Christopher Mitchum

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Christopher Mitchum
Chris Mitchum.jpg
Mitchum in 2012
Born (1943-10-16) October 16, 1943 (age 80)
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • businessman
Years active1966–present
Political party Republican
Spouse
Cynthia "Cindy" Davis
(m. 1964;div. 1996)
Children4, including Bentley Mitchum
Parent
Relatives

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 [1] and Dorothy Mitchum. He is the younger brother of actor James Mitchum.

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Film career

Mitchum appeared in more than 60 films in 14 countries. He appeared with John Wayne [1] in the motion pictures Chisum (1970), Rio Lobo (1970), and Big Jake (1971). He was cited by 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 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, 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) since 1984. He ran unsuccessfully for the California State Assembly in 1998 and the U.S. House of Representatives, 24th Congressional District, in 2012 and 2014.

Filmography

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. [2]

California Assembly

In 1998, Mitchum was the Republican nominee in the general election for the California State Assembly in the 35th district, which included portions of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, where he served on the Republican Central Committee (1998–2000). His opponents were Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson and 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

His father feeds Mitchum in 1946 Robert Mitchum feeding Christopher Mitchum, 1946.jpg
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 district (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and part of Ventura counties), challenging incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Lois Capps. [3] In the 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 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. [4] 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. [5] [6]

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. [7]

Election statistics

California State Assembly, 35th District: 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hannah-Beth Jackson 67,224 53.03
Republican Chris Mitchum56,38244.48
Natural Law Eric Dahl3,1512.49
Invalid or blank votes7,6025.66
Total votes135,359 100.00
U.S. House of Representatives, California, 24th District: 2012
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent)72,35646.4
Republican Abel Maldonado 46,29529.7
Republican Chris Mitchum33,60421.5
No party preference Matt Boutté3,8322.5
Total votes156,087 100.0
General election
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 156,749 55.1
Republican Abel Maldonado 127,74644.9
Total votes284,495 100.0
U.S. House of Representatives, California, 24th District: 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent)58,19843.7
Republican Chris Mitchum21,05915.8
Republican Justin Donald Fareed20,44515.3
Republican Dale Francisco15,57511.7
Republican Bradley Allen9,2687.0
Democratic Sandra Marshall4,6463.5
Democratic Paul H. Coyne, Jr.2,1441.6
No party preference Steve Isakson1,2490.9
Republican Alexis Stuart6780.5
Total votes133,263 100.0
General election
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 103,228 51.9
Republican Chris Mitchum95,56648.1
Total votes198,794 100.0

Philanthropic positions

Mitchum has served on several organizations'boards of directors and has been a fundraiser for a number of charities.

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