Chris Mitchum

Chris Mitchum

Chris Mitchum has appeared in over 60 films, starring in more than 50 with John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ernest Borgnine, Charlton Heston and many more, including his father, the late Robert Mitchum. His career has taken him around the world to some 14 countries, earning him such awards as the Golden Horse (Chinese Academy Award, 1981-1982) and The Golden Reel, Best Actor, (1988, Indonesia), as well as the Photoplay Gold Medal Award for Best New Actor, 1972, and Box Office & NATO Top Ten New Stars, 1972. Known best as an "action star", Chris often has performed his own stunts, "Age, and a number of scars, brings wisdom. It's amazing I've survived my youth!" Chris's political training began when he spent six years on the Board of Directors at the Screen Actors Guild. He also served two years as National 1st VP, making him the number two person leading a 74,000 plus member National union – the same political training ground as SAG President Ronald Reagan. His next boot camp came when leader of the Republican Assembly in Sacramento, Bill Leonard, asked him to run for State Assembly in 1998. Chris Mitchum is a leading political activist in California and in 2014 he ran for Congress in the 24th congressional district in California.
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