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{{Short description|American actor and politician (born 1943)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Christopher Mitchum
| image = Chris Mitchum.jpg
| caption = Mitchum in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|10|16}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| education = {{ubl
| [[University of Pennsylvania]]
| [[Trinity College, Dublin]]
| [[University of Arizona]], [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Literature
}}
| years_active = 1966–present
| occupation = {{hlist | Actor | screenwriter | businessman }}
| party = [[Republican (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Cynthia "Cindy" Davis|1964|1996|end=divorced}}
| children = 4, including [[Bentley Mitchum]] and Carrie Mitchum
| father = [[Robert Mitchum]]
| relatives = {{ubl
| [[Julie Mitchum]] (aunt)
| [[John Mitchum]] (uncle)
| [[James Mitchum]] (brother)
| [[Casper Van Dien]] (ex son-in-law)
| [[Grace Van Dien]] (granddaughter)
}}
| website =
}}
'''Christopher Mitchum''' (born October 16, 1943) is an American film actor, screenwriter, and businessman. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star [[Robert Mitchum]]<ref name="Greatest Film Star Legends">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmsite.org/afilegends.html |title=Greatest Film Star Legends |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217000951/http://www.filmsite.org/afilegends.html |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Dorothy Mitchum. He is the younger brother of actor [[James Mitchum]].

==Film career==

Mitchum appeared in more than 60 films in 14 countries. He appeared with [[John Wayne]]<ref name="Greatest Film Star Legends"/> in the motion pictures ''[[Chisum]]'' (1970), ''[[Rio Lobo]]'' (1970), and ''[[Big Jake]]'' (1971). He was cited by [[Box Office (magazine)|Box Office magazine]] as one of the top five stars of the future and the recipient of [[Photoplay]]'s Gold Medal Award for 1972. He won both The [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Award]] (1981) and The Golden Reel, Best Actor award (1988, Indonesia). He has been a member of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] since 1978. He was the [[Screen Actors Guild]] national first vice president, in 1987–89 and a member of the SAG board of directors, in 1983–89.

==Personal life==
Mitchum married Cynthia "Cindy" Davis in 1964. Together, they had children [[Bentley Mitchum|Bentley]], Carrie, Jennifer, and Kian before divorcing in 1996. For four years in the 1990s, Mitchum was father-in-law to Carrie's husband, [[Casper Van Dien]]. Mitchum is the grandfather of Cappy Van Dien, [[Grace Van Dien]], Allexanne Mitchum, Carrington Mitchum, and Wyatt Mitchum Cardone.

Mitchum has resided in the [[Santa Barbara, California]] area ([[Central Coast of California|Central Coast]]) since 1984. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he ran for the [[California State Assembly]] in 1998, losing the [[general election]] to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Hannah-Beth Jackson]]. In 2012 and 2014, he ran unsuccessfully for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in the [[California's 24th congressional district|24th Congressional District]]; he lost the [[primary election|primary]] in 2012 to former [[Lieutenant Governor of California|lieutenant governor]] [[Abel Maldonado]], and the general in 2014 to 16-year Democratic incumbent [[Lois Capps]].

