Bentley Mitchum

Bentley Mitchum
Born	(1967-02-22) February 22, 1967 (age 58) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1985-present
Spouses	Samra Wolfin ​ ​ (m. 1990;div. 1996)​ Noelle Balfour ​ ​ (m. 1997;div. 2003)​ Jaime Anstead ​ ​ (m. 2004;div. 2014)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Christopher Mitchum Cindy Davis
Relatives	Robert Mitchum (grandfather) Julie Mitchum (great aunt) John Mitchum (great uncle) James Mitchum (uncle)

Bentley Mitchum (born February 22, 1967) is an American actor who has appeared in about 40 films and TV series, including Sundance grand jury prize winner Ruby in Paradise , The Man in the Moon , The Wonder Years , Conviction , Susie Q , Meatballs 4 and Demonic Toys ^[1] and Shark Attack .

Bentley also became the first American actor to play lead in an Indian Tamil film, Little John opposite Jyothika. ^[2]

Personal life

Bentley is the grandson of actor Robert Mitchum, ^[3] the son of Cindy Davis and actor Christopher Mitchum and the nephew of actor James Mitchum. His acting debut was with them in a TV movie, Promises to Keep, in which the three actors played characters with corresponding relationships. Bentley attended USC and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama. He also started a band called The Velvet Box.

Bentley has two daughters, Allexanne Mitchum, from his marriage to Samra Wolfin, and Carrington Mitchum, from his marriage to Jaime Anstead.

His daughter Allexanne dated Steve Bing. She died on July 4, 2019. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Six months after her death, LA coroner Dr. Dutra determined Allexanne had died from fentanyl poisoning, most likely given to her by a friend in the form of a fake Xanax.^{[ citation needed ]}

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Promises to Keep	Johnny Palmer	TV film, co-starring with his father Christopher Mitchum and grandfather Robert Mitchum
1988–89	The Wonder Years	Brian Cooper	3 Episodes: Pilot, "Swingers" and "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation"
1989	Gummibärchen küßt man nicht	Tony	German film
1991	The Man in the Moon	Billy Sanders
	Rich Girl	Scott
	The Borrower	Kip
	Sometimes They Come Back	David North	TV film
1992	Demonic Toys	Mark Wayne
	Meatballs 4	Kyle Linck
1993	Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde	Kirk
	Ruby in Paradise	Ricky Chambers
1996	Susie Q	Johnny Angel	TV film
1997	Different Strokes	Jack
1999	Lima: Breaking the Silence	Bruce Nelson
	Shark Attack	Dr. Miles Craven
2000	Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol	Sgt. Don Nichols
2001	Little John	John McKenzie	Indian film; Shot in Tamil, Hindi and English
	A Crack in the Floor	Johnny
2002	Frogmen Operation Stormbringer	Andreas Drassos / Casper
2005	Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire	Lab Technician	TV film
2007	Walking Tall: The Payback	Walter Morris	TV film
2014	The One	Vampire Brother	Short Nominated — International Fashion Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival)

References

1. "Bentley Mitchum - About This Person - Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2009. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
2. Venkatesh, Jyothi. "Acting in a Tamil film is like doing a breakdance and singing in Chinese, also smiling at the same time: Bentley Mitchum". smashhits.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
3. "Different Strokes: The Story of Jack & Jill... and Jill on AllMovie". allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
4. Allexanne Mitchum, IMDB Page.
5. "Steven Bing was heartbroken over death of his girlfriend, the great-granddaughter of Robert Mitchum". June 27, 2020.
6. "Steve Bing's 'crushing guilt' as he died days before anniversary of ex's death". Daily Mirror . June 27, 2020.

External links

• Bentley Mitchum at IMDb