About

Known credits:
80
Birthday:
1892-07-10
Place of birth:
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Website:
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Thomas Mitchell

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Known for

Acting
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s Actor (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
Average
1961 Pocketful of Miracles Actor Judge Henry G. Blake 62
Fair
1961 By Love Possessed Actor Noah Tuttle 58
Average
1960 Too Young to Love Actor Judge Bentley 59
Average
1960 The Right Man Actor Grover Cleveland 59
Average
1959 Glencannon Actor 70
Good
1958 Natchez Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Handle with Care Actor Mayor Dick Williston 59
Average
1957 O. Henry Playhouse Actor N/A
N/A
1957 The O. Henry Playhouse Actor O. Henry N/A
N/A
1956 While the City Sleeps Actor John Day Griffith 60
Fair
1955 The Miracle on 34th Street Actor Kris Kringle 58
Average
1955 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Actor 'Pap' Finn 58
Average
1954 Destry Actor Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby 59
Average
1954 Secret of the Incas Actor Ed Morgan 58
Average
1954 The Big Moment Actor Blumenau N/A
N/A
1954 Mayor of the Town Actor Mayor Thomas Russell N/A
N/A
1953 The Backbone of America Actor Fred Tupple N/A
N/A
1952 High Noon Actor Mayor Jonas Henderson 72
Good
1951 Journey Into Light Actor Gandy 59
Average
1949 The Big Wheel Actor Arthur 'Red' Stanley 58
Average
1949 Alias Nick Beal Actor Joseph Foster 59
Average
1948 Silver River Actor John Plato Beck 59
Average
1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge Actor Gill MacBean 59
Average
1947 High Barbaree Actor Capt. Thad Vail 58
Average
1946 Blow-Ups of 1946 Actor Self 59
Average
1946 It's a Wonderful Life Actor Uncle Billy 80
Very good
1946 The Dark Mirror Actor Lt. Stevenson 60
Fair
1946 Three Wise Fools Actor Terence Alaysius O'Davern 59
Average
1945 Adventure Actor Mudgin 59
Average
1945 Within These Walls Actor Warden Michael Howland 59
Average
1945 Captain Eddie Actor Ike Howard 59
Average
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom Actor Willie Tulloch 60
Fair
1944 Dark Waters Actor Mr. Sydney 59
Average
1944 Wilson Actor Joseph Tumulty 58
Average
1944 Buffalo Bill Actor Ned Buntline 58
Average
1944 The Fighting Sullivans Actor Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan 59
Average
1943 Flesh and Fantasy Actor Septimus Podgers (segment 2) 59
Average
1943 Bataan Actor Cpl. Jake Feingold 59
Average
1943 Immortal Sergeant Actor Sergeant Kelly 58
Average
1943 The Outlaw Actor Pat Garrett 58
Average
1942 Breakdowns of 1942 Actor Self N/A
N/A
1942 The Black Swan Actor Tommy Blue 59
Average
1942 Tales of Manhattan Actor John Halloway 59
Average
1942 Moontide Actor Tiny 59
Average
1942 This Above All Actor "Monty" Montague 59
Average
1942 Song of the Islands Actor Dennis O'Brien 59
Average
1942 Joan of Paris Actor Father Antoine 59
Average
1941 Out of the Fog Actor Jonah Goodwin 59
Average
1941 Flight from Destiny Actor Prof. Henry Todhunter 58
Average
1940 The Long Voyage Home Actor Driscoll 59
Average
1940 Angels Over Broadway Actor Gene Gibbons 59
Average
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Actor Self 59
Average
1940 Our Town Actor Doc Gibbs 58
Average
1940 Three Cheers for the Irish Actor Peter Casey 59
Average
1940 Swiss Family Robinson Actor William Robinson 58
Average
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Actor Clopin 62
Fair
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Actor Diz Moore 72
Good
1939 Only Angels Have Wings Actor Kid Dabb 63
Fair
1939 Gone with the Wind Actor Gerald O'Hara 76
Good
1939 Stagecoach Actor Doc Josiah Boone 70
Good
1938 Trade Winds Actor Commissioner Blackton 59
Average
1938 Love, Honor and Behave Actor Dan Painter 58
Average
1937 The Hurricane Actor Dr. Kersaint 59
Average
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Actor George Cooper 63
Fair
1937 I Promise to Pay Actor District Attorney J.E. Curtis 59
Average
1937 Lost Horizon Actor Henry Barnard 62
Fair
1937 When You're in Love Actor Hank Miller 59
Average
1937 Man Of The People Actor William J. Grady 59
Average
1936 Theodora Goes Wild Actor Jed Waterbury 59
Average
1936 Adventure in Manhattan Actor Phil Bane 59
Average
1936 Craig's Wife Actor Fergus Passmore 59
Average
1923 Six Cylinder Love Actor Bertram Rogers N/A
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Writing
1944 Casanova Brown Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1939 Little Accident Writing Theatre Play 58
Average
1934 All of Me Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1930 Little Accident Writing Theatre Play N/A
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