How old was Robert Mitchum in the movie The Longest Day?

Robert Mitchum was 44 in The Longest Day when he played the character 'Brig. Gen. Norman Cota'.

That was over 62 years ago in 1962.

In 1997 he died aged 79, starring in 139 films in his career, 67 of those after The Longest Day was first released. If he were alive today he would be 106.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Longest Day, I think Robert Mitchum looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Bernhard Wicki 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
  • The Longest Day scores 7.6 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Longest Day

Robert Mitchum's other movies