James Millican

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American actor (1911–1955)

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::summary American actor (1911–1955) ::

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Field	Value
name	James Millican
image	James Millican Adventures of Gallant Bess.jpg
caption	Millican in Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
birth_date
birth_place	Palisades, New Jersey, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
resting_place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
years_active	1932–1955
spouse	Dorothy Eleanor Griffith
parents	Fred S. Millican
Dorothy Millican
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James Millican (February 17, 1910 – November 24, 1955) was an American actor with over 200 film appearances mostly in western movies.

Millican was the son of Fred S. Millican, a circus owner, and Dorothy Millican.

Millican was a close associate of cowboy star "Wild" Bill Elliott, staging a number of personal-appearance rodeos on Elliott's behalf. Millican was sent to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's dramatic school directly after graduating from University of Southern California.

Death

Millican died on November 24, 1955, after a brief illness and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), California.

Selected filmography

The Sign of the Cross (1932) – Capt. Kevin Driscoll – (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods (1934) – Chauffeur
Love Me Forever (1935) – Phillip's Friend (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure (1935) – Sailor (uncredited)
Case of the Missing Man (1935) – Pedestrian (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill (1935) – Worker (uncredited)
You May Be Next (1936) – Radio Technician (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) – Interne (uncredited)
Counterfeit (1936) – Roadhouse Patron (uncredited)
Killer at Large (1936) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Let's Get Married (1937) – Weatherman (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving (1937) – Reporter (uncredited)
S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) – Dock Heavy 4 (uncredited)
She Married an Artist (1937) – Reporter (uncredited)
Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938) – Hank
Extortion (1938) – Craig's Brother (uncredited)
The Main Event (1938) – Policeman (uncredited)
Highway Patrol (1938) – Oil Worker (uncredited)
I Am the Law (1938) – Law Student (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You (1938) – Policeman (uncredited)
Flight to Fame (1938) – Pilot (uncredited)
Spring Madness (1938) – Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)
The Little Adventuress (1938) – Performer (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) – Cabby (uncredited)
Flying G-Men (1939, Serial) – Gang Pilot (uncredited)
Honolulu (1939) – Lifeguard on Ship (uncredited)
Society Lawyer (1939) – Reporter (uncredited)
North of the Yukon (1939) – Mountie (uncredited)
Back Door to Heaven (1939) – Convict in Baseball Game (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) – Mechanic (uncredited)
Daughters Courageous (1939) – Boy on Beach (uncredited)
Coast Guard (1939) – Sailor (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls (1939) – Guard (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet (1939) – Student
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) – Senate Reporter (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford (1939) – Chauffeur (uncredited)
His Girl Friday (1940) – Tim (uncredited)
Convicted Woman (1940) – Cop (uncredited)
Too Many Husbands (1940) – Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm (1940) – Student (uncredited)
Golden Gloves (1940) – Bob (uncredited)
Glamour for Sale (1940) – Client in Nightclub (uncredited)
So You Won't Talk (1940) – Cop (uncredited)
Girls Under 21 (1940) – Cop (uncredited)
Flight Command (1940) – North Island Tower Operator (voice, uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941) – Photographer (uncredited)
I Wanted Wings (1941) – Corporal (uncredited)
Barnacle Bill (1941) – Sailor (uncredited)
Washington Melodrama (1941) – Police Detective (uncredited)
A Woman's Face (1941) – Photographer (uncredited)
Love Crazy (1941) – Miami Private Investigator (uncredited)
Down in San Diego (1941) – Sentry (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941) – Prisoner (uncredited)
International Lady (1941) – Roy (uncredited)
Among the Living (1941) – Townsman (uncredited)
The Bugle Sounds (1942) – Recruit Tank Driver (uncredited)
Nazi Agent (1942) – Operator (uncredited)
Cadets on Parade (1942) – Lieutenant Thomas (uncredited)
The Fleet's In (1942) – Sailor (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) – Johnny / Charlie (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American (1942) – Aircraft Plant Foreman (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew (1942) – Onlooker (uncredited)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942) – Draftee (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde (1942) – Truck Driver (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window (1942) – Reporter (uncredited)
Hello, Annapolis (1942) – Lt. Blake (uncredited)
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942) – Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling (1942) – Chauffeur (uncredited)
