Robert Mitchum biography
Robert Mitchum was an American actor, born on 6 August 1917 in Bridgeport, who died on 1 July 1997.
Robert Mitchum's screen career began in 1942 with The Magic of Make-up, playing Model.
Robert Mitchum appeared in 118 films and 15 television or streaming titles between 1942 and 1997.
Honours include Donostia Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.
- Also known as
- Robert Durman Mitchum, Robert Charles Mitchum
- Born
- 6 August 1917
- Died
- 1 July 1997 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Bridgeport
- Work
- Actor, Singer, Military officer, Film actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1937 to 1995
- Awards
- Donostia Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Robert Mitchum filmography
118 films and 15 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | James Dean: Live Fast, Die Young | George Stevens | ||
| 1995 | Pakten | Ernest Bogan | a.k.a. Waiting for Sunset | |
| 1995 | Dead Man | John Dickinson | ||
| 1995 | Backfire! | Marshal Marc Marshall | ||
| 1994 | Woman of Desire | Walter J. Hill | ||
| 1993 | Tombstone | Narrator | Voice | |
| 1992 | Les sept péchés capitaux | Dieu | ||
| 1991 | Cape Fear | Lieutenant Elgart | ||
| 1990 | Presumed Dangerous | |||
| 1990 | Présumé dangereux | Prof. Forrester | a.k.a. Believed Violent | |
| 1990 | Midnight Ride | Dr. Hardy | ||
| 1988 | Scrooged | Preston Rhinelander | ||
| 1988 | Mr. North | Mr. Bosworth | ||
| 1984 | The Ambassador | Peter Hacker | ||
| 1984 | Maria's Lovers | Mr. Bibic | ||
| 1982 | That Championship Season | Coach Delaney | ||
| 1980 | Agency | Ted Quinn | a.k.a. Mind Games | |
| 1980 | Nightkill | Donner / Rodriguez | ||
| 1979 | Breakthrough | Col. Rogers | ||
| 1978 | Matilda | Duke Parkhurst | ||
| 1978 | The Big Sleep | Philip Marlowe | ||
| 1977 | The Amsterdam Kill | Larry Quinlan | ||
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Pat Brady | ||
| 1976 | Midway | Admiral William F. Halsey | ||
| 1975 | Farewell, My Lovely | Marlowe |
Show all 118 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Yakuza | Harry Kilmer | ||
| 1973 | The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Eddie "Fingers" Coyle | ||
| 1972 | The Wrath of God | Father Oliver Van Horne | ||
| 1971 | Going Home | Harry K. Graham | ||
| 1970 | Ryan's Daughter | Charles | ||
| 1970 | A Movable Scene | Narrator | Short film, first in The Distant Drummer documentary series | |
| 1970 | A Movable Feast | Narrator | Short film; second in The Distant Drummer documentary series | |
| 1969 | Young Billy Young | Deputy Ben Kane | ||
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Jim Flagg | ||
| 1968 | Villa Rides | Lee Arnold | ||
| 1968 | Anzio | Dick Ennis | a.k.a. The Battle for Anzio | |
| 1968 | 5 Card Stud | The Rev. Jonathan Rudd | ||
| 1967 | The Way West | Dick Summers | ||
| 1967 | El Dorado | El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah | ||
| 1965 | Mister Moses | Joe Moses | ||
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Rod Anderson, Jr. | ||
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Slattery | Cameo | |
| 1963 | Rampage | Harry Stanton | ||
| 1963 | Man in the Middle | Lieutenant Colonel Barney Adams | a.k.a. The Winston Affair | |
| 1962 | Cape Fear | Max Cady | ||
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Brig. Gen. Norman Cota | ||
| 1962 | Two for the Seesaw | Jerry Ryan | ||
| 1961 | The Last Time I Saw Archie | Archie Hall | ||
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Paddy Carmody | ||
| 1960 | The Grass Is Greener | Charles Delacro | ||
| 1960 | Home from the Hill | Captain Wade Hunnicutt | ||
| 1960 | A Terrible Beauty | Dermot O'Neill | a.k.a. The Night Fighters | |
| 1959 | The Wonderful Country | Martin Brady | ||
| 1959 | The Angry Hills | Mike Morrison | ||
| 1958 | Thunder Road | Lucas Doolin | ||
| 1958 | The Hunters | Major Cleve Saville | ||
| 1957 | The Enemy Below | Capt. Murrell | ||
| 1957 | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | Cpl. Allison, USMC | ||
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Felix Bowers | ||
| 1956 | Foreign Intrigue | Dave Bishop | ||
| 1956 | Bandido | Wilson | ||
| 1955 | Man with the Gun | Clint Tollinger | ||
| 1955 | The Night of the Hunter | Harry Powell | ||
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger | Lucas Marsh | ||
| 1954 | River of No Return | Matt Calder | ||
| 1954 | Track of the Cat | Curt Bridges | ||
