James Millican Explained

James Millican
Birth Date:	February 17, 1910
Birth Place:	Palisades, New Jersey, U.S.
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

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.^[1]

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)

Notes and References

1. News: James Millican, 45, Actor in Films, Dies . The Los Angeles Times . November 25, 1955 . California, Los Angeles . 35. Newspapers.com. October 22, 2018.