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Cause of death
  
Cancer

Role
  
Character actor

Name
  
James Millhollin


Years active
  
1955-1979

Occupation
  
Character actor

Resting place
  
Cremation

James Millhollin Mannequin of Anne Francis James Millhollin The Twilight

Born
  
August 23, 1915 (
1915-08-23
)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.

Died
  
May 23, 1993, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Movies
  
No Time for Sergeants, The Student Teachers, Night Call Nurses, A Fine Madness, Never a Dull Moment

Similar People
  
Mervyn LeRoy, David Swift, Don Taylor, Jerry Paris, Irvin Kershner

James A. Millhollin (August 23, 1915 – May 23, 1993) was an American character actor known for his portrayal of nervous, excited, and befuddled men with pop eyes and peculiar mannerisms, usually occupying such positions as hotel clerks, government bureaucrats, military officers, or other middle-management authority figures. He portrayed Major Royal B. Demming, a psychiatrist, in Andy Griffith's 1958 film, No Time for Sergeants, later made into an ABC television series. In 1963, Millhollin was cast in two episodes as Anson Foster, the employer of the Imogene Coca lead character in the NBC sitcom, Grindl.

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Biography

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Millhollin was born in Peoria, Illinois. His first television role was as "Weiner" of the 1955 episode "The $1,000 Window" of The Elgin Hour. His last role was as Mr. Rudi in the 1979 episode of ABC's Happy Days entitled "Potsie Quits School." In between, Millhollin appeared as Gerold Manners in the 1960 episode "Shadow Catcher" of Will Hutchins's ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Sugarfoot. He then played Doc Cameron in the episode "Starfall: Part 1" of NBC's Outlaws. In 1961, he played Leroy Finch in "The Diamond Dude" of Dale Robertson's Tales of Wells Fargo. That same year, he was Dean Peterson in "Pinky Goes to College" on ABC's The Roaring 20s, starring Dorothy Provine.

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In 1960 and 1962, Millhollin appeared in two segments of ABC's 77 Sunset Strip as Jon Keith in "The Wide-Screen Caper" and as Bayard Parmentor in "The Odds on Odette". Three times in 1960, 1961, and 1963, he appeared on Rod Serling's CBS fantasy adventure series The Twilight Zone: as Mr. Armbruster in "The After Hours", as Abernathy in "Mr. Dingle, the Strong", and as Masters in "I Dream of Genie". Milhollin appeared three times between 1961 and 1963 on CBS's Perry Mason: as Ben Otis in "The Case of the Angry Dead Man", as Professor Grove in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest," and as a floorwalker in "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe."

In 1961, Millhollin also appeared in two situation comedies: as Osborne in "Pity the Poor Working Girl" on ABC's sitcom Margie and as Harold in two episodes, "Mr. Big Shot" and "The Wedding", of CBS's The Ann Sothern Show. Millhollin was cast as Dr. Heydon in the 1961 episode "Dennis Is a Genius" and as a burglar in "The Uninvited Guest" (1963) on the CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace, starring Jay North in the title role.

From 1961 to 1962, he guest starred in different roles on four episodes of CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman. That year, he played a librarian in the film Bon Voyage!. In 1962, he was cast as Lt. Bronner in the episode "The Handmade Private" of the CBS anthology serieds, GE True, hosted by Jack Webb. In 1964 he was a marvelous sourpuss in the campy move Get Yourself A College Girl In 1965, he appeared on the George Burns sitcom, Wendy and Me in the episode "A Bouquet for Mr. Bundy." In 1966, he portrayed a bank official in the film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. In 1966 and 1967, he played a hotel clerk in two episodes of the Marlo Thomas sitcom, That Girl. In 1969, he played Horace Burkhart in the episode "The Con Man" of CBS's The Doris Day Show.

James Millhollin My Life in the Shadow of The Twilight Zone October 2013

From 1970 to 1973, Millhollin appeared five times on ABC's Love, American Style. He also made three appearance on The Odd Couple. In 1971, he was cast as Mr. Ponsonby in "Lucy and Candid Camera" of CBS's Here's Lucy, starring Lucille Ball, and as Lorillard Atwood in "Kid Stuff" of ABC's Nanny and the Professor. In 1973, he was cast as principal Osgood Peters in the film The Student Teachers.

Millhollin retired to Mississippi, where he died of cancer at the age of 77 in Biloxi.