==Filmography==
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* 1969 ''[[Young Billy Young]]'' (uncredited)
* 1969 ''[[The Good Guys and the Bad Guys]]'' as Minor Role (uncredited)
* 1970 ''[[Chisum]]'' as [[Tom O'Folliard]]
* 1970 ''[[Bigfoot (1970 film)|Bigfoot]]'' as Rick
* 1970 ''[[Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came]]'' as Alturi
* 1970 ''[[Rio Lobo]]'' as Sergeant Tuscarora Phillips
* 1971 ''Cactus in the Snow'' as George
* 1971 ''[[Big Jake]]'' as Michael McCandles
* 1972 ''[[Summertime Killer]]'' as Raymond Sullivan Castor
* 1973 ''A Time for Love'' (TV Movie) as Mark
* 1973 ''[[Murder in a Blue World]]'' as David
* 1973 ''[[Ricco the Mean Machine]]'' as Ricco Aversi
* 1974 ''Once'' as Creation
* 1974 ''Cosa Nostra Asia''
* 1974 ''Master Samurai'' ({{aka}} "The Agency") as James Peterson
* 1974 ''Bloody Sun'' ({{aka}} "Blue Jeans & Dynamite")
* 1975 ''H-Bomb'' ({{aka}} "Great Friday"; Thai name ตัดเลี่ยมเพชร [Dtàt lìam pét]) as Eddie Fulmer / Reddy
* 1975 ''Chinese Commandos'' (''Was Never Finished / Made'')
* 1976 ''[[The Last Hard Men (film)|The Last Hard Men]]'' as Hal Brickman
* 1977 ''Flight to Holocaust'' (TV Movie) as Mark Gates
* 1978 ''[[Stingray (film)|Stingray]]'' as Al
* 1978 ''One Man Jury'' as Sergeant Blake
* 1979 ''[[The Day Time Ended]]'' as Richard Williams
* 1980 ''[[Tusk (1980 film)|Tusk]]'' as Richard Cairn
* 1980 ''[[A Rumor of War (miniseries)|A Rumor of War]]'' (TV Mini-Series) as Captain Peterson
* 1980 ''Desperate Target'' ({{aka}} "Escape from Russia")
* 1981 ''The One Armed Executioner''
* 1981 ''Ritoru Champion'' ({{aka}} "My Champion") as Mike Gorman
* 1983 ''Commander Firefox''
* 1984 ''[[Magnum P.I.]]'' (TV Series) as Eric DeForrest
* 1984 ''The Executioner, Part II'' as Lieutenant Roger O'Malley
* 1984 ''{{ill|No Time to Die (1984 film)|de|3=Danger – Keine Zeit zum Sterben|lt=No Time to Die}}'' ({{aka}} "Hijacked to Hell") as Mr. Gull
* 1985 ''[[Rocky IV]]'' as Russian Guard (uncredited)
* 1985 ''Promises to Keep'' (TV Movie) as Tom Palmer
* 1985 ''[[The Serpent Warriors]]'' as Dr. Tim Muffett
* 1986 ''American Commandos'' as Dean Mitchell
* 1986 ''Final Score'' as Richard Brown
* 1987 ''Angel of Death'' ({{aka}} "Commando Mengele") as Wolfgang Von Backey
* 1987 ''SFX Retaliator'' as Steve Baker
* 1987 ''Death Feud'' ({{aka}} "Savage Harbor") as Bill
* 1988 ''Columbian Connection'' ({{aka}} "Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil) as Derek Carpenter
* 1988 ''[[Faceless (1988 film)|Faceless]]'' ({{aka}} "Les Predatuers de la Nuit") as Sam Morgan
* 1988 ''American Hunter'' ({{aka}} Lethal Hunter) as Jake Carver
* 1989-1991 ''[[We Are Seven (TV series)|We Are Seven]]'' (TV Series) as Tommy Morgan
* 1989 ''[[Gummibärchen küßt man nicht]]'' as Johannes Thalberg / Josef Thalberg
* 1990 ''[[Aftershock (1990 film)|Aftershock]]'' as Colonel Slater
* 1993 ''[[Magic Kid]]'' as Dad
* 1993 ''[[Tombstone (film)|Tombstone]]'' as Ranch Hand
* 1993 ''Jungle of Fear''
* 1995 ''[[Biohazard: The Alien Force]]'' as Donald Brady
* 1995 ''Body Count'' as Captain Langston
* 1995 ''Lethal Cowboy'' as Maffia Hoodlum
* 1995 ''[[Striking Point]]'' as Colonel Ivan Romanov
* 1995 ''[[Bad Boys (1995 film)|Bad Boys]]'' as Sergeant Copperfield
* 1996 ''Fugitive X: Innocent Target'' (TV Movie) as Nick
* 1996 ''Countdown to Disaster'' ({{aka}} "Lethal Orbit", TV Movie) as Gunter
* 1996 ''Jimi'' as Chris Chandler
* 1997 ''Lethal Seduction'' as Trent Jacobson
* 1997 ''Motorcycle Cheerleading Mommas'' as Himself
* 1998 ''Diamondbacks'' as Bill Jones
* 1998 ''Love and War II: The Final Showdown''
* 1999 ''Lycanthrope'' as Jake Sutter
* 1999 ''Night of Terror''
* 2006 ''Soul Searchers'' as Sheriff Traft
* 2009 ''[[The Ritual (2009 film)|The Ritual]]'' as Sheriff Traft
* 2011 ''Goy'' (never finished) as Harald Rosenberg
* 2012 ''Santa's Summer House'' as Pop

