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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 ...
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Born:in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USADied:(age 82) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Actor (167 credits)
Actor (167 credits)
1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
(TV Series)
Trapdoor Operator
Trapdoor Operator
- Disco Fever Comes to Orly
(1979)
... Trapdoor Operator
1975
Westwind
(TV Series)
Captain Hooks
Captain Hooks
- Captain Hooks and Crooks
(1975)
- Captain Hooks and Aborigines
(1975)
... Captain Hooks
1973-1974
Doc Elliot
(TV Series)
Amos / Amos Tucker / Tucker
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
1968-1971
Ironside
(TV Series)
Photo Lab Foreman / Slim
Photo Lab Foreman / Slim
- If a Body See a Body
(1971)
... Photo Lab Foreman
- Price Tag: Death
(1968)
... Slim
1970-1971
Bewitched
(TV Series)
Jailer / Guard #2
Jailer / Guard #2
- How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII: Part 2
(1971)
... Jailer
- Samantha's Old Salem Trip
(1970)
... Guard #2
1971
Mod Squad
(TV Series)
Detective at Hospital
Detective at Hospital
- Cricket
(1971)
... Detective at Hospital (uncredited)
1961-1971
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Meyers / Hank / Grimes / ...
Meyers / Hank / 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
1963-1970
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Bartender / Davis / Bucky the Bartender / ...
Bartender / Davis / Bucky the Bartender / ...
- 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
Adam-12
(TV Series)
Tom Horton
Tom Horton
- Log 69: Cigarettes, Cars, and Wild, Wild Women
(1970)
... Tom Horton
1966-1967
Batman
(TV Series)
Rip Snorting / Hot Dog Harrigan
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
1965-1967
F Troop
(TV Series)
Trooper Hoffenmueller / Hoffenmueller / Balladeer
Trooper Hoffenmueller / 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
1961-1964
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Ace / Erbie
Ace / Erbie
- Mr. Garrity and the Graves
(1964)
... Ace
- The Rip Van Winkle Caper
(1961)
... Erbie
1955-1964
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Joe / George - Bartender / Wills / ...
Joe / George - Bartender / Wills / ...
- Trip West
(1964)
... George - Bartender (uncredited)
- Two of a Kind
(1963)
... Wills
- Perce
(1961)
... Norm
- The Constable
(1959)
... Joe
- Texas Cowboys
(1958)
... Bob
1958-1963
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Operator / Operative
Operator / Operative
- The Case of the Devious Delinquent
(1963)
... Operator
- The Case of the Demure Defendant
(1958)
... Operative
1958-1963
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Townsman Yelling at Coach / Drunken Cowboy / Norden
Townsman Yelling at Coach / Drunken Cowboy / Norden
- The Widow O'Rourke Story
(1963)
... Townsman Yelling at Coach (uncredited)
- The Nancy Lee Davis Story
(1962)
... Drunken Cowboy (uncredited)
- The Bill Tawnee Story
(1958)
... Norden
1957-1962
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Sanders - Gold Robber / Niki - Radachev's Servant / Crabbe - RR Worker / ...
Sanders - Gold Robber / Niki - Radachev's Servant / Crabbe - RR Worker / ...
- Jonah and the Trout
(1962)
... Sanders - Gold Robber
- The Hunt
(1962)
... Niki - Radachev's Servant
- Birds of a Feather
(1958)
... Crabbe - RR Worker
- A Matter of Ethics
(1957)
... Drummer McHeath
1958-1962
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Bartender / Charlie - Wells Fargo Agent / Outlaw / ...
Bartender / Charlie - Wells Fargo Agent / Outlaw / ...
