Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Known for

Acting

Born

July 10, 1892

Birthplace

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Died

December 17, 1962 (aged 70)

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.

Best known work

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939
High Noon
High Noon
1952
Stagecoach
Stagecoach
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
1987

Filmography

  1. 2009

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2001

    TrackerTV

    as Vesser (1 episode)

  3. 1987

    21 Jump StreetTV

    as Lear (1 episode)

  4. 1987

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    as Self (archive footage)

  5. 1984

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    as (archive footage)

  6. 1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  7. 1961

    Pocketful of Miracles

    as Judge Henry G. Blake

  8. 1961

    By Love Possessed

    as Noah Tuttle

  9. 1960

    The IslandersTV

    as Tom Todd (1 episode)

  10. 1960

    Too Young to Love

    as Judge Bentley

  11. 1960

    The Right Man

    as Grover Cleveland

  12. 1959

    Adventures in ParadiseTV

    as Hubert Willis (1 episode)

  13. 1959

    LaramieTV

  14. 1959

    GlencannonTV

  15. 1959

    The Bell Telephone HourTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  16. 1958

    Natchez

    as Mr. Carson

  17. 1958

    Handle with Care

    as Mayor Dick Williston

  18. 1958

    Shirley Temple's StorybookTV

    as Emperor (1 episode)

  19. 1957

    O. Henry PlayhouseTV

  20. 1957

    The O. Henry PlayhouseTV

    as O. Henry (2 episodes)

  21. 1956

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV

    as Ben Cary (1 episode), as Cason Thomas (1 episode), as Nick Finn (1 episode)

  22. 1956

    Playhouse 90TV

    as Mr. Carson (1 episode)

  23. 1956

    While the City Sleeps

    as John Day Griffith

  24. 1956

    Telephone TimeTV

  25. 1955

    The Miracle on 34th Street

    as Kris Kringle

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