Duke Mitchell
Acting
Biography
Duke Mitchell (May 9, 1926 – December 2, 1981) was an American film actor, slapstick comedian, crooner and independent film director of 1970s gangster movies starring himself. Mitchell often performed his nightclub act in and around Palm Springs, California, and anointed himself the "King of Palm Springs."
Born: May 9, 1926
Place of Birth: Farrell, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
The Flintstones
The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
Sailor Beware
Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy.
Crime in the Streets
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
Sex in the Comics
A Tijuana Bible was the original jack-off material of choice long before XXX magazines and stag films. Usually 8 pages in length and small enough to be hidden in a trouser pocket, these underground comics contained some great art. Sex in the Comics recreates these infamous dirty little secrets in live-action format.
Paradise Alley
An elderly motion picture artist drifts through a tenement block, devising a plan to change the lives of its dissatisfied residents with a dusting of Hollywood magic!
Massacre Mafia Style
Terror reigns when Mimi, the son of a deported Don, along with his associate Jolly Rizzo wage a bloody war for control of the West Coast underworld, battling hordes of hard-boiled mobsters and deadly black pimps on their rise to the top!
Death Scenes 2
DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. DEATH SCENES II uniquely ushers the brave and curious into a spellbinding trip through the reality that is our world today.
Baby Face Nelson
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll.
Gone with the Pope
"Gone With The Pope" was filmed entirely in 1976, but left unedited with large amounts of what was believed to be lost footage until 2010 due to Duke Mitchell's untimely death. Duke Mitchell stars as Paul, a gangster who's just been released from prison and is offered 100,000 dollars from the mafia to take out seven men. He reluctantly agrees, in order to give himself and his friends a better, clean life outside of prison, but he can't seem to leave his old ways behind, resulting in a plot to kidnap the Pope for a ransom of fifty cents from every Catholic in the world.
Yogi's Birthday Party
The sponsors enlist Ranger Smith to throw a surprise party for Yogi Bear. Good luck keeping it a surprise! Yogi can smell a birthday cake miles away.
Filmography
as Paul
as Himself (Archive Footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mimi Miceli
as Bartender / Others
as (voice)
as Mike
as Fred Flintstone (singingVoice)
as Solly
as Herky
as Himself
as Fight Second (uncredited)