Bentley Mitchum is an American actor who has appeared in about 40 films and TV series, including Sundance grand jury prize winner Ruby in Paradise

Ruby in Paradise

Ruby in Paradise is a 1993 film written, directed, and edited by Victor Nuñez, and starring Ashley Judd, Todd Field, Bentley Mitchum, Allison Dean, and Dorothy Lyman. It is an homage to Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.-Synopsis:...

, Man in the Moon

Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon is an imaginary figure resembling a human face, head or body, that observers from some cultural backgrounds typically perceive in the bright disc of the full moon...

, The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

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, Conviction

Conviction

In law, a conviction is the verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime.The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal . In Scotland and in the Netherlands, there can also be a verdict of "not proven", which counts as an acquittal...

, Susie Q

Susie Q (film)

Susie Q is a 1995 Super RTL Original movie that aired on Disney Channel frequently in the late 1990s. Justin Whalin, Amy Jo Johnson and Shelley Long starred...

, Meatballs 4

Meatballs 4

Meatballs 4 is a 1992 film that was the fourth and final installment to the Meatballs franchise. It was shot in its entirety at Bass Lake, California in the late summer of 1991.-Synopsis:...

, Demonic Toys

Demonic Toys

Demonic Toys is a film produced by Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment and released in 1992. The film features small, killer toys similar to those seen in Puppet Master, a film which Band produced in 1989. Demonic Toys, like many other Full Moon releases, never had a theatrical release and went...

and Shark Attack

Shark attack

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. He is the writer and director of the film Blood Moon

Soul Searchers

Soul Searchers is the writing/directing debut of actor Bentley Mitchum. A thriller about the true horrors of occult rituals, whose name has since been changed to Blood Moon. The film stars Billy Drago, Robert Rusler, Julie St.Claire, Jaime Anstead, and Christopher Mitchum. Shot on location in...

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Bentley also became the first American actor to play lead in an Indian Kollywood

Kollywood

Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...

 film, Little John

Little John (film)

Little John is a fantasy film released in 2001 directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. Bentley Mitchum and Jyothika Saravanan play the lead roles which Prakash Raj and Nassar play supporting roles. This film marks India's first film to include a Hollywood actor in its cast...

opposite Jyothika Saravanan

Jyothika Saravanan

Jyothika Sadanah-Saravanan is a former Indian film actress who predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She also acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in Kushi, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi and Mozhi, winning one Filmfare and three...

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Personal

He is the grandson of actor Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...

, the son of actor Christopher Mitchum

Christopher Mitchum

Christopher Mitchum , is an American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and his wife Dorothy. He is also the younger brother of actor James Mitchum....

 and the nephew of actor James Mitchum

James Mitchum

James Mitchum is the oldest son of actor Robert Mitchum and bears a striking resemblance to his famous father. He inherited his father's sleepy eyes and taciturn good looks. The comparison both helped and hurt his career. He had a child with actress Wende Wagner to whom he was formerly married. Ms...

. 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

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama. He also started a band called The Velvet Box.

He is married to Jaime Anstead and he has two daughters, Allexanne Mitchum (from a previous marriage) and Carrington.

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