James Mitchum

Known for ActingBorn 1941-05-08Died 2025-09-20Los 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Fatal Mission

Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood

Marked for Murder

Leathernecks

Two-Lane Blacktop

Colorado Territory

Raiders of the Magic Ivory

The Ransom

Hoodwinked

In Harm's Way

The Tramplers

Crazy Jungle Adventure

The Victors

Massacre At Grand Canyon

The Last Time I Saw Archie

Thunder Road

Trackdown

The Last Movie

Ambush Bay

Mercenary Fighters

Ride the Wild Surf

The Money Trap

Stickfighter

Blackout

The Beat Generation

Moonrunners

Hollywood Cop

Young Guns of Texas

Monstroid

Girls Town

Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood

The Invincible Six

Code Name: Zebra