1. John Mitchum was an American actor from the 1940s to the 1970s in film and television.
15 Facts About John Mitchum
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John Mitchum was the younger brother of Julie Mitchum and Robert Mitchum.
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John Mitchum served in the United States Army, 361st Harbor Craft Company, in Florida and Hawaii.
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John Mitchum supported his more famous brother on several occasions, and became known as the friendly, food-loving Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in the first three Dirty Harry films.
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John Mitchum's character was killed in the third film, The Enforcer.
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In 1958, John Mitchum was cast in two episodes of the crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective, starring David Janssen.
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John Mitchum played Joe in the episode "Short Haul" and Jimmy Logan in "Bungalow Murder".
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On September 15,1959, John Mitchum appeared in the premiere episode "Stage Stop" of the Western series Laramie.
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John Mitchum was cast in 1960 as Pickalong in 10 episodes of the Western series Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin.
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John Mitchum appeared as Hal Swanson in the 1960 episode "Silver Killers" of the Western series Tombstone Territory.
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John Mitchum appeared in the 1960 Tales of Wells Fargo episode, "A Show for Silver Lode", in the role of a Wells Fargo station agent.
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From 1965 to 1967, John Mitchum had the recurring role of Trooper Hoffenmueller in 11 episodes of the sitcom F Troop, starring Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, and Ken Berry.
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John Mitchum composed the piece "America, Why I Love Her", which John Wayne included in his book and album of the same name.
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John Mitchum was married four times, first to Joy Hallward, older sister of film noir femme fatale Gloria Grahame.
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John Mitchum died on November 29,2001, after complications of three strokes.