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Robert Mitchum

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Tattoo U.! 22 Memorably Inked Characters: Robert Mitchum

The Night of the Hunter (1955) Sorry, Ozzy, but Mitchum`s cold-blooded killer had tattooed fists long before you inked your name across yours. Torn between evil and righteousness, the religi... [more]

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Biography

A frequent co-star and lifelong friend of Jane Russell`s.

Trivia

  • He was of Scottish, Norwegian, Irish, and possibly Native-American descent.
  • He was persuaded by his manager Antonio Consentino, a die-hard Republican, to campaign for George Bush in the 1992 presidential election. He also narrated a biographical film of the President for the Republican National Convention, and attended a fund-raiser at Bob Hope`s house in Hollywood.

Quotes

  • I never take any notice of reviews - unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now.

Snapshot

Date of Birth: 6th of August, 1917
Died: 1st of July, 1997 (aged 79)
Occupation: Actor
Height: 6' 1" (185cm)
Eye Colour: Brown - Dark
Claim to Fame: Cape Fear
Cause of Death: Emphysema
Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Nationality: United States
Ethnicity: White