James Millican

For other people with similar names, see James Milliken.

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

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
Parent(s)	Fred S. Millican Dorothy Millican

Millican was the son of Fred S. Millican, a circus owner, and Dorothy Millican.^[1]

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)

References

1. "James Millican, 45, Actor in Films, Dies". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. November 25, 1955. p. 35. Retrieved October 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• James Millican at Find a Grave
• James Millican at IMDb