ACTOR

Robert Mitchum

1917 - 1997

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Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He is known for his antihero roles and film noir appearances. He received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984 and the Golden Globe Cecil B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Mitchum has received more than 9,868,233 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Robert Mitchum is the 411th most popular actor (down from 276th in 2019), the 745th most popular biography from United States (down from 509th in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Actor.

Robert Mitchum is most famous for his roles in films such as The Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear, and Out of the Past.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Mitchum ranks 411 out of 13,578. Before him are Doris Day, Christopher Lambert, Walter Matthau, Alan Arkin, Gerard Butler, and Ron Perlman. After him are Burt Reynolds, James Caan, Magda Schneider, Albert Finney, Ali MacGraw, and Richard Dean Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Robert Mitchum ranks 24. Before him are Kenan Evren, James Rainwater, Otto Günsche, Joan Fontaine, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. After him are Algirdas Julien Greimas, Óscar Romero, Bourvil, Robert Burns Woodward, Nur Muhammad Taraki, and Rochus Misch. Among people deceased in 1997, Robert Mitchum ranks 31. Before him are Bảo Đại, Helenio Herrera, Dodi Fayed, Burgess Meredith, Aldo Rossi, and Clyde Tombaugh. After him are Carl Gustav Hempel, Edward Mills Purcell, Dora Maar, Zoltán Czibor, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Willem de Kooning.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Mitchum ranks 745 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Arkin (1934), Douglas Osheroff (1945), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Ron Perlman (1950), John Carpenter (1948), and Alan Shepard (1923). After him are Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), Robert Altman (1925), Ali MacGraw (1939), David Fincher (1962), and Edward Mills Purcell (1912).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Mitchum ranks 206. Before him are John Lithgow (1945), Doris Day (1922), Christopher Lambert (1957), Walter Matthau (1920), Alan Arkin (1934), and Ron Perlman (1950). After him are Burt Reynolds (1936), James Caan (1940), Ali MacGraw (1939), Richard Dean Anderson (1950), Randy Quaid (1950), and James Woods (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Night of the Hunter
Preacher Harry Powell
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Aug 26o 19557.9 / 10
Out of the Past
Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham
Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Nov 25o 19477.6 / 10
Cape Fear
Lieutenant Elgart
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Nov 13o 19917.3 / 10