Robert Mitchum Dick Cavett 1971

[@OlafProt]

This is a great explanation of why those 'stars' like Mitchum, were stars. They lived a life before acting. So they saw life and knew life. Now famous people are famous from age 6 on youtube, and all they have to talk about is clothes and hits and followers, and its SO dull. And interviews are never unscripted & uncontrolled like this. Great stuff

[@patscott8612]

Well they weren't always selling a book or promoting a film. Can only speak for Ireland and to a lesser extent the UK. When you went to a party in someone's house often after some libations you were expected to do a turn. Play an instument,sing recite a poem maybe tell a few jokes or even a wee conjuring or card trick. I speak of generations born pre 1940 or so. They were there on tv shows often because they actually wanted to be there. Maybe in the knowledge that fans would appreciate them giving them a real glimpse into their lives. Just my tuppence worth.

[@scottculli7851]

That is sooo true, thank you for your intelligent comment

[@NormAppleton]

Mitchum, Marvin, Borgnine

[@koenraad4618]

I am 59 now, time for my acting career.

[@kangtheconqueror9545]

Good point. Acting relies heavily on one's own experience, or basing characters on people they've met in their life.

[@victorcasale7013]

Met him in Tokyo in 1974 when he was filming, The Yakuza, drank sake with him. I thought he would have wanted some scotch and water, however, he smiled and said, When in Rome...thank you. Cool guy in his 50s, and I was 24 trying to be cool. I had been a script advisor for a film starring David Niven, called, Paper Tiger. My job was to teach the Japanese boy actor, Ando, his lines in English for the film. Through connections, I ended up meeting Mitchum and Takakura Ken. Also a super cool man with a lot of class. Great memory. Down the road, I ended up being an actor based in Japan doing a lot of TV and some films.

[@seventhfirestephanie8740]

Cool story. Thanks for sharing.

[@bertha4430]

That's such a cool story!

[@madeleinebelle2105]

Great story Victor...loved how you said you were trying to be cool...what else could you have done in the presence of such a cool and charismatic man like Robert Mitchum. He was the real deal.

[@nuqwestr]

Love David Niven, "Paper Tiger" one of the worst movies ever made, thanks for the Bob Mitchum confirmation story, genuine and sincere through and through. Trivia: How many movies did he do with Deborah Kerr? The oddest but most perfect paring.

[@darkpagey]

Awesome story

[@toddlacroix7473]

I was in the Navy and in New York City in port for 4 days and was in the audience for this taping.!!!! I remember it well.!!! Something i will remember for the rest of my life.!!!!

[@malissahallenbeck8504]

Todd LaCroix Bless you

[@Suzyfromtheblock]

How lovely Todd good for you wish I had been there, rob Mitchum so coooool 😂

[@Yolo_Swaggins]

Crazy

[@MooPotPie]

How bizarre it must be to think that here we are 48 years later watching this on something called KZbin. Was this your first time seeing the broadcast version?

[@Suzyfromtheblock]

MooPotPie yes it was my first time amazing ❣️🙏❣️🙏

[@misonoresoconto]

Mitchum at his best. Great raconteur. Smooth, masculine, funny, relaxed. One of Cavett's best interviews.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Cavett worked hard, but did not extract much from this reclusive dude.

[@MrRadiorobot]

Relaxed? the deep sighs and body language suggests he was tense and outside of his comfort zone..

[@bradhuskers]

cavett wanted to "oral" him

[@maureenorourke3292]

Manly

[@bradhuskers]

@@maureenorourke3292 Yes. Mitchum is a man's man, full of testosterone.

[@kennixox262]

I was probably 9 or 10 years old when this aired. Had I seen it, it would have gone completely over my head but what I regret is that television talk shows are no longer about intelligent adult level conversations. We get it, then as now, many of the guests are on for a "plugging tour" of their latest project, but the human pace of the interview and the respect not only for the guest but also that Dick Cavett respects the intelligence of his audience.

[@erinmeggik391]

Born in 60s and I enjoyed this era of 📺 when people could have Actual conversations. 2022 and now it's 🤢 on TV

[@vincentscibana856]

You are correct but don't forget today's Hollywood cannot touch 5hese older actors. I don't eve know of any new good movies

[@rogersweet3608]

@@vincentscibana856 Absolutely

[@joeanon5788]

Man, the body language, the hip talk, the nuances, this is gold !!!

[@Mjg503]

Yeah I noticed it seems like the more he drinks his beverage, the more he seems to loosen up. A real cool cat he is.

[@gerrydooley951]

it's an act, he was not a good person

[@jameskelley5918]

@@gerrydooley951thanks for being the arbiter of truth

[@gerrydooley951]

@@jameskelley5918 it's called research, reading books

[@jameskelley5918]

@@gerrydooley951 is that’s what it’s called Jerry? The assurance is precious.

[@fazbell]

Robert Mitchum was a real badass. Good-looking, charming, funny. He had the whole package.

[@JamesHenderson-wk4hd]

He was a one-note actor, and a Holocaust denier.

