Thomas Mitchell

Acting

Thomas Mitchell

Born July 10, 1892Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA103 credits

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

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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2009

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2001

21 Jump Street
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21 Jump Street

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1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

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1987

Going Hollywood: The '30s
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Going Hollywood: The '30s

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1984

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

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1983

Filmography

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Yearas Self (archive footage)Movie
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2001Trackeras VesserTV
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Streetas LearTV
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Pocketful of Miraclesas Judge Henry G. BlakeMovie
By Love Possessed
1961By Love Possessedas Noah TuttleMovie
The Islanders
1960The Islandersas Tom ToddTV
Too Young to Love
1960Too Young to Loveas Judge BentleyMovie
The Right Man
1960The Right Manas Grover ClevelandMovie
Adventures in Paradise
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Hubert WillisTV
Laramie
1959LaramieTV
G
1959GlencannonTV
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959The Bell Telephone Houras SelfTV
Natchez
1958Natchezas Mr. CarsonMovie
Handle with Care
1958Handle with Careas Mayor Dick WillistonMovie
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958Shirley Temple's Storybookas EmperorTV
O
1957O. Henry PlayhouseTV
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957The O. Henry Playhouseas O. HenryTV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Ben CaryTV
Playhouse 90
1956Playhouse 90as Mr. CarsonTV
While the City Sleeps
1956While the City Sleepsas John Day GriffithMovie
Telephone Time
1956Telephone TimeTV
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955The Miracle on 34th Streetas Kris KringleMovie
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955Screen Director's Playhouseas Dr. Joseph H. WaltonTV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox Houras Kris KringleTV
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas 'Pap' FinnMovie
Destry
1954Destryas Reginald T. 'Rags' BarnabyMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as Old Man FinnTV
Secret of the Incas
1954Secret of the Incasas Ed MorganMovie
The Big Moment
1954The Big Momentas BlumenauMovie
Mayor of the Town
1954Mayor of the Townas Mayor Thomas RussellTV
The Backbone of America
1953The Backbone of Americaas Fred TuppleMovie
The United States Steel Hour
1953The United States Steel Houras Silas LaphamTV
Medallion Theatre
1953Medallion TheatreTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric TheaterTV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952The Ford Television Theatreas Silas BurtonTV
High Noon
1952High Noonas Mayor Jonas HendersonMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas William Oliver GantTV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Sam HawkinsTV
Journey Into Light
1951Journey Into Lightas GandyMovie
Tales of Tomorrow
1951Tales of TomorrowTV
L
1950Lux Video Theatreas Robert BaldwinTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
The Big Wheel
1949The Big Wheelas Arthur 'Red' StanleyMovie
Lights Out
1949Lights OutTV
Alias Nick Beal
1949Alias Nick Bealas Joseph FosterMovie
Suspense
1949Suspenseas Dr. Paul MorganTV
Studio One
1948Studio OneTV
F
1948Ford TheatreTV
Silver River
1948Silver Riveras John Plato BeckMovie
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947The Romance of Rosy Ridgeas Gill MacBeanMovie
Kraft Television Theatre
1947Kraft Television TheatreTV
High Barbaree
1947High Barbareeas Capt. Thad VailMovie
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946Blow-Ups of 1946as SelfMovie
It's a Wonderful Life
1946It's a Wonderful Lifeas Uncle BillyMovie
The Dark Mirror
1946The Dark Mirroras Lt. StevensonMovie
Three Wise Fools
1946Three Wise Foolsas Terence Alaysius O'DavernMovie
Adventure
1945Adventureas MudginMovie
Within These Walls
1945Within These Wallsas Warden Michael HowlandMovie
Captain Eddie
1945Captain Eddieas Ike HowardMovie
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944The Keys of the Kingdomas Willie TullochMovie
Dark Waters
1944Dark Watersas Mr. SydneyMovie
Wilson
1944Wilsonas Joseph TumultyMovie
Buffalo Bill
1944Buffalo Billas Ned BuntlineMovie
The Fighting Sullivans
1944The Fighting Sullivansas Mr. Thomas F. SullivanMovie
Flesh and Fantasy
1943Flesh and Fantasyas Septimus Podgers (segment 2)Movie
Bataan
1943Bataanas Cpl. Jake FeingoldMovie
Immortal Sergeant
1943Immortal Sergeantas Sergeant KellyMovie
The Outlaw
1943The Outlawas Pat GarrettMovie
Breakdowns of 1942
1942Breakdowns of 1942as SelfMovie
The Black Swan
1942The Black Swanas Tommy BlueMovie
Tales of Manhattan
1942Tales of Manhattanas John HallowayMovie
Moontide
1942Moontideas TinyMovie
This Above All
1942This Above Allas "Monty" MontagueMovie
Song of the Islands
1942Song of the Islandsas Dennis O'BrienMovie
Joan of Paris
1942Joan of Parisas Father AntoineMovie
Out of the Fog
1941Out of the Fogas Jonah GoodwinMovie
Flight from Destiny
1941Flight from Destinyas Prof. Henry TodhunterMovie
The Long Voyage Home
1940The Long Voyage Homeas DriscollMovie
Angels Over Broadway
1940Angels Over Broadwayas Gene GibbonsMovie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas SelfMovie
Our Town
1940Our Townas Doc GibbsMovie
Three Cheers for the Irish
1940Three Cheers for the Irishas Peter CaseyMovie
Swiss Family Robinson
1940Swiss Family Robinsonas William RobinsonMovie
Gone with the Wind
1939Gone with the Windas Gerald O'HaraMovie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Diz MooreMovie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939The Hunchback of Notre Dameas ClopinMovie
Only Angels Have Wings
1939Only Angels Have Wingsas Kid DabbMovie
Stagecoach
1939Stagecoachas Doc Josiah BooneMovie
Trade Winds
1938Trade Windsas Commissioner BlacktonMovie
Love, Honor and Behave
1938Love, Honor and Behaveas Dan PainterMovie
The Hurricane
1937The Hurricaneas Dr. KersaintMovie
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937Make Way for Tomorrowas George CooperMovie
I Promise to Pay
1937I Promise to Payas District Attorney J.E. CurtisMovie
Lost Horizon
1937Lost Horizonas Henry BarnardMovie
When You're in Love
1937When You're in Loveas Hank MillerMovie
Man Of The People
1937Man Of The Peopleas William J. GradyMovie
Theodora Goes Wild
1936Theodora Goes Wildas Jed WaterburyMovie
Adventure in Manhattan
1936Adventure in Manhattanas Phil BaneMovie
Craig's Wife
1936Craig's Wifeas Fergus PassmoreMovie
Six Cylinder Love
1923Six Cylinder Loveas Bertram RogersMovie