Ewing Mitchell
| Ewing Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ewing Young Mitchell December 29, 1910 South Carolina, USA |
| Died | September 3, 1988 (aged 77) La Jolla, San Diego County California |
| Cause of death | Stroke caused by a fall from a ladder |
| Occupation |
Character actor: Sheriff Mitch Hargrove on Sky King |
Character actor: Sheriff Mitch Hargrove on Sky King
Ewing Young Mitchell (December 29, 1910 – September 3, 1988) was an American character actor of film and television best known for his role as Sheriff Mitch Hargrove in 26 episodes between 1956 and 1959 of the aviation adventure series with a western theme, Sky King. He also played Sheriff Powers on another western series, The Adventures of Champion.
A native of South Carolina, Mitchell appeared and sang baritone on Broadway during the 1930s. He made his television debut at the age of 40 on January 1, 1951, in the syndicated western series, The Range Rider. On that series through January 1, 1953, he made ten other appearances, mostly as a law-enforcement officer, the genre in which he specialized. He was also cast in 1951 as a waiter in the episode "Bad Man of Brisco" of another syndicated western series, The Adventures of Kit Carson. He appeared in that same series twice in 1952, both times as a marshal, in the episodes "Trouble in Tuscarora" and "Golden Trap". He was cast in April 1952 in the episode "The Case of the Cold Neck" of the CBS crime drama Racket Squad, starring Reed Hadley. In 1953, he appeared as Mr. Collins in the episode "Defense Plant Security" of the syndicated Cold War drama, I Led Three Lives. He also had roles in several films, mostly uncredited, before and after those particular television appearances.
Ewing was cast in seven episodes each of The Gene Autry Show (1951-1953) and Gene Autry's related The Adventures of Champion (1955-1956). He appeared four times on The Roy Rogers Show and on the syndicated The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, with Guy Madison and Andy Devine, and Buffalo Bill, Jr., starring Dick Jones. On May 20, 1955, he played Adam Greer in the first-season episode "Farewell to Fort Apache" of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
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