Filmography

Actor
1979
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Mr. Rudi
- Potsie Quits School (1979) - Mr. Rudi
1974
Run, Joe, Run (TV Series)
- Little Old Lady Antique Dealer (1974)
1974
Truck Turner as
Judge Advocate (as Jim Millhollin)
1970
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Hiccup Man / Barber / Mr. Humus
- New York's Oddest (1974) - Hiccup Man
- The Princess (1972) - Barber
- It's All Over Now, Baby Bird (1970) - Mr. Humus
1974
Columbo (TV Series) as
Ralph
- Publish or Perish (1974) - Ralph
1973
McCloud (TV Series) as
1st Executive
- Butch Cassidy Rides Again (1973) - 1st Executive
1973
The Student Teachers as
Principal Peters
1970
Love, American Style (TV Series) as
The Director (segment "Love and the Favorite Family") / Nervous Gambler (segment "Love and Lady Luck") / Mr. Korn (segment "Love and the Young Executive") / ...
- Love and the Baby Derby/Love and the Burglar Joke/Love and the Favorite Family (1973) - The Director (segment "Love and the Favorite Family")
- Love and the Hairy Excuse/Love and Lady Luck/Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy (1972) - Nervous Gambler (segment "Love and Lady Luck")
- Love and the Young Executive (1970) - Mr. Korn (segment "Love and the Young Executive")
- Love and the Father/Love and the Motel (1970) - Rev. Stevens (segment "Love and the Father")
- Love and the Fly/Love and the Millionaires/Love and Double Trouble (1970) - Grimm (segment "Love and the Fly")
1972
Night Call Nurses as
Dr. Rolland
1971
Here's Lucy (TV Series) as
Mr. Ponsonby
- Lucy and Candid Camera (1971) - Mr. Ponsonby
1971
The Good Life (TV Series) as
Auctioneer
- A Tremendous Sense of Loyalty (1971) - Auctioneer
1971
The Partners (TV Series) as
Butterfield
- Have I Got an Apartment for You! (1971) - Butterfield
1971
Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) as
Lorillard Atwood
- Kid Stuff (1971) - Lorillard Atwood
1971
How to Frame a Figg as
Funeral Director
1970
The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Mr. Harrison
- Driven to Distraction (1970) - Mr. Harrison (as James Milhollin)
1964
The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) as
Mr. Bryant / Office Manager-George Sketch / US Army General / ...
- Charity Begins at Home, But Nowadays, Who Can Afford a Home? (1970) - Mr. Bryant
- It's Better to Have Loved and Lost - Much Better (1969) - Office Manager-George Sketch
- He Who Steals My Robot Steals Trash (1968) - US Army General
- Marriage Is Made in Heaven and Las Vegas (1967) - Magazine publisher
- Jerk Be Nimble (1966) - Baking Contest Judge
- Stupidity: Italian Style (1966) - Peace Corps Officer
- Shine On, Harvest Goon (1966) - Mr. Finagle - Jed's Financial Advisor
- A Jerk of All Trades (1965) - Gas Company Personnel Officer
- Be It Ever So Grumble, There's No Place Like Home (1964) - Shoe Store Manager
1969
The Doris Day Show (TV Series) as
Paul / Horace Burkhart
- Hot Dogs (1970) - Paul
- The Con Man (1969) - Horace Burkhart
1969
The Good Guys (TV Series) as
Salesman / Selwyn
- A Familar Ring (1969) - Salesman
- The Importance of Being Hairy (1969) - Selwyn
1969
The Brady Bunch (TV Series) as
Mr. Pringle
- The Honeymoon (1969) - Mr. Pringle
1969
It Takes a Thief (TV Series) as
Rudy
- Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby (1969) - Rudy
1969
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Charlie Kendall
- Log 172: The Things You Do for the Job (1969) - Charlie Kendall
1968
Never a Dull Moment as
Museum Director
1968
Lost in Space (TV Series) as
Willoughby the Llama
- The Great Vegetable Rebellion (1968) - Willoughby the Llama
1967
Shoestring Safari (TV Movie) as
Inspector
1966
That Girl (TV Series) as
Hotel Clerk / Clerk
- It's a Mod, Mod World: Part 1 (1967) - Hotel Clerk
- Beware of Actors Bearing Gifts (1966) - Clerk
1967
He & She (TV Series) as
Norton Archer
- Before You Bury Me Can I Say Something? (1967) - Norton Archer
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Wraithlike / Cardaman
