Sasha Mitchell

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Sasha Mitchell
Born
Sasha Sergei Mitchell

(1967-07-27) July 27, 1967 (age 54)
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)
Jeanette Robbins
(m. 1990⁠–⁠1997)

Rachel Mitchell
(m. 2010⁠–⁠2015)

Sasha Mitchell (born July 27, 1967) is an American actor best known for his television roles as James Beaumont on Dallas and Cody Lambert on Step by Step. Mitchell has a black belt in taekwondo.[1]

Personal life[]

Mitchell was born on 27 July 1967 in Los Angeles, California, the son of a garment manufacturer.[2] Mitchell is Jewish, of Ukrainian background.[3] In 1990, he married Jeannette Robbins. The two had four children together before divorcing in 1997. During Mitchell's marriage to Robbins, police were called to the couple's home to investigate reports of domestic abuse. In 1996, Mitchell was convicted of beating his wife. He was given three years’ probation and ordered to perform community service and attend counseling classes for spouse abusers. After violating his probation, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail.[4]

In December 2010, Sasha married his second wife Rachel Mitchell, also known as Sharmaine Rayner. Sasha filed for divorce from Rachel in spring of 2015.[5]

Career[]

Prior to acting, Mitchell was often used as a model for Bruce Weber's fashion photography.[6]

From 1989 to 1991, Mitchell appeared on the hit CBS prime time soap opera Dallas, as James Beaumont, the illegitimate first-born son of J. R. Ewing and his long-ago girlfriend Vanessa Beaumont. He made guest appearances on other series, including Rags to Riches.

He had the title role in the 1988 film Spike of Bensonhurst and in 1994's Class of 1999 II: The Substitute. He starred in Kickboxer 2: The Road Back and the third and fourth installments of the film series. He also appeared in a 3 Musketeers commercial in 1989.

His best-known role came on the ABC sitcom Step by Step, where he played Cody Lambert, the nephew of actor Patrick Duffy's character Frank Lambert. Duffy had also played the uncle of Mitchell's character on Dallas. Mitchell's character Cody was based on his personal life experiences.

In the early 2000s, Mitchell acted in several films and made guest appearances on JAG, NYPD Blue, and ER.

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Death Before Dishonor Ruggieri
1988 Spike of Bensonhurst Spike Fumo
1991 Kickboxer 2 David Sloan Also known as Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1992 Kickboxer 3 David Sloan Also known as Kickboxer III: The Art of War
Direct-to-video
1994 Kickboxer 4 David Sloan Also known as Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor
Direct-to-video
Class of 1999 II: The Substitute John Bolen Direct-to-video
2000 Luck of the Draw Buddy
2001 Gangland Derek
2003 The Failures Reflexor
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Angry Driver
2004 Slammed Slammer
2010 Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire Rodrigo
2012 Tales of an Ancient Empire: Behind the Scenes Himself Documentary
2015 EP/Executive Protection Issac
2016 I Love You Both Ted
Smoke Filled Lungs Peter
Assassin X Blade
2018 Father and Father Big Baldy Short film
2019 Drunk Parents Shope
TBA Anadellia Rises Completed
The Kickboxer: Algiers Pre-production
Cyborg Nemesis: The Dark Rift Announced
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Pleasures Antonio TV movie
St. Elsewhere Southie Season 5 episode 4: "Brand New Bag"
1987 Rags to Riches The Duke 2 episodes
Archival footage - 1 episode
Not Quite Human Bryan Skelly TV movie
1989 William Tell Gessler's Brother / Boy Also known as Crossbow in the United Kingdom and The Adventures of William Tell
2 episodes
The Flamingo Kid Jeffery Willis TV short
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon Jack TV movie
1989–1991 Dallas James Beaumont 45 episodes
Credit only - 5 episodes
1991–1996, 1998 Step by Step Cody Lambert 114 episodes
1992-1994 ABC TGIF Cody Lambert 3 episodes
1993 Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World Himself TV Documentary
1994 ABC Sneak Peek with Step by Step Cody Lambert TV movie
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Ron Season 1 episode 5: "True Course"
2000 This Is How the World Ends Cop TV movie
2002 JAG Commander Curry Season 7 episode 19: "First Casualty"
2003 L.A. Confidential TV movie
2004–2005 ER Bartender/Patrick 4 episodes
2005 NYPD Blue Darian Lasalle Season 12 episode 13: "Stoli with a Twist"
2015 Frontlines Capt. Samuels TV short

References[]

  1. ^ Cody Lambert (Sasha Mitchell) - Step by Step, ABC News
  2. ^ "Sasha Mitchell Biography (1967-)". filmreference.com.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Joanne (1988-12-05). "Ex-Model Sasha Mitchell Looks Like a '50s Recall, but He's Riding to the Top in Spike of Bensonhurst". People. Retrieved 2010-06-22. But his background is wealthy, conservative Russian-Jewish (his goal, he claims, is to become the first Jewish President).
  4. ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-03-me-65444-story.html
  5. ^ "Wedding Registry Search – Find Couples Wedding Registries". weddingchannel.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24.
  6. ^ https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800055196/bio

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