Thank you Chris, you are very kind and a very good actor yourself. I am beginning to believe the entire Mitchum family are very kind people. Must come from mom and dad. Thank you again. Jerry
I met Robert Mitchum when I was on a flight from San Diego to San Jose back in September, 1976. I was a teenager and he was so nice to me on that flight. I barely knew who he was and now, looking back, he was probably was relieved that I didn't know his stature so that he could just be himself and not a movie star.
"Heaven Knows Mr. Allison" is a gem that's seldom seen anymore. Mitchum's portrayal of a hard-bitten Marine who takes a nun under his protection is one of the best film performances ever.
Robert Mitchum appeared to live life on his terms. I thought he was very handsome and a great actor. Thank You Jerry for all your work you put into these biographies.
Thank you Wynona, Robert Mitchum was the real James Dean. He was the real rebel in real life that Dean only portrayed on the screen. Thank you again. Jerry
Jerry Skinner Jerry...you forgot to mention that Mitchum 'refused' to WATCH his (own) movies. To him...it was just a "paycheck"...nothing more. He never "acted"...per se. He essentially played 'HIMSELF' in each role. His (on stage) "CHARISMA" was responsible for his success.
mastermooky Another actor who was a 'lot' like Mitchum was STERLING HAYDEN. He had ALL the 'attributes' that you mentioned about Mitchum (man's man, etc). Both he and Mitchum were the kind of guys who would "run into a BURNING BUILDING" and try to SAVE YOU.
He's life was a difficult life like most people had those days loosing his father and the depression but he was a courageous boy that grown to be a good father a nice husband and a great actor ,his life history show us that no matter what hardships you got in your life go forward taking care of his family and friends ,also I admire him to be with his wife till the end ,thank you for this great biography of Robert Mitchum
Great bio. He may have been a "bad boy", but he seemed to have remained faithful to his wife, family and friends throughout his entire adult life - and you don't see a lot of that kind of personal commitment.
Another awesome video! Robert Mitchum once said "The difference between Hollywood and jail is you meet a better class of people in jail." RIP Bob Mitchum
Thank you so much for this wonderful documentary. I’m 74, and I remember Mitchum as one of the greats. how interesting to see how he made a good life! God rest him!
I just watched the Robert Mitchum bio...I have to say that this was a great man with a true heart of his own.They dont make actors like this anymore and this man was way ahead of his time...KUDOS and rest in peace.
Well this was definitely the best Robert mitchum bio I have had the pleasure in listening to bravo Jerry. Bob was one of the greatest actors of his era. I will certainly recommend this one 😉
Robert Mitchum's character was really portrayal and many of the comments of him as an actor and individual with a real sense of who he is and was. All through through the miniseries of "Winds of War" I kept repeating what a magnificent example of a real leader, it looks like he really lived it as well. Kudos to all his family and friends who were closest to him!!!
I saw so many of his pictures that this brings back great memories. Once, when he was filming The Friends of Eddie Coyle in Boston, he was invited to speak on a live show during the daytime with a woman whose name has totally escaped me although she had a very popular daily show. She asked him how, with all the problems he faced with going to jail etc. how he and Dorothy had managed to do something so few movie stars and spouses could do --- stay together and have a good marriage. He paused, looked out of those eyes, and said drying "well, it's like this. Every night Dorothy and I go to bed, we pray that when we wake up the OTHER one will have changed," The audience went into hysterical laughter and we still giggling through the rest of the show. The Friends of Eddie Coyle is my favorite movie.
Jerry, you sound like my Dad and Uncles... Sadly, all are no longer with us... Watching your videos, brings me back to childhood... I would listening to stories of places and events, from a time, I wanted to understand... I thank you from my heart, for both content and delivery...
One of your best Jerry. Thanks for making all these wonderful bios. As a boomer, born in 1950, I'm lucky enough to have known and appreciated nearly everyone you've featured. I hope you keep producing these for a few more decades.
Great to see another video from you, hope you put more up too. Your voice is perfect! Can't wait for the next one and you did a great job with this one! Robert Mitchum was a class A actor.
