Acting
John Mitchum
Born September 6, 1919 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died November 29, 2001 · aged 82
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. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the young fam…
Known For
High Plains Drifter · 1973High Plains Drifter
★ 7.31973
MovieWesternDrama
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Magnum Force · 1973Magnum Force
★ 7.11973
MovieDramaCrime
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
My Fair Lady · 1964My Fair Lady
★ 7.51964
MovieComedyMusic
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
The Enforcer · 1976The Enforcer
★ 6.71976
MovieCrimeAction
Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.
Dirty Harry · 1971Dirty Harry
★ 7.41971
MovieActionCrime
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
Chisum · 1970Chisum
★ 6.61970
MovieWestern
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
The Outlaw Josey Wales · 1976The Outlaw Josey Wales
★ 7.51976
MovieWestern
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
The Way West · 1967The Way West
★ 6.11967
MovieActionAdventure
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
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My Fair Lady · 1964My Fair Lady
★ 7.51964
MovieComedyMusic
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
Ad Lib at Church (uncredited)
The Plainsman · 1966The Plainsman
★ 5.61966
MovieWestern
Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.
Townsman (uncredited)
In a Lonely Place · 1950In a Lonely Place
★ 7.61950
MovieThrillerDrama
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door · 1949Knock on Any Door
★ 6.21949
MovieDramaCrime
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Jury Member (uncredited)




































