John Mitchum (September 1919 - November 29, 2001) was an American actor best known for Dirty Harry (1971), The Enforcer (1976), and Paint Your Wagon (1969).
He was married four times and had three children. His siblings are Julie Mitchum and Robert Mitchum, James Mitchum and Christopher Mitchum are his nephews and Bentley Mitchum is his great-nephew.
Mitchum died in 2001 at the age of 82 from complications due to having three strokes.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1947: The Prairie as Asa Bush
- 1948: Shed No Tears as Policeman (Uncredited Role)
- 1949: Knock On Any Door as Jury Member (uncredited)
- 1949: The Devils Sleep as Interne
- 1950: When Willie Comes Marching Home as Schreves (Deleted Role)
- 1950: In a Lonely Place as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- 1950: Born To Be Bad as Guest (uncredited)
- 1950: Right Cross as Sixth Reporter (uncredited)
- 1951: Flying Leathernecks as Lt. Black (uncredited)
- 1951: Submarine Command as Bert (uncredited)
- 1952: The Pace That Thrills as Blackie Meyers (uncredited)
- 1952: One Minute To Zero as Artillery Spotter (uncredited)
- 1952: The Lusty Men as Jack Nemo (uncredited)
- 1953: Stalag 17 as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
- 1955: Lucy Gallant as One of Casey's Air Force Buddies
- 1955: What Price Victory as John Adams
- 1956: Perils Of The Wilderness as Brent
- 1956: The Bold And The Brave as GI in Bar (uncredited)
- 1956: Nightmare as Onlooker at Stan's Suicide Attempt
- 1956: The Rawhide Years as Card Player
- 1956: The Man Is Armed as Officer
- 1956: Five Steps To Danger as Deputy
- 1956: Man In The Vault as Andy (uncredited)
- 1957: Operation Mad Ball as Enlisted Man (uncredited)
- 1957: Black Patch as Saloon Dealer (uncredited)
- 1957: Death In Small Doses as Handler (uncredited)
- 1957: Ride Out For Revenge as Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1957: The Tall Stranger as Porter (uncredited)
- 1957: Up in Smoke as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1958: Cole Younger Gunfighter as Rand City Bartender
- 1958: Hells Five Hours as Roadblack Officer
- 1958: Quantrills Raiders as Sergeant
- 1958: The Bonnie Parker Story as John
- 1958: Johnny Rocco as Police Det. at Stakeout
- 1958: Revolt In The Big House as Guard (uncredited)
- 1958: Cool And Lam as Bartender
- 1959: Guns Girls And Gangsters as Armored Car Guard
- 1959: Al Capone as Photographer
- 1959: The Gunfight at Dodge City as Rowdy Drunken Cowboy
- 1959: Battle Flame as Maj. Dowling
- 1961: The Sergeant Was A Lady as MP #1
- 1962: Hitler as Hermann Goering
- 1963: Cattle King as Tex
- 1964: My Fair Lady as Ad Lib at Church
- 1965: Brainstorm as Guitar-Playing Inmate (uncredited)
- 1966: Seconds (1966) as Truck Driver
- 1966: The Plainsman as Townsman
- 1966: El Dorado as Elmer
- 1967: Warning Shot as Reporter at Apartment
- 1967: The Way West as Little Henry
- 1968: Three Guns For Texas as George
- 1968: Bandolero as Bath House Customer
- 1969: Paint Your Wagon as Jacob Woodling
- 1970: Chisum as Baker
- 1970: WUSA as Detective in the Rain (uncredited)
- 1970: Bigfoot as Elmer Briggs
- 1971: One More Train To Rob as Guard (uncredited)
- 1971: Do Not Fold Spindle Or Mutilate as Mr. Tubbs
- 1971: Chandler as Rudy
- 1971: Dirty Harry as DiGorgio
- 1973: Magnum Force as DiGorgio
- 1976: The Enforcer as DiGorgio
- 1972: Bloody Trail as Hoss
- 1973: Savage as Motel Manager
- 1973: High Plains Drifter as Warden
- 1974: The Hanged Man as Eubie Turpin
- 1975: The World Through The Eyes Of Children as Preacher
- 1975: Breakheart Pass as Red Beard
- 1976: The Outlaw Josey Wales as Al
- 1976: Pipe Dreams as Franklin
- 1977: Telefon as Harry Bascom
- 1986: Escapes as Mr. Olson
- 1987: The Man Who Broke 1000 Chains as Atlanta Judge
- 1989: Jake Spanner Private Eye as J.P. Spanner
Television Roles
- 1949-1955: Fireside Theatre as Joe (10 episodes)
- 1955-1956: Science Fiction Theatre as Killer in Movie/Det. Sergeant/Sheriff/Mr. Evans/Sheriff Grayson (5 episodes)
- 1955-1957: The Millionaire as G.I./Porky (2 episodes)