- The Summit-Five Affair (1967) - Wraithlike
- The Hula Doll Affair (1967) - Cardaman
1967
The Perils of Pauline as
Stafford (uncredited)
1967
The Cool Ones as
Manager
1967
It's About Time (TV Series) as
Mr. Pringle
- Our Brothers' Keepers (1967) - Mr. Pringle
- Shad Rack and Other Tortures (1967) - Mr. Pringle
1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Aide
- The U.F.O. Affair (1967) - Aide
1966
The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) as
Manager
- The Christmas Present (1966) - Manager
1966
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Salesman
- I'd Rather Twitch Than Fight (1966) - Salesman
1966
Batman (TV Series) as
Alfred Slye
- The Dead Ringers (1966) - Alfred Slye
1966
A Fine Madness as
Rollie Butter
1965
Hank (TV Series) as
Mr. Lockhart / Bookstore Owner
- McKillup's Best Seller (1966) - Mr. Lockhart
- Somebody Loves This Albatross (1965) - Bookstore Owner
1966
Frankie and Johnny as
Proprietor of Costume Shop (uncredited)
1966
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Ticket Seller
- The Amazing Harry Hoo (1966) - Ticket Seller
1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken as
Mr. Milo Maxwell
1965
Green Acres (TV Series) as
Claude
- What Happened in Scranton? (1965) - Claude
1965
The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) as
Arnold Finch
- Aunt Bee Takes a Job (1965) - Arnold Finch
1965
The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) as
Tetlow
- Odd But True (1965) - Tetlow
1965
My Favorite Martian (TV Series) as
Mr. Hoskins
- Once Upon a Martian Mother's Day (1965) - Mr. Hoskins
1965
Wendy and Me (TV Series) as
Mr. Hotchkiss
- A Bouquet for Mr. Bundy (1965) - Mr. Hotchkiss
1964
Get Yourself a College Girl as
Gordon
1964
My Living Doll (TV Series) as
George Wilson
- Something Borrowed, Something Blew (1964) - George Wilson
1963
Grindl (TV Series) as
Anson Foster
- There's No Such Thing as a Bad Barracuda (1964) - Anson Foster
- The Moon Killer (1964) - Anson Foster
- Grindl, Girl Wac (1964) - Anson Foster
- Taming of a Tyrant (1964) - Anson Foster
- Grindl and the Boodle (1964) - Anson Foster
- The Mad Bomber (1964) - Anson Foster
- Grindl's Day Off (1964) - Anson Foster
- The Great Schultz (1963) - Anson Foster
- Grindl: Femme Fatale (1963) - Anson Foster
- The Ghastly Honeymoon (1963) - Anson Foster
- Grindl, She-Wolf of Wall Street (1963) - Anson Foster
- The Gruesome Basement (1963) - Anson Foster
1963
Young Men in a Hurry (TV Movie) as
Hannigan
1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree as
Thin Man (uncredited)
1961
Dennis the Menace (TV Series) as
Burglar / Dr. Heydon
- The Uninvited Guest (1963) - Burglar
- Dennis Is a Genius (1961) - Dr. Heydon
1960
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Masters / Jason Abernathy / Mr. Armbruster
- I Dream of Genie (1963) - Masters
- Mr. Dingle, the Strong (1961) - Jason Abernathy
- The After Hours (1960) - Mr. Armbruster
1963
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) as
Cal Pate
- A Tumble from a High White House (1963) - Cal Pate
1963
McKeever and the Colonel (TV Series) as
Maj. Thornby
- The Neighbor (1963) - Maj. Thornby
1961
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Floorwalker / Prof. Grove / Ben Otis
- The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1963) - Floorwalker
- The Case of the Brazen Bequest (1961) - Prof. Grove
- The Case of the Angry Dead Man (1961) - Ben Otis
1962
Little Amy (TV Movie) as
Mr. Kramer
1960
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Bayard Parmenter / Allenby Palmer / A.J. Flower / ...
- The Odds on Odette (1962) - Bayard Parmenter
- The Gemmologist Caper (1962) - Allenby Palmer
- The Bel Air Hermit (1962) - A.J. Flower
- The Widescreen Caper (1960) - John Keith (as Jim Millhollin)
1962
G.E. True (TV Series) as
Lt. Bronner
- The Handmade Private (1962) - Lt. Bronner
1962
Gypsy as
Mr. Beckman (uncredited)
1961
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) as
Dr. Litweiler / Mr. Bevere / Withers / ...
