Mitch Anderson
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| Mitch Anderson | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Jobs held: | Fighter pilot |
| Affiliation: | United States Air Force Habib Marwan |
| Family: | Alicia (sister) |
| Spouse: | NA |
| Current status: | Unknown (presumed deceased) |
| Portrayed by: | Ned Vaughn |
| Seasons: | 4 |
Mitch Anderson is a fictional character seen in fourth season of the TV show 24 played by Ned Vaughn.
Anderson was formerly a decorated officer in the USAF attaining the rank of Captain. At some point he was dishonorably discharged and began working as a mercenary, eventually being employed by middle-eastern terrorist Habib Marwan. Anderson would ultimately play a key role in a devastating series of terrorist attacks in the span of a single day, all orchestrated by Marwan.
After being contacted by Marwan to begin his stage in the operations, Anderson abducted an Air Force pilot, Captain John Hansen, and had Hansen lead take him to the base where Hansen was scheduled for a routine flight in an F-117A stealth fighter. Once on the base, Anderson killed Hansen and, using falsified documents, managed to gain access to Hansen's fighter. Though the flight was nearly grounded by a mechanic noticing a malfunction in the fighter, Anderson managed to keep the flight on schedule by killing the mechanic and filing a report stating the flight was clear for take-off. Once Anderson has taken off, he immediately plots an intercept course for his intended target: Air Force One.
CTU, meanwhile, has discovered Anderson's connection to Marwan and, after realizing he has commandeered a stealth fighter, deduce he is going after Air Force One. Jack Bauer attempts to contact Anderson using a recall frequency for the stealth bomber, but Anderson ignores him and severs communication.
Though Air Force One has been informed of the situation, they are unable to detect or evade the stealth fighter before Anderson fires. Air Force One suffers an indirect hit over the Mojave desert and crashes on the desert floor, critically injuring President John Keeler and killing several others including the President's son, Kevin Keeler.
Shortly thereafter, it is reported that Air Force One's fighter escorts intercepted and shot down Anderson's fighter. Whether Anderson was killed is unclear. Anderson's agreement with Marwan supposedly included faking Anderson's death in order to allow his escape. It is likely, however, that Anderson didn't count on CTU being made aware of his presence. Only time will tell if Anderson's fate will be revealed.
Anderson is one of several major 24 characters who were last seen critically injured or in danger but whose fate was never made clear. Other examples include President Keeler himself, Lynne Kresge, Behrooz Araz, and Evelyn Martin.
| Preceded by Marcus Alvers |
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Succeeded by Ostroff |
| Terrorists & Antagonists on 24 |
| Nina Myers | Mandy | Ira Gaines | Kevin Carroll | Andre Drazen | Alexis Drazen | Victor Drazen Marie Warner | Syed Ali | Peter Kingsley | Max | Ramon Salazar | Hector Salazar | Michael Amador Stephen Saunders | Arthur Rabens | Navi Araz | Habib Marwan | Mitch Anderson | Vladimir Bierko Christopher Henderson | Graham | Minor characters |
