Mort Mills

Born: 1919-01-11

Birthplace: 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

Psycho
Pushover
Touch of Evil
The Harder They Fall
Torn Curtain
A Star Is Born
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
The Wild One
Soldier Blue
Affair in Trinidad

Top Movie Credits

Psycho Highway Patrol Officer
Pushover Second Bartender (uncredited)
Touch of Evil Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
The Harder They Fall Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
A Star Is Born Makeup Artist (uncredited)
The Wild One Deputy (uncredited)
Soldier Blue Sgt. O'Hearn
Affair in Trinidad Martin, Wittol's Henchman (uncredited)