Christopher Mitchum (born October 16, 1943) is an American film actor, screenwriter, and businessman. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star Robert Mitchum[1] and Dorothy Mitchum. He is the younger brother of actor James Mitchum.
Mitchum appeared in more than 60 films in 14 countries. He appeared with John Wayne[1] in the motion pictures Chisum (1970), Rio Lobo (1970), and Big Jake (1971). He was cited by Box Office magazine as one of the top five stars of the future and the recipient of Photoplay's Gold Medal Award for 1972. He won both The Golden Horse Award (1981) and The Golden Reel, Best Actor award (1988, Indonesia). He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1978. He was the Screen Actors Guild national first vice president, in 1987–89 and a member of the SAG board of directors, in 1983–89.
Personal life
Mitchum married Cynthia "Cindy" Davis in 1964. Together, they had children Bentley, Carrie, Jennifer, and Kian before divorcing in 1996. For four years in the 1990s, Mitchum was father-in-law to Carrie's husband, Casper Van Dien. Mitchum is the grandfather of Cappy Van Dien, Grace Van Dien, Allexanne Mitchum, Carrington Mitchum, and Wyatt Mitchum Cardone.
Mitchum has run once for the California State Assembly (35th District), and twice for the U.S. House of Representatives (California's 24th District). Since January 1, 2011, under California law, candidates are voter-nominated for state and federal offices; political parties cannot nominate candidates for office.[2]
California Assembly
In 1998, Mitchum was the Republican nominee in the general election for the California State Assembly in the 35th district, which included portions of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, where he served on the Republican Central Committee (1998–2000). His opponents were Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson and Natural Law Party candidate Eric Dahl. Mitchum came in second behind Jackson with 44.5 percent of the vote to Jackson's 53 percent.
In 2014, Mitchum ran again for the U.S. congressional seat held by Representative Capps. He won the June 3, 2014, primary (running alongside four other Republicans, two additional Democrats, and an Independent candidate), coming in second behind Capps with 15.8 percent of the vote, and narrowly defeating Republican Justin Fareed by slightly over 600 votes.[4] In the November 4 general election, Mitchum received 48.1 percent of the vote to Capps's 51.9 percent, in the closest race of Capps's entire congressional career.[5][6]
Despite the close margin by which Mitchum lost to Capps, as well as the announcement that Capps would retire in 2016, Mitchum ultimately declined a third run for the same seat again, and instead endorsed Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian for the race to succeed Capps.[7]
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^Kelsey Brugger (April 18, 2015). "Katcho Achadjian Announces Congress Bid". Santa Barbara Independent. from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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Christopher Mitchum born October 16 1943 is an American film actor screenwriter and businessman He was born in Los Angeles California the second son of film star Robert Mitchum 1 and Dorothy Mitchum He is the younger brother of actor James Mitchum Christopher MitchumMitchum in 2012Born 1943 10 16 October 16 1943 age 79 Los Angeles California U S EducationUniversity of PennsylvaniaTrinity College DublinUniversity of Arizona BA in LiteratureOccupationsActorscreenwriterbusinessmanYears active1966 presentPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseCynthia Cindy Davis m 1964 div 1996 wbr Children4 including Bentley MitchumParentRobert Mitchum father RelativesJulie Mitchum aunt John Mitchum uncle James Mitchum brother Contents 1 Film career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 State and federal office candidacies 4 1 California Assembly 4 2 U S Congress 5 Election statistics 6 Philanthropic positions 7 References 8 External linksFilm career EditMitchum appeared in more than 60 films in 14 countries He appeared with John Wayne 1 in the motion pictures Chisum 1970 Rio Lobo 1970 and Big Jake 1971 He was cited by Box Office magazine as one of the top five stars of the future and the recipient of Photoplay s Gold Medal Award for 1972 He won both The Golden Horse Award 1981 and The Golden Reel Best Actor award 1988 Indonesia He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1978 He was the Screen Actors Guild national first vice president in 1987 89 and a member of the SAG board of