- A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to a Funny Thing (1962) - Dr. Litweiler
- Have Reindeer, Will Travel (1961) - Mr. Bevere
- I Was a High School Scrooge (1961) - Withers
- What's My Lion? (1961) - Mr. Hargrove
1962
Zotz! as
Dr. Kroner
1962
Bon Voyage! as
Ship's librarian
1961
Father of the Bride (TV Series) as
Motel manager / Mr. Massoula
- The Honeymoon (1962) - Motel manager
- Mr. Massoula (1961) - Mr. Massoula
1961
The Investigators (TV Series) as
Mr. Pinkham
- The Dead End Man (1961) - Mr. Pinkham
1961
Everything's Ducky as
George Imhoff - Lab Assistant
1961
The Roaring 20's (TV Series) as
Dean Peterson
- Pinky Goes to College (1961) - Dean Peterson
1961
Margie (TV Series) as
Osborne
- Pity the Poor Working Girl (1961) - Osborne (as James Milhollin)
1961
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Cashier
- The Clementine Jones Story (1961) - Cashier
1961
The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) as
Harold
- The Wedding (1961) - Harold
- Mr. Big Shot (1961) - Harold
1961
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Leroy Finch
- The Diamond Dude (1961) - Leroy Finch
1961
Peter Loves Mary (TV Series) as
Market Manager
- Wilma's Apple Butter (1961) - Market Manager
1960
Outlaws (TV Series) as
Doc Cameron
- Starfall: Part 1 (1960) - Doc Cameron
1960
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Dr. Roman
- Moment of Hate (1960) - Dr. Roman
1960
Sugarfoot (TV Series) as
Gerold Manners
- The Shadow Catcher (1960) - Gerold Manners
1960
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Willie Kelso
- Baby Shoes (1960) - Willie Kelso
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Doctor Tebaldi
- Insomnia (1960) - Doctor Tebaldi
1958
No Time for Sergeants as
Maj. Royal B. Demming (psychiatrist) (as James Milhollan)
1956
Modern Romances (TV Series)
- Modern Macbeth: part 5 (1956)
- Modern Macbeth: part 4 (1956)
- Modern Macbeth: part 3 (1956)
- Modern Macbeth: part 2 (1956)
- Modern Macbeth: part 1 (1956)
- Episode dated 13 January 1956 (1956)
- Episode dated 12 January 1956 (1956)
- Episode dated 11 January 1956 (1956)
- Episode dated 10 January 1956 (1956)
- Episode dated 9 January 1956 (1956)
1955
Appointment with Adventure (TV Series) as
Mike / Bill
- The Pirate's House (1955) - Mike
- Priceless Cargo (1955) - Bill
1955
The World of Mr. Sweeney (TV Series)
- Episode #1.213 (1955)
- Episode dated 2 March 1955 (1955)
- Episode #1.115 (1955)
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Hank / Drummer
- Now or Never (1955) - Hank
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Part 1 (1954)
- Really the Blues (1953) - Drummer
- I Wouldn't Want to Be in Your Shoes (1951)
1955
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) as
Prisoner 302
- Darkness at Noon (1955) - Prisoner 302
1954
The Big Story (TV Series) as
Ed Abrams
- Jack Hardin, Huntington, W. Va. Advertiser (1955)
- The Sioux City Story (1954) - Ed Abrams
1955
The Elgin Hour (TV Series) as
Weiner
- The $1,000 Window (1955) - Weiner
1954
Omnibus (TV Series)(segment "The Story of Valentines") / Mr. Van Rough (segment "The Contrast")
- Mr. Lincoln (1955) - (segment "The Story of Valentines")
- The Contrast (1954) - Mr. Van Rough (segment "The Contrast")
1954
Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers (TV Series)
- The Exploding Man (1954)
Soundtrack
1961
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- I Was a High School Scrooge (1961) - (performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" - uncredited)
Self
1961
The Danny Kaye Special (TV Special) as
Self
1961
The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.1 (1961) - Self
Archive Footage
1970
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Ship's Librarian / Museum Director
- Never a Dull Moment (1979) - Museum Director
- Bon Voyage!: Part 3 (1970) - Ship's Librarian
- Bon Voyage!: Part 2 (1970) - Ship's Librarian
- Bon Voyage!: Part 1 (1970) - Ship's Librarian

References

James Millhollin Wikipedia