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- Rodney Mitchell was born on June 19, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He died on June 18, 1980 in Lake Sherwood, California, USA.
- Camera assistant Rodney Mitchell was killed and eight other Dukes Of Hazzard crew members were injured when a three-quarter-ton camera truck they were riding on flipped over while rehearsing a chase scene near Lake Sherwood, CA.
- He was killed while shooting TV series The Dukes of Hazzard. The camera car rolled over when it hit a soft side of the shoulder of the road.
- He was one of the first black cameramen in the union local 659, thanks to affirmative action.
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