person

James Mitchum

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-05-08

Place of Birth

Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, US

James Mitchum

Biography

James Mitchum (born May 8, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor and the eldest son of actor Robert Mitchum. His brother is actor Christopher Mitchum, and he is the uncle of actor Bentley Mitchum. He had his first role, which was small and unbilled, at the age of eight in the Western Colorado Territory (1949) with Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, and Dorothy Malone. His credited debut was in Thunder Road (1958), in which he played his father's much younger brother, a role written for Elvis Presley, who was eager to do it until his manager demanded too much money. This film became a drive-in cult favorite, revived in the 1970s and ’80s. Curiously, he was again credited as being "introduced" in the Have Gun Will Travel pilot episode "Genesis" (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; Ambush Bay (1966); The Invincible Six (1970); Two-Lane Blacktop (1971); and The Last Movie (1971). In 1975 he starred in the movie Moonrunners, where he played the character Grady Hagg in the influence for the television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He was also in Zebra Force and Trackdown co-starring Karen Lamm and Erik Estrada in 1976; Ransom (a k a Assault on Paradise) (1977); Blackout (1978); Monstroid (1980); Crazy Jungle Adventure (1982); Code Name Zebra (1987); Hollywood Cop (1987); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); and Fatal Mission (1990). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Mitchum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also Known For

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The Victors

Nov 22, 1963

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Ride the Wild Surf

Aug 05, 1964

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The Beat Generation

Jul 03, 1959

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The Money Trap

Sep 07, 1965

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Thunder Road

May 10, 1958

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Moonrunners

May 14, 1975

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Blackout

Aug 25, 1978

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Ambush Bay

May 10, 1966

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Trackdown

May 20, 1976

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Colorado Territory

Jun 11, 1949

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Massacre At Grand Canyon

May 25, 1964

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Hollywood Cop

Sep 22, 1987

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The Tramplers

Dec 31, 1965

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Raiders of the Magic Ivory

Nov 12, 1988

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Fatal Mission

Jul 25, 1990

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Marked for Murder

Jan 01, 1989

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Code Name: Zebra

Nov 16, 1987

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Young Guns of Texas

Nov 30, 1962

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Crazy Jungle Adventure

Oct 07, 1982

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The Ransom

Apr 29, 1977

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In Harm's Way

Apr 06, 1965

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Mercenary Fighters

Feb 01, 1988

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Leathernecks

Aug 16, 1989

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Hoodwinked

Nov 15, 1989

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Monstroid

Jul 11, 1980

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Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood

Dec 17, 1990

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Girls Town

Oct 05, 1959

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Stickfighter

Jan 01, 1994

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The Invincible Six

Jun 10, 1970

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Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood

Apr 22, 2018

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The Last Movie

Sep 29, 1971

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Two-Lane Blacktop

Jul 07, 1971