John Mitchum

Personal Info

  • Known ForActing
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1919-09-06
  • Day of Death2001-11-29 (82 years)
  • Place of BirthBridgeport, Connecticut, USA
  • Also Known AsJack Mitchum

John Mitchum

Biography

John Newman Mitchum was the September child of a Norwegian mother and an Irish/Blackfoot father whom he never knew, as he was killed in a tragic train yard accident in 1919. His two-years-older brother Robert filled the role as best as he could, while their older sister Annette studied the lively arts and eventually joined a traveling vaudeville team. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the young...Read More

Acting Career