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==State and federal office candidacies==
Mitchum has run once for the [[California State Assembly]] (35th District), and twice for the U.S. House of Representatives (California's 24th District). Since January 1, 2011, under California law, candidates are voter-nominated for state and federal offices; political parties cannot nominate candidates for office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-nominated-offices.htm |title=Voter-Nominated Offices Information - Elections - California Secretary of State |accessdate=16 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626162020/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-nominated-offices.htm |archivedate=June 26, 2014 }}</ref>

=== California Assembly ===
In 1998, Mitchum was the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee in the general election for the California State Assembly in the [[California's 35th State Assembly district|35th district]], which included portions of [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] Counties, where he served on the Republican Central Committee (1998–2000). His opponents were Democrat [[Hannah-Beth Jackson]] and [[Natural Law Party (United States)|Natural Law Party]] candidate Eric Dahl. Mitchum came in second behind Jackson with 44.5 percent of the vote to Jackson's 53 percent.

=== U.S. Congress ===
[[File:Robert Mitchum feeding Christopher Mitchum, 1946.jpg|right|thumb|His father feeds Mitchum in 1946]]
In 2012, Mitchum ran for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican candidate in [[California's 24th congressional district|California's 24th district]] ([[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]], Santa Barbara, and part of Ventura counties), challenging incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Congresswoman [[Lois Capps]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Magnoli|first=Giana|title=Filing Deadline Friday for Santa Barbara County Elections|url=http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/030812_election_update/|accessdate=March 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517034521/http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/030812_election_update|archive-date=May 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2012#District 24|June 5, 2012 primary]], he came in third, behind Republican [[Abel Maldonado]] and Capps, and ahead of Independent candidate Matt Boutté.

In 2014, Mitchum ran again for the U.S. congressional seat held by Representative Capps. He won the [[United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2014#District 24|June 3, 2014, primary]] (running alongside four other Republicans, two additional Democrats, and an Independent candidate), coming in second behind Capps with 15.8 percent of the vote, and narrowly defeating Republican Justin Fareed by slightly over 600 votes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140715200153/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/24/county/all/ U.S. House of Representatives District 24 <br/>District and County Results | Primary Election | California Secretary of State]</ref> In the November 4 general election, Mitchum received 48.1 percent of the vote to Capps's 51.9 percent, in the closest race of Capps's entire congressional career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue states no longer so friendly for Dems as election nears; rush is on to save incumbents |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2014/10/29/dems-rush-to-save-suddenly-vulnerable-incumbents |website=www.usnews.com |publisher=US News |accessdate=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175035/https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2014/10/29/dems-rush-to-save-suddenly-vulnerable-incumbents |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/24/county/all/ |title=U.S. House of Representatives District 24 <br/>District and County Results | Primary Election | California Secretary of State |accessdate=15 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715200153/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/24/county/all/ |archivedate=July 15, 2014 }}</ref>

Despite the close margin by which Mitchum lost to Capps, as well as the announcement that Capps would retire in 2016, Mitchum ultimately declined a third run for the same seat again, and instead endorsed Assemblyman [[Katcho Achadjian]] for the race to succeed Capps.<ref name=achadjian>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.com/news/2015/apr/18/katcho-achadjian-announces-congress-bid/|title=Katcho Achadjian Announces Congress Bid|author=Kelsey Brugger|work=[[Santa Barbara Independent]]|date=April 18, 2015|accessdate=December 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111304/http://www.independent.com/news/2015/apr/18/katcho-achadjian-announces-congress-bid/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Election statistics ==

