Jeff 6.7 TV
54. 1955 The Phenix City Story as Hugh Britton 6.5 Movie
55. 1954 Inner Sanctum TV
56. 1952 The Kill as Abner Movie
57. 1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse as Pop TV
58. 1951 Casey, Crime Photographer TV
59. 1949 Lights Out TV
60. 1949 Suspense as Granby Mardis TV
61. 1948 Studio One as Ferguson TV
62. 1945 Captain Eddie as Lt. Johnny De Angelis Movie

1. 1983 Mama's Family 7.5 TV
2. 1972 Maude 6.9 TV

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