Christopher Mitchum

Christopher Mitchum

Christopher Allan Mitchum (born October 16, 1943), is an American actor and politician. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and his wife Dorothy. He is also the younger brother of actor James Mitchum. He ran for Congress in 2012, but lost, though he intends to run again.

Mitchum, a former actor who appeared in the John Wayne motion pictures Chisum (1970), Rio Lobo (1970) and Big Jake (1971), with Charlton Heston in Last Hard Men (1976), and Tombstone (1993), and starred in some 60 films in 14 different countries. He is the recipient of the Photoplay's Gold Medal Award for 1971, cited by Box Office magazine as one of the top five stars of the future, and has won both The Golden Horse Award (Chinese Academy Award, 1981–1982), and The Golden Reel, Best Actor (1988, Indonesia). He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Since 1978.

He was elected to two three year terms on the Board of Director for SAG from 1983–1989, and spent two of those years as the National 1st Vice Present from 1987–1989. He also served on the Republican Central Committees for both Ventura and Santa Barbara counties from 1998–2000.

He is the father of Bentley Mitchum, Carrie Mitchum, Jennifer Mitchum and Kian Mitchum. He is also the grandfather of Cappy Van Dien, Grace Van Dien, Allexanne Mitchum and Carrington Wyatt.