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Movies
James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997).... George Stevens
... aka James Dean: Live Fast Die Young
The Marshal (1995) TV Episode .... Frank MacBride
Pakten (1995) .... Ernest Bogan
... aka The Sunset Boys
... aka Waiting for Sunset (USA)
Dead Man (1995) .... John Dickinson
... aka Dead Man (Germany)
... aka Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man (USA)
Backfire! (1995) .... Marshal Marc Marshall
Tombstone (1993) (voice) .... Narrator
Woman of Desire (1993) .... Walter J. Hill
Sept péchés capitaux, Les (1992) .... God
... aka The Seven Deadly Sins (Belgium: English title)
Cape Fear (1991) .... Lieutenant Elgart
"African Skies" (1991) TV Series .... Sam Dutton
"A Family for Joe" (1990) TV Series .... Joe Whitaker (1990)
Présumé dangereux (1990) .... Prof. Forrester
... aka Believed Violent
A Family for Joe (1990) (TV) .... Joe 'Grandpa' Whitaker-Bankston
Waiting for the Wind (1990)
Midnight Ride (1990) .... Dr. Hardy
Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV) .... Jake Spanner
... aka Hoodwinked
... aka The Old Dick
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (TV) .... John Eliot
Eyes of War (1989) (TV) .... Narrator
Scrooged (1988) .... Preston Rhinelander
"War and Remembrance" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Capt. Victor 'Pug' Henry
Mr. North (1988) .... Mr. James McHenry Bosworth
"Saturday Night Live"
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
- Episode #13.4 (1987) TV Episode .... Host
"The Equalizer"
- Mission: McCall: Part 2 (1987) TV Episode .... Richard Dyson
- Mission: McCall: Part 1 (1987) TV Episode .... Richard Dyson
Thompson's Last Run (1986) (TV) .... Johnny Thompson
"North and South" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Patrick Flynn
Promises to Keep (1985) (TV) .... Jack Palmer
Reunion at Fairborough (1985) (TV) .... Carl Hostrup
The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985) (TV) .... William Randolph Hearst
Maria's Lovers (1984) .... Mr. Bibic
The Ambassador (1984) .... Peter Hacker
... aka Peacemaker
A Killer in the Family (1983) (TV) .... Gary Tison
"The Winds of War" (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Victor 'Pug' Henry
That Championship Season (1982) .... Coach Delaney
One Shoe Makes It Murder (1982) (TV) .... Harold Shillman
Nightkill (1980) .... Donner
... aka Night Kill (Europe: English title: video title)
Agency (1980) .... Ted Quinn
... aka Agence de la peur, L' (Canada: French title)
... aka Mind Games (video title)
Steiner - Das eiserne Kreuz, 2. Teil (1979) .... Col. Rogers
... aka Breakthrough (Philippines: English title) (USA)
... aka Sergeant Steiner
Matilda (1978) .... Duke Parkhurst
The Big Sleep (1978) .... Philip Marlowe
The Amsterdam Kill (1977) .... Quinlan
... aka He jing die xie (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Last Tycoon (1976) .... Pat Brady
Midway (1976) .... Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
... aka Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)
... aka The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
Farewell, My Lovely (1975) .... Philip Marlowe
The Yakuza (1974) .... Harry Kilmer
... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) .... Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle
America on the Rocks (1973) (TV) .... Narrator
The Wrath of God (1972) .... Father Oliver Van Horne
Going Home (1971) .... Harry K. Graham
Ryan's Daughter (1970) .... Charles Shaughnessy
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) .... Marshal James Flagg
Young Billy Young (1969) .... Deputy Ben Kane
Secret Ceremony (1968) .... Albert
5 Card Stud (1968) .... The Rev. Jonathan Rudd
Anzio (1968) .... Dick Ennis (war correspondent, International Press)
... aka Batalla de Anzio, La (Spain)
... aka Sbarco di Anzio, Lo
... aka The Battle for Anzio (UK)
Villa Rides (1968) .... Lee Arnold
A Movable Scene (1968) (TV) .... Narrator
The Way West (1967) .... Dick Summers
El Dorado (1966) .... El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah
Mister Moses (1965) .... Joe Moses
What a Way to Go! (1964) .... Rod Anderson, Jr.
