Christopher Mitchum
Christopher Mitchum | |
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Cynthia "Cindy" Davis
(m. 1964; div. 1996) |
Children | 4, including Bentley Mitchum |
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Christopher Mitchum (born October 16, 1943) is an American film actor, screenwriter, and businessman. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star Robert Mitchum[1] and Dorothy Mitchum. He is the younger brother of actor James Mitchum.
Film career
Mitchum appeared in more than 60 films in 14 countries. He appeared with
Personal life
Mitchum married Cynthia "Cindy" Davis in 1964. Together, they had children Bentley, Carrie, Jennifer, and Kian before divorcing in 1996. For four years in the 1990s, Mitchum was father-in-law to Carrie's husband, Casper Van Dien. Mitchum is the grandfather of Cappy Van Dien, Grace Van Dien, Allexanne Mitchum, Carrington Mitchum, and Wyatt Mitchum Cardone.
Mitchum has resided in the
Filmography
- Young Billy Young (1969) (uncredited)
- The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Chisum (1970) as Tom O'Folliard
- Bigfoot (1970) as Rick
- Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) as Alturi
- Rio Lobo (1970) as Sgt. Tuscarora Phillips
- Cactus in the Snow (1971) as George
- Big Jake (1971) as Michael McCandles
- H-Bomb (1971) as Eddie Fulmer / Reddy
- Summertime Killer(1972) as Ray Castor
- A Time for Love (1973, TV Movie) as Mark
- Murder in a Blue World (1973) as David
- Ricco the Mean Machine (1973) as Ricco
- Once (1974) as Creation
- Cosa Nostra Asia (1974)
- Master Samurai (1974, a.k.a. "The Agency") as James Peterson
- Bloody Sun (1974, a.k.a. "Blue Jeans & Dynamite")
- Chinese Commandos (1975, Was Never Finished / Made)
- The Last Hard Men (1976) as Hal Brickman
- Flight to Holocaust (1977, TV Movie) as Mark Gates
- Stingray (1978) as Al
- One Man Jury (1978) as Sgt. Blake
- The Day Time Ended (1979) as Richard
- Tusk (1980) as Richard Cairn
- A Rumor of War (1980, TV Mini-Series) as Capt. Peterson
- Desperate Target (1980, a.k.a. "Escape from Russia")
- The One Armed Executioner (1981)
- Ritoru Champion (1981, a.k.a. "My Champion") as Mike Gorman
- Commander Firefox (1983)
- Magnum P.I.(1984, TV Series) as Eric DeForrest
- The Executioner, Part II (1984) as Lieutenant Roger O'Malley
- No Time to Die (1984, a.k.a. "Hijacked to Hell") as Mr. Gull
- Rocky IV (1985) as Russian Guard (uncredited)
- Promises to Keep (1985, TV Movie) as Tom Palmer
- The Serpent Warriors (1985) as Dr. Tim Muffett
- American Commandos (1986) as Dean Mitchell
- Final Score (1986) as Richard Brown
- Angel of Death (1987, a.k.a. "Commando Mengele") as Wolfgang von Backey
- Faceless (1987), (a.k.a. "Les Predateurs de la Nuit") as Morgan
- SFX Retaliator (1987) as Steve Baker
- Death Feud (1987, a.k.a. "Savage Harbor") as Bill
- Columbian Connection (1988, a.k.a. "Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil) as Derek Carpenter
- Leathernecks (1989)
- We Are Seven (1989–1991, TV Series) as Tommy Morgan
- American Hunter (1990, a.k.a. "Lethal Hunter") as Jake Carver
- Gummibärchen küßt man nicht (1989) as Johannes / Josef Thalberg
- Aftershock (1990) as Col. Slater
- Magic Kid (1993) as Dad
- Tombstone (1993) as Ranch Hand
- Jungle of Fear (1993)
- Biohazard: The Alien Force (1995) as Donald Brady
- Body Count (1995) as Captain Langston
- Lethal Cowboy (1995) as Maffia-hoodlum
- Striking Point (1995) as Col. Ivan Romanov
- Bad Boys (1995) as Sergeant Copperfield
- Fugitive X: Innocent Target (1996, TV Movie) as Nick
- Countdown to Disaster (1996, a.k.a. "Lethal Orbit", TV Movie) as Gunter
- Jimi (1996) as Chris Chandler
- Lethal Seduction (1997) as Trent Jacobson
- Motorcycle Cheerleading Mommas (1997) as Himself
- Diamondbacks (1998) as Bill Jones
- Love and War II: The Final Showdown (1998)
- Lycanthrope (1999) as Jake Sutter
- Night of Terror (1999)
- Soul Searchers (2006) as Sheriff Traft
- The Ritual(2009) as Sheriff Traft
- Goy (2011, never finished) as Harald Rosenberg
- Santa's Summer House (2012) as Pop
State and federal office candidacies
Mitchum has run once for the California State Assembly (35th District), and twice for the U.S. House of Representatives (California's 24th District). Since January 1, 2011, under California law, candidates are voter-nominated for state and federal offices; political parties cannot nominate candidates for office.[2]
California Assembly
In 1998, Mitchum was the Republican nominee in the general election for the California State Assembly in the 35th district, which included portions of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, where he served on the Republican Central Committee (1998–2000). His opponents were Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson and Natural Law Party candidate Eric Dahl. Mitchum came in second behind Jackson with 44.5 percent of the vote to Jackson's 53 percent.
