Robert Mitchum
- Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Birthday: August 6, 1917
An iconic figure of post-war Hollywood, actor Robert Mitchum embodied the rugged and solitary anti-heroes of American film noir in a string of classic dramas and mysteries, including “Out of the Past” (1947), “His Kind of Woman” (1952), and “Angel Face.” However, he proved versatile in almost every genre, from Westerns and thrillers – he played two of the scariest villains in screen history: Max Cady in the original “Cape Fear” (1962) and the homicidal false preacher in “Night of the Hunter” (1955 – to comedies and gentl…more