- 1955-1964: Gunsmoke as Joe/George/Wills/Norm/Bob/Townsman (7 episodes)
- 1956: Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon as Lefty Lamont
- 1956: Screen Directors Playhouse as Sandhogger #4
- 1956: The Adventures Of Jim Bowie as Jim McDonald
- 1956: Judge Roy Bean as Henchman Clint Hammer/Mac Larsen (2 episodes)
- 1956-1957: Zane Grey Theatre as Cowhand/Townsman/George Yountz (3 episodes)
- 1957: The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin as Sergeant
- 1957: The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp as Jake Stevens
- 1957: The Silent Service as Helmsman/Quartermaster (2 episodes)
- 1957: The Thin Man as Eddie Marks
- 1957: Trackdown as Townsman
- 1957: Casey Jones as Foreman
- 1957-1958: State Trooper as Deputy Sheriff Joe Dugan/Sheriff Tom Newell (2 episodes)
- 1957-1958: M Squad as Ralph Halper/First Mate (2 episodes)
- 1957-1960: Death Valley Days as Ox Jameson/Brown (2 episodes)
- 1957-1962: Have Gun – Will Travel as Sanders/Niki/Crabbe/McHeath (4 episodes)
- 1958: The Red Skeleton Hour as Police Officer
- 1958: Broken Arrow as Corporal Rollins
- 1958: The Restless Gun as Len/Red (2 episodes)
- 1958: Schlitz Playhouse as Jim Gibbs
- 1958: Richard Diamond Private Detective as Jimmy Logan/Joe (2 episodes)
- 1958: Maverick as 2nd Miner
- 1958-1959: Cimarron City as Train Passenger/Cowhand (2 episodes)
- 1958-1962: Tales Of Wells Fargo as Bartender/Charlie/Outlaw/Borkman's Deputy (4 episodes)
- 1958-1963: Wagon Train as Townsman Yelling at Coach/Drunken Cowboy/Norden (3 episodes)
- 1958-1963: Perry Mason as Operator/Operative (2 episodes)
- 1959: The D As Man as Detective
- 1959: Sky King as Rawson
- 1959: The David Niven Show as Sailor
- 1959: Pete Kelleys Blues as Jake
- 1959: The Joseph Cotten Show On Trial as Jim Gibbs
- 1959: Hotel De Paree as Man with Shovel
- 1959-1960: Tombstone Territory as Hal Swanson/Gambler (2 episodes)
- 1959-1960: Riverboat as Pickalong/Opie (11 episodes)
- 1959-1960: Laramie as Barfly/Drunk Cowboy/Pete Morgan (3 episodes)
- 1960: The Rebel as Sam
- 1960: Peter Gunn as Cop Guarding Cell
- 1960: Bronco as Al Sawyer
- 1960: The Deputy as Stubbs
- 1960: Thriller as Policeman
- 1960-1962: The Clear Horizon as First Officer Mikel
- 1961: Lassie as Jess
- 1961: Whispering Smith as Dutch Logan
- 1961: Ripcord as Sam
- 1961: Shotgun Slade as Olaf Knudsen
- 1961-1962: The Untouchables as Brewery Employee/Freddie (2 episodes)
- 1961-1964: The Twilight Zone (1959) as Ace/Erbie (2 episodes)
- 1961-1971: Bonanza as Meyers/Hank/Grimes/Bartender #1/Bartender/Lou Palmer/Jake (7 episodes)
- 1963: The Dakotas as Townsman
- 1963: The Third Man as Rick
- 1963: Rawhide as Luke Rose
- 1963-1970: The Virginian as Bartender/Davis/Bucky the Bartender/Sam the Bartender/Pooch/Madison (9 episodes)
- 1964: Destry as Swanee
- 1965: The Legend Of Jesse James as Bartender
- 1965: Laredo as George
- 1965: Branded as Slate
- 1965: The Loner as Townsman
- 1965: The Munsters as The 1st Workman
- 1965-1967: F Troop as Hoffenmueller/Balladeer (10 episodes)
- 1966: The Road West as Prisoner
- 1966: Pistols N Petticoats as Claw
- 1966-1967: Batman (1966) as Rip Snorting/Hot Dog Harrigan (3 episodes)
- 1967: Mr Terrific as Harry
- 1967: Iron Horse as Zekel
- 1967: Hondo as Bartender
- 1968-1971: Ironside (1967) as Photo Lab Foreman/Slim (2 episodes)
- 1970: Adam-12 as Tom Horton
- 1970: The Young Rebels as Mr. Meeley
- 1970-1971: Bewitched as Jailer/Guard #2 (2 episodes)
- 1971: Mod Squad as Detective at Hospital
- 1971: The Smith Family as Drunk
- 1973: Chase as Bartender
- 1973-1974: Doc Elliot as Amos Tucker (3 episodes)
- 1974: Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Janitor
- 1975: The Waltons as Announcer
- 1975: Police Story (1973) as Stills
- 1975: Westwind as Capt. Hooks
- 1976: Little House on the Prairie as Sam Benson
- 1976: The Quest as Pirate
- 1979: The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo as Trapdoor Operator
- 1983: Quincy, M.E. as Warehouseman
- 1990: A Family For Joe as Preacher
