8.3
Movie
Acting
Thomas Mitchell
- Born
- Died
- (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
- Credits
- 107 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.3
Movie
7.9
Movie
Gone with the Wind
7.7
Movie
High Noon
7.6
Movie
Stagecoach
7.8
Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.3
Movie
Only Angels Have Wings
6.9
Movie
Lost Horizon
7.5
Movie
Make Way for Tomorrow
7.3
Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3
TV
21 Jump Street
7.3
Movie
Pocketful of Miracles
6.9
Movie
While the City Sleeps
7.0
Movie
The Dark Mirror
5.4
Movie
The Outlaw
6.6
Movie
The Long Voyage Home
6.5
Movie
The Black Swan
5.9
Movie
Secret of the Incas
6.7
Movie
The Hurricane
Acting credits 103
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Tracker TV | Vesser (1 ep) |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street TV | Lear (1 ep) |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s Film | (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles Film | Judge Henry G. Blake |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed Film | Noah Tuttle |
| 1960 | The Islanders TV | Tom Todd (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Too Young to Love Film | Judge Bentley |
| 1960 | The Right Man Film | Grover Cleveland |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise TV | Hubert Willis (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Laramie TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Glencannon TV | (39 ep) |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Natchez Film | Mr. Carson |
| 1958 | Handle with Care Film | Mayor Dick Williston |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook TV | Emperor (1 ep) |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse TV | (20 ep) |
| 1957 | The O. Henry Playhouse TV | O. Henry (2 ep) |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV | Ben Cary, Cason Thomas, Nick Finn (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 TV | Mr. Carson (1 ep) |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps Film | John Day Griffith |
| 1956 | Telephone Time TV | (2 ep) |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Street Film | Kris Kringle |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse TV | Dr. Joseph H. Walton (1 ep) |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour TV | Kris Kringle (1 ep) |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Film | 'Pap' Finn |
| 1954 | Destry Film | Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby |
| 1954 | Climax! TV | Old Man Finn (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas Film | Ed Morgan |
| 1954 | The Big Moment Film | Blumenau |
| 1954 | Mayor of the Town TV | Mayor Thomas Russell (34 ep) |
| 1953 | The Backbone of America Film | Fred Tupple |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour TV | Silas Lapham (1 ep) |
| 1953 | Medallion Theatre TV | (1 ep) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Mender McClure (1 ep) |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre TV | Silas Burton, Elmo, Ralph Woodbury (1 ep) |
| 1952 | High Noon Film | Mayor Jonas Henderson |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | William Oliver Gant, Truman Winters (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV | Sam Hawkins, Carl Smith (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Journey Into Light Film | Gandy |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow TV | (3 ep) |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre TV | Robert Baldwin, Johnny Reynolds, Sr., Innkeeper, Ralp Burgess, Sam Partridge, Judge Calvin Cook (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents TV | (1 ep) |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel Film | Arthur 'Red' Stanley |
| 1949 | Lights Out TV | (1 ep) |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal Film | Joseph Foster |
| 1949 | Suspense TV | Dr. Paul Morgan, Henry Brown (1 ep) |
| 1948 | Studio One TV | William Mallory, Hank Morgan, Jack Guzzow (1 ep) |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre TV | (1 ep) |
| 1948 | Silver River Film | John Plato Beck |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge Film | Gill MacBean |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre TV | (1 ep) |
| 1947 | High Barbaree Film | Capt. Thad Vail |
| 1946 | Blow-Ups of 1946 Film | Self |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life Film | Uncle Billy |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror Film | Lieutenant Stevenson |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools Film | Terence Alaysius O'Davern |
| 1945 | Adventure Film | Mudgin |
Crew credits 4
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Casanova Brown Film | Theatre Play |
| 1939 | Little Accident Film | Theatre Play |
| 1934 | All of Me Film | Screenplay |
| 1930 | Little Accident Film | Theatre Play |