
Thomas Mitchell
Known for Acting · 103 credits
- Born
- 1892-07-10
- Died
- 1962-12-17
- Place of birth
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Томас Мітчелл · Thomas John 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
TV Shows (31)

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

21 Jump Street
1987
as Lear

Climax!
1954
as Old Man Finn

Studio One
1948
as Jack Guzzow / William Mallory / Hank Morgan

The United States Steel Hour
1953
as Silas Lapham

Kraft Television Theatre
1947

Lights Out
1949

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ben Cary / Cason Thomas / Nick Finn

Telephone Time
1956

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Hubert Willis

Laramie
1959

Playhouse 90
1956
as Mr. Carson

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Kris Kringle

Suspense
1949
as Dr. Paul Morgan / Henry Brown

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Emperor
Ford Theatre
1948
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Robert Baldwin / Johnny Reynolds, Sr. / Innkeeper / Ralp Burgess / Sam Partridge / Judge Calvin Cook

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Silas Burton / Elmo / Ralph Woodbury

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Dr. Joseph H. Walton

Tracker
2001
as Vesser

The Islanders
1960
as Tom Todd

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as William Oliver Gant / Truman Winters

The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as O. Henry

Medallion Theatre
1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Sam Hawkins / Carl Smith

Mayor of the Town
1954
as Mayor Thomas Russell
Glencannon
1959

General Electric Theater
1953
as Mender McClure
O. Henry Playhouse
1957
Movies (72)

Gone with the Wind
1939
as Gerald O'Hara

It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Uncle Billy

High Noon
1952
as Mayor Jonas Henderson

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Clopin

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Diz Moore

Stagecoach
1939
as Doc Josiah Boone

The Black Swan
1942
as Tommy Blue

Destry
1954
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Judge Henry G. Blake

Lost Horizon
1937
as Henry Barnard

Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Kid Dabb

Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Willie Tulloch

While the City Sleeps
1956
as John Day Griffith

By Love Possessed
1961
as Noah Tuttle

The Outlaw
1943
as Pat Garrett

Silver River
1948
as John Plato Beck

When You're in Love
1937
as Hank Miller

The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Driscoll

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Big Wheel
1949
as Arthur 'Red' Stanley

This Above All
1942
as "Monty" Montague

Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as George Cooper

Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self

The Hurricane
1937
as Dr. Kersaint

Tales of Manhattan
1942
as John Halloway

Secret of the Incas
1954
as Ed Morgan

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955
as 'Pap' Finn

Song of the Islands
1942
as Dennis O'Brien

The Backbone of America
1953
as Fred Tupple

Three Wise Fools
1946
as Terence Alaysius O'Davern

Our Town
1940
as Doc Gibbs

Bataan
1943
as Cpl. Jake Feingold

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)

Craig's Wife
1936
as Fergus Passmore

Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Joseph Foster

Moontide
1942
as Tiny

Adventure in Manhattan
1936
as Phil Bane

Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Jed Waterbury

Buffalo Bill
1944
as Ned Buntline

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Sergeant Kelly

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Gill MacBean

Six Cylinder Love
1923
as Bertram Rogers

Flight from Destiny
1941
as Prof. Henry Todhunter

Within These Walls
1945
as Warden Michael Howland

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self

Wilson
1944
as Joseph Tumulty

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)

The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Kris Kringle

The Fighting Sullivans
1944
as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

Journey Into Light
1951
as Gandy

Dark Waters
1944
as Mr. Sydney

Captain Eddie
1945
as Ike Howard

Joan of Paris
1942
as Father Antoine

High Barbaree
1947
as Capt. Thad Vail

The Dark Mirror
1946
as Lieutenant Stevenson

Swiss Family Robinson
1940
as William Robinson

Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Dan Painter

Too Young to Love
1960
as Judge Bentley

Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self

Trade Winds
1938
as Commissioner Blackton

Out of the Fog
1941
as Jonah Goodwin

Man Of The People
1937
as William J. Grady

The Right Man
1960
as Grover Cleveland

The Big Moment
1954
as Blumenau

Handle with Care
1958
as Mayor Dick Williston

Adventure
1945
as Mudgin

I Promise to Pay
1937
as District Attorney J.E. Curtis

Three Cheers for the Irish
1940
as Peter Casey

Angels Over Broadway
1940
as Gene Gibbons

Natchez
1958
as Mr. Carson
About Thomas Mitchell
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. With 103 credits spanning from 1923 to 2009, Thomas Mitchell has appeared in 72 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thomas Mitchell Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Gerald O'Hara
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Uncle Billy
- High Noon (1952) — as Mayor Jonas Henderson
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — as Clopin
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Diz Moore
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