Американський актор, сценарист, продюсер, співак. Актор посів 23 позицію у списку 100 найвизначніших зірок американського кіно за 100 років, складеним Американським інститутом кіномистецтва. Лауреат премії «Золотий глобус» за внесок у кіномистецтво (1992). Знімався у фільмах напрямку «нуар» (наприклад, «З минулого»), в 1950-ті — 1960-ті роки грав, в основному, негативних персонажів («Мис страху»). Особливо відомі також ролі Мітчема у фільмах «Ніч мисливця» Чарльза Лотона, «Якудза» Сідні Поллака, «Мрець» Джима Джармуша. Мітчем також автор і виконавець пісень у стилі кантрі.

Фільмографія

• 2021The Flapper — (archive footage)
• Wormwood — Jeff Bailey (archive footage)
• 1997James Dean: Race with Destiny — George Stevens
• 1995Backfire! — Marshal
• 1995The Sunset Boys — Ernest Bogan
• 1995Мрець — John Dickinson
• 1994Woman of Desire — Walter J. Hill
• 1993La Classe américaine — Yves (archive footage)
• 1993The Funniest Way in Earth's Atmosphere — Director
• 1993Тумстоун — Narrator (voice)
• African Skies — Sam Dutton
• 1992Les Sept Péchés capitaux — Dieu
• 1991The Discovery Of Marilyn Monroe
• 1991Waiting for the Wind — Walter
• 1991Мис страху — Lieutenant Elgart
• 1990A Family for Joe — Joe "Grandpa" Whitaker-Bankston
• A Family for Joe
• 1990Believed Violent — Pr. Forrester
• 1990Midnight Ride — Dr. Hardy
• Brotherhood of the Rose — John Eliot
• 1989Hoodwinked — Jake Spanner
• 1988Mr. North — Mr. Bosworth
• War and Remembrance — Victor 'Pug' Henry
• 1988Скнара — Preston Rhinelander
• 1986Thompson's Last Run — Johnny Thompson
• 1985Promises to Keep — Jack Palmer
• 1985Reunion at Fairborough — Carl Hostrup
• 1985The Ambassador — Peter Hacker
• The Equalizer — Richard Dyson
• 1985The Hearst and Davies Affair — William Randolph Hearst
• Північ і південь — Patrick Flynn
• 1984Maria's Lovers — Ivan's Father
• 1983A Killer in the Family — Gary Tison
• The Winds of War — Victor 'Pug' Henry
• 1982One Shoe Makes it Murder — Harold Shillman
• 1982Showbiz Goes to War — (archive footage)
• 1982That Championship Season — Coach Delaney
• 1980Agency — Ted Quinn .
• 1980Nightkill — Donner/Rodriguez
• 1979Breakthrough — Colonel Rogers
• 1978Matilda — Duke Parkhurst
• 1978The Big Sleep — Philip Marlowe
• 1977The Amsterdam Kill — Quinlan
• 1976The Last Tycoon — Pat Brady
• 1976Мідвей — Vice Adm. William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
• 1975Прощавай, моя красуне — Philip Marlowe
• 1974Якудза — Harry Kilmer
• 1973America on the Rocks — Narrator (voice)
• 1973The Friends of Eddie Coyle — Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle
• 1972The Wrath of God — Father Oliver Van Horne
• 1971Going Home — Harry K. Graham
• 1970Ryan's Daughter — Charles
• 1970The Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene — Narrator
• 1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guys — Flagg
• 1969Young Billy Young — Deputy Ben Kane
• 19685 Card Stud — Reverend Jonathan Rudd
• 1968Anzio — Dick Ennis
• 1968Secret Ceremony — Albert
• 1968Villa Rides — Lee Arnold
• 1967The Way West — Dick Summers
• 1966Ельдорадо — Sheriff J.P. Harrah
• 1965Mister Moses — Joe Moses
• 1964Man in the Middle — Lt. Col. Barney Adams
• 1964What a Way to Go! — Rod Anderson Jr.
• 1963Marilyn — archive footage
• 1963Rampage — Harry Stanton
• 1963The List of Adrian Messenger — Slattery
• 1962Two for the Seesaw — Jerry Ryan
• 1962Мис страху — Max Cady
• 1962Найдовший день — Brig. Gen. Norman Cota
• 1961The Last Time I Saw Archie — Archie Hall
• 1960A Terrible Beauty — Dermot O'Neill
• 1960Home from the Hill — Captain Wade Hunnicutt
• 1960The Grass Is Greener — Charles Delacro
• 1960The Sundowners — Paddy Carmody
• 1959The Angry Hills — Mike Morrison
• 1959The Wonderful Country — Martin Brady, Executive Producer
• 1958The Hunters — Major Cleve Saville
• 1958Thunder Road — Lucas Doolin, Producer, Story
• 1957Fire Down Below — Felix Bowers
• 1957Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison — Corporal Allison USMC
• 1957The Enemy Below — Capt. Murrell
• 1956Bandido! — Wilson
• 1956Foreign Intrigue — Dave Bishop
• 1955Man with the Gun — Clint Tollinger
