Robert Mitchum Biography: Hollywood’s Original Bad Boy of Film Noir
Discover the complete biography of Robert Mitchum, the legendary actor known for his rugged charm and iconic roles in film noir and classic cinema.
Robert Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants. He lost his father when he was only 2 years old. During his childhood and adolescence, he got into a lot of trouble, and was even arrested at the age of 14. He ended up running away and returning home. While still a teenager, he met his only wife, Dorothy Spence.
Tired of her brother’s instability, his sister advised the boy to take a theater course. Married early, he had to start working as a machine operator. After a nervous breakdown, he left school and began looking for roles in the movies. He made his film debut a decade earlier as a performer in low-budget productions such as “Aerial Gunner” (1943), a war drama directed by William H. Pine. Pine made a few appearances in low-quality westerns.
Notable roles include Edward Dmytryk’s Crossfire (1947), Jacques Tourneur’s Out of the Past (1947), and Don Siegel’s The Great Theft (1949), as well as Raoul Walsh’s Westerns Pursued (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948). The actor is also known for his romantic involvement with stars such as Lucille Ball, Carroll Baker, Gloria Grahame, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner.
He met an agent who arranged an interview with the producer of the Hopalong Cassidy Western film series, and was then hired to play the villain in a few films in 1942 and 1943. From there, his career took off.
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