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Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Actor, also producer and writer · Died July 1, 1997, aged 79 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer. He was ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum is largely remembered for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1917
Died
July 1, 1997 (aged 79)
From
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
105 on MovieCove · 141 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Robert Mitchum's films like?

Across their 98 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 98 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 31 · Dark 40

A split, not a type: Grounded 56 · Stylized 35 · Heightened 7

Gentle 21 · Charged 49 · Intense 28

Steady 45 · Shifting 45 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced 71 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 7

Slow burn 44 · Even-paced 51 · Relentless 3

Casual 37 · Engaged 51 · Full focus 10

A split, not a type: Easy watch 38 · Affecting 34 · Heavy 26

Resolved 61 · Open-ended 30 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

79 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 42 of 79 analyzed roles.

Hero
42 of 79
Shadow
12 of 79
Mentor
10 of 79
Shapeshifter
5 of 79
Ally
5 of 79
Herald
3 of 79
Threshold guardian
1 of 79
Trickster
1 of 79
Show the 79 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
70
Melancholic
47
Warm
25
Dread
18
Romantic
19
Other
83

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy31
  • Bittersweet44
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Mitchum's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 105 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Mitchum's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

141 credits, 105 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Flapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as (archive footage)

  • Wormwood(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Bailey (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • James Dean: Race with Destiny(1997)

    as George Stevens

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Dead Man(1995)

    as John Dickinson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • The Sunset Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ernest Bogan

  • Backfire!(1995)

    as Marshal

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Woman of Desire(1994)

    as Walter J. Hill

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • La classe américaine(1993)

    as Yves (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Tombstone(1993)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • The Funniest Way in Earth's Atmosphere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • African Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 52 episodes · as Sam Dutton

  • Les Sept Péchés capitaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dieu

  • Cape Fear(1991)

    as Lieutenant Elgart

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Waiting for the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Walter

  • The Discovery Of Marilyn Monroe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Midnight Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dr. Hardy

  • Believed Violent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Pr. Forrester

  • A Family for Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • A Family for Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Joe "Grandpa" Whitaker-Bankston

  • Jake Spanner, Private Eye(1989)

    as Jake Spanner

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Brotherhood of the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as John Eliot

  • Scrooged(1988)

    as Preston Rhinelander

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 12 episodes · as Victor 'Pug' Henry

  • Mr. North(1988)

    as Mr. Bosworth

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Thompson's Last Run(1986)

    as Johnny Thompson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Flynn

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Promises to Keep(1985)

    as Jack Palmer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard Dyson

  • Reunion at Fairborough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Carl Hostrup

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair(1985)

    as William Randolph Hearst

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The Ambassador(1984)

    as Peter Hacker

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Maria's Lovers(1984)

    as Ivan's Father

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • A Killer in the Family(1983)

    as Gary Tison

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · as Victor 'Pug' Henry

  • Showbiz Goes to War(1982)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • That Championship Season(1982)

    as Coach Delaney

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • One Shoe Makes It Murder(1982)

    as Harold Shillman

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Nightkill(1980)

    as Donner/Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Ted Quinn .

  • Breakthrough(1979)

    as Colonel Rogers

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Matilda(1978)

    as Duke Parkhurst

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • The Big Sleep(1978)

    as Philip Marlowe

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • The Amsterdam Kill(1977)

    as Quinlan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • The Last Tycoon(1976)

    as Pat Brady

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Midway(1976)

    as Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Farewell, My Lovely(1975)

    as Philip Marlowe

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Yakuza(1974)

    as Harry Kilmer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973)

    as Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • America on the Rocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Wrath of God(1972)

    as Father Oliver Van Horne

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Going Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Harry K. Graham

  • Ryan's Daughter(1970)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Narrator

  • Young Billy Young(1969)

    as Deputy Ben Kane

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Secret Ceremony(1968)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • 5 Card Stud(1968)

    as Reverend Jonathan Rudd

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Anzio(1968)

    as Dick Ennis

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Villa Rides(1968)

    as Lee Arnold

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Way West(1967)

    as Dick Summers

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • El Dorado(1966)

    as Sheriff J.P. Harrah

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Mister Moses(1965)

    as Joe Moses

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • What a Way to Go!(1964)

    as Rod Anderson Jr.

