Mort Mills
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1919-01-11
- Died
- 1993-06-06
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Mort Mills (born Mortimer Morris Kaplan; January 11, 1919 – June 6, 1993) was an American film and television actor who had roles in over 150 movies and television episodes. He was often the town lawman or the local bad guy in many popular westerns of the 1950s and 1960s.
From 1957–1959 he had a recurring co-starring role as Marshal Frank Tallman in Man Without a Gun. Other recurring roles were as Sergeant Ben Landro in the Perry Mason series and Sheriff Fred Madden in The Big Valley. He portrayed supporting roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films Psycho (1960) and Torn Curtain (1966), and in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil (1958).
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Known For
TV Shows (59)
Perry Mason
1957
as Sergeant Landro / Barry Scott
Bonanza
1959
as Gordon
The Fugitive
1963
as Murchison / George Mangus / Ranger Ritter
Bewitched
1964
Ironside
1967
as Mike Hennessy
Mannix
1967
Adam-12
1968
as Luke Nathan
Maverick
1957
as McGaven / Red Scanlon
The Rifleman
1958
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Al Souchek / William Conway
The Virginian
1962
as Deputy Bender / Garrett / Bert Devlin
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Bart Miller / Foreman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Sheriff
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Daniel Boone
1964
as Andrew Hubbard / Gen. Grosscup
The Big Valley
1965
as Sheriff
The Invaders
1967
as Mr. Arius
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Clark Daimler / Harmon Stone / Ed Bruner / Tom Summers / Frank Jeffers
Gunsmoke
1955
as Brake / Howard Bulow / Roble / Jake Harbin / Loren / Jack Marple
Bat Masterson
1958
as Barney Kaster
Sugarfoot
1957
as Smiley / Sheriff Len Gogarty
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Victor Prelling
The Texan
1958
Laramie
1959
Felony Squad
1966
Laredo
1965
Land of the Giants
1968
as Constable
Trackdown
1957
The Mod Squad
1968
The Detectives
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Bronco
1958
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Jed
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Zeb Derkson
I Led Three Lives
1953
Stagecoach West
1960
as Martin
The Green Hornet
1966
as Alex Colony
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Alaskans
1959
You Are There
1953
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Aquanauts
1960
The Outcasts
1968
General Electric True
1962
Blue Light
1966
as Traven
Wichita Town
1959
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
as Soldier
I Led 3 Lives
1953
as Comrade Straight
The Living Christ
1951
as Habor
Tate
1960
Goodyear Theatre
1957
as Morrow
Dante
1960
as Lt. Robert Malone
The Man from Blackhawk
1959
as Ren
Man Without a Gun
1957
as Marshal Frank Tallman
Movies (37)
Psycho
1960
as Highway Patrol Officer
Touch of Evil
1958
as Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
Torn Curtain
1966
as Farmer
Soldier Blue
1970
as Sgt. O'Hearn
The Wild One
1953
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Makeup Artist (uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter
1967
as Will Parker
Pushover
1954
as Second Bartender (uncredited)
Crashing Las Vegas
1956
as Lead Gangster
Blindfold
1966
as Henchman
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
1963
as Ben Bayer
The Quick Gun
1964
as Cagle
Bullet for a Badman
1964
as Ira
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Martin, Wittol's Henchman (uncredited)
Desert Sands
1955
as Wolock - Radio Man (uncredited)
The Outlaws Is Coming
1965
as Trigger Mortis
Bombers B-52
1957
as Sgt. Addressing Flyers (uncredited)
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Geteman
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Sam Mason
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958
as Pecos
The Iron Sheriff
1957
as Sutherland
It Should Happen to You
1954
as Photographer (uncredited)
Cry Vengeance
1954
as Johnny Blue-Eyes
The Naked Street
1955
as Finney (uncredited)
Twenty Plus Two
1961
as Harbin
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
as policeman
Dial Red O
1955
as Newspaper Photographer
Where Love Has Gone
1964
as Petey Peterson
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
1953
as Doctor
The Marauders
1955
as Carmack
Texas Bad Man
1953
as Bartender
The Shadow on the Window
1957
as Myra's Husband (uncredited)
Breakout
1970
as Middleton
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Floyd (uncredited)
The Name of the Game Is Kill
1968
as Sheriff Fred Kendall
Strategy of Terror
1969
as Victor Pelling
About Mort Mills
Mort Mills (born Mortimer Morris Kaplan; January 11, 1919 – June 6, 1993) was an American film and television actor who had roles in over 150 movies and television episodes. He was often the town lawman or the local bad guy in many popular westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. From 1957–1959 he had a recurring co-starring role as Marshal Frank Tallman in Man Without a Gun. Other recurring roles were as Sergeant Ben Landro in the Perry Mason series and Sheriff Fred Madden in The Big Valley. He portrayed supporting roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films… With 96 credits spanning from 1951 to 1971, Mort Mills has appeared in 37 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mort Mills Movies
- Psycho (1960) — as Highway Patrol Officer
- Touch of Evil (1958) — as Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
- Torn Curtain (1966) — as Farmer
- Soldier Blue (1970) — as Sgt. O'Hearn
- The Wild One (1953) — as Deputy (uncredited)
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