Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-07-10

Day of Death

1962-12-17 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Томас Мітчелл

Thomas John Mitchell

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

Acting

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as

Judge Henry G. Blake

High Noon

1952

High Noon

as

Mayor Jonas Henderson

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

Doc Josiah Boone

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as

Uncle Billy

Gone with the Wind

1939

Gone with the Wind

as

Gerald O'Hara

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as

Diz Moore

Lost Horizon

1937

Lost Horizon

as

Henry Barnard

Our Town

1940

Our Town

as

Doc Gibbs

The Outlaw

1943

The Outlaw

as

Pat Garrett

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

Clopin

Out of the Fog

1941

Out of the Fog

as

Jonah Goodwin

Alias Nick Beal

1949

Alias Nick Beal

as

Joseph Foster

Tales of Manhattan

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as

John Halloway

Secret of the Incas

1954

Secret of the Incas

as

Ed Morgan

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

as

George Cooper

Six Cylinder Love

1923

Six Cylinder Love

as

Bertram Rogers

Dark Waters

1944

Dark Waters

as

Mr. Sydney

The Black Swan

1942

The Black Swan

as

Tommy Blue

Moontide

1942

Moontide

as

Tiny

While the City Sleeps

1956

While the City Sleeps

as

John Day Griffith

Angels Over Broadway

1940

Angels Over Broadway

as

Gene Gibbons

Buffalo Bill

1944

Buffalo Bill

as

Ned Buntline

The Fighting Sullivans

1944

The Fighting Sullivans

as

Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

Bataan

1943

Bataan

as

Cpl. Jake Feingold

Only Angels Have Wings

1939

Only Angels Have Wings

as

Kid Dabb

The Dark Mirror

1946

The Dark Mirror

as

Lt. Stevenson

Adventure

1945

Adventure

as

Mudgin

Joan of Paris

1942

Joan of Paris

as

Father Antoine

Silver River

1948

Silver River

as

John Plato Beck

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

The Keys of the Kingdom

as

Willie Tulloch

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as

Jed Waterbury

When You're in Love

1937

When You're in Love

as

Hank Miller

The Long Voyage Home

1940

The Long Voyage Home

as

Driscoll

Wilson

1944

Wilson

as

Joseph Tumulty

Destry

1954

Destry

as

Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Immortal Sergeant

1943

Immortal Sergeant

as

Sergeant Kelly

The Hurricane

1937

The Hurricane

as

Dr. Kersaint

The Big Wheel

1949

The Big Wheel

as

Arthur 'Red' Stanley

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955

The Miracle on 34th Street

as

Kris Kringle

This Above All

1942

This Above All

as

"Monty" Montague

Natchez

1958

Natchez

as

By Love Possessed

1961

By Love Possessed

as

Noah Tuttle

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as

Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

Flight from Destiny

1941

Flight from Destiny

as

Prof. Henry Todhunter

Trade Winds

1938

Trade Winds

as

Commissioner Blackton

Within These Walls

1945

Within These Walls

as

Warden Michael Howland

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

I Promise to Pay

1937

I Promise to Pay

as

District Attorney J.E. Curtis

High Barbaree

1947

High Barbaree

as

Capt. Thad Vail

Three Wise Fools

1946

Three Wise Fools

as

Terence Alaysius O'Davern

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

Love, Honor and Behave

as

Dan Painter

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as

Gill MacBean

Handle with Care

1958

Handle with Care

as

Mayor Dick Williston

Swiss Family Robinson

1940

Swiss Family Robinson

as

William Robinson

Three Cheers for the Irish

1940

Three Cheers for the Irish

as

Peter Casey

The Right Man

1960

The Right Man

as

Grover Cleveland

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

The Big Moment

1954

The Big Moment

as

Blumenau

Song of the Islands

1942

Song of the Islands

as

Dennis O'Brien

Craig's Wife

1936

Craig's Wife

as

Fergus Passmore

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as

'Pap' Finn

Man Of The People

1937

Man Of The People

as

William J. Grady

Journey Into Light

1951

Journey Into Light

as

Gandy

Adventure in Manhattan

1936

Adventure in Manhattan

as

Phil Bane

Captain Eddie

1945

Captain Eddie

as

Ike Howard

Blow-Ups of 1946

1946

Blow-Ups of 1946

as

Self

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Self

Too Young to Love

1960

Too Young to Love

as

Judge Bentley

The Backbone of America

1953

The Backbone of America

as

Fred Tupple

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as

Self (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Breakdowns of 1942

as

Self

Studio One

Studio One

as

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

The Islanders

The Islanders

as

Tom Todd

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

William Oliver Gant

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Robert Baldwin

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Sam Hawkins

Climax!

Climax!

as

Old Man Finn

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Hubert Willis

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Ford Theatre

Ford Theatre

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Johnny Reynolds, Sr.

Laramie

Laramie

as

Mayor of the Town

Mayor of the Town

as

Mayor Thomas Russell

Suspense

Suspense

as

Dr. Paul Morgan

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Ben Cary

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

as

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

as

Glencannon

Glencannon

as

O. Henry Playhouse

O. Henry Playhouse

as

The O. Henry Playhouse

The O. Henry Playhouse

as

O. Henry

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Mender McClure

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Carl Smith

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Innkeeper

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Ralp Burgess

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Sam Partridge

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Judge Calvin Cook

Tracker

as

Vesser

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Cason Thomas

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Nick Finn

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Silas Burton

Studio One

Studio One

as

Jack Guzzow

Studio One

Studio One

as

William Mallory

Studio One

Studio One

as

Hank Morgan

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Truman Winters

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Dr. Joseph H. Walton

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

as

Silas Lapham

Suspense

Suspense

as

Henry Brown

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Mr. Carson

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

as

Self

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

as

Lear

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Elmo

Medallion Theatre

Medallion Theatre

as

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

Emperor

Production

Crew

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