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James Mitchum

James Mitchum

1941-05-08 Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, US

James Mitchum (born May 8, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor and the eldest son of actor Robert Mitchum. His brother is actor Christopher Mitchum, and he was 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.

Filmography

Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood

Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood

2018 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Stickfighter

Stickfighter

1994 · Movie

as Mule (uncredited)

Fatal Mission

Fatal Mission

1990 · Movie

as Maj. Bauer

Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood

Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood

1990 · Movie

as James Mitchum

Marked for Murder

Marked for Murder

1989 · Movie

as Rainier

Leathernecks

Leathernecks

1989 · Movie

Hoodwinked

Hoodwinked

1989 · Movie

as Lieutenant Kevin Spanner

Raiders of the Magic Ivory

Raiders of the Magic Ivory

1988 · Movie

as Sugar

Mercenary Fighters

Mercenary Fighters

1988 · Movie

as Wilson Jeffords

Hollywood Cop

Hollywood Cop

1987 · Movie

as Feliciano

Code Name: Zebra

Code Name: Zebra

1987 · Movie

as Frank Barnes (as Jim Mitchum)

Crazy Jungle Adventure

Crazy Jungle Adventure

1982 · Movie

as Butch Donovan

Monstroid

Monstroid

1980 · Movie

as Travis

Blackout

Blackout

1978 · Movie

as Dan Evans

Ransom

Ransom

1977 · Movie

as Tracker

Trackdown

Trackdown

1976 · Movie

as Jim Calhoun

Moonrunners

Moonrunners

1975 · Movie

as Grady Hagg

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971 · Movie

as Art

Two-Lane Blacktop

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971 · Movie

as Man #2 at Race Track

The Invincible Six

The Invincible Six

1970 · Movie

as Nazar

Ambush Bay

Ambush Bay

1966 · Movie

as Pvt. James Grenier

The Money Trap

The Money Trap

1965 · Movie

as Detective Wolski

The Tramplers

The Tramplers

1965 · Movie

as Hoby Cordeen

In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965 · Movie

as Ensign Griggs

Ride the Wild Surf

Ride the Wild Surf

1964 · Movie

as Eskimo

Massacre At Grand Canyon

Massacre At Grand Canyon

1964 · Movie

as Wes Evans

The Victors

The Victors

1963 · Movie

as Grogan

Young Guns of Texas

Young Guns of Texas

1962 · Movie

as Morgan Coe

The Last Time I Saw Archie

The Last Time I Saw Archie

1961 · Movie

as Corporal

The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation

1959 · Movie

as Art Jester

Girls Town

Girls Town

1959 · Movie

as Charley Boy

Thunder Road

Thunder Road

1958 · Movie

as Robin Doolin

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949 · Movie

as Child (uncredited)