Robert Mitchum died about the time that Jimmy Stewart died, and most of the news was on Stewart. When asked why he did movies, Robert Mitchum said: "I did it for the money." By God you can't get more honest than that. I knew I liked him!
Some of Hollywood didn't like him especially after his racist remarks about Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis when both did the The Defiant Ones. Mitchum was supposed to play Curtis's character but the story told by many is that Mitchum didn't want to play a role with a black man.
What a story about Robert Mitchum. Really enjoyed it. What an irresistible man they certainly don’t have them today. Sexy handsome gentleman. Thank you for relating his life story with gorgeous images.
Thank you, thank you thank you Jerry. A truly compelling and beautiful tribute to one of my favourite actors. A great little Bio you have put together there which is at the same time informative and emotional. Cheers from England.
as a child I watched all of Robert mitchums movies, but my favorite was when he appeared with John Wayne as the drunken sheriff. they were both so natural together and good friends since the first time they met. Robert was the splitting image of my grandfather when he was younger also. what a great actor he was in the days when actors were truly real people with a passion! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I listened to him give a interview about Marilyn Monroe and he had nothing but good to say about her now I love him even more! They don’t make em like him anymore! Thank you Robert Mitchum rip!
It was a privilege to meet him in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. He was a regular at the Playa Mazatlán Hotel. We were introduced by a Japanese actress that worked with him in Tora-Tora,Tora. We had long conversations about Mexico, Zapata, the Revolution and of course Hollywood. One of my favorite lines of his was: "I got other fish to fry".
vachevyguy How do you know? These stories come out decades after these people died. Can’t people stop saying the world was better before( and I’m 64)? The world was not better.
You mean "guys." Why the fuck are an increasing number of people forming plurals with a fucking apostrophe-"s"? Jesus Fucking Christ!!!!!!!!!!! Duuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh
There were two actors in H/wood that you didn't want too get on the bad side of,and they were Robert Mitchum and Jack Palance.They didn't take crap from no one.
Jerry, I want to thank you for the tribute to Robert. I was born in 1960, but watched reruns with my daddy. Robert was a very handsome man,actor. He was a human, doing what we have all done here an there in our lives. He had class, charm,looks, pride but most of all he was true to himself ,from what I got out of your tribute to this fine star. I am from WV but have lived all my life in Ohio. God Bless you. Loertta
I have always loved him, watched him growing up. My Daddy liked him too he loved westerns and so did I. The children now a days don’t know what good movies are, they produce junk now. Love you Robert, RIP. I might add that was a beautiful ending.❤️
Thanks for posting these retrospectives of people I grew up watching on television and movies. It's nice to know the back story of their lives. Nicely done!!!
Bob Mitchum was a passenger on my flight when I was an Air Hostess in the fifties. He was acting in Fire Down Below with Lana Turner in Trinidad.I was so excited, I gave him my passport to sign his autograph.
Well Mr. S, I just learned a whole lot of facts about Robert Mitcham. quite enjoyable, it was. I appreciate the time and effort you put forth on your video's. thank you so much. fond memories.
Usually I am not a fan of American narrators, but you sir are an exception. Quietly steady pace, clear warm accent and exceptional timing with the informative video. Well done sir
I thought he sounded like a Hillbilly. Or some guy with a respiratory disorder. Like he had dirty lungs. Every word is contamiated (spoken as if he has some restriction of his airways).
That's more than can be said for the person who did the subtitles. Mitchum is in one place called "missions" and in another place called "Mitchell". Did we really need this interpreter?
My guess would be you are relatively new to RU-vid as I see no subtitles on my screen. So therefore you must have the auto generated RU-vid subtitles turned on. Lol-They are well known for their some times close translations and some times hilariously wildly outside translations. They are not spell checked or proof read. Lol.
“The Night of the Hunter” is one of my favorite films. Robert Mitchum is absolutely diabolical as the preacher. I can’t hear “Leaning on the Promises of Jesus” without thinking of him singing that song while hunting down those two poor children who have the money he wants. It rates as possibly the most terrifying performance in film.