[@hankworden3850]

@@JamesHenderson-wk4hd go clean the toenails out of your mangina

[@jft8994]

@@JamesHenderson-wk4hd When Mitchum was asked about the slaughter of six million Jews, the actor replied, “So the Jews say,” He added. “I don’t know. People dispute that.” After a series of questions and answers, Mitchum was quoted as offering the following statement: “How do you say trust me in Jewish? F- you.” Then, it was onwards to a string of recollections about Jewish friends he’d had growing up, including Mel Blumberg, whose uncle, a rabbi, would tell stories about the angels climbing Jacob’s Ladder only to piss on the sinners below. To be fair, in the course of the same interview, Mitchum was also deeply dismissive of blacks, the Irish, and women.

[@lynnhubbard844]

@@jft8994 YIKES, and he was an alcoholic

[@gerrydooley951]

although in real life he was a jerk. This public persona you see is an act

[@jaydubya3698]

Great interview...you tell this guy is one sharp fellow, despite the fact that he didn't graduate from high school. When speaking about his Blackfoot ancestors, he speaks about their "proclivity for peregrination" in a very natural way...not searching for words. Such a well-spoken guy. RIP Bob Mitchum.

[@NormAppleton]

Mitch lived an interesting life. He really is Tom Waits' male muse.

[@philbarber9738]

It took me a long time to see the casual, genuine style of Mitchum's performances. Almost the opposite of Burt Lancaster's intense ways, I sometimes felt he was phoning it in but missed the nuances of a man completely comfortable in his own skin, reacting at his own pace in such a natural way. Off screen, the same natural unpretentious cool, that you either had or didn't. He did. Had his flaws but as major Hollywood actors go, Mitch was a man in full.

[@Lasher500]

"Found guilty for mopery with intent to gawk." Mitchum is a classic.

[@joycegibbs5267]

in my pathetic youth, I didn't really take much notice of the old school actors but boy, I worship them now. So down-to-earth and REAL. He was soo handsome too. Old Hollywood was magical.

[@LibbyRichman]

Robert Mitchum

[@cookie5335]

Great charisma

[@Pretermit_Sound]

Mitchum just exuded an aura of cool, and definitely had one of the most distinctive voices of all time. Great interview 😊

[@deehello1177]

Mitchum magic strikes again. Best interview Cavett ever did, because Mitchum carries the entire thing the same way he carries all of his movies.

[@caroldry9262]

Robert Mitchum , they didn’t call him the reluctant star for no reason! Cool as hell...

[@vintagegirl1961]

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[@rubberface1424]

Mitchum's got to be the most charismatic sleepwalker ever.

[@doonsbury9656]

Mate, I think that that is the most apt description of Mitchum that I have ever read!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Sorry--but this guy uses the sleepwalker image, to avoid his many flaws as a person...remember, it is better to watch how people actually behave, in comparison to what they say about themselves....Dick could not really penetrate what Mitchum was hiding behind.

[@vinyltapelover]

@@doonsbury9656 👍👍😊

[@thebuddyholly]

@@curbozerboomer1773 nah just accept that he’s naturally a cool charismatic sleepwalker ever, if he’s showing his true self idk but he’s showing enough anyway

[@AnnaP-qk4qm]

I have always thought and still do that this gentleman, and I stress the term gentleman, was the sexiest man alive. Thanks for coming our way, and leaving your work and image behind Mr. Mitchum; we won't see the likes of you again.

[@richardvernon1032]

Anna P stoner beyond compare. Carried pics of his pot plants in his wallet. True story. Love him.

[@jsmith632]

His performance in Night of the Hunter was so powerful and quietly terrifying.. it’s astounding to me that he didn’t win the Oscar for it. What a man!

[@mysticmaverick1]

Mitchum was 54 here, looking' good and love his voice

[@harryradley]

His timing, presence and intelligence are uniquely powerful.

[@NormAppleton]

Smart kind motherfucker wasn't he

[@123abcdef3]

Robert Mitchum along with Humphrey Bogart is my favorite actor from Hollywood's Golden Age. He had this laid-back intensity both on and off screen. He looks so passive and indifferent to what's going on but was clearly highly intelligent and articulate (apparently had a photographic memory) and oozed cool and confidence and unique presence.

[@ralphromeo7066]

Mitchum had an uncanny ability to memorize dialogue in next to no time. A force to be reckoned with on all levels of the craft. Those masquerading as film actors today couldn't hold a candle to this giant.

[@spactick]

I agree, HE was the essence of cool

[@bettyblack545]

He was The real deal. Always very comfortable in his boot's. Per say

[@MrGeorgewf]

Great actor

[@Lovelylove4everyone]

That is uncanny as he supposedly smoked weed.

[@philthycat1408]

Almost total recall. He said it himself.

[@67lionsoflisbon37]

2 class acts here. Cavett is a great interviewer, just making conversation. Robert Mitchum an absolute legend. "I have vices enough". Witty and cool man. Great to see him in this way. Thanks for posting.

[@markhildebrand2417]

You have to love the guy's honesty. What a terrific actor and person! He has a quiet unassuming way about him with a unique sense of humor.

[@samd7531]

My God, they don't make them like this anymore...ROBERT MITCHUM. I love his honesty, how gentle, fascinating, quite, naughty, and dynamic he was. WOW !

[@NormAppleton]

No, they don't make them like that anymore. They can't. The war opened up already great people and killed far too many. Check out Lee Marvin another smart mofo.

[@patricias5122]

Gentle? Brags about abusing a horse.

