Mort Mills
Biography
Mort Mills was an American actor whose screen career took in more than 150 film and television parts, often as a lawman or a bad man in westerns. He was born in New York City and died in 1993. From 1957 to 1959 he played Marshal Frank Tallman in the series Man Without a Gun. He had recurring roles as Sergeant Ben Landro on Perry Mason and Sheriff Fred Madden on The Big Valley, and was a regular as Lieutenant Bob Malone on Dante from 1960 to 1961. Mills is best known for the patrolman who trails Marion Crane in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). He also worked with Hitchcock on Torn Curtain (1966), as a spy posing as a farmer, and appeared in Orson Welles's Touch of Evil (1958). His many other credits included Pushover (1954), Ride a Crooked Trail (1958), Bullet for a Badman (1964), The Quick Gun (1964), The Outlaws Is Coming (1965), and Soldier Blue (1970).
74years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Ventura
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Mortimer Morris Kaplan
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 16 years1954 to 1970
First and latest
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Mort Mills movies on Netflix
Soldier Blueas Sgt. O'Hearn
Return of the Gunfighteras Will Parker
Torn Curtainas Farmer
The Outlaws Is Comingas Trigger Mortis
Bullet for a Badmanas Ira
The Quick Gunas Cagle
Where Love Has Goneas Petey Peterson
Psychoas Highway Patrol Officer
Ride a Crooked Trailas Pecos
Touch of Evilas Al Schwartz
Davy Crockett and the River Piratesas Sam Mason
Pushoveras Second Bartender
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Alfred Hitchcock directed two of these films. Audie Murphy appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Audie Murphy3 films together, 1958 to 1964
Audie Murphy's page Bullet for a Badman1964IMDb rating 6.4Mills as IraMurphy as Logan Keliher
The Quick Gun1964IMDb rating 5.9Mills as CagleMurphy as Clint Cooper
Ride a Crooked Trail1958IMDb rating 6.6Mills as PecosMurphy as Joe Maybe
Willis Bouchey2 films together, 1964 to 1966
Willis Bouchey's page Return of the Gunfighter1966IMDb rating 6.5Mills as Will ParkerBouchey as Judge Ellis
Where Love Has Gone1964IMDb rating 6.1Mills as Petey PetersonBouchey as Judge Murphy
Janet Leigh2 films together, 1958 to 1960
Janet Leigh's page Psycho1960IMDb rating 8.5Mills as Highway Patrol OfficerLeigh as Marion Crane
Touch of Evil1958IMDb rating 7.9Mills as Al SchwartzLeigh as Susan Vargas
John Anderson2 films together, 1960 to 1970
John Anderson's page Soldier Blue1970IMDb rating 6.9Mills as Sgt. O'HearnAnderson as Col. Iverson
Psycho1960IMDb rating 8.5Mills as Highway Patrol OfficerAnderson as California Charlie
Joanna Moore2 films together, 1958
Joanna Moore's page Ride a Crooked Trail1958IMDb rating 6.6Mills as PecosMoore as Little Brandy
Touch of Evil1958IMDb rating 7.9Mills as Al SchwartzMoore as Marcia Linnekar
Rex Holman2 films together, 1964 to 1965
Rex Holman's page The Outlaws Is Coming1965IMDb rating 6.0Mills as Trigger MortisHolman as Sunstroke Kid
The Quick Gun1964IMDb rating 5.9Mills as CagleHolman as Rick Morrison
Alfred HitchcockDirector, 2 films, 1960 to 1966
All films by Alfred Hitchcock Torn Curtain1966IMDb rating 6.6Mills as Farmer
Psycho1960IMDb rating 8.5Mills as Highway Patrol Officer
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