Known for movies

Short Info

DiedJuly 1, 1999, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, United States
SpouseKathryn Ann Evensen, Elsa Sorensen, Jackie Loughery, Singing The Blues, Heartaches By The Number, My Truly Truly Fair
FactBred horses on his ranch near Las Vegas.


Guy Mitchell was born on February 22, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan. His parents were both of Irish descent. He had four brothers and one sister. His early education was at a Catholic school. He began his career as a boxer, but soon switched to singing.

His first hit song was “My Heart Cries for You” in 1950. He also had success with “Singing the Blues” and “Heartaches by the Number”. In the 1960s, he appeared in several movies, including “The Singing Nun” and “The High Chaparral”. He continued to tour and perform until his death in 1999.

His net worth was estimated to be $5 million. He was married three times and had four children.

General Info

Full NameGuy Mitchell
DiedJuly 1, 1999, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, United States
ProfessionActor, Singer, Singing The Blues, Heartaches By The Number, My Truly Truly Fair
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseKathryn Ann Evensen, Elsa Sorensen, Jackie Loughery, Singing The Blues, Heartaches By The Number, My Truly Truly Fair

Accomplishments

NominationsNME Award for Favourite US Male Singer
MoviesThe Wild Westerners, Red Garters, Those Redheads from Seattle
TV ShowsWhispering Smith, The Guy Mitchell Show

Social profile links

Facts

#Fact
1Had number one hits with "She Wears Red feathers" (1953), "Look At That Girl (1953), "Singing the Blues" (1957 twice).
2Bred horses on his ranch near Las Vegas.
3Parents were Yugoslavian.
4Mitchell had a regular role in the TV western series Whispering Smith (1961), but shortly after production began he broke his arm and couldn't sing or play the guitar. Production was suspended until he recovered, but the show was cancelled before that happened.
5He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bastard!!1992-2001TV Mini-Series shortAdditional Voices
Kidô senshi Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory1991TV SeriesAdditional voices (English version, voice)
Your Cheatin' Heart1990TV Mini-SeriesJim Bob O'May
The Wild Westerners1962Deputy Johnny Silver
Whispering Smith1961TV SeriesGeorge Romack
Perry Mason1961TV SeriesBill Ryder
The Ann Sothern Show1960-1961TV SeriesAnthony Bardot / Johnny Daniels
Thriller1961TV SeriesDetective Hazlett
Overland Trail1960TV SeriesMurdock
Mirth and Melody1956ShortGuy Mitchell
Red Garters1954Reb Randall
Those Redheads from Seattle1953Joe Keenan

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Smell of Success2009performer: "Singing the Blues"
Walk the Line2005performer: "She Wears Red Feathers"
Northern Exposure1990TV Series performer - 1 episode
Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII1988performer: "Heartaches By the Number"
Housekeeping1987performer: "SPARROW IN THE TREETOP"
Whispering Smith1961TV Series performer - 4 episodes
Alias Jesse James1959performer: "Alias Jesse James"
Mirth and Melody1956Short performer: "She Wore Red Feathers", "Too Late"
The Young Guns1956performer: "Song of the Young Guns"
Red Garters1954performer: "Dime and a Dollar", "Man and Woman", "Lady Killer", "Vaquero!", "Meet a Happy Guy"
Those Redheads from Seattle1953"I Guess It Was You All the Time" / performer: "Chick-a-Boom"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Live from the London Palladium: Happy Birthday, Happy New Year!1990TV MovieHimself
The Media Show1990TV SeriesHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1962TV SeriesHimself - Co-Host / Himself - Vocalist
Spectacular1960TV SeriesHimself-host
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium1955-1960TV SeriesHimself
The Guy Mitchell Show1957-1958TV SeriesHimself - Host
The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show1958TV SeriesHimself
The Lux Show1958TV SeriesHimself
The Big Record1957TV SeriesHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1951-1957TV SeriesHimself
Person to Person1957TV Series documentaryHimself
The Arthur Murray Party1957TV SeriesHimself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show1957TV SeriesHimself - Singer
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956TV SeriesHimself
The Rosemary Clooney Show1956TV SeriesHimself
The Russ Morgan Show1956TV SeriesHimself
The NBC Comedy Hour1956TV SeriesHimself - Singer
Songs for Sale1951-1952TV SeriesHimself
The Dude Martin Show1951TV SeriesHimself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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