Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

🎂 10th July 1892 (133 yrs) 📍 Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

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.

Thomas Mitchell

Movies Featuring Thomas Mitchell

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)

as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)

as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

as Judge Henry G. Blake
By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed (1961)

as Noah Tuttle
Too Young to Love

Too Young to Love (1960)

as Judge Bentley
The Right Man

The Right Man (1960)

as Grover Cleveland
Natchez

Natchez (1958)

as Mr. Carson
Handle with Care

Handle with Care (1958)

as Mayor Dick Williston
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps (1956)

as John Day Griffith
The Miracle on 34th Street

The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)

as Kris Kringle
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)

as 'Pap' Finn
Destry

Destry (1954)

as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas (1954)

as Ed Morgan
The Big Moment

The Big Moment (1954)

as Blumenau
The Backbone of America

The Backbone of America (1953)

as Fred Tupple
High Noon

High Noon (1952)

as Mayor Jonas Henderson
Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light (1951)

as Gandy
The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel (1949)

as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal (1949)

as Joseph Foster
Silver River

Silver River (1948)

as John Plato Beck
The Romance of Rosy Ridge

The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)

as Gill MacBean
High Barbaree

High Barbaree (1947)

as Capt. Thad Vail
Blow-Ups of 1946

Blow-Ups of 1946 (1946)

as Self
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

as Uncle Billy
The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror (1946)

as Lt. Stevenson
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools (1946)

as Terence Alaysius O'Davern
Adventure

Adventure (1945)

as Mudgin
Within These Walls

Within These Walls (1945)

as Warden Michael Howland
Captain Eddie

Captain Eddie (1945)

as Ike Howard
The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

as Willie Tulloch
Dark Waters

Dark Waters (1944)

as Mr. Sydney
Wilson

Wilson (1944)

as Joseph Tumulty
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (1944)

as Ned Buntline
The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans (1944)

as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy (1943)

as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
Bataan

Bataan (1943)

as Cpl. Jake Feingold
Immortal Sergeant

Immortal Sergeant (1943)

as Sergeant Kelly
The Outlaw

The Outlaw (1943)

as Pat Garrett
Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)

as Self
The Black Swan

The Black Swan (1942)

as Tommy Blue
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan (1942)

as John Halloway
Moontide

Moontide (1942)

as Tiny
This Above All

This Above All (1942)

as "Monty" Montague
Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands (1942)

as Dennis O'Brien
Joan of Paris

Joan of Paris (1942)

as Father Antoine
Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog (1941)

as Jonah Goodwin
Flight from Destiny

Flight from Destiny (1941)

as Prof. Henry Todhunter
The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home (1940)

as Driscoll
Angels Over Broadway

Angels Over Broadway (1940)

as Gene Gibbons
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

as Self
Our Town

Our Town (1940)

as Doc Gibbs
Three Cheers for the Irish

Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)

as Peter Casey
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson (1940)

as William Robinson
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind (1939)

as Gerald O'Hara
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

as Diz Moore
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

as Clopin
Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

as Kid Dabb
Stagecoach

Stagecoach (1939)

as Doc Josiah Boone
Trade Winds

Trade Winds (1938)

as Commissioner Blackton
Love, Honor and Behave

Love, Honor and Behave (1938)

as Dan Painter
The Hurricane

The Hurricane (1937)

as Dr. Kersaint
Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

as George Cooper
I Promise to Pay

I Promise to Pay (1937)

as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon (1937)

as Henry Barnard
When You're in Love

When You're in Love (1937)

as Hank Miller
Man Of The People

Man Of The People (1937)

as William J. Grady
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

as Jed Waterbury
Adventure in Manhattan

Adventure in Manhattan (1936)

as Phil Bane
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife (1936)

as Fergus Passmore
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love (1923)

as Bertram Rogers