Man in the Middle (1964) .... Lt. Col. Barney Adams
... aka The Winston Affair (USA)
Rampage (1963) .... Harry Stanton
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) .... Cameo
"The Dick Powell Show"
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- The Losers (1963) TV Episode .... Guest Host
Two for the Seesaw (1962) .... Jerry Ryan
The Longest Day (1962) .... Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
Cape Fear (1962) .... Max Cady
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961) .... Archie Hall
The Grass Is Greener (1960) .... Charles Delacro
The Sundowners (1960) .... Paddy Carmody
A Terrible Beauty (1960) .... Dermot O'Neill
... aka The Night Fighters (USA)
Home from the Hill (1960) .... Capt. Wade Hunnicutt
The Wonderful Country (1959) .... Martin Brady
The Angry Hills (1959) .... Mike Morrison
The Hunters (1958) .... Major Cleve Saville
Thunder Road (1958) .... Lucas Doolin
The Enemy Below (1957) .... Capt. Murrell
Fire Down Below (1957) .... Felix Bowers
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) .... Cpl. Allison, USMC
Bandido (1956) .... Wilson
Foreign Intrigue (1956) .... Dave Bishop
Man with the Gun (1955) .... Clint Tollinger
... aka Deadly Peacemaker
... aka The Trouble Shooter (UK)
The Night of the Hunter (1955) .... Harry Powell
Not as a Stranger (1955) .... Dr. Lucas Marsh
... aka Morton Thompson's Not as a Stranger (USA: complete title)
Track of the Cat (1954) .... Curt Bridges
River of No Return (1954) .... Matt Calder
She Couldn't Say No (1954) .... Doctor Robert Sellers
... aka Beautiful But Dangerous (UK)
... aka She Had to Say Yes
Second Chance (1953) .... Russ Lambert
White Witch Doctor (1953) .... Lonni Douglas
Angel Face (1952) .... Frank Jessup
The Lusty Men (1952) .... Jeff McCloud
One Minute to Zero (1952) .... Col./Brig.Gen Steve Janowski
Macao (1952) .... Nick Cochran
The Racket (1951) .... Captain Thomas McQuigg
His Kind of Woman (1951) .... Dan Milner
My Forbidden Past (1951) .... Dr. Mark Lucas
... aka Carriage Entrance (USA)
Where Danger Lives (1950) .... Dr. Jeff Cameron
Holiday Affair (1949) .... Steve Mason
The Big Steal (1949) .... Lt. Duke Halliday
The Red Pony (1949) .... Billy Buck
... aka John Steinbeck's The Red Pony (USA: complete title)
Blood on the Moon (1948) .... Jim Garry
Rachel and the Stranger (1948) .... Jim Fairways
Out of the Past (1947) .... Jeff Bailey, aka Jeff Markham
... aka Build My Gallows High (UK)
Desire Me (1947) .... Paul Aubert
Crossfire (1947) .... Sgt. Peter Keeley
Pursued (1947) .... Jeb Rand
The Locket (1946) .... Norman Clyde
Undercurrent (1946) .... Michael Garroway
Till the End of Time (1946) .... William J. Tabeshaw
West of the Pecos (1945) .... Pecos Smith
Story of G.I. Joe (1945) .... Lt./Capt. Bill Walker
... aka Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe (USA: complete title)
... aka G.I. Joe (USA: short title)
... aka War Correspondent
Nevada (1944) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Jim 'Nevada' Lacy
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) .... Lt. Bob Gray
Girl Rush (1944) .... Jimmy Smith
When Strangers Marry (1944) .... Fred Graham
... aka Betrayed (USA: reissue title)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) (uncredited) .... Corporal
... aka Arms and the Woman (UK)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More (1944) .... CPO Jeff Daniels
... aka And So They Were Married (USA: reissue title)
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943) .... 'Pig-Iron' Matthews
... aka Gung Ho! (USA: short title)
Riders of the Deadline (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Nick Drago
Cry 'Havoc' (1943) (uncredited) .... Groaning Soldier
The Dancing Masters (1943) (uncredited) .... Mickey Halligan
Minesweeper (1943) .... Seaman Chuck Ryan
False Colors (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Rip Austin
Doughboys in Ireland (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Ernie Jones
Bar 20 (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Richard Adams
Corvette K-225 (1943) (uncredited) .... Shephard
... aka The Nelson Touch (UK)
Beyond the Last Frontier (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Trigger Dolan
Lone Star Trail (1943) .... Ben Slocum
We've Never Been Licked (1943) .... Panhandle Mitchell
... aka Fighting Command (USA: reissue title)
... aka Texas to Tokyo (UK)
Colt Comrades (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Dirk Mason
Leather Burners (1943) (uncredited) .... Henchman Randall
Follow the Band (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Tate Winters
Border Patrol (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Henchman Quinn
Aerial Gunner (1943) (uncredited) .... Sgt. Benson
Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943) (as Bob Mitchum) .... Henchman
The Human Comedy (1943) (uncredited) .... Quentin 'Horse' Gilford
Saboteur (1942) (uncredited) .... Passerby
This site is dedicated to my Grandfather, Hollywood screen legend and premiere "Bad Boy" Robert Mitchum. Cinema's first rebel. I will be running this site for fans to communicate, share their thoughts and keep his bad ass spirit alive. Thank you for stopping by.
