James Mitchell
James Mitchell (February 29, 1920 – January 22, 2010) 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.
Acted in
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self
Dream On
1990
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Women at West Point
1979
as Col. Dahl
The Turning Point
1977
as Michael
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Jim Walker
The Silence
1975
as Col. Mack
All My Children
1970
as Palmer Cortlandt
Where the Heart Is
1969
Blue Light
1966
A Touch of Magic
1961
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960
as Husband
Startime
1959
Decoy
1957
as Frank
The Peacemaker
1956
as Terrall Butler
Bloomer Girl
1956
as Principal Dancer - "The Returned Soldier"
The Edge of Night
1956
Oklahoma!
1955
as Dream Curly / Dancer
The Prodigal
1955
as Asham
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Performer in The Desert Song
Studio 57
1954
The Band Wagon
1953
as Paul Byrd
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Red Rock
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Pierre
Stars in My Crown
1950
as Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr.
Border Incident
1949
as Juan Garcia
The House Across the Street
1949
as Marty Bremer
Colorado Territory
1949
as Duke Harris
California Gold Rush
1946
as Townsman (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Monterey
1944
as Cave Henchman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943
as Townsman (uncredited)
Coney Island
1943
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
White Savage
1943
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Rhythm of the Islands
1943
as Dancer (uncredited)
Valley of Hunted Men
1942
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Moonlight in Havana
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
Introspection
1941