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | Dr. Robert Sellers | ||
| 1953 | White Witch Doctor | John 'Lonni' Douglas | ||
| 1953 | Second Chance | Russ Lambert | ||
| 1952 | Angel Face | Frank Jessup | ||
| 1952 | Macao | Nick Cochran | ||
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Jeff McCloud | ||
| 1952 | One Minute to Zero | Col. Steve Janowski | ||
| 1951 | The Racket | Captain Thomas McQuigg | ||
| 1951 | My Forbidden Past | Dr. Mark Lucas | ||
| 1951 | His Kind of Woman | Dan Milner | ||
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives | Dr. Jeff Cameron | ||
| 1949 | The Big Steal | Lt. Duke Halliday | ||
| 1949 | Holiday Affair | Steve | ||
| 1949 | The Red Pony | Billy Buck | ||
| 1948 | Rachel and the Stranger | Jim Fairways | ||
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Jim Garry | ||
| 1947 | Out of the Past | Jeff | a.k.a. Build My Gallows High | |
| 1947 | Pursued | Jeb Rand | ||
| 1947 | Desire Me | Paul Aubert | ||
| 1947 | Crossfire | Keeley | ||
| 1946 | Undercurrent | Michael Garroway | ||
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | William Tabeshaw | ||
| 1946 | The Locket | Norman Clyde | ||
| 1945 | West of the Pecos | Pecos Smith | ||
| 1945 | The Story of G.I. Joe | Lt. Walker | ||
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry | Fred Graham | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Bob Gray | ||
| 1944 | Nevada | Jim "Nevada" Lacy | Credited as Bob Mitchum First leading role | |
| 1944 | Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore | CPO Jeff Daniels | ||
| 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War | Corporal | Uncredited | |
| 1944 | Girl Rush | Jimmy Smith | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | Panhandle Mitchell | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | The Dancing Masters | Mickey Halligan | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Riders of the Deadline | Nick Drago | ||
| 1943 | Gung Ho! | "Pig-Iron" Matthews | ||
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' | Dying Soldier , 'I'm All Right' | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Sheppard | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Border Patrol | Quinn | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | Beyond the Last Frontier | Trigger Dolan | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | Bar 20 | Richard Adams | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | The Lone Star Trail | Ben Slocum | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | The Leather Burners | Henchman Randall | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Quentin "Horse" Gilford | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Minesweeper | Seaman Chuck Ryan | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Hoppy Serves a Writ | Rigney | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | Follow the Band | Tate Winters | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | False Colors | Rip Austin | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | Doughboys in Ireland | Ernie Jones | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | Colt Comrades | Dirk Mason | Credited as Bob Mitchum | |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Sgt. Benson | Uncredited | |
| 1942 | Saboteur | English | ||
| 1942 | The Magic of Make-up | Model | Short film |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Marshal | Frank MacBride | Episode: "The New Marshal" | |
| 1992 | African Skies | Sam Dutton | 17 episodes | |
| 1990 | Waiting for the Wind | Short film | ||
| 1990 | A Family for Joe | Joe Whitaker | 9 episodes | |
| 1989 | Jake Spanner, Private Eye | Jake Spanner | TV film | |
| 1989 | Brotherhood of the Rose | John Eliot | Mini-series | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Victor 'Pug' Henry | Mini-series | |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Richard Dyson | Episode: "Mission: McCall: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 1986 | Thompson's Last Run | TV film; a.k.a. The Last Run | ||
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough | Carl Hostrup | TV film | |
| 1985 | North and South | Patrick Flynn | Mini-series | |
| 1985 | Promises to Keep | Jack Palmer | TV film | |
| 1983 | A Killer in the Family | Gary Tison | TV film | |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Victor "Pug" Henry | Mini-series | |
| 1982 | One Shoe Makes It Murder | Harold Shillman | TV film |