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Cameron Mitchell (born November 4, 1918 in Dallastown, Pennsylvania - died July 6, 1994 in Pacific Palisades, California) was an American film and television actor with close ties to one of Canada's most powerful families.

Mitchell's film career began with minor roles in films dating back to 1945, but he began honing his TV acting skills as early as 1940 when he appeared in an experimental television drama broadcast. Some of his best-known films included a 1951 adaptation of Death of a Salesman
, the 1953 comedy How to Marry a Millionaire
(with Marilyn Monroe), and 1956's Carousel.

Beginning in the 1960s, however, Mitchell began appearing in an extensive string of foreign films and B-movies that lasted, almost unbroken, for the rest of his life. It was on TV where Mitchell made the greatest impact during the latter part of his career, and he is best remembered for co-starring in the 1960s western series, The High Chaparral.

In 1940, Michell married Johanna Mendel, the daughter of Canadian business tycoon Fred Mendel. The Mendel family was based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where the family owned Intercontinental Packers, a major meat packing operation. Although Cameron and Johanna divorced in 1960, Cameron maintained close ties to his adopted second home. His daughter with Johanna, Camille Mitchell, is one of Canada's top actresses. Another son, Cameron Mitchell Jr., is a Toronto-based actor.

Yet another son, Fred Mitchell, ran Intercontinental Packers for many years, and today the company is known as Mitchell's Gourmet Foods and still operates out of Saskatoon.

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