How old was Robert Mitchum in the movie Cape Fear?

Robert Mitchum was 73 in Cape Fear when he played the character 'Lieutenant Elgart'.

That was over 32 years ago in 1991.

In 1997 he died aged 79, starring in 139 films in his career, 17 of those after Cape Fear was first released. If he were alive today he would be 106.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Cape Fear, I think Robert Mitchum looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Martin Scorsese has worked with Robert Mitchum just once in his career.
  • Robert Mitchum's first movie was as 'Bomber Ground Crew (uncredited)' in To the People of the United States, released in 1943 when he was 24
  • Cape Fear scores 7.25 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Cape Fear

Robert Mitchum's other movies