- Who Lives by the Gun
(1962)
... Bartender
- A Show from Silver Lode
(1961)
... Charlie - Wells Fargo Agent
- The Tired Gun
(1959)
... Outlaw
- The Gun
(1958)
... Borkman's Deputy
1961-1962
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
Brewery Employee / Freddie
Brewery Employee / Freddie
- Takeover
(1962)
... Brewery Employee (uncredited)
- The Antidote
(1961)
... Freddie
1959-1960
Laramie
(TV Series)
Barfly / Drunk Cowboy / Pete Morgan
Barfly / Drunk Cowboy / Pete Morgan
- .45 Calibre
(1960)
... Barfly (uncredited)
- Bare Knuckles
(1959)
... Drunk Cowboy
- Stage Stop
(1959)
... Pete Morgan
1957-1960
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Ox Jameson / Brown
Ox Jameson / Brown
- Splinter Station
(1960)
... Ox Jameson
- The Calico Dog
(1957)
... Brown
1959-1960
Riverboat
(TV Series)
Pickalong / Opie
Pickalong / Opie
- Three Graves
(1960)
... Pickalong
- Fort Epitaph
(1960)
... Pickalong
- The Wichita Arrows
(1960)
... Pickalong
- The Fight at New Canal
(1960)
... Pickalong
- The Treasure of Hawk Hill
(1960)
... Pickalong
1959-1960
Tombstone Territory
(TV Series)
Hal Swanson / Gambler
Hal Swanson / Gambler
- Silver Killers
(1960)
... Hal Swanson
- The Legend
(1959)
... Gambler (uncredited)
1960
Peter Gunn
(TV Series)
Cop guarding cell
Cop guarding cell
- Fill the Cup
(1960)
... Cop guarding cell (uncredited)
1959
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial
(TV Series)
Jim Gibbs
Jim Gibbs
- The Town That Slept with the Lights On
(1959)
... Jim Gibbs
1958-1959
Cimarron City
(TV Series)
Train Passenger / Cowhand
Train Passenger / Cowhand
- Runaway Train
(1959)
... Train Passenger (uncredited)
- A Respectable Girl
(1958)
... Cowhand (uncredited)
1957-1958
M Squad
(TV Series)
Ralph Halper / First Mate
Ralph Halper / First Mate
- More Deadly
(1958)
... Ralph Halper
- The Golden Look
(1957)
... First Mate
1957-1958
State Trooper
(TV Series)
Deputy Sheriff Joe Dugan / Sheriff Tom Newell
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
Jimmy Logan / Joe
- Bungalow Murder
(1958)
... Jimmy Logan (uncredited)
- Short Haul
(1958)
... Joe (uncredited)
1958
Schlitz Playhouse
(TV Series)
Jim Gibbs
Jim Gibbs
- The Town That Slept with the Lights On
(1958)
... Jim Gibbs
1958
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Len / Red
Len / Red
- Hiram Grover's Strike
(1958)
... Len
- The Coward
(1958)
... Red
1956-1957
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
Cowhand / Townsman / George Yountz
Cowhand / Townsman / George Yountz
- The Open Cell
(1957)
... Cowhand
- Badge of Honor
(1957)
... Townsman (uncredited)
- The Long Road Home
(1956)
... George Yountz (uncredited)
1957
Trackdown
(TV Series)
Townsman who insults Hoby
Townsman who insults Hoby
- Sweetwater, Texas
(1957)
... Townsman who insults Hoby (uncredited)
1957
The Silent Service
(TV Series)
Helmsman / Quartermaster
Helmsman / Quartermaster
- Boomerang
(1957)
... Helmsman
- The U.S.S. Spearfish Delivers
(1957)
... Quartermaster
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Jake Stevens
Jake Stevens
- The Nice Ones Always Die First
(1957)
... Jake Stevens (uncredited)
1956
Judge Roy Bean
(TV Series)
Henchman Clint Hammer / Mac Larsen
Henchman Clint Hammer / Mac Larsen
- Spirit of the Law
(1956)
... Henchman Clint Hammer
- Luck O' the Irish
(1956)
... Mac Larsen
1955-1956
Science Fiction Theatre
(TV Series)
Detective Sergeant / Sheriff / Mr. Evans / ...
Detective Sergeant / Sheriff / Mr. Evans / ...
- Bullet Proof
(1956)
... Detective Sergeant
- The Water Maker
(1955)
... Sheriff
- The Lost Heartbeat
(1955)
... Mr. Evans
- Stranger in the Desert
(1955)
... Sheriff Grayson
1949-1955
Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
Joe
Joe
- Cheese Champion
(1955)
... Joe
- The Co-Signer
(1952)
- Big Night in Boonetown
(1951)
- The Gentleman from LePorte
(1951)
- International Incident
(1950)
... (as Jack Mitchum)
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