directors in 1983 89 Personal life EditMitchum married Cynthia Cindy Davis in 1964 Together they had children Bentley Carrie Jennifer and Kian before divorcing in 1996 For four years in the 1990s Mitchum was father in law to Carrie s husband Casper Van Dien Mitchum is the grandfather of Cappy Van Dien Grace Van Dien Allexanne Mitchum Carrington Mitchum and Wyatt Mitchum Cardone Mitchum has resided in the Santa Barbara California area Central Coast since 1984 He ran unsuccessfully for the California State Assembly in 1998 and the U S House of Representatives 24th Congressional District in 2012 and 2014 Filmography EditYoung Billy Young 1969 uncredited The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 1969 as Minor Role uncredited Chisum 1970 as Tom O Folliard Bigfoot 1970 as Rick Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came 1970 as Alturi Rio Lobo 1970 as Sgt Tuscarora Phillips Cactus in the Snow 1971 as George Big Jake 1971 as Michael McCandles H Bomb 1971 as Eddie Fulmer Reddy Summertime Killer 1972 as Ray Castor A Time for Love 1973 TV Movie as Mark Murder in a Blue World 1973 as David Ricco the Mean Machine 1973 as Ricco Once 1974 as Creation Cosa Nostra Asia 1974 Master Samurai 1974 a k a The Agency as James Peterson Bloody Sun 1974 a k a Blue Jeans amp Dynamite Chinese Commandos 1975 Was Never Finished Made The Last Hard Men 1976 as Hal Brickman Flight to Holocaust 1977 TV Movie as Mark Gates Stingray 1978 as Al One Man Jury 1978 as Sgt Blake The Day Time Ended 1979 as Richard Tusk 1980 as Richard Cairn A Rumor of War 1980 TV Mini Series as Capt Peterson Desperate Target 1980 a k a Escape from Russia The One Armed Executioner 1981 Ritoru Champion 1981 a k a My Champion as Mike Gorman Commander Firefox 1983 Magnum P I 1984 TV Series as Eric DeForrest The Executioner Part II 1984 as Lieutenant Roger O Malley No Time to Die de 1984 a k a Hijacked to Hell as Mr Gull Rocky IV 1985 as Russian Guard uncredited Promises to Keep 1985 TV Movie as Tom Palmer The Serpent Warriors 1985 as Dr Tim Muffett American Commandos 1986 as Dean Mitchell Final Score 1986 as Richard Brown Angel of Death 1987 a k a Commando Mengele as Wolfgang von Backey Faceless 1987 a k a Les Predateurs de la Nuit as Morgan SFX Retaliator 1987 as Steve Baker Death Feud 1987 a k a Savage Harbor as Bill Columbian Connection 1988 a k a Dark Mission Flowers of Evil as Derek Carpenter Leathernecks 1989 We Are Seven 1989 1991 TV Series as Tommy Morgan American Hunter 1990 a k a Lethal Hunter as Jake Carver Gummibarchen kusst man nicht 1989 as Johannes Josef Thalberg Aftershock 1990 as Col Slater Magic Kid 1993 as Dad Tombstone 1993 as Ranch Hand Jungle of Fear 1993 Biohazard The Alien Force 1995 as Donald Brady Body Count 1995 as Captain Langston Lethal Cowboy 1995 as Maffia hoodlum Striking Point 1995 as Col Ivan Romanov Bad Boys 1995 as Sergeant Copperfield Fugitive X Innocent Target 1996 TV Movie as Nick Countdown to Disaster 1996 a k a Lethal Orbit TV Movie as Gunter Jimi 1996 as Chris Chandler Lethal Seduction 1997 as Trent Jacobson Motorcycle Cheerleading Mommas 1997 as Himself Diamondbacks 1998 as Bill Jones Love and War II The Final Showdown 1998 Lycanthrope 1999 as Jake Sutter Night of Terror 1999 Soul Searchers 2006 as Sheriff Traft The Ritual 2009 as Sheriff Traft Goy 2011 never finished as Harald Rosenberg Santa s Summer House 2012 as PopState and federal office candidacies EditMitchum has run once for the California State Assembly 35th District and twice for the U S House of Representatives California s 24th District Since January 1 2011 under California law candidates are voter nominated for state and federal offices political parties cannot nominate candidates for office 2 California Assembly Edit In 1998 Mitchum was the Republican nominee in the general election for the California State Assembly in the 35th district which included portions of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties where he served on the Republican Central Committee 1998 2000 His opponents were Democrat Hannah Beth Jackson and Natural Law Party candidate Eric Dahl Mitchum came in second behind Jackson with 44 5 percent of the vote to Jackson s 53 percent U S Congress Edit His father feeds Mitchum in 1946 In 2012 Mitchum ran for the U S House of Representatives as a Republican candidate in California s 24th district San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara and part of Ventura counties challenging incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lois Capps 3 In the June 5 2012 primary he came in third behind Republican Abel Maldonado and Capps and ahead of Independent