{{Election box begin no change
| title = [[California's 35th State Assembly district|California State Assembly, 35th District]]: 1998
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = [[Hannah-Beth Jackson]]
| votes = 67,224
| percentage = 53.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = ''Chris Mitchum''
| votes = 56,382
| percentage = 44.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Natural Law Party (United States)
| candidate = Eric Dahl
| votes = 3,151
| percentage = 2.49
}}
{{Election box invalid no change
| votes = 7,602
| percentage = 5.66
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 135,359
| percentage = 100.00
| winner = California Democratic Party
| loser = California Republican Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = [[California's 24th congressional district|U.S. House of Representatives, California, 24th District]]: 2012
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Lois Capps]] (incumbent)
| votes = 72,356
| percentage = 46.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Abel Maldonado]]
| votes = 46,295
| percentage = 29.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = ''Chris Mitchum''
| votes = 33,604
| percentage = 21.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = No party preference
| candidate = Matt Boutté
| votes = 3,832
| percentage = 2.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 156,087
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Lois Capps]] (incumbent)
| votes = 156,749
| percentage = 55.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Abel Maldonado]]
| votes = 127,746
| percentage = 44.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 284,495
| percentage = 100.0
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = [[California's 24th congressional district|U.S. House of Representatives, California, 24th District]]: 2014
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Lois Capps]] (incumbent)
| votes = 58,198
| percentage = 43.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = ''Chris Mitchum''
| votes = 21,059
| percentage = 15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Justin Donald Fareed
| votes = 20,445
| percentage = 15.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dale Francisco
| votes = 15,575
| percentage = 11.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Bradley Allen
| votes = 9,268
| percentage = 7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Sandra Marshall
| votes = 4,646
| percentage = 3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Paul H. Coyne, Jr.
| votes = 2,144
| percentage = 1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = No party preference
| candidate = Steve Isakson
| votes = 1,249
| percentage = 0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Alexis Stuart
| votes = 678
| percentage = 0.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 133,263
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Lois Capps]] (incumbent)
| votes = 103,228
| percentage = 51.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = ''Chris Mitchum''
| votes = 95,566
| percentage = 48.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 198,794
| percentage = 100.0
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Philanthropic positions==
Mitchum has served on several organizations'boards of directors and has been a fundraiser for a number of charities.
* Hollywood Benefit Horse Show, advisory board, 1996–present
* ZONA SECA, Board of Director, 2011–present
* Community Outreach for Prevention and Education chairman and honorary chairman, 1998–present
* Liberty Program—gang-member rehabilitation program—board member, Santa Barbara, 1999–2001
* Criminal Advisory Board for Fighting Back, Santa Barbara, 1999–2004
* Public Policy Advisory Board for Fighting Back, Santa Barbara, 1999–2004
* Board of directors, Police Activities League, Santa Barbara, 1999–2001
* Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission, chairman, for the governor's Office, State of California, OCJP January 1999
* Autistic Treatment Center "Roundup of Autism": Honorary Advisory Council: 1994–2002
* North American Riding for the Handicapped Association Advisory Board: 1992–96
* Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Honorary Board 1988–92
* Santa Barbara International Film Festival, board of directors: one-year term, 1987
* Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera: founding chairman of the "Star Circle" fund-raiser, 1989

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120406073757/http://chrismitchumforcongress.com/index.php Chris Mitchum For Congress] (archived link)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051318/http://www.politicit.com/LocalProfile.aspx?cnumber=1004&st=Chris+Mitchum&state=California Politicit.com: Chris Mitchum Profile]
*{{IMDb name|id=0593844}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102719/http://www.bnd.com/2015/03/14/3712500_in-the-shadow-of-the-stars-chris.html?rh=1 Interview with Chris Mitchum, March 14, 2015, Belleville News-Democrat]

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