Christopher Mitchum is an American actor, screenwriter, and businessman. He was claimed as one of the top five stars of the future by Box Office magazines and was also awarded a Gold Medal. He was also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Christopher Mitchum's Early Life & Education
Christopher was born on 16th October 1943, in Los Angeles, California. He is the second-born child of actor Robert Mitchum and Dorothy Mitchum. His elder brother James Mitchum is also an actor, and his younger sister Trina Mitchum is an actress.
He belongs to white ethnicity and his birth sign is Libra.
Talking about Christopher Mitchum's education, he received his education from the University of Pennsylvania and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He graduated with a BA in literature from the University of Arizona.
Christopher Mitchum's Career
As actor
Christopher started his career as an actor from the movie Thunder Road in 1958 but was uncredited. His name was shown and given credit from the movie Chisum with the legendary actor John Wayne in 1970.
He got his main role in the 1970 movie Big Foot. His movie Big Jake, in 1971, got huge success at the box office. He worked in various films including national and international movies.
He also appeared with Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV in 1985 and multi-starrer Tombstone where he shared the screen with actors like Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, and Sam Elliott.
He worked in the Hollywood film industry for more than 50 years.
As politician
Christopher Mitchum's political career began in 1998 with the Republican nominee in the general election for the California State Assembly in the 35 districts. He served Republican Central Committee from 1998 to 2000.
In 2012, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican candidate. On June 5th, 2012, he came third for the House of Representatives. Mitchum ran again for the U.S congressional set held by Representative Capps and won alongside four other Republicans.
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Christopher Mitchum's Relationship History
The American actor married the actress Cindy Mitchum on 13th November 1964, in Alameda Country, California.
The couple has been blessed with 4 children, two sons Bently Mitchum & Kian Mitchum, and 2 daughters, Carrie Mitchum and Jennifer Mitchum.
Christopher and his wife live together for five-decade and got divorced in 1996.
The American actor met his wife Doreen Corkin in 2000. The couple is seen together at various events and other functions.
The detail about their marriage date is not revealed.
Christopher Mitchum's Net Worth
Christopher Mitchum's net worth is estimated to be around $10 million. He accumulated his net worth from his career as an actor by working for more than five decades.
While starting his career, he was paid $1000 for the movie Bigfoot. Likewise, for the movie Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? he was paid $650 per week in 1970. His movie Promises to keep earned him $125,000 as salary as an actor.
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