[@marijooneill8015]

He was one in the million

[@thebuddyholly]

@@patricias5122 I think it was “cowboy humor”

[@virghammer1]

@@patricias5122. I think he was exaggerating to get a little bit of a laugh when he said he hit the horse, Patricia. Apparently, what he actually did was… Extremely firmly - grab that rebellious horses head with both his hands… As roughly as he needed to… But did not hurt the horse… And told the wonderful creature… “HEY. I really need this job. Straighten out!” Or words to that effect. 🐎 🐴 ❤ James Cagney will always be my other favorite… But Robert Mitchum sure is very very very high on my list. . Incomparable REAL man! And could sing, too! Really well indeed. Wrote a little bit of highly decent, legitimately good, entertaining rockabilly music, also. The real deal. I mean… The Real Deal. - Not to mention… The amount of… Pretty legitimate horror… That he had to endure as a kid… And he came out on top. I really can’t find words for what massive respect I have for him. Just like James Cagney’s TOUGH, tough, super-testing childhood! . 🏆 🌟 ☘️ Anyway… Stay well and safe, Virginia Hammer & Midlantic Theatre Company, Newark, NJ

[@Les537]

TV has become like music. You have to look to the past to find anything worth consuming.

[@allanmiller6897]

Love the analogy..your quite right.

[@ddoc1964]

Quite true

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

I totally agree.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@jackwoods535 There are some good series now, I don't watch any of them though. I don't feel the same watching current stuff than watching the classics. Sorry.

[@roberthill799]

There was a ton of absolute garbage on tv then, just as there is today. It's just that we filter out all of the crap and re-watch what was good.

[@echo5363]

I love these old actors so much class compared to what we see these days.

[@ianwilliamson2980]

True

[@markharrison2544]

Mitchum was a Holocaust denier.

[@MiloManning05]

@@markharrison2544 you love to complain about Charlie Bronson and Robert Mitchum everywhere you go

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

@@markharrison2544 the holocaust wasn't the worst thing to happen to humanity. get therapy and get over it.

[@veronicawhatley5044]

Mitchum one of the most under rated actors

[@sandralee9155]

Veronica Whatley him and Eric Roberts!!!!

[@degsbabe]

You can't compare Mitchum to Roberts !Was Roberts in El Dorado with Wayne?!Although I do agree Eric Roberts has been poorly treated. Why??

[@elnick1000]

@@markharrison2544 He said some things to interviews which I don't think he really meant, and that was later in his career. Drinking, which he denies here in this interview, sadly got the better of him as well.

[@TheVeek192]

He's not underrated. Where are you getting that idea?

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Who was roberts

[@sheila1013]

Reminds me of my late father. A great actor, personality and a true gent. He gave the oomph to every picture he was in. Fascinating man, who was out there in the real world. There will indeed never be another Bob.

[@billbly9786]

Robert Mitchum has many devoted fans, including myself. His talent and personae are phenomenal !!

[@TotallyTiffNails]

That was awesome. One of the best interviews I've ever seen. What a cool man. From the time he walked in. Such confidence. Great job by Dick Cavett too. I didn't want it to end.

[@paacer]

I didn't see it like that at all . He hated giving interviews . I always thought him a shy person and the awkward persona he gives off in interviews is just a manifestation of this . Poor Dick was walking on eggshells all during the interview seemingly terrified of offending him .I like some of the stuff Mitchum says others I don't get him at all and neither did Dick and most other interviewers I've seen him with .

[@traceyarnaud8433]

@@paacer I felt exactly the same way. I've never seen Dick Cavett so nervous, and Mitchum seemed a bit affected at times. He also was offended by Cavett's off color comment about "making Ryan's daughter" . I love both these guys, but this wasn't my favorite Cavett interview.

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@traceyarnaud8433 Not to be rude or contrary,but I didn't see it that way..From observing Dick Cavett.(in the last 10 yrs or so)from my perspective he often looked slightly nervous(and even uncomfortable at times) some of this I feel was his approach to the Job..By perhaps looking a little unsure of himself,might (he hoped) make his Guests feel more comfortable?(and willing to relax and open up possibly? .And as for Robert Mitchum,(A fantastic Actor) he just did his thing&in some respects he came a cross as if he couldn't give a Royal f##k for all of the Celeb BS,etc .But was aware that he was contracted to play his role in the Proceedings! .So I most def enjoyed the interview! But naturally I respect ur opinion!

[@traceyarnaud8433]

@@jerryoshea3116 I hear you, and Dick Cavett is my all time favorite interviewer. I also really loved Mitchum as an actor and a personality. Then I compare some of my favorite interviews he did with Richard Burton and Janis Joplin, and they just flowed so comfortably. Of course it could just be my take on it, and personality and other factors could have affected things, but those were great to watch!

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@traceyarnaud8433 No of course,and we all are entitled to our interpretation. . I sent the Vid to my Brother(in London) and he described Mitchum as "Stroppy" which I thought was a bit strong(I disagree with him) me he was refreshingly unpretentious &down to earth..He was not full.of the typical Actor/Thespian phony presentation..(u never know which face ur seeing? a force of habit&brought on by how they make their living)..But ur right the Richard Burton interview was interesting...He came a cross as a decent man👍

[@debbiedaniels553]

Robert Mitchum played in over 100 movies... I loved his movies... I loved his voice... One of the best acters there ever was... Married over 30 years... (2019)

[@southernexposure123]

Robert Mitchum - relaxed intensity.