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • The Winston Affair(1964)

    as Lt. Col. Barney Adams

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Rampage(1963)

    as Harry Stanton

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as archive footage

  • Two for the Seesaw(1962)

    as Jerry Ryan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Longest Day(1962)

    as Brig. Gen. Norman Cota

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Cape Fear(1962)

    as Max Cady

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Last Time I Saw Archie(1961)

    as Archie Hall

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • The Grass Is Greener(1960)

    as Charles Delacro

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Sundowners(1960)

    as Paddy Carmody

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Night Fighters(1960)

    Producer · as Dermot O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Home from the Hill(1960)

    as Captain Wade Hunnicutt

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Wonderful Country(1959)

    Executive Producer · as Martin Brady

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Angry Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mike Morrison

  • The Hunters(1958)

    as Major Cleve Saville

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Thunder Road(1958)

    Producer · Story · as Lucas Doolin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • The Enemy Below(1957)

    as Capt. Murrell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Fire Down Below(1957)

    as Felix Bowers

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison(1957)

    as Corporal Allison USMC

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Bandido! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Wilson

  • Foreign Intrigue(1956)

    as Dave Bishop

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Man with the Gun(1955)

    as Clint Tollinger

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Night of the Hunter(1955)

    as Preacher Harry Powell

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Not as a Stranger(1955)

    as Lucas Marsh

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Track of the Cat(1954)

    as Curt Bridges

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • River of No Return(1954)

    as Matt Calder

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • She Couldn't Say No(1953)

    as Doctor Robert Sellers

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Second Chance(1953)

    as Russ Lambert

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • White Witch Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as John 'Lonni' Douglas

  • Angel Face(1952)

    as Frank Jessup

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Lusty Men(1952)

    as Jeff McCloud

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • One Minute to Zero(1952)

    as Col. Steve Janowski

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Macao(1952)

    as Nick Cochran

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • The Racket(1951)

    as Thomas McQuigg

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • His Kind of Woman(1951)

    as Dan Milner

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • My Forbidden Past(1951)

    as Dr. Mark Lucas

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Where Danger Lives(1950)

    as Jeff Cameron

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Holiday Affair(1949)

    as Steve Mason

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • The Big Steal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lt. Duke Halliday

  • The Red Pony(1949)

    as Billy Buck

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Blood on the Moon(1948)

    as Jim Garry

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Rachel and the Stranger(1948)

    as Jim Fairways

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Out of the Past(1947)

    as Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Desire Me(1947)

    as Paul Aubert

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Crossfire(1947)

    as Peter Keeley

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Pursued(1947)

    as Jeb

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Locket(1946)

    as Norman Clyde

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Undercurrent(1946)

    as Michael Garroway

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Till the End of Time(1946)

    as William J. Tabeshaw

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • West of the Pecos(1945)

    as Pecos Smith

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Story of G.I. Joe(1945)

    as Bill Walker

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Nevada(1944)

    as Jim Lacy aka Nevada

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo(1944)

    as Bob Gray

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Girl Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jimmy Smith

  • When Strangers Marry(1944)

    as Fred Graham

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Winkle Goes to War(1944)

    as Corporal (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1944)

    as CPO Jeff Daniels

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • To the People of the United States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Riders of the Deadline(1943)

    as Lead Henchman Drago

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Cry 'Havoc'(1943)

    as Dying Soldier

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • The Dancing Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey Halligan (uncredited)

  • Minesweeper(1943)

    as Seaman Chuck Ryan

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • False Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Rip Austin

  • Doughboys in Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ernie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)

  • Bar 20(1943)

    as Richard Adams

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Corvette K-225(1943)

    as Sheppard

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Beyond the Last Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Trigger Dolan

  • The Lone Star Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ben Slocum

  • We've Never Been Licked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Panhandle Mitchell

  • Colt Comrades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dirk Mason

  • Leather Burners(1943)

    as Randall - Henchman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Border Patrol(1943)

    as Quinn

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Follow the Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Tate Winters

  • Aerial Gunner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Sgt. Benson (uncredited)

  • Hoppy Serves a Writ(1943)

    as Rigney

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Human Comedy(1943)

    as Quentin Gilford (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 140 titles from 1943 to 2021; peak year 1961.

Film career

19432021

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 48 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting139 of 140: 137 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 140: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 140: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 140: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1940s40 · acting1950s25 · 25 acting · 2 crew1960s22 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 48% of 69 roles
4348535863687378

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Robert Mitchum's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 103; across their 98 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 98

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 98

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 98

Midcredits score across 105 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up33
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th34
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

56 of their 105 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser56
  • Broadly Agreed21
  • Mixed14

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 93 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert Mitchum's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles40–73 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles8–59 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles11–71 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles29–49 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles35–67 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Mitchum work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Mitchum's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roy Webb shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles