James Millican

James Millican (February 17, 1910 – November 24, 1955) was an American actor with over 200 film appearances mostly in western movies.

BornFebruary 17, 1910

Palisades, New Jersey, U.S.

DiedNovember 24, 1955 (aged 45)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Resting place

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California

Yearsactive1932–1955

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James Millican
Millican in Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
Born	(1910-02-17)February 17, 1910 Palisades, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 24, 1955(1955-11-24) (aged 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Years active	1932–1955
Spouse	Dorothy Eleanor Griffith

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Biography

Millican was the son of Fred S. Millican, a circus owner, and Amelia Millican.^[1] He had two brothers and two sisters.^[2]

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.

Personal life and death

Millican and his wife, Dorothy, had a daughter and a son.^[2] He died on November 24, 1955, after a brief illness and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), California.^[1]

Selected filmography

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) – Intern (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)
The Sign of the Cross (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (1932) – Capt. Kevin Driscoll – (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)

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