Thomas Mitchell
- Born
- July 10, 1892
- Died
- December 17, 1962 (70 years old)
- Place of birth
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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Thomas Mitchell (July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of Gerald O'Hara, the father of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, the drunken Doc Boone in John Ford's Stagecoach, and Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life. Mitchell was the first person to win an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony Award.
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Known for
★ 8.3It's a Wonderful Life
1946
★ 7.9Gone with the Wind
1939
★ 7.7High Noon
1952
★ 7.321 Jump Street
1987
★ 7.6Stagecoach
1939
★ 7.8Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
★ 7.3The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
★ 7.3Only Angels Have Wings
1939
★ 6.9Lost Horizon
1937
★ 7.5Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
★ 7.3Pocketful of Miracles
1961
★ 6.9While the City Sleeps
1956
Filmography
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2001TrackerSeries · Vesser
- 198721 Jump StreetSeries · Lear★ 7.3
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30sFilm · (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilm · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesFilm · Judge Henry G. Blake★ 7.3
- 1961By Love PossessedFilm · Noah Tuttle
- 1960The IslandersSeries · Tom Todd
- 1960Too Young to LoveFilm · Judge Bentley
- 1960The Right ManFilm · Grover Cleveland
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries · Hubert Willis
- 1959LaramieSeries
- 1959GlencannonGlencannonSeries
- 1958NatchezFilm · Mr. Carson
- 1958Handle with CareFilm · Mayor Dick Williston
- 1958Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries · Emperor
- 1957O. Henry PlayhouseO. Henry PlayhouseSeries
- 1957The O. Henry PlayhouseSeries · O. Henry
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries · Ben Cary, Cason Thomas, Nick Finn
- 1956Playhouse 90Series · Mr. Carson
- 1956While the City SleepsFilm · John Day Griffith★ 6.9
- 1956Telephone TimeSeries
- 1955The Miracle on 34th StreetFilm · Kris Kringle
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries · Dr. Joseph H. Walton
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries · Kris Kringle
- 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFilm · 'Pap' Finn
- 1954DestryFilm · Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby★ 6.1
- 1954Climax!Series · Old Man Finn
- 1954Secret of the IncasFilm · Ed Morgan★ 5.9
- 1954The Big MomentFilm · Blumenau
- 1954Mayor of the TownSeries · Mayor Thomas Russell
- 1953The Backbone of AmericaFilm · Fred Tupple
- 1953The United States Steel HourSeries · Silas Lapham
- 1953Medallion TheatreSeries
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeries · Mender McClure
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries · Silas Burton, Elmo, Ralph Woodbury
- 1952High NoonFilm · Mayor Jonas Henderson★ 7.7
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries · William Oliver Gant, Truman Winters
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries · Sam Hawkins, Carl Smith
- 1951Journey Into LightFilm · Gandy
- 1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
- 1950Lux Video TheatreLux Video TheatreSeries · Robert Baldwin, Johnny Reynolds, Sr., Innkeeper, Ralp Burgess, Sam Partridge, Judge Calvin Cook
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries
- 1949The Big WheelFilm · Arthur 'Red' Stanley
- 1949Lights OutSeries
- 1949Alias Nick BealFilm · Joseph Foster★ 6.8
- 1949SuspenseSeries · Dr. Paul Morgan, Henry Brown
- 1948Studio OneSeries · William Mallory, Jack Guzzow, Hank Morgan
- 1948Ford TheatreFord TheatreSeries
- 1948Silver RiverFilm · John Plato Beck★ 6.1
- 1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeFilm · Gill MacBean
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreSeries
- 1947High BarbareeFilm · Capt. Thad Vail
- 1946Blow-Ups of 1946Film · Self
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeFilm · Uncle Billy★ 8.3
- 1946The Dark MirrorFilm · Lieutenant Stevenson★ 7.0
- 1946Three Wise FoolsFilm · Terence Alaysius O'Davern
- 1945AdventureFilm · Mudgin
- 1945Within These WallsFilm · Warden Michael Howland
- 1945Captain EddieFilm · Ike Howard
- 1944The Keys of the KingdomFilm · Willie Tulloch★ 7.1
- 1944Dark WatersFilm · Mr. Sydney★ 6.0
- 1944WilsonFilm · Joseph Tumulty★ 5.6
- 1944Buffalo BillFilm · Ned Buntline★ 5.8
- 1944The Fighting SullivansFilm · Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan★ 6.3
- 1943Flesh and FantasyFilm · Septimus Podgers (segment 2)★ 7.1
- 1943BataanFilm · Cpl. Jake Feingold★ 6.4
- 1943Immortal SergeantFilm · Sergeant Kelly
- 1943The OutlawFilm · Pat Garrett★ 5.4
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942Film · Self
- 1942The Black SwanFilm · Tommy Blue★ 6.5
- 1942Tales of ManhattanFilm · John Halloway★ 6.4
- 1942MoontideFilm · Tiny★ 6.4
- 1942This Above AllFilm · "Monty" Montague★ 6.8
- 1942Song of the IslandsFilm · Dennis O'Brien
- 1942Joan of ParisFilm · Father Antoine
- 1941Out of the FogFilm · Jonah Goodwin★ 6.4
- 1941Flight from DestinyFilm · Prof. Henry Todhunter
- 1940The Long Voyage HomeFilm · Driscoll★ 6.6
- 1940Angels Over BroadwayFilm · Gene Gibbons★ 5.9
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsFilm · Self
- 1940Our TownFilm · Doc Gibbs★ 5.9
- 1940Three Cheers for the IrishFilm · Peter Casey
- 1940Swiss Family RobinsonFilm · William Robinson★ 5.7
- 1939Gone with the WindFilm · Gerald O'Hara★ 7.9
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFilm · Diz Moore★ 7.8
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameFilm · Clopin★ 7.3
- 1939Only Angels Have WingsFilm · Kid Dabb★ 7.3
- 1939StagecoachFilm · Doc Josiah Boone★ 7.6
- 1938Trade WindsFilm · Commissioner Blackton
- 1938Love, Honor and BehaveFilm · Dan Painter
- 1937The HurricaneFilm · Dr. Kersaint★ 6.7
- 1937Make Way for TomorrowFilm · George Cooper★ 7.5
- 1937I Promise to PayFilm · District Attorney J.E. Curtis
- 1937Lost HorizonFilm · Henry Barnard★ 6.9
- 1937When You're in LoveFilm · Hank Miller
- 1937Man Of The PeopleFilm · William J. Grady
- 1936Theodora Goes WildFilm · Jed Waterbury★ 6.6
- 1936Adventure in ManhattanFilm · Phil Bane
- 1936Craig's WifeFilm · Fergus Passmore
- 1923Six Cylinder LoveFilm · Bertram Rogers