• 1955Not as a Stranger — Lucas Marsh
• 1955Ніч мисливця — Preacher Harry Powell
• 1954River of No Return — Matt Calder
• 1954She Couldn't Say No — Doctor Robert Sellers
• 1954Track of the Cat — Curt Bridges
• 1953Angel Face — Frank Jessup
• 1953Second Chance — Russ Lambert
• 1953White Witch Doctor — John 'Lonni' Douglas
• 1952Macao — Nick Cochran
• 1952One Minute to Zero — Col. Steve Janowski
• 1952The Lusty Men — Jeff McCloud
• 1951His Kind of Woman — Dan Milner
• 1951My Forbidden Past — Dr. Mark Lucas
• 1951The Racket — Thomas McQuigg
• 1950Where Danger Lives — Jeff Cameron
• 1949The Big Steal — Lt. Duke Halliday
• 1949The Red Pony — Billy Buck
• 1949Святковий роман — Steve Mason
• 1948Blood on the Moon — Jim Garry
• 1948Rachel and the Stranger — Jim Fairways
• 1947Crossfire — Peter Keeley
• 1947Desire Me — Paul Aubert
• 1947Pursued — Jeb
• 1947З минулого — Jeff Bailey / Jeff Markham
• 1946The Locket — Norman Clyde
• 1946Till the End of Time — William J. Tabeshaw
• 1946Undercurrent — Michael Garroway
• 1945Story of G.I. Joe — Bill Walker
• 1945West of the Pecos — Pecos Smith
• 1944Girl Rush — Jimmy Smith
• 1944Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore — CPO Jeff Daniels
• 1944Mr. Winkle Goes to War — Corporal (uncredited)
• 1944Nevada — Jim Lacy aka Nevada
• 1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo — Bob Gray
• 1944To the People of the United States
• 1944When Strangers Marry — Fred Graham
• 1943Aerial Gunner — Sgt. Benson (uncredited)
• 1943Bar 20 — Richard Adams
• 1943Beyond the Last Frontier — Trigger Dolan
• 1943Border Patrol — Quinn
• 1943Colt Comrades — Dirk Mason
• 1943Corvette K-225 — Sheppard
• 1943Cry 'Havoc' — Dying Soldier
• 1943Doughboys in Ireland — Ernie Jones (as Bob Mitchum)
• 1943False Colors — Rip Austin
• 1943Follow the Band — Tate Winters
• 1943Gung Ho! — 'Pig iron' Matthews
• 1943Hoppy Serves a Writ — Rigney
• 1943Leather Burners — Randall - Henchman
• 1943Minesweeper — Seaman Chuck Ryan
• 1943Riders of the Deadline — Lead Henchman Drago
• 1943The Dancing Masters — Mickey Halligan (uncredited)
• 1943The Human Comedy — Quentin Gilford (uncredited)
• 1943The Lone Star Trail — Ben Slocum
• 1943We've Never Been Licked — Panhandle Mitchell

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (37)

• 2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast — Self - Actor (archive footage)
• 2018Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America — Self (archive footage)
• 2015Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Discovering: Robert Mitchum — Self
• Talking Pictures — Self (archive footage)
• Parkinson — Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
• 2002Heart of the Festival — Self (archive footage)
• 2001Chop Suey — Self (archival footage)
• 2001The Making of 'Cape Fear' — Self (archive footage)
• 2000Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies — Self (archive sound)
• Private Screenings — Self
• 1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels — Self (archive footage)
• 1995Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' — Self
• 1995Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick — Self
• 1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star — Self
• 1989William Holden: The Golden Boy — Self
• 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick — Self
• 1988Remembering Marilyn — Self (Interviewee)
• The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood — Self
• 1986Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend — Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• Суботнього вечора в прямому ефірі — Self - Host
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• 1971Dynamite Chicken — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Film '72 — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• ABC Stage 67 — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Cinépanorama — Self
• The Jimmy Durante Show — Self
• Оскар — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• Золотий глобус — Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
• 1942The Magic of Make-up — Self