[@Slipmahoney21]

He smoked a lot of weed in his time!

[@jackiepyzocha7380]

Like Brando!

[@lovethyneighbour8287]

What a great definition.

[@toinimoore3463]

He can Thank William Boyd for his career .!😇🤩😉

[@JJJBRICE]

@@toinimoore3463 Yes, partially because of the manpower shortage in 1943 , he made quite a few westerns , including Hopalong Cassidy with Mr. Boyd before he too went into WWII .

[@molonlabeiv9721]

DAMN This is shortly before The Friends of Eddie Coyle. What an original! Pitt and DiCaprio wish they where him..,

[@sylvialawing6118]

This was the best interview that I have ever watched. Bob Mitchum was most straight-forward, honest and forthcoming in his responses.He was very open and candid. He was an incredibly talented man and seemed genuinely humbled by the public's regard for him. His body of work won him the esteem of his fellow actors and the world as a whole. He appeared to be very confident in his choices and the path he had chosen in life. He was such a treasure. So, I finally find out about the dreamy eyes...he was sleepy. I think he was so smart that his mind just wouldn't shut down for sleep.Totally awesome man.

[@princeandrey]

Yes, to all of the above!

[@SDSen]

@Just think I started reading his poetry, this man was talented, i never expected him to know about alliteration, symbolism in poetry and how to use it, he's used it so effectively i was left a little speechless. Really a man of talents, he must have had a deep observation into literature to be able to come up with it. These things are really not simple.

[@SDSen]

@Just think true. And the thing is Mitchum actually has poetry penned as proof something which many actors don't either that or they are avid poetry lovers but without not to the point of writing for themselves which is fine. Mitch seemed very keen and it showed in his works too I initially had a stereotypical notion of him of being a nice guy but with a temper hard drinker good actor etc. I didn't know this creative side of him and having read a bit about him recently people said he would quote sonnets of poets so easily during conversation and apparently had such an extraordinary memory that it looked it could be a photographic memory. Amazing stuff

[@jax9574]

His bio is a classic his whole story. That clip you added was from Fire Down Below. Was a nice film. It had Bernard Lee another lesser known character actor but a very intelligent man but almost an alcoholic, I had no idea these had worked together till recently. I'm surprised there were no stories of these two and their drinking.

[@jax9574]

Yep, both him and Richard Boone could down never ending pints. Lee was the same. I heard all his songs. Truly a multifaceted man.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

It's just nice to watch these old interviews with these massive movie stars - and they really were as massive as the great composers were in their era (everyone's heard of them and always will - and might never know why!). The reason for me is because it's just satisfying to find out that they're more intelligent and interesting and complicated in real life than they were in their movies. Nowadays, it is absolutely the other way around. And most of today's movies stink, so figure that one out.

[@AceofKnaves1966]

Robert Mitchum had the perfect voice.

[@narellecox2028]

Oh my goodness, he was the epitome of COOL. Loved Robert Mitchem. Loved his movies. Cape Fear, Night of the Hunter just to name a few fabulous performances.. He was so versatile, always gave strong quality performances. Great interview. Bob is missed but not forgotten. xx

[@roberthill799]

He was soooooo nasty as Max Cady in Cape Fear. Loved him in that role.

[@narellecox2028]

@@roberthill799 Yes, one of my favorites as well. I had goose bumps just watching him. No one could have played the role as successfully as Bob, imo!

[@rhondahunt8080]

Dick Cavett had such great chemistry with Robert Mitchum. The two of them are very entertaining together.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

📈🔭🐥 yes , off the charts

[@plasticweapon]

cavett's stupid questions make me cringe.

[@gerrydooley951]

I guarantee you Mitchum would not have spent 5 minutes with Cavett off camera

[@vivianpowell1732]

I never paid much attention to Robert Mitchum's work until "The Winds of War". I had adored Herman Wouk's novel, and when I first heard that Robert Mitchum had been cast in the role of Victor "Pug" Henry, I thought well that's going to be a disaster. What were they thinking? But by the end of the first episode of The Winds of War, I was awed by Mitchum's performance. To this day, I watch that series at least twice a year, and individual episodes from it far more frequently, all because I love Robert Mitchum as Pug Henry. I enjoyed this interview very much. Dick Cavett did a great job, drawing out good stories from a man I assumed would be reticent and difficult to engage. Robert Mitchum got into the flow of the hour and made it well worth watching.

[@flashtheoriginal]

Robert Mitchum. The man oozes class and individuality. A star

[@jwalkin5123]

I loved the way Robert Mitcham walked. So marvellous. The pathway didn't dictate his bodily movement; his bodily movement defined the pathway.

[@glenbellefonte9620]

j walkin "When Chuck Norris falls into the water, he doesn't get wet-the water gets Chuck Norrised" kinda thing?

[@AlvahGoldbrook]

Mitchum's chest was always a minute ahead of him.

[@davekinghorn9567]

Kicks his feet out in front of his knees each step. Vic Morrow used to do that also. I often wondered if Vic developed that stride by studying Mitchum.

