James Millican (February 17, 1910 – November 24, 1955) was an American actor with over 200 film appearances mostly in western movies.
Biography Millican was the son of Fred S. Millican, a circus owner, and Amelia Millican. He had two brothers and two sisters.
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. He died on November 24, 1955, after a brief illness and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), California.
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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