This was so well done. Only one tidbit left out and that was his voice work in movies and commercials. His voice in Tombstone set the tone and made the movie. Awesome.
My wife was an extra in the late 80s and went to the lunch truck & Robert instead of eating with the Lead actors was standing behind my wife in line. After a nice conversation he asked my wife if he could join her for lunch. My wife Melody said he was one of the nicest & kindest person see ever met.
Thank you for this fascinating and interesting history about Robert Mitchum. As I grew up here in the UK, in the mid 50's when my family had its first b/w television, come Sunday afternoons my mother would advise that "you know who" is on in a film. We would all sit around "the box" to see our hero. Throughout my life he has always been a firm favourite, along with Clint Eastwood, Robert Stack, Robert Redford and others. It was a very different way of Life and he brought something special to the screen. They don't make'em like they used to. I seem to recall a newspaper article reporting when he made his only trip to Japan. He is reported as saying, as he stepped of the plane, "Remember Pearl Harbor!" You didn't mess with Mitchum! May he rest in Peace. Thanks again, Mr. Skinner.
My father's cousin Bill worked in the hospitality industry in Tucson, Arizona and met quite a few of the stars and actors that were in movies being filmed at the Old Tucson movie set. My dad's cousin Bill said that Robert Mitchum was one of the nicest and most down to earth of the actors who he had the opportunity to serve. I think it speaks well of him that he is one of those Hollywood actors who had a stable marriage and family life. I have always enjoyed his movies and think he was a fine actor. The movie "Ryan's Daughter" proves that he was much more than just another American tough guy. This video was a fine tribute to a great actor.
Nice job Jerry. I always like your videos which are certainly enhanced by your delivery style. I especially like it when you visit a grave yard and tell the story of the people or person who is buried there. Those are always great because they bring to mind our mortality with a bit of sadness added. Thanks again.
Very touching and well done tribute Jerry. Night of the Hunter and Heaven Knows Mr. Allison were two of my favorite movies. I was lucky enough to get an autographed photo of Mr. Mitchum that I have hanging in my office. Wonderful actor
There was no mention of "One Minute to Zero" a Korean war story released in 1952. I was 10 years old and my dad was the lead pilot in the Air Force shots in the movie. You can catch him as the first jet to peel-off in the combat scenes. Daddy did some carousing with Robert Mitchum the night before the cast picture was taken and missed meeting Ann Blythe, to his chagrin. I'll still watch that movie whenever I find it just to see my dad flying again. He died at the age of 78 in 1998 and I miss him terribly.
Love this documentary of the late Robert Mitchum. He was one awesome good looking handsome actor along with John Wayne and all the others whom have gone. Great watch brought back lots of memories of "well spent family times watching these old movies of great actors and actresses.
My grandfather knew people who spent time with Robert Mitchum. Consensus: he was the real deal, a regular guy who became an actor. Nothing pretentious about him. (Or about my grandpa either!)
Well done! Mitchum was his own man. His history suggests a person that had a deep distain for injustice and unfairness which he could act out on both sides of that by way of villain and the compassionate good guy. Truly among the best actors for the parts he played. He will be missed!
Mitchum and his wife Dorothy were married 55 years.Robert turned down the role of "Patton" and said George C. Scott would be better than him.The role of"Dirty Harry" and "Defiant Ones" he declined.Good work good man.
It's great really, all the great actors were also great family men as well, many staying in the one marriage until one or the other partner dies, at an advanced age. Bob Mitchum, Dick Widmark, Jimmy Stewart, James Garner, all 50+ years, that' why I loved them, they were solid men, secure in themselves, and their families.
My mother worked at the Seattle, WA airport in the 1950s. She saw Robert Mitchum there once and scooted up next to him and saide "I know who you are". He responded with "Get lost". lol
First class biography. He had a tough early life but did very well with a few good breaks along the way, one of whom was his wife Dorothy. I loved his films and along with Lancaster, Douglas, Gable and Flynn was one of the real Hollywood greats! Thankyou so much for all the work you do in honouring them all!
