Thomas 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

21 Jump Street

Robert Montgomery Presents

Climax!

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Studio One

Studio One

All Movies (72)

• 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Going Hollywood: The '30s1984 · as (archive footage)
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Pocketful of Miracles1961 · as Judge Henry G. Blake
• By Love Possessed1961 · as Noah Tuttle
• Too Young to Love1960 · as Judge Bentley
• The Right Man1960 · as Grover Cleveland
• Natchez1958 · as Mr. Carson
• Handle with Care1958 · as Mayor Dick Williston
• While the City Sleeps1956 · as John Day Griffith
• The Miracle on 34th Street1955 · as Kris Kringle
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1955 · as 'Pap' Finn
• Destry1954 · as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
• Secret of the Incas1954 · as Ed Morgan
• The Big Moment1954 · as Blumenau
• The Backbone of America1953 · as Fred Tupple
• High Noon1952 · as Mayor Jonas Henderson
• Journey Into Light1951 · as Gandy
• The Big Wheel1949 · as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
• Alias Nick Beal1949 · as Joseph Foster
• Silver River1948 · as John Plato Beck
• The Romance of Rosy Ridge1947 · as Gill MacBean
• High Barbaree1947 · as Capt. Thad Vail
• Blow-Ups of 19461946 · as Self
• It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Uncle Billy
• The Dark Mirror1946 · as Lt. Stevenson
• Three Wise Fools1946 · as Terence Alaysius O'Davern
• Adventure1945 · as Mudgin
• Within These Walls1945 · as Warden Michael Howland
• Captain Eddie1945 · as Ike Howard
• The Keys of the Kingdom1944 · as Willie Tulloch
• Dark Waters1944 · as Mr. Sydney
• Wilson1944 · as Joseph Tumulty
• Buffalo Bill1944 · as Ned Buntline
• The Fighting Sullivans1944 · as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
• Flesh and Fantasy1943 · as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
• Bataan1943 · as Cpl. Jake Feingold
• Immortal Sergeant1943 · as Sergeant Kelly
• The Outlaw1943 · as Pat Garrett
• Breakdowns of 19421942 · as Self
• The Black Swan1942 · as Tommy Blue
• Tales of Manhattan1942 · as John Halloway
• Moontide1942 · as Tiny
• This Above All1942 · as "Monty" Montague
• Song of the Islands1942 · as Dennis O'Brien
• Joan of Paris1942 · as Father Antoine
• Out of the Fog1941 · as Jonah Goodwin
• Flight from Destiny1941 · as Prof. Henry Todhunter
• The Long Voyage Home1940 · as Driscoll
• Angels Over Broadway1940 · as Gene Gibbons
• Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · as Self
• Our Town1940 · as Doc Gibbs
• Three Cheers for the Irish1940 · as Peter Casey
• Swiss Family Robinson1940 · as William Robinson
• Gone with the Wind1939 · as Gerald O'Hara
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Diz Moore
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Clopin
• Only Angels Have Wings1939 · as Kid Dabb
• Stagecoach1939 · as Doc Josiah Boone
• Trade Winds1938 · as Commissioner Blackton
• Love, Honor and Behave1938 · as Dan Painter
• The Hurricane1937 · as Dr. Kersaint
• Make Way for Tomorrow1937 · as George Cooper
• I Promise to Pay1937 · as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
• Lost Horizon1937 · as Henry Barnard
• When You're in Love1937 · as Hank Miller
• Man Of The People1937 · as William J. Grady
• Theodora Goes Wild1936 · as Jed Waterbury
• Adventure in Manhattan1936 · as Phil Bane
• Craig's Wife1936 · as Fergus Passmore
• Six Cylinder Love1923 · as Bertram Rogers

All TV Shows (47)

• Tracker2001 · as Vesser
• 21 Jump Street1987 · as Lear
• The Islanders1960 · as Tom Todd
• Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Hubert Willis
• Laramie1959
• Glencannon1959
• The Bell Telephone Hour1959 · as Self
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Emperor
• O. Henry Playhouse1957
• The O. Henry Playhouse1957 · as O. Henry
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Ben Cary
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Cason Thomas
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Nick Finn
• Playhouse 901956 · as Mr. Carson
• Telephone Time1956
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Dr. Joseph H. Walton
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Kris Kringle
• Climax!1954 · as Old Man Finn
• Mayor of the Town1954 · as Mayor Thomas Russell
• The United States Steel Hour1953 · as Silas Lapham
• Medallion Theatre1953
• General Electric Theater1953
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Mender McClure
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Silas Burton
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Elmo
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Ralph Woodbury
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as William Oliver Gant
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Truman Winters
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Sam Hawkins
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Carl Smith
• Tales of Tomorrow1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Robert Baldwin
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Johnny Reynolds, Sr.
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Innkeeper
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Ralp Burgess
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Sam Partridge
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Judge Calvin Cook
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950
• Lights Out1949
• Suspense1949 · as Dr. Paul Morgan
• Suspense1949 · as Henry Brown
• Studio One1948
• Studio One1948 · as William Mallory
• Studio One1948 · as Hank Morgan
• Studio One1948 · as Jack Guzzow
• Ford Theatre1948
• Kraft Television Theatre1947