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John Mitchum (1919–2001)


John Newman Mitchum was the September child of a Norwegian mother and an Irish/Blackfoot father whom he never knew, as he was killed in a tragic train yard accident in 1919. His two-years-older brother Robert filled the role as best as he could, while their older sister Annette studied the lively arts and eventually joined a traveling vaudeville team... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1990 A Family for Joe (TV movie)
Preacher at Elder's Society
 
1989 Jake Spanner, Private Eye (TV movie)
J.P. Spanner
 
1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (TV movie)
Atlanta Judge
 
1986 Escapes (TV movie)
Mr. Olson
 
1983 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Warehouseman
A Loss for Words (1983) … Warehouseman
 
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Trapdoor Operator
Disco Fever Comes to Orly (1979) … Trapdoor Operator
 
1978 Where's Willie?
 
1977 Telefon
Harry Bascom
 
1976 Pipe Dreams
Franklin
 
1976 The Quest (TV series)
Pirate
 
1976 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Sam Benson
The Long Road Home (1976) … Sam Benson
 
1975 Breakheart Pass
Red Beard
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Stills
Test of Brotherhood (1975) … Stills
 
1975 The Waltons (TV series)
Announcer
The Wing-Walker (1975) … Announcer
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Janitor
The Energy Eater (1974) … Janitor
 
1974 The Hanged Man (TV movie)
Eubie Turpin
 
1973-1974 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Amos / Amos Tucker / Tucker
A Time to Live (1974) … Amos
A Small Hand of Friendship (1974) … Amos Tucker
And All Ye Need to Know (1973) … Tucker
 
1973 Chase (TV series)
Bartender
Sizzling Stones (1973) … Bartender
 
1973 High Plains Drifter
Warden
 
1973 Savage (TV movie)
Motel Manager
 
1972 Bloody Trail
Hoss
 
1971 Chandler
Rudy, Bartender
 
1968-1971 Ironside (TV series)
Photo Lab Foreman / Slim
If a Body See a Body (1971) … Photo Lab Foreman
Price Tag: Death (1968) … Slim
 
1971 Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (TV movie)
Mr. Tubbs
 
1970-1971 Bewitched (TV series)
2nd Guard / Jailer
Samantha's Old Salem Trip (1970) … 2nd Guard
 
1961-1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Bartender / Bartender #1 / Grimes / …
An Earthquake Called Callahan (1971) … Meyers
The Saga of Squaw Charlie (1964) … Hank (uncredited)
Thanks for Everything, Friend (1964) … Grimes
The Legacy (1963) … Bartender #1
A Hot Day for a Hanging (1962) … Bartender
 
1971 One More Train to Rob
Guard (uncredited)
 
1970 The Young Rebels (TV series)
Mr. Meeley
Dangerous Ally (1970) … Mr. Meeley
 
1963-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Bartender / Bucky the Bartender / Davis / …
The Price of the Hanging (1970) … Davis
The Fortress (1967) … Bartender
Chaff in the Wind (1966) … Bartender
Nobody Said Hello (1966) … Bucky the Bartender
Blaze of Glory (1965) … Bartender
 
1970 Bigfoot
Elmer Briggs
 
1970 Adam-12 (TV series)
Tom Horton
 
1970 Chisum
Baker
 
1968 Bandolero!
Bathhouse customer
 
1968 Three Guns for Texas
George (uncredited)
 
1966-1967 Batman (TV series)
Rip Snorting / Hot Dog Harrigan
Surf's Up! Joker's Under! (1967) … Hot Dog Harrigan
It's How You Play the Game (1966) … Rip Snorting
Come Back, Shame (1966) … Rip Snorting
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Zekel
Grapes of Grass Valley (1967) … Zekel
 
1967 The Way West
Little Henry
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series)
Harry
Stanley and the Mountaineers (1967) … Harry
 
1965-1967 F Troop (TV series)
Hoffenmueller / Trooper Hoffenmueller / Balladeer
The Day They Shot Agarn (1967) … Balladeer
That's Show Biz (1967) … Trooper Hoffenmueller (uncredited)
Lieutenant O'Rourke, Front and Center (1966) … Trooper Hoffenmueller
Don't Ever Speak to Me Again (1966) … Hoffenmueller
Captain Parmenter, One Man Army (1966) … Trooper Hoffenmueller
 
1967 Warning Shot (TV movie)
Reporter at Apartment (uncredited)
 
1966 El Dorado
Elmer - Jason's Bartender (uncredited)
 
1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
Claw
Here Comes Trouble (1966) … Claw
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
Prisoner
Pariah (1966) … Prisoner
 
