Robert Mitchum

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Crossfire (1947); The Sundowners (1960); Tombstone (1993); Bandido.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

The Godfather (1972): 2 lines

craft (craft) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: The Godfather ⇒ Tombstone (the maker said so: Russell, in his True West magazine interview). Russell's intended tone was a Western Godfather; Jarre's version was more elegant.
“Well, Russell says it, it was basically the godfather of Westerns.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
craft (craft) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: The Godfather ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). The Oriental faro takeover shows the Godfather-like business side Russell wanted.
“You could see the godfather thing that Russell's talking about when he moves into Tombstone and immediately takes over the Faro game at the Oriental.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:33:55 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

John Ford: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: John Ford ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). Contrast: Ford Westerns vs gnarly, vulgar Tombstone.
“bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Three Amigos (1986): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: Three Amigos ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). The wedding-execution opening resembles the Three Amigos setup.
“this movie's after the 3 amigos, right?”
The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:28:23 · Chris Ryan (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Deadwood (2004): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: Tombstone ⇒ Deadwood (the host's read). Tombstone as the bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood.
“I tend to think of this movie as the bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (4) everyone in acting

narrator, Tombstone (The Rewatchables, ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
actor, Crossfire (The Big Picture, ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt!)
star, The Sundowners (Blank Check — Patreon, Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
actor, Bandido (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

No claims join them to a film or another person.

Fun items about them

fun, about Robert Mitchum: The narrator is deemed unnecessary, a Western cliche.
“Is it possible that it's Robert Mitchum as the completely unnecessary narrator?”
The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:59:35 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)