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)
(1987)
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)
Too Young to Love
as Judge Bentley
(1960)
The Right Man
as Grover Cleveland
(1958)
Handle with Care
as Mayor Dick Williston
(1958)
(1956)
While the City Sleeps
as John Day Griffith
(1955)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as 'Pap' Finn
(1955)
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
(1954)
Destry
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
(1954)
Secret of the Incas
as Ed Morgan
(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 Fighting Sullivans
as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
(1944)
Wilson
as Joseph Tumulty
(1944)
Buffalo Bill
as Ned Buntline
(1944)
Dark Waters
as Mr. Sydney
(1944)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Willie Tulloch
(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)
Moontide
as Tiny
(1942)
The Black Swan
as Tommy Blue
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as John Halloway
(1942)
Song of the Islands
as Dennis O'Brien
(1942)
Joan of Paris
as Father Antoine
(1942)
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(1942)
This Above All
as "Monty" Montague
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Prof. Henry Todhunter
(1941)
Out of the Fog
as Jonah Goodwin
(1940)
The Long Voyage Home
as Driscoll
(1940)
(1940)
Three Cheers for the Irish
as Peter Casey
(1940)
Our Town
as Doc Gibbs
(1940)
Swiss Family Robinson
as William Robinson
(1940)
Angels Over Broadway
as Gene Gibbons
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Gerald O'Hara
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin
(1939)
Stagecoach
as Doc Josiah Boone
(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)
The Hurricane
as Dr. Kersaint
(1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as George Cooper
(1937)
Man Of The People
as William J. Grady
(1937)
I Promise to Pay
as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
(1937)
When You're in Love
as Hank Miller
(1936)
Craig's Wife
as Fergus Passmore
(1936)
Adventure in Manhattan
as Phil Bane
(1936)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Jed Waterbury
(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