Thomas Mitchell
Known for
Acting
Life
1892 – 1962 (aged 70)
Born in
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Credits
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Biography
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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
It's a Wonderful Life
20 Dec 1946
Gone with the Wind
15 Dec 1939
High Noon
09 Jun 1952
Stagecoach
02 Mar 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
19 Oct 1939
Only Angels Have Wings
15 May 1939
Lost Horizon
03 Mar 1937
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
31 Aug 1939
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Filmography
2001
- Trackeras Vesser1 episode
1987
- 21 Jump Streetas Lear1 episode
1984
- Going Hollywood: The '30sas (archive footage)
1961
- Pocketful of Miraclesas Judge Henry G. Blake
- By Love Possessedas Noah Tuttle
1960
- The Islandersas Tom Todd1 episode
- Too Young to Loveas Judge Bentley
- The Right Manas Grover Cleveland
1959
- Adventures in Paradiseas Hubert Willis1 episode
- Laramie1 episode
- Glencannon39 episodes
1958
- Natchezas Mr. Carson
- Handle with Careas Mayor Dick Williston
- Shirley Temple's Storybookas Emperor1 episode
1957
- O. Henry Playhouse20 episodes
- The O. Henry Playhouseas O. Henry2 episodes
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Nick Finn1 episode
- Playhouse 90as Mr. Carson1 episode
- While the City Sleepsas John Day Griffith
- Telephone Time2 episodes
1955
- The Miracle on 34th Streetas Kris Kringle
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Dr. Joseph H. Walton1 episode
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Kris Kringle1 episode
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas 'Pap' Finn
1954
- Destryas Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
- Climax!as Old Man Finn1 episode
- Secret of the Incasas Ed Morgan
- The Big Momentas Blumenau
- Mayor of the Townas Mayor Thomas Russell34 episodes
1953
- The Backbone of Americaas Fred Tupple
- The United States Steel Houras Silas Lapham1 episode
- Medallion Theatre1 episode
- General Electric Theateras Mender McClure1 episode
1952
- The Ford Television Theatreas Ralph Woodbury1 episode
- High Noonas Mayor Jonas Henderson
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Truman Winters1 episode
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Carl Smith1 episode
- Journey Into Lightas Gandy
- Tales of Tomorrow3 episodes
1950
- Lux Video Theatreas Judge Calvin Cook1 episode
- Robert Montgomery Presents1 episode
1949
- The Big Wheelas Arthur 'Red' Stanley
- Lights Out1 episode
- Alias Nick Bealas Joseph Foster
- Suspenseas Henry Brown1 episode
1948
- Studio Oneas Hank Morgan1 episode
- Ford Theatre1 episode
- Silver Riveras John Plato Beck
1947
- The Romance of Rosy Ridgeas Gill MacBean
- Kraft Television Theatre1 episode
- High Barbareeas Capt. Thad Vail
1946
- It's a Wonderful Lifeas Uncle Billy
- The Dark Mirroras Lieutenant Stevenson
- Three Wise Foolsas Terence Alaysius O'Davern
1945
- Adventureas Mudgin
- Within These Wallsas Warden Michael Howland
- Captain Eddieas Ike Howard
1944
- The Keys of the Kingdomas Willie Tulloch
- Dark Watersas Mr. Sydney
- Wilsonas Joseph Tumulty
- Buffalo Billas Ned Buntline
- The Fighting Sullivansas Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
1943
- Flesh and Fantasyas Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
- Bataanas Cpl. Jake Feingold
- Immortal Sergeantas Sergeant Kelly
- The Outlawas Pat Garrett
1942
- The Black Swanas Tommy Blue
- Tales of Manhattanas John Halloway
- Moontideas Tiny
- This Above Allas "Monty" Montague
- Song of the Islandsas Dennis O'Brien
- Joan of Parisas Father Antoine
1941
- Out of the Fogas Jonah Goodwin
- Flight from Destinyas Prof. Henry Todhunter
1940
- The Long Voyage Homeas Driscoll
- Angels Over Broadwayas Gene Gibbons
- Our Townas Doc Gibbs
- Three Cheers for the Irishas Peter Casey
- Swiss Family Robinsonas William Robinson
1939
- Gone with the Windas Gerald O'Hara
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Diz Moore
- The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Clopin
- Only Angels Have Wingsas Kid Dabb
- Stagecoachas Doc Josiah Boone
1938
- Trade Windsas Commissioner Blackton
- Love, Honor and Behaveas Dan Painter
1937
- The Hurricaneas Dr. Kersaint
- Make Way for Tomorrowas George Cooper
- I Promise to Payas District Attorney J.E. Curtis
- Lost Horizonas Henry Barnard
- When You're in Loveas Hank Miller
- Man Of The Peopleas William J. Grady
1936
- Theodora Goes Wildas Jed Waterbury
- Adventure in Manhattanas Phil Bane
- Craig's Wifeas Fergus Passmore
1923
- Six Cylinder Loveas Bertram Rogers