1966 The Plainsman
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1965 The Munsters (TV series)
The 1st Workman
Underground Munster (1965) … The 1st Workman
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Slate
Salute the Soldier Briefly (1965) … Slate
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
George
Yahoo (1965) … George
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Bartender
The Dead Man's Hand (1965) … Bartender
 
1965 Brainstorm
Guitar-Playing Inmate (uncredited)
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Ad Lib at Church (uncredited)
 
1961-1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Ace / Erbie
Mr. Garrity and the Graves (1964) … Ace
The Rip Van Winkle Caper (1961) … Erbie
 
1957-1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Joe / Bob / George - Bartender / …
Trip West (1964) … George - Bartender (uncredited)
Two of a Kind (1963) … Wills
Perce (1961) … Norm
The Constable (1959) … Joe
Texas Cowboys (1958) … Bob
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Swanee
Big Deal at Little River (1964) … Swanee
 
1958-1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Operative / Operator
The Case of the Devious Delinquent (1963) … Operator
The Case of the Demure Defendant (1958) … Operative
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Luke Rose
Incident of the Rawhiders (1963) … Luke Rose (uncredited)
 
1958-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Norden / Townsman Yelling at Coach
The Widow O'Rourke Story (1963) … Townsman Yelling at Coach (uncredited)
The Bill Tawnee Story (1958) … Norden
 
1963 Cattle King
Tex
 
1963 The Third Man (TV series)
Ghost Town (1963)
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Turner's Son
Return to Dryrock (1963) … Turner's Son (uncredited)
 
1957-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Crabbe / McHeath / Niki - Radachev's Servant / …
Jonah and the Trout (1962) … Sanders
The Hunt (1962) … Niki - Radachev's Servant
Birds of a Feather (1958) … Crabbe
A Matter of Ethics (1957) … McHeath
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Bartender
Who Lives by the Gun (1962) … Bartender
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Brewery Employee / Freddie
Takeover (1962) … Brewery Employee (uncredited)
The Antidote (1961) … Freddie
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Dutch Logan
Trial of the Avengers (1961) … Dutch Logan
 
1961 The Sergeant Was a Lady
MP #1
 
1961 Lassie (TV series)
Jess
The Trip (1961) … Jess (uncredited)
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Policeman
The Cheaters (1960) … Policeman
 
1959-1960 Laramie (TV series)
Barfly / Drunk Cowboy / Pete Morgan
.45 Calibre (1960) … Barfly (uncredited)
Bare Knuckles (1959) … Drunk Cowboy
Stage Stop (1959) … Pete Morgan
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Stubbs
Trail of Darkness (1960) … Stubbs (uncredited)
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Al Sawyer
Winter Kill (1960) … Al Sawyer
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Pickalong
Three Graves (1960) … Pickalong
Fort Epitaph (1960) … Pickalong
The Wichita Arrows (1960) … Pickalong
 
1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Hal Swanson
Silver Killers (1960) … Hal Swanson
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Cop guarding cell
Fill the Cup (1960) … Cop guarding cell (uncredited)
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Sam
Glory (1960) … Sam
 
1960 The Clear Horizon (TV series)
First Officer Mikel
 
1959 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Man with Shovel
Return of Monique (1959) … Man with Shovel
 
1959 Battle Flame
Maj. Dowling
 
1959 The Gunfight at Dodge City
Rowdy Drunken Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Sailor
Life Line (1959) … Sailor
 
1959 Al Capone
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1959 Sky King (TV series)
Rawson
Mickey's Birthday (1959) … Rawson
 
1959 The D.A.'s Man (TV series)
Detective
Inside Track (1959) … Detective
 
1959 Guns, Girls, and Gangsters
Armored Car Guard (uncredited)
 
1958 Revolt in the Big House
Guard (uncredited)
 
1958 Johnny Rocco
Police Detective at Stakeout (uncredited)
 
1958 Maverick (TV series)
2nd Miner
The Spanish Dancer (1958) … 2nd Miner
 
1957-1958 M Squad (TV series)
First Mate / Ralph Halper
More Deadly (1958) … Ralph Halper
The Golden Look (1957) … First Mate
 
1957-1958 State Trooper (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff Joe Dugan / Sheriff Tom Newell
The Winnemucca Weskit (1958) … Deputy Sheriff Joe Dugan
A Penny Saved (1957) … Sheriff Tom Newell
 