Sincerely,
Bentley Mitchum
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"Booze, broads, it's all true.
Make up some more if you want."
--Robert Mitchum on his bad boy reputation.
Robert Mitchum wrote, produced and did much of the music on the film "Thunder Road".
Mitchum's offscreen life reads like a bad boy primer. His father was a railroad worker who was killed when Mitchum was a boy. Robert was a good student, but a born troublemaker. He and his brother John, were routinely referred to as "them ornery Mitchum boys," which became the title of John's autobiography. Bob eventually ran away from home, once trying to get work aboard a salvage vessel. Once they found out he was only fourteen, he was immediately put ashore. During the depression, the teenage Mitchum rode the rails, ending up on a chain gang in Georgia. He escaped and limped all the way back home to Connecticut.
Breaking the law
After becoming a star, Mitchum had two more run-ins with the law: in 1948, he was arrested for possession of marijuana. The arrest was the result of a sting operation designed to capture other Hollywood partyers, as well, but only Mitchum didn't receive the tip-off and walked right into the arms of the law. Mitchum spent 60 days in the local lock-up, with Life magazine right there snapping photos of him mopping up in his prison uniform. Mitchum later claimed to have enjoyed his jail stay: it gave him respite from his chronic insomnia, "the best sleep I ever got," he said, and left jail a trimmer, fitter man.
The RKO studio stood by Mitchum and he resumed work on The Big Steal, shooting in Mexico. Asked later whether his arrest affected his chances for different roles, Mitchum replied, "Well, I couldn't play eagle scouts, but other than that, no, it didn't hurt my chances." Actually, it did hurt his chances for the lead role in Battle Hymn, and his son was expelled from the private school he attended, due to his father's bad reputation.
The other arrest occurred in 1953, when he was pulled over for doing 74 mph in a 35 mph zone. He asked the officer "You got any witnesses?" when the cop said, "No," Mitchum responded, "Neither have I. See you in court," and took off. Mitchum was tracked down later, arrested and fined $200.
More scandals
Throughout his life, notoriety would follow Mitchum offscreen. False stories circulated in the tabloids, including one that had Mitchum attending a party dressed only in ketchup, saying, "This is a masquerade party isn't it? Well, I'm a hamburger." Mitchum sued over that one. In Cannes, a woman flung herself at the stunned actor, dropping her bikini top just as the paparazzi began clicking. The result: international scandal, and some explaining to the wife.
Brawling and drinking
Tough guy Mitchum also found himself the unwilling recipient of barroom challenges, some of which he couldn't decline. One of the most notorious scrapes came in 1951 during the filming of One Minute to Zero in Colorado. The male cast headed for a local bar and actor Charles McGraw and a soldier had an altercation. Mitchum intervened to protect McGraw, with the soldier getting the worst of it. The incident hit the papers, and it was reported that the soldier, whom Mitchum had knocked unconscious, had been a former light heavyweight professional boxer, and a good one. Mitchum himself had been a boxer briefly, and this incident only added fuel to the fire of his bad boy image. While on location in Tobago for Fire Down Below, Mitchum was assaulted by three sailors, and again won that contest, single-handed. Another brawl occurred at a Dublin bar where Mitchum was filming The Night Fighters. This one was started when a belligerent fan called Mitch "Kirk Douglas" and insisted on an autograph and Mitchum obliged, after a fashion, by scrawling an expletive on the man's piece of paper. Needless to say, the autograph was not well received and several actors,including Richard Harris, got involved in the ensuing melee.
