Robert Mitchum's final role

As stated in the title, this 4 minute video shows Mitchum's last acting role in it's entirety. Still with a strong voice and good acting ability, it's difficult to not notice how ill he was. Stricken with emphysema and lung cancer, Mitchum died less than a year after this cameo.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Robert Mitchum
• James Dean
• acting
• 1997

[mjschumaker]

Mitchum was one of my favorite actors. Loved him in the Philip Marlowe remakes. Never seen this excerpt before and it was sad to see him so wasted, but he gave a good performance..

[Theomite]

I'll begrudge Van Dien about everything in his talentless career...but working alongside THE Robert Mitchum playing a person that Mitchum probably met and knew in RL? Dude...I'd say Van Dien's got the right to brag about that for the rest of his life.

[MrKleid]

who killed robert mitchum??

[steve12168]

@droolet yes thats correct

[JubalCalif]

@uk6strings

I second that emotion! The late great Mr Mitchum's acting (even as sick & frail as he was) wipes Casper off the screen. Casper is as much like the late great James Dean as much as Percy Kilbride was! This made for cable flick doesn't look very good. Though I'd always be willing to see Bob Mitchum in anything!

[charliemctruth]

Harry Powell, or J P Harrah, he made my dear old dad happy, now, my 2 sons are happy , and my grandchildren will watch , and try to survive.



[YourFaceWillDie468]

"Still with a strong voice and good acting ability, it's difficult to not notice how ill he was."

Do you perhaps mean "it's difficult to notice how ill he was."?

[droolet]

wasnt casprr married to Roberts grandaughetr at the time ?

[TheLadyjazzy1]

rip robert mitchum!!!!

[raybradburywriter]

@uk6strings Agreed, they're polar opposites. Van Dien is just lousy.