Robert Mitchum
Shortly after having a nervous breakdown from work stress as a machine operator, Robert Mitchum started taking on film roles as an extra and eventually took on small acting roles. He had a minor role in the Western film “Hopalong Cassidy.” He then starred in the Western film, “Nevada.” And once his career took off, he starred in other films like “Tombstone,” “River of No Return,” and “Man With the Gun.”