As a youngster, the likes of Robert Mitchum and John Wayne were the iconic actors of their time, they were all time greats who inspired many who knew and worked with them,this documentary is a fitting and tasteful tribute to a great actor and great family man. His movies as with his great friends JohnnWayne were brilliant and are still viewed to present day and doubtless for many more years. I was in a public loo one day shortly after John Wayne had passed away, when I saw and read a piece of graffiti dedicated to John, it said "John Wayne is dead" to which a second party had answered this statement as follows, "the hell I am!!!!".......A fitting epitaph for both of these actors, these really great actors.... R.I.P. Robert Mitchum and John Wayne, you both gave so much to the world of movies and your viewers.
This is one of your best. Mitchum has always been a role model of mine, and this is an exquisite representation of his life and gus life work The research, the cinematography, the narration. Just wonderful, buddy . Thanks so much !
very nice. robert was my all time favorite actor. we share the same birthday as well. my husband is a dead ringer of robert. thats the first thing that attracted me to him.😉
weirdshibainu saw it when I was in Catholic grade school and had a crush on Mitchum. I asked my mom what the nun (Deborah Kerr) didn't marry Mr Allison, she said because she was a nun. Hello, even at 7 I knew that was a stupid reason ;).
I read a BIOGRAPHY by Shirley McClain,she said he was a true intellectual,posing as a rube.His indifference toward his career mirrored his relationship with her,whom she loved. He would have men challenge him in bars,just to see how tough he was.He tried not to hurt the poor fool,s but never backed away from a fight.An underrated actor. A LEO,HE LOVED TO BE THE LONER, BUT WOULD NOT TURN DOWN THE SPOTLIGHT.
Thank You Jerry! I have always admired Robert Mitchum. I have virtually met his Grandson who has told us more about Robert. I have always wanted to meet him since I was a little girl. He was an honest and kind man. He did not let show Biz get to his head. family was important to him but he knew his booze and pot was his downfall. He had his bad days as we all have. No one is perfect. I like guys like Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Charles Bronson, Michael Madsen, Robert Davi and others like them. They play tough guys and they are tough guys but they are tough guys with big hearts and gentle souls. THESE are REAL MEN! Robert Mitchum is #1 in my book, always will be!!
He was one of my favorite stars of yesteryear. He had a great voice and a great persona and an all around good guy. I had always felt he wasn't credited when/where credit was due. I remember his voice being used in those steak commercials. I'd listen to the commercial just because it was his voice and I'm not one for commercials at all. Great man & GREAT actor. RIP 💙
Jerry, Excellent doc, great job. I worked at ABC-TV during Winds of War production in the mid 80's and got close to Robert and Dorothy when he got a Lifetime Achievement Award from American Theater Arts in Hollywood. I was producer of the event the night of the presentation. Spending time with him in Montecito was a wonderful experience. Besides being a natural talent as an actor he had great skill as a writer as well. Even doing some singing. His easy going nature was infectious. Combined with a quick wit, he was unique and fascinating man. Your doc filled in some of the blanks for me. Thank you
Thank you Fred, I love to hear from someone like you, that can give us a little more incite into the lives of people we know on the big screen. Thank you so much my friend. Jerry
Jerry, you just keep doing what you do; the product is always excellent. Robert Mitchum is a personal favorite. I knew he had a connection with The Eastern Shore. I thought it was Easton, Md. Some circles branded him as a ,Bad Boy" Turns out he stayed married to his first love. He made acting look easy. His connection to Norma Jean was a elevation! I am glad he made a movie with her. Marilyn, is, was and always will be my wife's favorite. I preferred Jane Russel but eventually realized both ladies were very talented and unique. Thanks for reigniting memories for me I'm thirsting for more.
As always a wonderful remembrance, honest, detail laden, and respectful about one of the great stars of Hollywood and America. Thank you so much Jerry Skinner!
What an awesome actor. I grew up watching him, loved him & have tried to emulate him in my own life. Him, John Wayne & others . I wish the country had men like him now. We need him.
