John Mitchum
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The younger brother of film star Robert Mitchum, American actor John Mitchum shared his family's Depression-era travails before striking out on his own. As brother Robert's star ascended in the mid '40s, John remained his elder sibling's boon companion, severest critic and drinking buddy. In later years, John was a convivial anecdotal source for books and articles about Bob, each reminiscense becoming more colorful as it was repeated for the next interview. After holding down a variety of jobs, John decided to give acting a try as a result of hearing Bob's tales of Hollywood revelry; too heavyset to be a leading man, John became a reliable character actor, usually in military or western roles. He frequently had small parts in his brother's starring films, notably One Minute to Zero (1951) and The Way West (1967). Most of John's movie work was done outside Robert's orbit, however, in such films as Cattle King (1963) and Paint Your Wagon (1970). Perhaps John Mitchum's best screen role was as Goering in the 1962 biopic Hitler; he may have been utterly opposed ideologically to the late German field marshal, but John certainly filled the costume.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Bigfoot |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | Escapes |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | Where's Willie? |
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— | 1977 |
40% | Telefon |
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— | 1977 |
90% | The Outlaw Josey Wales |
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— | 1976 |
68% | The Enforcer |
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— | 1976 |
No Score Yet | Pipe Dreams |
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— | 1976 |
60% | Breakheart Pass |
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— | 1975 |
No Score Yet | The Hanged Man |
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— | 1974 |
93% | High Plains Drifter |
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— | 1973 |
72% | Magnum Force |
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— | 1973 |
89% | Dirty Harry |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | Chandler |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | One More Train To Rob |
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— | 1971 |
83% | Chisum |
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— | 1970 |
No Score Yet | Bigfoot |
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— | 1970 |
27% | Paint Your Wagon |
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— | 1969 |
20% | Bandolero |
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— | 1968 |
100% | El Dorado |
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— | 1967 |
No Score Yet | The Way West |
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— | 1967 |
95% | My Fair Lady |
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— | 1964 |
No Score Yet | Hitler |
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— | 1962 |
No Score Yet | Al Capone |
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— | 1959 |
No Score Yet | Riverboat |
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— | 1959 |
No Score Yet | Cole Younger, Gunfighter |
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— | 1958 |
No Score Yet | Five Steps to Danger |
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— | 1957 |
No Score Yet | Black Patch |
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— | 1957 |
97% | Stalag 17 |
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— | 1953 |
No Score Yet | One Minute to Zero |
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— | 1952 |
No Score Yet | The Pace That Thrills |
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— | 1952 |
75% | Flying Leathernecks |
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— | 1951 |
No Score Yet | Born to Be Bad |
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— | 1950 |
98% | In a Lonely Place |
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— | 1950 |
No Score Yet | The Devil's Sleep |
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— | 1949 |
70% | Knock on Any Door |
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— | 1949 |
TV
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Quincy, M.E.
1976-1983
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Little House on the Prairie
1974-1983
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No Score Yet |
The Waltons
1972-1981
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No Score Yet |
Bewitched
1964-1972
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No Score Yet |
Ironside
1967-1975
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No Score Yet |
Bonanza
1959-1973
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72% |
Batman
1966-1968
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83% |
The Munsters
1964-1966
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82% |
The Twilight Zone
1959-1964
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No Score Yet |
Perry Mason
1957-1966
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No Score Yet |
Gunsmoke
1955-1975
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No Score Yet |
Maverick
1957-1962
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