James Mitchum

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James Mitchum
Born (1941-05-08) May 8, 1941 (age 82)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1949–1992
Spouse
(m. 1967; div. 1978)
Children1
Parent(s)Robert Mitchum
Dorothy Spence
RelativesJulie Mitchum (aunt)
John Mitchum (uncle)
Christopher Mitchum (brother)
Bentley Mitchum (nephew)

James Mitchum (born May 8, 1941) is an American actor.

Mitchum was born in

Los Angeles, California, the elder son of actor Robert Mitchum (whom he closely resembled) and his wife, Dorothy Spence. His brother is actor Christopher Mitchum, and he is the uncle of actor Bentley Mitchum. His only child was born during his marriage to actress Wende Wagner
(1941–1997).

Film career

James Mitchum had his first role, which was small and unbilled, at the age of eight in the

Have Gun Will Travel
flashback episode "Genesis" (season 6, episode 1, 1962).

He has appeared in more than 30 films including

The Beat Generation in 1959; The Victors in 1963; as a surfer named Eskimo in Ride the Wild Surf in 1964; In Harm's Way (1965) with John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, and Henry Fonda.[1]

In 1965 Mitchum had the lead in a Spaghetti Western Grand Canyon Massacre, the following year was Ambush Bay (1966) with Hugh O'Brien and Mickey Rooney, in which he received third billing of three names above the title. He played the villain in The Invincible Six (1970), then appeared in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971); and The Last Movie (1971).

In 1975, he returned to lead roles when he starred in the movie

Zebra Force and Trackdown co-starring Karen Lamm and Erik Estrada in 1976; The Ransom (a k a Assault on Paradise) (1977); Blackout (1978); Monstroid (1980); Crazy Jungle Adventure [de] (1982); Code Name Zebra (1987); Hollywood Cop (1987); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); and Fatal Mission (1990).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Full cast and crew for In Harm's Way (1965)". IMDb.
  2. ^ "Fatal Mission (1990)". IMDb.

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