Robert Mitchum

American actor

Photo by: J. Fred Henry Publications · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:August 6, 1917

Died:July 1, 1997

Age at death:79

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Lung Cancer

Zodiac Sign:Leo

Height:1.84 m (6′0″)

Born in:Bridgeport, United States

Languages:English

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Movies & TV

Cape FearThe Longest DayDead ManThe Night of the HunterCape Fear

Songs & Albums

The Ballad of Thunder RoadLittle Old Wine Drinker MeCalypso – is like so…

Awards

Donostia Award (1993)Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1992)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Robert Mitchum

American actor

Biography

Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor and singer. He is known for his antihero roles and film noir appearances. He received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1992. Mitchum is rated number 23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male stars of classic American cinema. Mitchum rose to prominence with an Academy Award nomination for the Best Supporting Actor for The Story of G.I. Joe (1945). His best-known films include Out of the Past (1947), Angel Face (1953), River of No Return (1954), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), The Enemy Below (1957), Thunder Road (1958), The Sundowners (1960), Cape Fear (1962), El Dorado (1966), Ryan's Daughter (1970), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), and Farewell, My Lovely (1975). He is also known for his television role as U.S. Navy Captain Victor "Pug" Henry in the epic miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and its sequel War and Remembrance (1988–1989). Film critic Roger Ebert called Mitchum his favorite movie star and the soul of film noir: "With his deep, laconic voice and his long face and those famous weary eyes, he was the kind of guy you'd picture in a saloon at closing time, waiting for someone to walk in through the door and break his heart." David Thomson wrote: "Since the war, no American actor has made more first-class films, in so many different moods."

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Quotes

“For a while it looked like I was going to be stuck in westerns. I figured out I could make 6 a year for 60 years and then retire. I decided I didn't want it. So I started blinking my eyes every time a gun went off in the scenes. That got me out of westerns.”

— As quoted in "In Hollywood" by Erskine Johnson (NEA), in The Blytheville Courier News (May 2, 1946)

“She may have been right. Looking back, I suppose I was expecting, as a young actor, to discuss Stanislavski or 'Acting as an art.' Instead, I palled around with the crew—the grips, the stagehands—and the conversation centered around the two B's—broads and booze.”

— Recalling Katharine Hepburn's assertion that he couldn't act and owed his success solely to his good looks; as quoted in "Kate and Deborah Disagree", in The San Bernardino Sun (October 31, 1982)

“I usually take no notice of reviews unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now.”

— As quoted in "Kate and Deborah Disagree"

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Photos

Photo of Robert Mitchum.

Robert Mitchum (rechts) en Leslie Nielsen geven persconferentie in Amsterdam Hilton i.v.m. film "The Amsterdam Kill"

Photo of Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr from the 1957 film Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison.

Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Robert Mitchum (rechts) en Leslie Nielsen geven persconferentie in Amsterdam Hilton i.v.m. film "The Amsterdam Kill" Annotatie : Werktitel film was "Sudden Death" Datum : 1 oktober 1976 Locatie : Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden : acteurs, films, filmsterren, persconferenties Persoonsnaam : Mitchum Robert, Nielsen Leslie Fotograaf : Suyk, Koen / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer : 928-8120

Famous actor Robert Mitchum arrived in Israel. He stay at the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel. Seen here with his wife and Meni Peer Mitchum will star in The Ambassador film.

Famous actor Robert Mitchum arrived in Israel.

Famous actor Robert Mitchum arrived in Israel. He will stay at the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel. Mitchum will star in The Ambassador film.

Famous actor Robert Mitchum arrived in Israel. He stay at the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel. Seen here with his wife Mitchum will star in The Ambassador film.