[@vinyltapelover]

@@glenbellefonte9620 "j walkin "When Chuck Norris falls into the water, he doesn't get wet-the water gets Chuck Norrised" kinda thing?"🤣🤣 Thank you sir that brought a smile to this old face. It had been a while since there was a Chuck Norris "joke". I think the beauty of Mr. Norris, was his appreciative of the creative things fans would attribute to his on screen persona. Bearing that in mind and showing his sense of humor and appreciation, I believe, some years ago, he posted all the, then, witty comments on line. I know this is about Mr. Mitchum, but like Mr. Mitchum it seems Mr. Norris does not seek public recognition and nor suffers fools either.

[@vinyltapelover]

@@davekinghorn9567 It's been along time, since the movie accident, that I anyone had mentioned Vic Morrow. He had that quiet, but firm understated screen persona. And his walk, I'll go with your questioning thought, but yessir, he had a unique, cool stride that was unmistakable. I think his motion was more from the waist down, and I had always though of it as the "shuffle strut". It's been so long, since I've watched anything, Combat etc, that I'll have to take a look see. I thought Mr. Mitchum's gait included a manner in which he moved his upper torso and shoulders with the chest sticking out. Oh, another "cool" strider...Denzel Washington,lol. Have a great day.

[@petermetcalfe6722]

Without a doubt Dick Cavett and Michael Parkinson were the best talk show hosts ever.

[@vincentscibana856]

I always loved him .this is another legend right along side of John Wayne, Stewart, Bronson, Dean Martin, he stands with all them

[@DMalltheway]

Marlon Brando, Kirk Douglas, Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster too

[@roberthill799]

John Wayne? One of the most brain-dead, unintentionally comic actors in Hollywood history. His range ran the gamut from A to B.

[@abdelkaderakroum1946]

Gregory peck, Henry fonda, lerence olivier,​@@DMalltheway

[@JTfromMN]

What about James Cagney, Bogart, James Dean & Gary Cooper

[@melissaking6019]

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison is Mitchum's most endearing performance.

[@piustwelfth]

I think Deborah Kerr was deeply in love with him. She always spoke of him so highly.

[@strattuner]

genius actor,he played a bad guy real good,god rest his soul

[@anjou6497]

Ahh yes ! Totally agree. ☺🧡💗💥

[@revolution51]

Completely blew away my concept of what Robert Mitchum was like. What a top shelf individual.!

[@mariusjns]

He didn't do pornography

[@etniks69]

I like Robert Mitchum as an actor and as a person, very much.

[@donaldzahnke4300]

etniks so did I

[@curbmassa]

@G. J. "Thunder Road" is a song he wrote and sang from a movie of the same name. It's on KZbin.

[@vintagegirl1961]

Please join mty RM fans page. For real fans only please: facebook.com/groups/338556600260/

[@reneemallicone6839]

@G. J. You never heard his music? He made 2 albums. Fantastic voice.

[@tarnsand440]

Bob Mitchum was very intelligent and had a sensitive tender side. I read a letter he sent a fellow actor. He was one of the best with foreign accents esp Irish. Beautiful singing voice..very musically inclined. So many false impressions from writers and public because he was genuine to himself no false airs. I married a man very similar.

[@jward9637]

He was just a regular good guy. He's the kind of guy you could just sit down and have a few drinks with and enjoy his company. A man of character.

[@ericjensen9091]

J Ward Intelligent, cool, bad ass, gentleman.

[@patrickdempsey957]

God what a great interview

[@moksha123lsd]

Nik

[@frankiehere2010]

yup

[@sohailahmed1968]

I watched his movie Ryan Daughter on VCR in Pakistan when I was 17 was so imoressed with his personality and always remembered him .. Today seeing this interview was blessing .. Great Great gentleman, sounds so gently but sexy and very intelligent and thoughtful in conversation Men of those era were really MEN

[@claythomas7982]

Probably the most laid back person I've ever heard interviewed. Cavitt struggled to keep this going, but he managed quite well.

[@43jaygee]

Bob Mitchum had a life like few men either in or out of Hollywood. Thrown out of schools, riding the rails across the country , etc. but he, along with his brother and sister, became such wise & talented people. A truly amazing life.

[@markharrison2544]

@Mark Richardson Read his 1983 interview with Esquire magazine.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Johnny Collini - what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

[@madambutterfly7513]

Mark Harrison - was he really??

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Bob Mitchum slammed the younger crop of 70s actors for not doing much outside of acting.

[@richardpowell3259]

Read his book. Mitch was the man.

[@dondixon4206]

If Robert Mitchum and Dean Martian ever met and shook hands the whole world would have exploded instantly into coolness

[@mrswimmyboy]

Dean Martian. The head of a college on Mars...

[@reneemallicone6839]

They did work together and cool doesn't begin to describe it. Total class.

[@skipjordan120]

In the remake of Rio Bravo, Mitchum played the drunkard role originated by Dean Martin.

[@glenndrexler1677]

They worked together In 5 card stud"

[@barryosullivan8697]

@@glenndrexler1677 yes, good movie, and also with beautiful Inger Stevens who was very taken with Dean.

[@tkw3334]

I was working as an assistant propman when Rober Mitchum came to Montreal to film some scenes for War & Remembrance in the 1980"s. Now, after more than 45 years of working in the business, it is the only time I have ever felt starstruck. I knew my place and never said a word to the man, it was awesome just to be in the same room and experience his presents.