candidate Matt Boutte In 2014 Mitchum ran again for the U S congressional seat held by Representative Capps He won the June 3 2014 primary running alongside four other Republicans two additional Democrats and an Independent candidate coming in second behind Capps with 15 8 percent of the vote and narrowly defeating Republican Justin Fareed by slightly over 600 votes 4 In the November 4 general election Mitchum received 48 1 percent of the vote to Capps s 51 9 percent in the closest race of Capps s entire congressional career 5 6 Despite the close margin by which Mitchum lost to Capps as well as the announcement that Capps would retire in 2016 Mitchum ultimately declined a third run for the same seat again and instead endorsed Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian for the race to succeed Capps 7 Election statistics EditCalifornia State Assembly 35th District 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Hannah Beth Jackson 67 224 53 03Republican Chris Mitchum 56 382 44 48Natural Law Eric Dahl 3 151 2 49Invalid or blank votes 7 602 5 66Total votes 135 359 100 00U S House of Representatives California 24th District 2012 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Lois Capps incumbent 72 356 46 4Republican Abel Maldonado 46 295 29 7Republican Chris Mitchum 33 604 21 5No party preference Matt Boutte 3 832 2 5Total votes 156 087 100 0General electionDemocratic Lois Capps incumbent 156 749 55 1Republican Abel Maldonado 127 746 44 9Total votes 284 495 100 0U S House of Representatives California 24th District 2014 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Lois Capps incumbent 58 198 43 7Republican Chris Mitchum 21 059 15 8Republican Justin Donald Fareed 20 445 15 3Republican Dale Francisco 15 575 11 7Republican Bradley Allen 9 268 7 0Democratic Sandra Marshall 4 646 3 5Democratic Paul H Coyne Jr 2 144 1 6No party preference Steve Isakson 1 249 0 9Republican Alexis Stuart 678 0 5Total votes 133 263 100 0General electionDemocratic Lois Capps incumbent 103 228 51 9Republican Chris Mitchum 95 566 48 1Total votes 198 794 100 0Philanthropic positions EditMitchum has served on several organizations boards of directors and has been a fundraiser for a number of charities Hollywood Benefit Horse Show advisory board 1996 present ZONA SECA Board of Director 2011 present Community Outreach for Prevention and Education chairman and honorary chairman 1998 present Liberty Program gang member rehabilitation program board member Santa Barbara 1999 2001 Criminal Advisory Board for Fighting Back Santa Barbara 1999 2004 Public Policy Advisory Board for Fighting Back Santa Barbara 1999 2004 Board of directors Police Activities League Santa Barbara 1999 2001 Juvenile Justice amp Delinquency Prevention Commission chairman for the governor s Office State of California OCJP January 1999 Autistic Treatment Center Roundup of Autism Honorary Advisory Council 1994 2002 North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Advisory Board 1992 96 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Honorary Board 1988 92 Santa Barbara International Film Festival board of directors one year term 1987 Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera founding chairman of the Star Circle fund raiser 1989References Edit a b Greatest Film Star Legends Archived from the original on December 17 2014 Retrieved October 23 2014 Voter Nominated Offices Information Elections California Secretary of State Archived from the original on June 26 2014 Retrieved March 16 2014 Magnoli Giana Filing Deadline Friday for Santa Barbara County Elections Archived from the original on May 17 2012 Retrieved March 8 2012 U S House of Representatives District 24 District and County Results Primary Election California Secretary of State Blue states no longer so friendly for Dems as election nears rush is on to save incumbents www usnews com US News Archived from the original on January 8 2018 Retrieved March 18 2020 U S House of Representatives District 24 District and County Results Primary Election California Secretary of State Archived from the original on July 15 2014 Retrieved July 15 2014 Kelsey Brugger April 18 2015 Katcho Achadjian Announces Congress Bid Santa Barbara Independent Archived from the original on December 8 2015 Retrieved December 5 2015 External links EditChris Mitchum For Congress archived link Politicit com Chris Mitchum Profile Christopher Mitchum at IMDb Interview with Chris Mitchum March 14 2015 Belleville News Democrat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Mitchum amp oldid 1126789226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
