ACTOR
Robert Mitchum
Known for Saturday Night Live · What's My Line? · The Dick Cavett Show
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer. He was ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum is largely remembered for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s.
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- Born
- Aug 6, 1917
- Died
- Jul 1, 1997
- Birthplace
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer. He was ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum is largely remembered for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Magic of Make-upSelf
1942
Aerial GunnerSgt. Benson (uncredited)
1943
Bar 20Richard Adams
1943
Beyond the Last FrontierTrigger Dolan
1943
Border PatrolQuinn
1943
Colt ComradesDirk Mason
1943
Corvette K-225Sheppard
1943
Cry 'Havoc'Dying Soldier
1943
Doughboys in IrelandErnie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)
1943
False ColorsRip Austin
1943
Follow the BandTate Winters
1943
Gung Ho!'Pig iron' Matthews
1943
Hoppy Serves a WritRigney
1943
Leather BurnersRandall - Henchman
1943
MinesweeperSeaman Chuck Ryan
1943
Riders of the DeadlineLead Henchman Drago
1943
The Dancing MastersMickey Halligan (uncredited)
1943
The Human ComedyQuentin Gilford (uncredited)
1943
The Lone Star TrailBen Slocum
1943
We've Never Been LickedPanhandle Mitchell
1943
Girl RushJimmy Smith
1944
Johnny Doesn't Live Here AnymoreCPO Jeff Daniels
1944
Mr. Winkle Goes to WarCorporal (uncredited)
1944
NevadaJim Lacy aka Nevada
1944
Thirty Seconds Over TokyoBob Gray
1944
To the People of the United States
1944
When Strangers MarryFred Graham
1944
Story of G.I. JoeBill Walker
1945
West of the PecosPecos Smith
1945
The LocketNorman Clyde
1946
Till the End of TimeWilliam J. Tabeshaw
1946
UndercurrentMichael Garroway
1946
CrossfirePeter Keeley
1947
Desire MePaul Aubert
1947
Out of the PastJeff Bailey / Jeff Markham
1947
PursuedJeb
1947
Blood on the MoonJim Garry
1948
Rachel and the StrangerJim Fairways
1948
Holiday AffairSteve Mason
1949
The Big StealLt. Duke Halliday
1949
The Red PonyBilly Buck
1949
Where Danger LivesJeff Cameron
1950
His Kind of WomanDan Milner
1951
My Forbidden PastDr. Mark Lucas
1951
The RacketThomas McQuigg
1951
MacaoNick Cochran
1952
One Minute to ZeroCol. Steve Janowski
1952
The Lusty MenJeff McCloud
1952
Angel FaceFrank Jessup
1953
Second ChanceRuss Lambert
1953
White Witch DoctorJohn 'Lonni' Douglas
1953
River of No ReturnMatt Calder
1954
She Couldn't Say NoDoctor Robert Sellers
1954
Track of the CatCurt Bridges
1954
Man with the GunClint Tollinger
1955
Not as a StrangerLucas Marsh
1955
The Night of the HunterPreacher Harry Powell
1955
Bandido!Wilson
1956
Foreign IntrigueDave Bishop
1956
Fire Down BelowFelix Bowers
1957
Heaven Knows, Mr. AllisonCorporal Allison USMC
1957
The Enemy BelowCapt. Murrell
1957
The HuntersMajor Cleve Saville
1958
Thunder RoadLucas Doolin
1958Thunder RoadStory
1958Thunder RoadProducer
1958
The Angry HillsMike Morrison
1959
The Wonderful CountryMartin Brady
1959The Wonderful CountryExecutive Producer
1959
A Terrible BeautyDermot O'Neill
1960
Home from the HillCaptain Wade Hunnicutt
1960
The Grass Is GreenerCharles Delacro
1960
The SundownersPaddy Carmody
1960
The Last Time I Saw ArchieArchie Hall
1961
Cape FearMax Cady
1962
The Longest DayBrig. Gen. Norman Cota
1962
Two for the SeesawJerry Ryan
1962
Marilynarchive footage
1963
RampageHarry Stanton
1963
The List of Adrian MessengerSlattery
1963
Man in the MiddleLt. Col. Barney Adams
1964
What a Way to Go!Rod Anderson Jr.