[@rajendrabiswas]

Hi can I reach you on phone ? I love to know about the Hollywood set life

[@lauraheaps3106]

Awesome

[@tkw3334]

@@rajendrabiswas do you have WhatsApp?

[@Stantheman848]

What presents did he give you?

[@Trevspowers]

Very dope 💯

[@DBEdwards]

Years ago my father was staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel and by chance had the opportunity to meet Robert Mitchum over drinks. My father enjoyed Mitchums company as the man was polite and humorous. Somehow the conversation turned philosophical. Mitchum was asked by my father what his pleasures were in life. Robert Mitchum replied: "The three B's. Beef, Booze and Broads."

[@antarcticorb9197]

@James Henderson ?

[@antarcticorb9197]

K

[@plasticweapon]

beef...it's what's for dinner.

[@graywolf594]

Dick Cavett was a good interviewer with a quick sense of humor thanks for posting these Archie

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

True actor, unlike today! "Out of The Past", "Cape Fear" and "The Big Steal" were three of my favorite films by him. Very underrated actor.

[@patgalvez4563]

I first saw Out of the Past on an afternoon movie when I was sick with the flu from school...what dialogue!

[@danielrae861]

Mitchum is indeed an almost universally highly rated talent. The term underrated is as annoying as the use of the word literally and though I know what you are trying to say - you mean he deserved a larger audience. I suggest you just go ahead and say that.

[@zq9m3xh8]

@@danielrae861 Almost as annoying as your need to correct people.

[@mishkac4959]

One of the biggest American screen actors of the 20th century and somehow he's 'underrated'? Weird comment

[@rodneygolden2796]

Robert Mitchum! Coolest walk, stride, gait in the business! Even as cool as the Duke, maybe more in my mind! Truly as man for all seasons, a man after my own heart. He and Robert Ryan remind me of an uncle I had, my favorite uncle.

[@feedtherich11]

The duke - John Wayne was a coward. Everything about him was fake. Racist man. Sad

[@gerrydooley951]

wow you must be a cool guy to.

[@fischkopf]

I love the story of when he did Saturday Night Live in the 80's, and all he asked for was a bottle of tequila and $2,000 dollars in cash. Everybody waited for him, and as he arrived and he said hi to everyone, he stood silently. Someone approaches him and hands him an envelope with the money requested and the bottle, and he says abruptly "OK, what do you need me to do?" lol

[@jeffw1267]

He was very good in that episode, and proved he could have been a comedic actor if he'd wanted to.

[@ianmceven5613]

fischkopf i

[@eileencondon378]

fischkopf ,,

[@irish66]

lol

[@dannygjk]

+Gordon M Mitchum was probably fucking with them. I know I would if I was an actor. I would fuck with paparazzi even more, feed them fake info, etc.

[@allanhughes7859]

Forget the stars Dick is fantastic at what he does so so relaxed and always always gets the best out of the star that is a talent in itself as we all know hence he is as famous as those he interviews a great great man in himslef so lets give him all the credit he deserves !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Angela-tt5ik]

He is smokin' cool

[@coolhand67]

Angela Kernell he's actually very nervous (at least at the start, I am not all the way through yet).

[@parkbench94]

He is related to John Lennon by attitude...

[@Mds6659]

Angela Kernell I

[@chucknchar]

He is, he's one of ours, proud heteros..

[@Johnconno]

Mitchum was bisexual, you know that...

[@noelwilde]

What a great interview. Even Hollywood stars are not the same now. What has happened to our world?

[@jbqu3142]

Robert Mitchum is one of my all-time favorite actor. Same age as my father, died at the same age. I grew up watching RM's movies. He's an icon, a legend. I'll always love him. I think he got arrested for cannabis and that makes him even more cool to me. Montréal fan.

[@helbitkelbit1790]

Well certainly , any drug addict should be looked up to....come to Baltimore city , lotta people you can look up to around here .

[@maryryan9464]

Jb qu definitely got nicked a time or two for hashish but everything was great about rm nothing like today's stars for me

[@flashtheoriginal]

Arrested for cannabis is "cool"? What fucking planet are you on.....

[@cindymartinez128]

Amazing Robert Mitchum had never seen "Night of the Hunter", one of the best films of his career, if not the best. What a remarkable, handsome actor. 💜

[@davekinghorn9567]

His character was too evil for most people to watch. And he played it convincingly and effortlessly.

[@kevinruddy448]

Hi Cindy, we can have a very long talk about the things sometime 👌

[@Mr.E.Shoppa]

One of the best and most enduring actors that ever lived.

[@dinahleeloo]

Dick Cavett was such a good interviewer, I’ve always liked him.

[@DJ-cb2yv]

Really enjoyed this video, what a smooth, cool, interesting, talented man Robert Mitchum was, loved him.

[@MrJpartridge]

I miss this kind of articulate intelligent conversation on television and Mitchum is a particularly compelling interviewee and of course Cavett was a gifted interviewer

[@VeryOldOneForever]

Strange how chat shows are just 5/10 minute fluff piece interviews these days. Podcasts are closer to the good old days.

[@770WT]

@@Henry.58 How is being a real America by being fooled by Tobacco Companies ?

[@Henry.58]

@@770WT It's called freedom of choice.and I don't drink or smoke! So piss off!

