Jim Mitchum, actor and son of Hollywood icon Robert Mitchum, who as a teen co-starred with his father in the 1958 bootlegger classic Thunder Road, has passed away.

The actor died at his ranch in Skull Valley, Arizona, on September 20, after a long illness. According to Deadline, a family spokesperson announced his death on Saturday, noting that Mitchum’s wife, Pamela, and the couple’s beloved poodle were by his side.

Mitchum was 84.

According to Variety, Mitchum, born in 1941, grew up in Los Angeles. His young family reportedly lived in a converted chicken coop behind his grandmother’s West Hollywood bungalow until his father’s success allowed them to rent a nearby house. Family stories recall that when Jim was born, Robert Mitchum was performing as a Russian peasant in a small theater

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