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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 10, 1892
Place of Birth:
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Judge Henry G. Blake |
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | Noah Tuttle |
| 1960 | The Right Man | Grover Cleveland |
| 1960 | Too Young to Love | Judge Bentley |
| 1958 | Natchez | |
| 1958 | Handle with Care | Mayor Dick Williston |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | John Day Griffith |
| 1955 | The Miracle on 34th Street | Kris Kringle |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 'Pap' Finn |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas | Ed Morgan |
| 1954 | Destry | Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby |
| 1954 | The Big Moment | Blumenau |
| 1953 | The Backbone of America | Fred Tupple |
| 1952 | High Noon | Mayor Jonas Henderson |
| 1951 | Journey Into Light | Gandy |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal | Joseph Foster |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Arthur 'Red' Stanley |
| 1948 | Silver River | John Plato Beck |
| 1947 | High Barbaree | Capt. Thad Vail |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Gill MacBean |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Uncle Billy |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror | Lt. Stevenson |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Terence Alaysius O'Davern |
| 1946 | Blow-Ups of 1946 | Self |
| 1945 | Adventure | Mudgin |
| 1945 | Within These Walls | Warden Michael Howland |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Ike Howard |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Mr. Sydney |
| 1944 | Buffalo Bill | Ned Buntline |
| 1944 | The Fighting Sullivans | Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Willie Tulloch |
| 1944 | Wilson | Joseph Tumulty |
| 1943 | The Outlaw | Pat Garrett |
| 1943 | Bataan | Cpl. Jake Feingold |
| 1943 | Immortal Sergeant | Sergeant Kelly |
| 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy | Septimus Podgers (segment 2) |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | John Halloway |
| 1942 | The Black Swan | Tommy Blue |
| 1942 | Moontide | Tiny |
| 1942 | Joan of Paris | Father Antoine |
| 1942 | This Above All | "Monty" Montague |
| 1942 | Song of the Islands | Dennis O'Brien |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1941 | Out of the Fog | Jonah Goodwin |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Prof. Henry Todhunter |
| 1940 | Our Town | Doc Gibbs |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway | Gene Gibbons |
| 1940 | The Long Voyage Home | Driscoll |
| 1940 | Swiss Family Robinson | William Robinson |
| 1940 | Three Cheers for the Irish | Peter Casey |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self |
| 1939 | Stagecoach | Doc Josiah Boone |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Gerald O'Hara |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Diz Moore |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Clopin |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings | Kid Dabb |
| 1938 | Trade Winds | Commissioner Blackton |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Dan Painter |
| 1937 | Lost Horizon | Henry Barnard |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow | George Cooper |
| 1937 | When You're in Love | Hank Miller |
| 1937 | The Hurricane | Dr. Kersaint |
| 1937 | I Promise to Pay | District Attorney J.E. Curtis |
| 1937 | Man Of The People | William J. Grady |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wild | Jed Waterbury |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Fergus Passmore |
| 1936 | Adventure in Manhattan | Phil Bane |
| 1923 | Six Cylinder Love | Bertram Rogers |