Bentley Mitchum

Bentley Mitchum
Born	February 22, 1967 Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1985-present
Spouse(s)	Jaime Anstead (2004–2014) (divorced) 1 child Noelle Balfour (1997–2003) (divorced) 1 child
Children	Allexanne Mitchum Carrington Mitchum

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, 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 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 Noelle Balfour, and Carrington Mitchum, from his marriage to Jaime Anstead.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	Tamil film
	A Crack in the Floor	Johnny
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". The New York Times. 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: Bently Mitchum". smashhits.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
3. "Different Strokes: The Story of Jack & Jill... and Jill on AllMovie". allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2014.

External links

• Bentley Mitchum at the Internet Movie Database