John Mitchum (September 6, 1919 â€" November 29, 2001) was an American
actor from the 1940s to the 1970s in film and television. Early in his
career, he was credited as Jack Mitchum.Mitchum was born in
Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet Mitchum (née Gunderson) and
James Thomas Mitchum, who was killed in a railyard accident seven
months before he was born.[citation needed] He was the younger brother
of Julie Mitchum and Robert Mitchum. He served in the United States
Army, 361st Harbor Craft Company, in Florida and Hawaii.Mitchum
initially appeared in only unbilled (e.g., Flying Leathernecks, RKO
1951) and extra roles before gradually receiving bigger character
parts. He supported his more famous brother on several occasions, and
became known as the friendly, food-loving Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in
the first three Dirty Harry films. Mitchum was one of only six actors
to appear in more than one film in this series (the others being Clint
Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Albert Popwell, Bradford Dillman and Michael
Currie), and with Eastwood, Currie, and Guardino, he was one of only
four actors to play the same character in each appearance. His
character was killed in the third film, The Enforcer.In 1958, Mitchum
was cast in two episodes of the crime drama Richard Diamond, Private
Detective, starring David Janssen. He played Joe in the episode "Short
Haul" and Jimmy Logan in "Bungalow Murder".
actor from the 1940s to the 1970s in film and television. Early in his
career, he was credited as Jack Mitchum.Mitchum was born in
Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet Mitchum (née Gunderson) and
James Thomas Mitchum, who was killed in a railyard accident seven
months before he was born.[citation needed] He was the younger brother
of Julie Mitchum and Robert Mitchum. He served in the United States
Army, 361st Harbor Craft Company, in Florida and Hawaii.Mitchum
initially appeared in only unbilled (e.g., Flying Leathernecks, RKO
1951) and extra roles before gradually receiving bigger character
parts. He supported his more famous brother on several occasions, and
became known as the friendly, food-loving Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in
the first three Dirty Harry films. Mitchum was one of only six actors
to appear in more than one film in this series (the others being Clint
Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Albert Popwell, Bradford Dillman and Michael
Currie), and with Eastwood, Currie, and Guardino, he was one of only
four actors to play the same character in each appearance. His
character was killed in the third film, The Enforcer.In 1958, Mitchum
was cast in two episodes of the crime drama Richard Diamond, Private
Detective, starring David Janssen. He played Joe in the episode "Short
Haul" and Jimmy Logan in "Bungalow Murder".
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