1958 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Jimmy Logan / Joe
Bungalow Murder (1958) … Jimmy Logan
Short Haul (1958) … Joe
 
1958 The Bonnie Parker Story
John, Saloon Owner/Bartender (uncredited)
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Gibbs
 
1956-1958 Dragnet (TV series)
The Big Eyes (1958)
The Big Tour (1956)
 
1958 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Len / Red
Hiram Grover's Strike (1958) … Len
The Coward (1958) … Red
 
1958 Quantrill's Raiders
Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1958 Hell's Five Hours
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
 
1958 Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Rand City Bartender
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
The Last Town Car (1958)
 
1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Police Officer
 
1958 Cool and Lam (TV movie)
Bartender
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Foreman
Night Run (1957) … Foreman
 
1957 Up in Smoke
Desk Sergeant
 
1957 Studio 57 (TV series)
Rebel Rookie (1957)
 
1957 The Tall Stranger
Porter (uncredited)
 
1957 Ride Out for Revenge
Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1957 The Thin Man (TV series)
Eddie Marks
The Dollar Doodle (1957) … Eddie Marks
 
1957 Death in Small Doses
Truck Consignment Man (uncredited)
 
1957 Black Patch
Saloon Dealer (uncredited)
 
1957 Operation Mad Ball
Enlisted Man (uncredited)
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
Quartermaster
The Spearfish Delivers (1957) … Quartermaster
 
1956-1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
George Yountz / Townsman
Badge of Honor (1957) … Townsman (uncredited)
The Long Road Home (1956) … George Yountz (uncredited)
 
1957 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Jake Stevens
The Nice Ones Always Die First (1957) … Jake Stevens (uncredited)
 
1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Sergeant
Boone's Commission (1957) … Sergeant
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
The Prisoner (1957)
 
1957 5 Steps to Danger
Deputy
 
1956 Man in the Vault
Andy (uncredited)
 
1956 The Man Is Armed
Officer
 
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Jim McDonald
Deputy Sheriff (1956) … Jim McDonald
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Sandhogger #4
High Air (1956) … Sandhogger #4
 
1956 Nightmare
Onlooker at Stan's Suicide Attempt (uncredited)
 
1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Detective Sergeant / Mr. Evans / Sheriff / …
Bullet Proof (1956) … Detective Sergeant
The Water Maker (1955) … Sheriff
The Lost Heartbeat (1955) … Mr. Evans
Stranger in the Desert (1955) … Sheriff Grayson
 
1956 The Bold and the Brave
G.I. in Bar (uncredited)
 
1956 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)
Lefty Lamont
Gold Fever (1956) … Lefty Lamont
 
1956 Perils of the Wilderness
Brent
 
1956 Judge Roy Bean (TV series)
Henchman Clint Hammer / Mac Larsen
Luck O' the Irish (1956) … Mac Larsen
Spirit of the Law (1956) … Henchman Clint Hammer
 
1955 The Rawhide Years
Card Player (uncredited)
 
1955 Lucy Gallant
One of Casey's Air Force Buddies (uncredited)
 
1949-1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Joe
Cheese Champion (1955) … Joe
International Incident (1950) (as Jack Mitchum)
The Courting of Belle/Rendezvous (1950) (as Jack Mitchum)
 
1953 Stalag 17
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
 
1952 The Lusty Men
Jack Nemo (uncredited)
 
1952 One Minute to Zero
Artillery Spotter (uncredited)
 
1952 The Pace That Thrills
Blackie Meyers (as John Mallory)
 
1951 Submarine Command
Bert (uncredited)
 
1951 Flying Leathernecks
Lt. Black (uncredited)
 
1950 Right Cross
Sixth Reporter (uncredited)
 
1950 Born to Be Bad
Guest (uncredited)
 
1950 In a Lonely Place
Bar Patron (uncredited)
 
1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home
Schreves (scenes deleted)
 
1949 The Devil's Sleep
Doctor
 
1949 Knock on Any Door
Jury Member (uncredited)
 
1947 The Prairie
Asa Bush (as Jack Mitchum)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1967 F Troop (TV series)
The Day They Shot Agarn (1967) (performer: "The Day They Shot Agarn")
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1999 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
Robert Mitchum (1999) … Himself
 
1992 Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1974 Crackle of Death (TV movie)
Janitor
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

"America, Why I Love Her" - RCA album recorded by John Wayne. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

John Mallory | Jack Mitchum

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Ex-brother-in-law of Gloria Grahame. See more »

Trademark:

Rotund frame See more »

Nickname:

Big John See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo