Thomas Mitchell
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-07-10
Day of Death
1962-12-17 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Thomas Mitchell
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
Acting
(2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1961)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Judge Henry G. Blake
(1961)
By Love Possessed
as Noah Tuttle
(1960)
The Right Man
as Grover Cleveland
(1960)
Too Young to Love
as Judge Bentley
(1958)
Handle with Care
as Mayor Dick Williston
(1958)
(1956)
While the City Sleeps
as John Day Griffith
(1955)
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
(1955)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as 'Pap' Finn
(1954)
Secret of the Incas
as Ed Morgan
(1954)
Destry
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
(1954)
The Big Moment
as Blumenau
(1953)
The Backbone of America
as Fred Tupple
(1952)
High Noon
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
(1951)
Journey Into Light
as Gandy
(1949)
Alias Nick Beal
as Joseph Foster
(1949)
The Big Wheel
as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
(1948)
Silver River
as John Plato Beck
(1947)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Gill MacBean
(1947)
High Barbaree
as Capt. Thad Vail
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Uncle Billy
(1946)
The Dark Mirror
as Lt. Stevenson
(1946)
Three Wise Fools
as Terence Alaysius O'Davern
(1946)
Blow-Ups of 1946
as Self
(1945)
Adventure
as Mudgin
(1945)
Captain Eddie
as Ike Howard
(1945)
Within These Walls
as Warden Michael Howland
(1944)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Willie Tulloch
(1944)
Dark Waters
as Mr. Sydney
(1944)
Buffalo Bill
as Ned Buntline
(1944)
Wilson
as Joseph Tumulty
(1944)
The Fighting Sullivans
as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
(1943)
The Outlaw
as Pat Garrett
(1943)
Bataan
as Cpl. Jake Feingold
(1943)
Flesh and Fantasy
as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
(1943)
Immortal Sergeant
as Sergeant Kelly
(1942)
The Black Swan
as Tommy Blue
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as John Halloway
(1942)
Moontide
as Tiny
(1942)
This Above All
as "Monty" Montague
(1942)
Joan of Paris
as Father Antoine
(1942)
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(1942)
Song of the Islands
as Dennis O'Brien
(1941)
Out of the Fog
as Jonah Goodwin
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Prof. Henry Todhunter
(1940)
Our Town
as Doc Gibbs
(1940)
The Long Voyage Home
as Driscoll
(1940)
Swiss Family Robinson
as William Robinson
(1940)
(1940)
Angels Over Broadway
as Gene Gibbons
(1940)
Three Cheers for the Irish
as Peter Casey
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Gerald O'Hara
(1939)
Stagecoach
as Doc Josiah Boone
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Diz Moore
(1939)
Only Angels Have Wings
as Kid Dabb
(1938)
Trade Winds
as Commissioner Blackton
(1938)
Love, Honor and Behave
as Dan Painter
(1937)
Lost Horizon
as Henry Barnard
(1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as George Cooper
(1937)
The Hurricane
as Dr. Kersaint
(1937)
When You're in Love
as Hank Miller
(1937)
I Promise to Pay
as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
(1937)
Man Of The People
as William J. Grady
(1936)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Jed Waterbury
(1936)
Craig's Wife
as Fergus Passmore
(1936)
Adventure in Manhattan
as Phil Bane
(1923)
Six Cylinder Love
as Bertram Rogers
Crew
(1944)
Casanova Brown
Theatre Play
(1939)
Little Accident
Theatre Play
(1934)
All of Me
Screenplay
(1930)
Little Accident
Theatre Play