Wake Island (1942) – Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Secret Code (1942, Serial) – Reporter Bill [Ch.1] (uncredited)
The Glass Key (1942) – Politician (uncredited)
A Man's World (1942) – Parks
The Forest Rangers (1942) – Cowboy in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
I Married a Witch (1942) – Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) – Ramrod – Sailor (uncredited)
Stand by for Action (1942) – Talker (uncredited)
Air Force (1943) – Marine with Dog on Wake Island (uncredited)
Pilot No. 5 (1943) – Lieutenant (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail! (1943) – Young Ensign (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer (1943) – Captain at Eddie's Trial (uncredited)
Riding High (1943) – Photographer (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit (1943) – Army Driver (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe (1943) – Orderly (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) – Robert Elroy Whaley (uncredited)
I Love a Soldier (1944) – Georgie (uncredited)
The National Barn Dance (1944) – Radio Man (uncredited)
And Now Tomorrow (1944) – Man in Tails (uncredited)
Practically Yours (1944) – Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Bring On the Girls (1945) – Guard (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan (1945) – Major (uncredited)
You Came Along (1945) – Lt. Cmdr. George Nelson (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde (1945) – Hector – Actor (uncredited)
Love Letters (1945) – Jim Connings (uncredited)
Duffy's Tavern (1945) – Assistant Director (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend (1945) – Nurse (uncredited)
Tokyo Rose (1946) – Pvt. Al Wilson
To Each His Own (1946) – Lt. Flyer (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia (1946) – Photographer (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Boots (1946) – Kerwin Haynes (uncredited)
The Well-Groomed Bride (1946) – Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946) – Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Searching Wind (1946) – Reporter in Madrid (uncredited)
Rendezvous with Annie (1946) – Capt. Spence
Two Years Before the Mast (1946) – Young Dandy (uncredited)
Suddenly, It's Spring (1947) – Military Policeman (uncredited)
Spoilers of the North (1947) – Bill Garraway
Stepchild (1947) – Brian Reed
The Trouble with Women (1947) – Keefe
The Tender Years (1948) – Kit Barton
Let's Live Again (1948) – George Blake
Mr. Reckless (1948) – Pete
Hazard (1948) – Houseman
The Return of Wildfire (1948) – Frank Keller
In This Corner (1948) – Charles 'Tug' Martin
Rogues' Regiment (1948) – Cobb
Disaster (1948) – Sam Payne
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948) – Bud Millerick
Command Decision (1948) – Major Garrett Davenport
Last of the Wild Horses (1948) – Sheriff Steve Harrison
The Man from Colorado (1948) - Sgt. Jericho Howard
Rimfire (1949) – Capt. Tom Harvey
Grand Canyon (1949) – Tex Hartford
The Gal Who Took the West (1949) – Hawley
Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) – Cummings
The Dalton Gang (1949) – Sheriff Jeb
Everybody's Dancin' (1950) – Papa Steve Berne
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950) – Maj. Tony Thomas
The Gunfighter (1950) – Pete (uncredited)
Winchester '73 (1950) – Wheeler
Beyond the Purple Hills (1950) – Rocky Morgan
Convicted (1950) – Guard in Kitchen (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway (1950) – Ike Stapleton
Mister 880 (1950) – Olie Johnson
The Du Pont Story (1950) – Alfred I. du Pont
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) – Ed Jennings
Missing Women (1951) – Hans Soderling
The Great Missouri Raid (1951) – Sgt. Trowbridge
Fourteen Hours (1951) – Police Sgt. Boyle
Rawhide (1951) – Tex Squires
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) – Jim Blandon
Cavalry Scout (1951) – Martin Gavin
Warpath (1951) – Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Scandal Sheet (1952) – Lt. Davis
Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) – Sgt. Hines
High Noon (1952) – Deputy Sheriff Herb Baker (uncredited)
Carson City (1952) – Jim Squires
Diplomatic Courier (1952) – Sam F. Carew
The Winning Team (1952) – Bill Killefer
Springfield Rifle (1952) – Matthew Quint
Torpedo Alley (1952) – Cmdr. Heywood
Cavalry Scout (1953) – Luke Bowen
Cow Country (1953) – Fritz Warner
Gun Belt (1953) – Wyatt Earp
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) – William Clarke Quantrill (uncredited)
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) – Samuel T. Beach
Crazylegs (1953) – L.A. Ram's Coach
Jubilee Trail (1954) – Rinardi
Riding Shotgun (1954) – Dan Marady
The Long Wait (1954) – Police Capt. Lindsey
The Outcast (1954) – Cal Prince
Dawn at Socorro (1954) – Marshal Harry McNair
The Man from Laramie (1955) – Tom Quigby
The Big Tip Off (1955) – Det. Lt. George East
Strategic Air Command (1955) – Maj. Gen. 'Rusty' Castle
Chief Crazy Horse (1955) – Gen. Crook
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) – Wheeler Reid
I Died a Thousand Times (1955) – Jack Kranmer
The Vanishing American (1955) – Walker
Top Gun (1955) – Marshal Bat Davis
Red Sundown (1956) – Bud Purvis (final film role)

References

(November 25, 1955). "James Millican, 45, Actor in Films, Dies". The Los Angeles Times.

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