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[h3]Robert Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to shipyard worker James Thomas Mitchum and Ann Harriet Gunderson, a Norwegian immigrant.[/h3]

Tragically his father was killed in a railyard accident when Mitchum was eighteen months old, leaving Ann to support the family.

As a boy, Mitchum was frequently in trouble, and left home whilst still in his teens. Mitchum was famous for fabricating fantastic tales about his life, claiming to have once escaped from a Georgia chain gang.

In 1940, Mitchum married Dorothy Spence. They moved to California, and he found work with Lockheed Aircraft. His next job was with the Long Beach Theatre Guild, and this led to various jobs as a movie extra, primarily in war movies and Westerns.

His supporting role in 'The Human Comedy' (1943) led to a contract with RKO. Two years later, he starred in 'The Story of G.I. Joe' and earned his first and only Oscar nomination. Up to that point, Mitchum had been considered little more than a "beefcake" actor. He was also drafted that year, and served eight months in the military.

Following his discharge, Mitchum returned to movies. His role as a woman's former lover, who may or may not have killed her new husband, in 'When Strangers Marry' foreshadowed his import in the developing "Film Noir" genre. His first important noir was 'Out of the Past', a surprise hit that made him a real star.

He was arrested in August 1948 for allegedly possessing marijuana and spent 60 days in jail. He was also involved in several public scuffles.

Mitchum's performance as the menacing southern rapist Max Cady in Cape Fear (1962) brought him even more attention and enhanced his reputation for playing cool, predatory characters. The 1960s were marked by a number of lesser films and missed opportunities. The most notable of his films later in the decade included the war epics The Longest Day (1962) and Anzio (1968), the Shirley MacLaine comedy-musical What a Way to Go! (1964), and the Howard Hawks western El Dorado (1966), a remake of Rio Bravo (1959).
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Though well known for noir, Mitchum was versatile, having played in romances, literary dramas, and straight dramas. During the 1960s, Mitchum had only a few notable film roles, but he continued playing leads through the 1970s, including a double stint as detective Phillip Marlowe, in 'Farewell My Lovely' and 'The Big Sleep'.

Mitchum branched out into television with the 1983 epic, The Winds of War. The big-budget Herman Wouk adaptation starred Mitchum as "Pug" Henry, a naval officer and examined the events leading up to America's involvement in World War II. He followed it in 1988 with War and Remembrance. The same year, he returned to the big screen for a memorable supporting role in Scrooged.

A year before his death, Robert Mitchum was diagnosed with emphysema, and lung cancer. He died in 1997.
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- Enjoyed playing the saxophone and writing poetry.

- Was treated at the Betty Ford Centre, in the early 1990s, for alcoholism.
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James Dean: Race with Destiny (1997)

Pakten (1995)

Dead Man (1995)

Backfire! (1995)

The Mystery of Rhyne Caluder (1993)

Woman of Desire (1993)

Tombstone (1993)

Les Sept péchés capitaux (1992)

Cape Fear (1991)

Midnight Ride (1990)

Waiting for the Wind (1990)

Présumé dangereux (1990)

Scrooged (1988)

Mr. North (1988)

North and South (1985)

Maria's Lovers (1984)

The Ambassador (1984)

Nightkill (1980) .... Donner

Agency (1980)

Sergeant Steiner (1979)

Matilda (1978)

The Big Sleep (1978)

The Amsterdam Kill (1977)

The Last Tycoon (1976)

Midway (1976)

Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

The Yakuza (1975)

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

The Wrath of God (1972)

Going Home (1971)

Ryan's Daughter (1970)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

Young Billy Young (1969)

Secret Ceremony (1968)

5 Card Stud (1968)

Anzio (1968)

Villa Rides (1968)

The Way West (1967)

El Dorado (1966)

Mister Moses (1965)

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Man in the Middle (1964)

Rampage (1963)

The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)

Two for the Seesaw (1962)

The Longest Day (1962)

Cape Fear (1962)

The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)

The Grass Is Greener (1960)

The Sundowners (1960)

A Terrible Beauty (1960)

Home from the Hill (1960)

The Wonderful Country (1959)

The Angry Hills (1959)

The Hunters (1958)

Thunder Road (1958)

The Enemy Below (1957)

Fire Down Below (1957)

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

Bandido (1956)

Foreign Intrigue (1956)

Man with the Gun (1955)

Not as a Stranger (1955)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Track of the Cat (1954)

River of No Return (1954)

She Couldn't Say No (1954)

Second Chance (1953)

White Witch Doctor (1953)

Angel Face (1952)

The Lusty Men (1952)

One Minute to Zero (1952)

Macao (1952)

The Racket (1951)

His Kind of Woman (1951)

My Forbidden Past (1951)

Where Danger Lives (1950)

Holiday Affair (1949)

The Big Steal (1949)

The Red Pony (1949)

Blood on the Moon (1948)

Rachel and the Stranger (1948)

Out of the Past (1947)

Desire Me (1947)

Crossfire (1947)

Pursued (1947)

The Locket (1946)

Undercurrent (1946)

Till the End of Time (1946)

West of the Pecos (1945)

Story of G.I. Joe (1945)

Nevada (1944)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Girl Rush (1944)

When Strangers Marry (1944)

Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More (1944)

The Human Comedy (1943)

Gung Ho! (1943)

Riders of the Deadline (1943)

The Dancing Masters (1943)

Minesweeper (1943)

Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

False Colors (1943)

Doughboys in Ireland (1943)

Bar 20 (1943)

Corvette K-225 (1943)

Beyond the Last Frontier (1943)

Lone Star Trail (1943)

We've Never Been Licked (1943)

Colt Comrades (1943)

The Leather Burners (1943)

Follow the Band (1943)

Border Patrol (1943)

Aerial Gunner (1943)

Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
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