Acting
Thomas Mitchell
Born July 10, 1892 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA · Died December 17, 1962
Biography
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
8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
Uncle Billy
8.2
Gone with the Wind
Gerald O'Hara
7.9
High Noon
Mayor Jonas Henderson
7.8
Stagecoach
Doc Josiah Boone
8.1
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Diz Moore
7.6
Only Angels Have Wings
Kid Dabb
7.6
Lost Horizon
Henry Barnard
7.8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin
8.1
Make Way for Tomorrow
George Cooper
7.2
21 Jump Street
Lear
7.1
Pocketful of Miracles
Judge Henry G. Blake
6.9
While the City Sleeps
John Day Griffith
7.0
The Dark Mirror
Lieutenant Stevenson
5.4
The Outlaw
Pat Garrett
6.9
The Long Voyage Home
Driscoll
6.7
The Black Swan
Tommy Blue
6.0
Secret of the Incas
Ed Morgan
7.1
The Hurricane
Dr. Kersaint
7.2
The Keys of the Kingdom
Willie Tulloch
7.1
Theodora Goes Wild
Jed Waterbury
Filmography
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2001TrackerVesserSeries
- 198721 Jump StreetLearSeries
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)Movie
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesJudge Henry G. BlakeMovie
- 1961By Love PossessedNoah TuttleMovie
- 1960The IslandersTom ToddSeries
- 1960Too Young to LoveJudge BentleyMovie
- 1960The Right ManGrover ClevelandMovie
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseHubert WillisSeries
- 1959LaramieSeries
- 1959GlencannonSeries
- 1959The Bell Telephone HourSelfSeries
- 1958NatchezMr. CarsonMovie
- 1958Handle with CareMayor Dick WillistonMovie
- 1958Shirley Temple's StorybookEmperorSeries
- 1957O. Henry PlayhouseSeries
- 1957The O. Henry PlayhouseO. HenrySeries
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBen Cary, Cason Thomas, Nick FinnSeries
- 1956Playhouse 90Mr. CarsonSeries
- 1956While the City SleepsJohn Day GriffithMovie
- 1956Telephone TimeSeries
- 1955The Miracle on 34th StreetKris KringleMovie
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourKris KringleSeries
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseDr. Joseph H. WaltonSeries
- 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Pap' FinnMovie
- 1954DestryReginald T. 'Rags' BarnabyMovie
- 1954Climax!Old Man FinnSeries
- 1954Secret of the IncasEd MorganMovie
- 1954The Big MomentBlumenauMovie
- 1954Mayor of the TownMayor Thomas RussellSeries
- 1953The Backbone of AmericaFred TuppleMovie
- 1953The United States Steel HourSilas LaphamSeries
- 1953Medallion TheatreSeries
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeries
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreSilas Burton, Elmo, Ralph WoodburySeries
- 1952High NoonMayor Jonas HendersonMovie
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameWilliam Oliver Gant, Truman WintersSeries
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSam Hawkins, Carl SmithSeries
- 1951Journey Into LightGandyMovie
- 1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
- 1950Lux Video TheatreRobert Baldwin, Johnny Reynolds, Sr., Innkeeper, Ralp Burgess, Sam Partridge, Judge Calvin CookSeries
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries
- 1949The Big WheelArthur 'Red' StanleyMovie
- 1949Lights OutSeries
- 1949Alias Nick BealJoseph FosterMovie
- 1949SuspenseDr. Paul Morgan, Henry BrownSeries
- 1948Studio OneSeries
- 1948Ford TheatreSeries
- 1948Silver RiverJohn Plato BeckMovie
- 1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeGill MacBeanMovie
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreSeries
- 1947High BarbareeCapt. Thad VailMovie
- 1946Blow-Ups of 1946SelfMovie
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeUncle BillyMovie
- 1946The Dark MirrorLieutenant StevensonMovie
- 1946Three Wise FoolsTerence Alaysius O'DavernMovie
- 1945AdventureMudginMovie
- 1945Within These WallsWarden Michael HowlandMovie
- 1945Captain EddieIke HowardMovie
- 1944The Keys of the KingdomWillie TullochMovie
- 1944Dark WatersMr. SydneyMovie
- 1944Casanova BrownTheatre PlayMovie
- 1944WilsonJoseph TumultyMovie
- 1944Buffalo BillNed BuntlineMovie
- 1944The Fighting SullivansMr. Thomas F. SullivanMovie
- 1943Flesh and FantasySeptimus Podgers (segment 2)Movie
- 1943BataanCpl. Jake FeingoldMovie
- 1943Immortal SergeantSergeant KellyMovie
- 1943The OutlawPat GarrettMovie
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942SelfMovie
- 1942The Black SwanTommy BlueMovie
- 1942Tales of ManhattanJohn HallowayMovie
- 1942MoontideTinyMovie
- 1942This Above All"Monty" MontagueMovie
- 1942Song of the IslandsDennis O'BrienMovie
- 1942Joan of ParisFather AntoineMovie
- 1941Out of the FogJonah GoodwinMovie
- 1941Flight from DestinyProf. Henry TodhunterMovie
- 1940The Long Voyage HomeDriscollMovie
- 1940Angels Over BroadwayGene GibbonsMovie
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelfMovie
- 1940Our TownDoc GibbsMovie
- 1940Three Cheers for the IrishPeter CaseyMovie
- 1940Swiss Family RobinsonWilliam RobinsonMovie
- 1939Gone with the WindGerald O'HaraMovie
- 1939Little AccidentTheatre PlayMovie
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonDiz MooreMovie
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameClopinMovie
- 1939Only Angels Have WingsKid DabbMovie
- 1939StagecoachDoc Josiah BooneMovie
- 1938Trade WindsCommissioner BlacktonMovie
- 1938Love, Honor and BehaveDan PainterMovie
- 1937The HurricaneDr. KersaintMovie
- 1937Make Way for TomorrowGeorge CooperMovie
- 1937I Promise to PayDistrict Attorney J.E. CurtisMovie
- 1937Lost HorizonHenry BarnardMovie
- 1937When You're in LoveHank MillerMovie
- 1937Man Of The PeopleWilliam J. GradyMovie
- 1936Theodora Goes WildJed WaterburyMovie
- 1936Adventure in ManhattanPhil BaneMovie
- 1936Craig's WifeFergus PassmoreMovie
- 1934All of MeScreenplayMovie
- 1930Little AccidentTheatre PlayMovie
- 1923Six Cylinder LoveBertram RogersMovie