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Mickey Kuhn

Mickey Kuhn

7 movies on Netflix

Biography

Mickey Kuhn was an American actor who began as a child performer during the Golden Age of Hollywood, working on screen from the 1930s into the early 1950s. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, he moved to Los Angeles as a young child and appeared as a toddler in Change of Heart (1934). He called Juarez (1939) his big break and went on to play Beau Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). Further credits included A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), Red River (1948), Broken Arrow (1950) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), in which he shared the screen with Vivien Leigh. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955, then returned briefly to acting with an appearance on Alfred Hitchcock Presents before leaving films in 1956. In 2005 he received a Golden Boot Award for contributions to the Western genre. He died in 2022.

90years old at death

  • Born Waukegan
  • Died Naples
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Theodore Matthew Michael Kuhn Jr. (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
7
Career span
10 years1945 to 1955

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  1. Big break

    Kuhn was cast as Beau Wilkes in Gone with the Wind when the receptionist at the casting call recognized him, said they had been waiting for him, and announced the role was filled.

  2. A change of course

    Kuhn was in the U.S. Navy between 1951 and 1955. During his service there, he worked as an aircraft electrician.

  3. A change of course

    After his Navy service, Kuhn tried acting again and briefly appeared in the TV anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents, but he found the television roles he was offered unappealing. He quit the film business in 1956 to go to college.

Mickey Kuhn movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. A Streetcar Named Desire1951 Dramaas A Sailor

    IMDb rating 7.9120K votes

  2. Red River1948 Action, Adventure, Romanceas Matt - as a Boy

    IMDb rating 7.738K votes

  3. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers1946as Walter - As a Child

    IMDb rating 7.413K votes

  4. Dick Tracy1945as Junior

    IMDb rating 5.91.9K votes

  5. Magic Town1947as Hank Nickleby

    IMDb rating 6.41.9K votes

  6. The Last Frontier1955as Luke - Sentry

    IMDb rating 6.42.0K votes

  7. Scene of the Crime1949as Ed Monigan, Jr.

    IMDb rating 6.61.8K votes

Worked with

Mickey Kuhn shares two films with Ann Doran, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ann Doran, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ann DoranLyle Latell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lyle LatellJohn Wayne, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with John WayneJames Stewart, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with James StewartBarbara Stanwyck, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Barbara StanwyckKirk Douglas, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Kirk DouglasElia KazanDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Elia KazanArthur RossonDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Arthur RossonHoward HawksDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Howard Hawks

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