Mickey Cottrell, the PR executive who specialized in the indie film business and worked both as an actor and a producer, died on New Year’s Day at the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills. He was 79.
His death was confirmed by his sister, Suzie Cottrell-Smith.
Cottrell was born November 4, 1944 in Springfield, Illinois, and spent part of his childhood in Monroe, LA. He moved with his family to Little Rock, Ark. at the age of eight, where he grew up. He attended the University of Arkansas and spent more than 30 years in the film and PR industries, co-owning multiple firms including most recently Inclusive PR, repping pics including Bill Cunningham: New York, Stones in Exile, Ballets Russes, Down to the Bone, Body of War and Outfest winners Keep the Lights On and Weekend among others.
“Some of my successes have given new life to films that might not otherwise have had the chance, ranging in scale from big budget to minute,” he wrote in his LinkdIn bio. “I have had the great joy of representing many important film artists.”
His acting credits include roles in Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho, Tim Burton’s Ed Wood, Paper Hearts, Apt Pupil and The Fluffer as well as John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus and two Star Trek series: The Next Generation and Voyager.
Cottrell was also a producer of indie films, most recently 2014’s Perfect Cowboy.
At the MPTF, Cottrell was a member of the writing club the Grey Quill Society. As part of the fund’s Giving Day in 2020, Matthew McConaughey read an excerpt from Cottrell’s short story The Fireman’s Equipment.
Cottrell is survived by his sisters Suzie and Gigi. He was predeceased by his older brother, Rod. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations go to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
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