Drinking and brawling
It goes without saying that Mitchum drank, but put him together with Frank Sinatra, Lee Marvin, and Broderick Crawford, while filming Not as a Stranger, and you've got a lot of destruction. The men smashed up their dressing rooms, and even threw Crawford off a second-floor balcony.
Richard Fleischer, who directed Mitchum (uncredited) in His Kind of Woman shared an anecdote about working with the volatile actor. Filming had run several months over schedule, and Mitchum had taken to drink. "The happy hour became an established institution in his dressing room. It started at five o'clock and you could forget about working with him after that." During the last scheduled shot, Mitchum fights his way out of a boatful of men trying to kill him. He was supposed to let the stuntmen get the better of him, but he was drunk, and in a genuine fighting mood. Mitchum sent the stuntmen flying in take after take. "It was turning into a real brawl," wrote Fleischer. "Mitchum stood in the center of the set fuming, like a grenade with its pin pulled." But not for long. Mitchum destroyed the set and his dressing room. The next day Bob was apologetic, and the picture wrapped up quickly.
Director Otto Preminger had declared there was to be no drinking on the set of River of No Return. One day he saw an actor crossing the set with a glass of vodka. He lambasted the actor who said, "I'm just taking this to Mitchum." The director paused and said, "Oh, that's different," and allowed the actor to complete his mission. Preminger had learned not to cross Mitchum in the earlier Angel Face (see below).
Mitchum gets his way
A perhaps apocryphal story attached to Mitchum concerns a director telling Mitchum, "I have a habit of yelling at actors, but don't take it personally, it's just my way." Mitchum supposedly responded. "I have a habit of punching directors, which I hope you don't take personally." It is also supposed that said director did not, in fact, find occasion to yell at Mitchum. Another time, Mitchum threatened to start slapping Otto Preminger, who demanded Mitchum slap Angel Face co-star Jean Simmons in take after take.
To get back at another dictatorial director, Josef von Sternberg on the set of Macao, Mitchum and crew collapsed Sternberg's tent around his ears and spread limberger cheese on the radiator of his car. Another time, the producer of The Night of the Hunter's car suffered Mitchum's revenge. For slighting him, Mitchum peed inside his convertible!
Pranks
And then there are the pranks. There are so many pranks Mitchum pulled, and he himself never told a story the same way twice, that it's impossible to confirm the accuracy of most of them. On the set of Angel Face another glass of vodka figured in the court room scene in which Jim Backus gives his summation speech. For emphasis, he pauses, then drinks a glass of water. Only, Bob had substituted vodka for water. Backus spluttered and nearly spit it out, but, mindful of the lengthy shot which would have to be redone if he did, swallowed. Preminger liked the sputtering effect, little knowing its cause, and kept it in the film.
Co-stars Jane Russell and Deborah Kerr testified that if visitors strolled onto the set, Mitchum would immediately stop acting and start acting up. Russell recalled one time he licked her back for the benefit of goggle-eyed onlookers. Kerr helped Mitchum scandalize a religious monitor on the set of the nun/marine picture Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison by playing an unscripted seduction scene, which is of course far from the gentle, unconsummated romance of the film.
Mitchum's pranks could, and did, go too far: He was fired from the set of Blood Alley for more supposed prank-pulling. And, of course, his reputation as Bob Mitchum, bad-boy, womanizer, and all-around hellraiser continues to this day to override his reputation as Bob Mitchum, consummate actor.
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Thank you for the add. I loved your grandfather as an actor. My three favorite movies of his were Thunder Road, River Of No Return & The Night Of the Hunter. Thunder Road was about the running of Moonshine in Georgia & was filmed thru the small town of Barnesville where my husband was from because of the old buildings there. In the River Of No Return I also liked his costar Marilyn Monroe & in The Night Of The Hunter his costar was another favorite of mine Shelley Winters. He played a bad boy in a lot of his movies. That added to his ways of his life but he was a very good actor. There are several of his movies I never got to see & some of them I wish I had seen. I have the ones I have seen in my collection, too numberous to mention, just as I do John Wayne. Your friend Betty in sunny Brooksville, Florida.
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