1964
Mister MosesJoe Moses
1965
El DoradoSheriff J.P. Harrah
1966
The Way WestDick Summers
1967
5 Card StudReverend Jonathan Rudd
1968
AnzioDick Ennis
1968
Secret CeremonyAlbert
1968
Villa RidesLee Arnold
1968
The Good Guys and the Bad GuysFlagg
1969
Young Billy YoungDeputy Ben Kane
1969
Ryan's DaughterCharles
1970
The Distant Drummer: A Movable SceneNarrator
1970
Dynamite ChickenSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
Going HomeHarry K. Graham
1971
The Wrath of GodFather Oliver Van Horne
1972
America on the RocksNarrator (voice)
1973
The Friends of Eddie CoyleEddie 'Fingers' Coyle
1973
The YakuzaHarry Kilmer
1974
Farewell, My LovelyPhilip Marlowe
1975
MidwayVice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
1976
The Last TycoonPat Brady
1976
The Amsterdam KillQuinlan
1977
MatildaDuke Parkhurst
1978
The Big SleepPhilip Marlowe
1978
BreakthroughColonel Rogers
1979
AgencyTed Quinn .
1980
NightkillDonner/Rodriguez
1980
One Shoe Makes it MurderHarold Shillman
1982
Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
1982
That Championship SeasonCoach Delaney
1982
A Killer in the FamilyGary Tison
1983
Maria's LoversIvan's Father
1984
Promises to KeepJack Palmer
1985
Reunion at FairboroughCarl Hostrup
1985
The AmbassadorPeter Hacker
1985
The Hearst and Davies AffairWilliam Randolph Hearst
1985
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the LegendSelf
1986
Thompson's Last RunJohnny Thompson
1986
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the MaverickSelf
1988
Mr. NorthMr. Bosworth
1988RM
Remembering MarilynSelf (Interviewee)
1988
ScroogedPreston Rhinelander
1988
HoodwinkedJake Spanner
1989
William Holden: The Golden BoySelf
1989
A Family for JoeJoe "Grandpa" Whitaker-Bankston
1990
Believed ViolentPr. Forrester
1990
Midnight RideDr. Hardy
1990
Cape FearLieutenant Elgart
1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant StarSelf
1991TD
The Discovery Of Marilyn Monroe
1991WF
Waiting for the WindWalter
1991
Les Sept Péchés capitauxDieu
1992
La Classe américaineYves (archive footage)
1993TF
The Funniest Way in Earth's AtmosphereDirector
1993
TombstoneNarrator (voice)
1993
Woman of DesireWalter J. Hill
1994
Backfire!Marshal
1995
Dead ManJohn Dickinson
1995
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'Self
1995
The Sunset BoysErnest Bogan
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickSelf
1995
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsSelf (archive footage)
1996
James Dean: Race with DestinyGeorge Stevens
1997
Howard Hughes: His Women and His MoviesSelf (archive sound)
2000
Chop SueySelf (archival footage)
2001
The Making of 'Cape Fear'Self (archive footage)
2001
Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
2002
Discovering: Robert MitchumSelf
2014
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a BlondeSelf (archive footage)
2015
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of AmericaSelf (archive footage)
2017
Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
2018
Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2019
The Flapper(archive footage)
2021Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1944
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 eps
1948
What's My Line?Self · 2 eps
1950
The OscarsSelf · 1 eps
1953TJ
The Jimmy Durante ShowSelf · 1 eps
1954
CinépanoramaSelf · 1 eps
1956
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
ABC Stage 67Self · 1 eps
1966
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 3 eps
1968F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 1 eps
1973
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 1 eps
1975
People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
The Winds of WarVictor 'Pug' Henry · 7 eps
1983
North and SouthPatrick Flynn · 4 eps
1985
The EqualizerRichard Dyson · 2 eps
1985
The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSelf · 1 eps
1987
War and RemembranceVictor 'Pug' Henry · 12 eps
1988
Brotherhood of the RoseJohn Eliot · 2 eps
1989AF
A Family for Joe9 eps
1990
African Skies
1992African SkiesSam Dutton · 52 eps
1992
Private ScreeningsSelf · 1 eps
1996
ParkinsonSelf - Guest / Performer (archive footage) · 1 eps
2004
Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2013
WormwoodJeff Bailey (archive footage) · 1 eps
2017Photos
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