[@kh23797]

Mr Mitchum might have regretted a few dud movies over the years but, when he was onscreen, he always had your attention, regardless of the merits of the script. Watch him with Gregory Peck in the original _Cape Fear,_ to my mind a rather better movie than the remake.

[@vinyltapelover]

Humboles Good thoughts👍 Cape Fear, the original, hands down better than the remake. Mr. Mitchum, as many actors spoke of the films, the roles, that left little or nothing to be desired. Although he made not have taken himself "painted up' for a living:), like another actor whose name escapes me at the momemt, he took pride in doing a good job and getting his check at the end.. Maybe that is a combination from back then, work hard, give "a honest day's work for an honest day's paid". That sense of self discipline and work ethic seems to be missing these days, even before the Covid outbreak.

[@MarthaWoodworth-f9s]

Dock Cavett really proves himself here. Mitchum oozes so much self-empowerment and sex appeal, savvy and cool, it’s amazing how calm and restrained Cavett is with his irascible star. He’s almost like an intuitive wrangler with a sensitive, wild, unpredictable horse.

[@karenkoe7096]

Wow, Mitchum was still looking good in 1971.

[@michaelanthonyg3851]

He was never good looking

[@robertomoi2044]

Karen Koe well what do u expect? He was 54 not 94

[@robertomoi2044]

James Henderson no he wasn’t he was born in feb 1917

[@matthewnikitas8905]

He was 50 something I think not that old

[@steveoshow4832]

RM had another astounding talent that assisted him in his roles. He had a photographic memory so precise that he could speed read pages of dialogue and be ready to roll😎👌

[@Vortigan07]

Brilliant! None like Robert Mitchum anymore.

[@sandralee9155]

Vortigan07 When he entered a room u could feel it!

[@sandralee9155]

Vortigan07 Amen or Dean Martin! I can't think of one cool charismatic great looking guy like that today can u?

[@Thinkmacflythink]

Watch one of his biographies and you'll know why.

[@bdrrogers]

Clint Eastwood?

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Nick Nolte is still kicking... and that dude is wild. The closest we have today is probably Josh Brolin.

[@bettyblack545]

Robert mitchum always comfortable in his boot's per say. Very handsome and that voice it could melt butter 🧈🧈🧈😻😻😻😻

[@johnbattalgazi2108]

The Night of the Hunter. Nothing else to say.

[@bdrrogers]

Cape Fear

[@patrickfennell6372]

He might have been in a few clunkers, but Robert was always worth watching on the big screen. His roles with Deborah Kerr seemed to be his best though.

[@sueme1954]

Scared me silly when I saw it for the second time already a grandmother. I saw it as a young child and I did not understand why he was a bad man. Until the end. I think I was about 7..I saw it on television.

[@docsmithdc]

I have my favorites but every movie Mitchum has been in is worth watching.

[@lovethyneighbour8287]

Enough said ♡ my favourite movie of all times.

[@swordghoti]

Thank you for uploading this, love these long form interviews.

[@GM-cf6jv]

I have enjoyed every Mitchum movie I have ever seen. A natural actor as I think i remember him saying life is acting, everybody’s an actor. I wish there were more movies to watch. He was definitely buzzed in that relaxed style, maybe a doobie before the interview. very smooth dude.

[@RodFleming-World]

The Yakuza. If you have not, then watch this, then watch Kill Bill. The Yakuza was a really seminal film that broke cultural barriers far ahead of its time. And a brilliant, gripping movie too.

[@rodneygolden2796]

Perfect combination of swag, saunter, cool and class. The definition of the original OG.

[@davidcuddy9000]

I remember this show as a kid and I gotta: this guy is the 70’s equivalent of a good podcast. Ask a question, let them talk and take the conversation where they choose.

[@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454]

First saw him in Thunder Road with my father when I was about 14. In retrospect he was a major influence on me growing up. He defines cool. Wish I could have known him IRL.

[@nualarodgersconway3]

Robert Mitchum and Dick Cavett, a wonderful interview. Thank you. 😇

[@christopherpardell4418]

Reminds me of my father... men of that era who had grown up in tough times, and had to learn not only how to fight, and when, but how to temper that impulse and be generous and kind in greater measure... yet who always carry that knowing of themselves and their ability to rise to any circumstance. It's an utter lack of nervousness. Nothing and no one intimidates them... not because they feel they will always win in a brawl... but because they've been in enough to know that they won't always win.

[@spb7883]

I don’t disagree with you, but the older I get, the more I wonder how much what you’ve describing had to do largely with disgust and exhaustion.

[@citizen1163]

Christopher Pardell Grown Ups! Today, too many adults want to be overgrown teenagers.

[@joeymac3969]

Well put. He was unique

[@darrylbailey8397]

Christopher Pardell - That was one of the most beautifully & articulated synopsis of what's it's like to be a man I have ever heard, thanks for this, peace be with you

[@michaelanthonyg3851]

Unique lmao he reminds me of every drunk con i ever met sure he played a good villian because he was 1 beating women up is not cool to me

[@SupersonicChip]

Love what he said about politicians (25:15)...so true regardless of which party you support!

[@besserman1]

Mark J. Bullock Power to the people.Amen

[@RCGoetzke]

Mitchum was one of the few actors who played tough guys who actually was a tough guy.

[@770WT]

Mitchum was tough but also a gentleman , rather than a wise ass we often see today .