U.S. Congress
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In 2012, Mitchum ran for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican candidate in
In 2014, Mitchum ran again for the U.S. congressional seat held by Representative Capps. He won the
Despite the close margin by which Mitchum lost to Capps, as well as the announcement that Capps would retire in 2016, Mitchum ultimately declined a third run for the same seat again, and instead endorsed Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian for the race to succeed Capps.[7]
Election statistics
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hannah-Beth Jackson | 67,224 | 53.03 | |
Republican | Chris Mitchum | 56,382 | 44.48 | |
Natural Law | Eric Dahl | 3,151 | 2.49 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 7,602 | 5.66 | ||
Total votes | 135,359 | 100.00 |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 72,356 | 46.4 | |
Republican | Abel Maldonado | 46,295 | 29.7 | |
Republican | Chris Mitchum | 33,604 | 21.5 | |
No party preference
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Matt Boutté | 3,832 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 156,087 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 156,749 | 55.1 | |
Republican | Abel Maldonado | 127,746 | 44.9 | |
Total votes | 284,495 | 100.0 |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 58,198 | 43.7 | |
Republican | Chris Mitchum | 21,059 | 15.8 | |
Republican | Justin Donald Fareed | 20,445 | 15.3 | |
Republican | Dale Francisco | 15,575 | 11.7 | |
Republican | Bradley Allen | 9,268 | 7.0 | |
Democratic | Sandra Marshall | 4,646 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Paul H. Coyne, Jr. | 2,144 | 1.6 | |
No party preference
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Steve Isakson | 1,249 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Alexis Stuart | 678 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 133,263 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Lois Capps (incumbent) | 103,228 | 51.9 | |
Republican | Chris Mitchum | 95,566 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 198,794 | 100.0 |
Philanthropic positions
Mitchum has served on several organizations'boards of directors and has been a fundraiser for a number of charities.
- Hollywood Benefit Horse Show, advisory board, 1996–present
- ZONA SECA, Board of Director, 2011–present
- Community Outreach for Prevention and Education chairman and honorary chairman, 1998–present
- Liberty Program—gang-member rehabilitation program—board member, Santa Barbara, 1999–2001
- Criminal Advisory Board for Fighting Back, Santa Barbara, 1999–2004
- Public Policy Advisory Board for Fighting Back, Santa Barbara, 1999–2004
- Board of directors, Police Activities League, Santa Barbara, 1999–2001
- Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission, chairman, for the governor's Office, State of California, OCJP January 1999
- Autistic Treatment Center "Roundup of Autism": Honorary Advisory Council: 1994–2002
- North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Advisory Board: 1992–96
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Honorary Board 1988–92
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival, board of directors: one-year term, 1987
- Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera: founding chairman of the "Star Circle" fund-raiser, 1989
References
- ^ a b "Greatest Film Star Legends". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Voter-Nominated Offices Information - Elections - California Secretary of State". Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Magnoli, Giana. "Filing Deadline Friday for Santa Barbara County Elections". Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ U.S. House of Representatives District 24
District and County Results | Primary Election | California Secretary of State - ^ "Blue states no longer so friendly for Dems as election nears; rush is on to save incumbents". www.usnews.com. US News. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. House of Representatives District 24
District and County Results | Primary Election | California Secretary of State". Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014. - ^ Kelsey Brugger (April 18, 2015). "Katcho Achadjian Announces Congress Bid". Santa Barbara Independent. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.