Adam — Pursued Character Profile

About Adam

Mrs. Callum's biological son and Jeb's adoptive brother. Resentful of Jeb's inheritance and territorial claims, he engages in a fatal confrontation with Jeb. Though acquitted of murder, his death deepens the rift between Jeb and his adoptive family.

Character Facts

Played by

John Rodney

Appears in

Pursued (1947)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Adam — Family Biological Mother — Mrs. Callum (Judith Anderson)

  Adam is Mrs. Callum's biological son and Jeb's adoptive brother.

• Adam — Family Adoptive Brothers — Jeb (Robert Mitchum)

  Jeb and Adam grow up as brothers, though resentment eventually fractures their bond.

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More characters from Pursued

• Thor (Teresa Wright)
• Jeb (Robert Mitchum)
• Mrs. Callum (Judith Anderson)
• Grant (Dean Jagger)
• Thor, Age 10 (Peggy Miller)
• Jake Dingle (Alan Hale)
• Woman at the Wedding (uncredited) (Virginia Brissac)
• A Callum (Jack Montgomery)
• Townsman (uncredited) (Rudy Bowman)
• A Callum (Norman Jolley)
• Townsman (uncredited) (Erville Alderson)
• A Callum (Lane Chandler)