| Birth: | Aug. 6, 1917 | | Death: | Jul. 1, 1997 | 
Motion Picture and Television Actor. Born Robert Charles Durman Mitchum, he appeared in more than 125 films during his 55 year run in show business and even had a brief career as a singer. Famous for his tough-guy roles in Film Noirs and Westerns, he could be menacing or charming in his roles and was sometimes both at once. Grew up as a trouble-making, wayward boy, and in the late 1940s, served a brief prison sentence for marijuana possession. In 1943, he appeared in a staggering dozen films and the following year, received his first and only Oscar nomination for "The Story of GI Joe" (1943). In the 1950s and 1960s, he appeared in such films as "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison," "Fire Down Below," "The Wonderful Country," "Night of The Hunter," and "Cape Fear." He received a lifetime achievement award from the American Theater Arts in 1983 and a Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992, but was never honored with an Academy Award. He and his wife Dorothy were together for over 57 years. (bio by: Celia Foster)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Search Amazon for Robert Mitchum | | | Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1817 |
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