[@edfelstein3891]

My mom thought Robert Mitchum was the sexiest man to ever grace the silver screen. Watching this interview, one can understand why.

[@noleeps]

What a screen presence. Actors today don't really compare.

[@1171]

Great

[@TheHardTruth315]

I'm way too young to have ever seen this era of actors when they were current, but I agree, most of today's male actors are dainty twats.

[@thatfilmgeekguy]

Except for Michael Madsen. But he's pretty old now himself.

[@robs4988]

Get real .

[@georgeputtre4404]

noleeps i

[@skivvywaver]

This guy invented cool. He was cool before the nation knew Elvis or Paul Newman. James Dean is an afterthought to how cool Robert Mitchum was.

[@koen8185]

Mitchum was always cool like Rickles was always funny , it's their nature....

[@LGray71]

Mitchum is definately one of the coolest there is. But Humphrey Bogart invented cool

[@koen8185]

@@LGray71 Before Bogart's break through in '41 , there was Edward G Robinson in Little Caesar (' 31) , I always thought of him one of the coolest guys on celluloid

[@russellcampbell9198]

Always liked Mitch and, after watching this interview, like him more. What a man.

[@sohooded]

Oh, Robert Mitchum,where are men like you today??💕

[@85488899]

This was so engaging, thoroughly real. It was another time.

[@andrewwilliams9599]

"What is the secret of a 30 year marriage?" "Deviousness, I should think." LOVE it!

[@paulhawkes9024]

One of my favorites along with Al Pacino and Clint Eastwood. I always liked Robert Mitchum from as far back as I can remember watching movies on TV as a kid.

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

He was more comfortable not talking about himself. Very intelligent, interesting man. Great actor.

[@marilynstevenson865]

What a delightful interview!! Robert Mitchum was delightfully cheeky, at times and éxtremely thoughtful throughout this wonderful interview.

[@graywolf594]

Robert Mitchum was a solid actor with a dry sense of humor a real man's man who came up hard and lived an adventurous life was a good husband and father to his children. Rest in Peace Bob

[@markharrison2544]

Also a Holocaust denier.

[@jamesragsdale8202]

@@markharrison2544 for real?

[@HansDelbruck53]

He looks high as a kite behind those Foster Grants, but this was a great interview. I had not heard Mitchum speak so eloquently about his career before this.

[@b.a.brackus6371]

I believe you are right.....he looks way mellowed out.

[@MooJoo5555]

he always looks like that

[@allanmiller6897]

It's the skill of the interviewee. What a graceful combination. You can tell that all his guest's have respect for him dick cavett. I'm new really at watching his shows. I saw this one few years back but I appreciate them more now. It's a privilege to watch.

[@allanmiller6897]

He liked his grass.

[@DylanMcCleary-zt9im]

​@@allanmiller6897Robert mitchum was Hollywood's first pothead

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

A very humble man. Such a great actor, a true American legend, but yet so modest and down to earth.

[@seltaeb3302]

Not sure about humble. He actually was a Holocaust denier. Googling, he said it unwisely in a magazine interview. He later tried to wriggle out of it but he survived it in less witch hunt times unlike now. He'd be crucified. I don't mind a view but back it up & no one can. The Israeli Army also deny a Palestinian Arabs ongoing liquidation.

[@humbleone6405]

He's the coolest .He was 30 years ahead of his time.

[@MrLosguerreros]

He was 54 yrs old here...How many 50 yr old mofos you know this cool?!

[@humbleone6405]

MrLosguerreros None as cool as he.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

Heavy smoker, heavy drinker...no, lots of actors in that time frame were like Mitchum.

[@irish66]

McQueen played Cool. Mitchum was cool.

[@macematthewcolodny8452]

He’s so well read and not full of himself comfortable in his own skin I feel a part of the conversation and Mitchum is a Big deal a major Hollywood star…he’s so impressive …DC makes for good conversation.

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

You have to watch this a couple times and know Mr. Mitchums persona a bit, but he leaves Dick Cavett in the dust. His humor is mostly his own and by the time someone figures that out, he's around the next turn with a slight smirk just throwin down breadcrumbs. he finally loosens up a little after his medicine kicked in. What a great man that cat was.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

Totally disagree I'd say Dick was equally if not more witty and talented than most of the people he talked with. He fed them their lines and got them to open up. We all know most of the stories these actors tells are mostly fabrications, it's not uncommon to find half a dozen actors over the years telling variations of the same story, and just changing names and giving no specific information. They are acting and often playing up to the publics perception of them

[@jessibrunson3234]

He was one of my favorite actors! Wow, was married at 16! Thank you for sharing...

[@paistebob3163]

You can tell Mr. Cavitt was really nervous interviewing him but I think they had a pretty good chemistry and at the end I think it got better as Dick loosened up a little and you could feel Mitchum opening up more... One thing about Mr. Cavitt that I admire is he always respected everybody he interviewed and had a reverence about his approach with that respect... he never seemed to cross that line with anyone he interviewed. When I was younger I did not appreciate him nearly as much as I do now. We all loved Johnny of course but I simply think that Cavitt's interviews are just better then anybody else's. These interviews really aged well and I think are among the very best examples of any interview from anyone ever.

[@RebeccaKhan-fx7jf]

I agree.