Chris Mitchum Interview 4 6 19 with Mark McIntire

"Actor, writer, and defender of The Constitution, Christopher Mitchum is the second son of actor Robert Mitchum destined, like older brother James Mitchum, to follow in the footsteps of his famous dad. Chris grew up avoiding the limelight and was educated at the University of Pennsylvania (1962-1966), attending Dublin's Trinity College as part of his Junior Year Abroad program. He attained a BA at the University of Arizona before developing a serious interest in filmmaking. He began as an extra while at the University of Arizona working in westerns at Old Tucson (1966-1967). That led to to acting jobs on the TV shows Dundee and the Culhane (1967) starring Britisher John Mills and The Danny Thomas Hour (1967), which featured Sammy Davis Jr.. Chris worked as a "gofer" in two of his father's westerns in 1969 before receiving his big acting break. He auditioned for John Wayne and won a small role in the western Chisum (1970) as Billy the Kid's sidekick. Duke introduced him to director Howard Hawks, who screen-tested Chris and gave him a starring roles in Hawks' last film, Rio Lobo (1970). Chris saddled up one more time with the Duke in Big Jake (1971) before striking out on his own. With such a strong foundation now formed and fully equipped with his father's laid-back good looks and adventurous nature, Chris proved to be an assured action lead."
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh
Chris was elected 1st Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild in 1983. In 2014 he nearly defeated longtime Democrat Representative, Lois Capps for the 24th Congressional District on the California Central Coast. His novel, screen plays and short stories are soon to be published.
--- Mark McIntire

[@GaadorR4zer]

Thanks!

[@chocolatcats]

I had a dream about Chris last night...but it was just about his cologne...odd huh! oh well. Handsome man he is. I worked once with his dad on "Family for Joe" wow...

[@AnitaDianeKM]

Terrific interview. Looking forward to reading his book about his dad, especially since I just finished Lee Server’s book, and hoped many of the crazy stories about RM weren’t true. Good to hear from Chris that biographies on Robert Mitchum were not fact-based. CA really needs wonderful, articulate conservative voices from people like Chris. Thank you for sharing this~ Anita Miller, Carlsbad