Archie Twitchell(1906-1957)

Actor

Archie Twitchell was born on 28 November 1906 in Pendleton, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Mickey the Kid (1939), Television Spy (1939) and Web of Danger (1947). He was married to Lillian Vaughan and Sherma. He died on 31 January 1957 in Pacoima, California, USA.

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Known for

Mickey the Kid

6.2

Shelby, the Bus Driver

1939

Television Spy

6.0

Jim Winton

1939

Web of Danger

5.8

Ramsey, Meteorologist(as Michael Branden)

1947

The Arnelo Affair

5.8

Roger Alison(as Michael Branden)

1947

Credits

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Actor

The Life of Riley
8.0
TV Series
- 1956
Fury
7.3
TV Series
- Storekeeper (uncredited)
- 1955
Illegal
7.0
- Mr. Manning (uncredited)
- 1955
The Mickey Rooney Show
7.5
TV Series
- Colonel Wormser
- 1955
I Led 3 Lives
8.1
TV Series
- Ed Hughes
- 1954
Your Favorite Story
7.9
TV Series
- 1954
The Bounty Hunter
6.6
- Harrison
- 1954
The Long Wait
6.4
- Heckling Workman (uncredited)
- 1954
Mr. & Mrs. North
7.4
TV Series
- Alan Thurston
- 1954
The Pride of the Family
7.2
TV Series
- Fire Chief
- 1954
The Adventures of Kit Carson
6.9
TV Series
- Col. Stover
- 1953
Off Limits
6.1
- Officer (uncredited)
- 1952
Cowboy G-Men
6.7
TV Series
- Lawyer Arthur Young
- 1952
Kansas City Confidential
7.3
- Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1952
The Frontier Phantom
6.0
- Sheriff
- 1952

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Michael Brandan
Born
- November 28, 1906
- Pendleton, Oregon, USA
Died
- January 31, 1957
- Pacoima, California, USA(airplane crash)
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Trivia
Twitchell was a licensed pilot, and after retiring from films he went to work for Douglas Aircraft. On Jan. 31, 1957, he was the co-pilot on a test flight of a Douglas DC-7B when it had a mid-air collision with an Air Force fighter. He was killed in the crash. The debris landed on the Pacoima Junior High, also killing three boys. One of the students at the school when this happened was Richard Valenzuela, aka Ritchie Valens. It was because of this incident he developed an intense fear of flying. Ironically, he died only a few days after the second anniversary of this crash, in another plane crash.