Mitchell Kowal

Polish-American actor

Mitchell Kowal
Kowal in an episode of Medic (1955)
Born	Mitchell Kowalski (1915-08-21)21 August 1915 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	8 May 1971(1971-05-08) (aged 55) Fürnitz, Austria
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1944–1971
Spouse	Elayne Lingelbach

Mitchell Kowalski (21 August 1915 – 8 May 1971) was a Polish-American actor.

Biography

He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kowalski of Jackson, Michigan.^[1]

Kowal's Broadway credits include Collector's Item (1952), Gramercy Ghost (1951), and Horse Fever (1940).^[2] In the 1940s, he was active in stock theater in the eastern United States.^[3]

In 1951, Kowal married Elayne Lingelbach in New York.^[4]

Kowal died in Fürnitz, Austria, in a train accident on 8 May 1971.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

1944: See Here, Private Hargrove - Minor Role (uncredited)
1944: Marriage Is a Private Affair - Minor Role (uncredited)
1945: That Night with You - Man in Alley (uncredited)
1947: Cass Timberlane - Doorman at Country Club (uncredited)
1950: The Lone Ranger (TV Series) - Mack
1953: Your Favorite Story - Eddie
1953: Violated - Mack McCarthy
1954: The Public Defender (TV Series) - Detective Jones
1954: Rails Into Laramie - Worker (uncredited)
1954: River of No Return - Prospector (uncredited)
1954: Stories of the Century (TV Series) - Sheriff Bill Joad
1954: Francis Joins the WACS - Patrol Leader (uncredited)
1954: Rogue Cop - Guard (uncredited)
1954: Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) - 2nd Reporter
1954: Deep in My Heart - Oscar Hammerstein II (uncredited)
1954: The Silver Chalice - Rioter (uncredited)
1954: Day of Triumph - Minor Role (uncredited)
1955: Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV Series) - Lawyer
1955: The Cisco Kid (TV Series) - Johnny Nestor / Wounded henchman
1955: Jupiter's Darling - Sentry (uncredited)
1955: The Big Bluff - Coroner
1955: Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy - Policeman (uncredited)
1955: The Kentuckian - Frontier Postman (uncredited)
1955: Medic (TV Series) - Bartender / Gardner
1956: The Great Locomotive Chase - One of Andrews' Raiders (uncredited)
1956: Red Sundown - Henchman (uncredited)
1956: Dragnet (TV Series)
1956: Great Day in the Morning - Mower - Northern Loyalist (uncredited)
1957: Maverick (TV Series) - Fred Callahan
1957: Official Detective (TV Series) - Samka
1957-1958: Tombstone Territory (TV Series) - Slim / Deputy Steve
1957-1960: Have Gun – Will Travel (TV Series) - 2nd Cowboy / Jesse
1958: The Restless Gun (TV Series) - Waco
1958: Live Fast, Die Young - 4th Hobo (uncredited)
1958: Man Without a Gun (TV Series)
1958: The Rough Riders (TV Series) - Buffer
1959: Al Capone - Hood (uncredited)
1959: John Paul Jones - Capt. Saltonstall
1959: The Jayhawkers! - Governor's Aide (uncredited)
1962: Le pillole di Ercole
1962: Jadą goście, jadą - Mike O'Rawiec
1963: 55 Days at Peking - US Marine (uncredited)
1963: Vacation Playhouse (TV Series)
1970: FBI – Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore (TV Mini-Series) - Harry Blake
1970: Dzięcioł - Edward Ździebko
1971: I Hate Mondays (Nie Lubię Poniedziałku) - Mróz (final film role)

References

^ "Jackson Boy Making a Go With Movies". Battle Creek Enquirer. Michigan, Battle Creek. July 1, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved July 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mitchell Kowal". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "Republic Gives Warren Douglas Top Role". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. January 29, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved July 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kowal-Lingelbach Rite Solemnized". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 8, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved July 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.