Thomas Mitchell

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Jul 10, 1892
Died	Dec 17, 1962 (70)
Birthplace	Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Popularity	0.5 (history)
Updated	Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 F ... ord'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.

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

By Love Possessed

1961

as Noah Tuttle

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Judge Henry G. Blake

Too Young to Love

1960

as Judge Bentley

The Right Man

1960

as Grover Cleveland

Handle with Care

1958

as Mayor Dick Williston

While the City Sleeps

1956

as John Day Griffith

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955

as Kris Kringle

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955

as 'Pap' Finn

Destry

1954

as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Secret of the Incas

1954

as Ed Morgan

The Big Moment

1954

as Blumenau

The Backbone of America

1953

as Fred Tupple

High Noon

1952

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

Journey Into Light

1951

as Gandy

The Big Wheel

1949

as Arthur 'Red' Stanley

Alias Nick Beal

1949

as Joseph Foster

Silver River

1948

as John Plato Beck

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

as Gill MacBean

High Barbaree

1947

as Capt. Thad Vail

The Dark Mirror

1946

as Lt. Stevenson

Three Wise Fools

1946

as Terence Alaysius O'Davern

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Uncle Billy

Within These Walls

1945

as Warden Michael Howland

Adventure

1945

as Mudgin

Captain Eddie

1945

as Ike Howard

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Willie Tulloch

The Fighting Sullivans

1944

as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

Dark Waters

1944

as Mr. Sydney

Wilson

1944

as Joseph Tumulty

Buffalo Bill

1944

as Ned Buntline

Immortal Sergeant

1943

as Sergeant Kelly

Bataan

1943

as Cpl. Jake Feingold

The Outlaw

1943

as Pat Garrett

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

Joan of Paris

1942

as Father Antoine

This Above All

1942

as "Monty" Montague

Moontide

1942

as Tiny

The Black Swan

1942

as Tommy Blue

Song of the Islands

1942

as Dennis O'Brien

Tales of Manhattan

1942

as John Halloway

Flight from Destiny

1941

as Prof. Henry Todhunter

Out of the Fog

1941

as Jonah Goodwin

Swiss Family Robinson

1940

as William Robinson

The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Driscoll

Three Cheers for the Irish

1940

as Peter Casey

Angels Over Broadway

1940

as Gene Gibbons

Our Town

1940

as Doc Gibbs

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Clopin

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

as Kid Dabb

Stagecoach

1939

as Doc Josiah Boone

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Gerald O'Hara

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Diz Moore

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

as Dan Painter

Trade Winds

1938

as Commissioner Blackton

Man Of The People

1937

as William J. Grady

I Promise to Pay

1937

as District Attorney J.E. Curtis

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

as George Cooper

The Hurricane

1937

as Dr. Kersaint

When You're in Love

1937

as Hank Miller

Lost Horizon

1937

as Henry Barnard

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

as Jed Waterbury

Adventure in Manhattan

1936

as Phil Bane

Craig's Wife

1936

as Fergus Passmore

Casanova Brown

1944

Theatre Play

Little Accident

1939

Theatre Play

All of Me

1934

Screenplay

Little Accident

1930

Theatre Play

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Organization	Category	Movie

Mayor of the Town

as Mayor Thomas Russell

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Jan 01, 1954

The O. Henry Playhouse

as O. Henry

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 1957

The Islanders

as Tom Todd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1960

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as William Oliver Gant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as Robert Baldwin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sam Hawkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Old Man Finn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Adventures in Paradise

as Hubert Willis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Lux Video Theatre

as Johnny Reynolds, Sr.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Suspense

as Dr. Paul Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Ben Cary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

General Electric Theater

as Mender McClure

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Carl Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as Innkeeper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Ralp Burgess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Sam Partridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Judge Calvin Cook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Tracker

as Vesser

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 2001

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Cason Thomas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Nick Finn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

The Ford Television Theatre

as Silas Burton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

Studio One

as William Mallory

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Hank Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Jack Guzzow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Truman Winters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Dr. Joseph H. Walton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

The United States Steel Hour

as Silas Lapham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1953

Suspense

as Henry Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Playhouse 90

as Mr. Carson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1956

21 Jump Street

as Lear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 1987

The Ford Television Theatre

as Elmo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Emperor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1958

Glencannon

Episodes: 39

First Aired: May 04, 1959

O. Henry Playhouse

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jan 23, 1957

Tales of Tomorrow

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 03, 1951

Telephone Time

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 08, 1956

Studio One

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

General Electric Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Ford Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 1948

Laramie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Lights Out

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1949

Kraft Television Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 1947

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1959

Medallion Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 11, 1953

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