Thomas Mitchell

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.

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Known For

The United States Steel Hour

1953 • as Silas Lapham

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

21 Jump Street

1987 • as Lear

Studio One

1948

Studio One

1948 • as William Mallory

Filmography

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 7/2/2009

2001

Tracker

as Vesser

TV - Released: 10/15/2001

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 11/22/1988

1987

21 Jump Street

as Lear

TV - Released: 4/12/1987

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 2/25/1983

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as Judge Henry G. Blake

Movie - Released: 12/18/1961

By Love Possessed

as Noah Tuttle

Movie - Released: 7/19/1961

1960

The Right Man

as Grover Cleveland

Movie - Released: 1/1/1960

Too Young to Love

as Judge Bentley

Movie - Released: 3/8/1960

The Islanders

as Tom Todd

TV - Released: 10/2/1960

1959

Adventures in Paradise

as Hubert Willis

TV - Released: 10/5/1959

Laramie

TV - Released: 9/15/1959

Glencannon

TV - Released: 5/4/1959

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self

TV - Released: 1/12/1959

1958

Natchez

Movie - Released: 5/29/1958

Handle with Care

as Mayor Dick Williston

Movie - Released: 4/18/1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Emperor

TV - Released: 1/12/1958

1957

O. Henry Playhouse

TV - Released: 1/23/1957

The O. Henry Playhouse

as O. Henry

TV - Released: 1/23/1957

1956

While the City Sleeps

as John Day Griffith

Movie - Released: 4/19/1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Ben Cary

TV - Released: 10/5/1956

Telephone Time

TV - Released: 4/8/1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Cason Thomas

TV - Released: 10/5/1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Nick Finn

TV - Released: 10/5/1956

Playhouse 90

as Mr. Carson

TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

The Miracle on 34th Street

as Kris Kringle

Movie - Released: 12/14/1955

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as 'Pap' Finn

Movie - Released: 9/1/1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV - Released: 10/5/1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Dr. Joseph H. Walton

TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

Secret of the Incas

as Ed Morgan

Movie - Released: 6/6/1954

Destry

as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Movie - Released: 12/1/1954

The Big Moment

as Blumenau

Movie - Released: 3/7/1954

Climax!

as Old Man Finn

TV - Released: 10/7/1954

Mayor of the Town

as Mayor Thomas Russell

TV - Released: 1/1/1954

1953

The Backbone of America

as Fred Tupple

Movie - Released: 12/29/1953

General Electric Theater

TV - Released: 2/1/1953

General Electric Theater

as Mender McClure

TV - Released: 2/1/1953

The United States Steel Hour

as Silas Lapham

TV - Released: 10/27/1953

Medallion Theatre

TV - Released: 7/11/1953

1952

High Noon

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

Movie - Released: 6/9/1952

The Ford Television Theatre

as Silas Burton

TV - Released: 10/2/1952

The Ford Television Theatre

as Elmo

TV - Released: 10/2/1952

1951

Journey Into Light

as Gandy

Movie - Released: 9/28/1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as William Oliver Gant

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Sam Hawkins

TV - Released: 10/5/1951

Tales of Tomorrow

TV - Released: 8/3/1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Carl Smith

TV - Released: 10/5/1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Truman Winters

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Robert Baldwin

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Johnny Reynolds, Sr.

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV - Released: 1/30/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Innkeeper

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Ralp Burgess

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Sam Partridge

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Judge Calvin Cook

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Alias Nick Beal

as Joseph Foster

Movie - Released: 3/4/1949

The Big Wheel

as Arthur 'Red' Stanley

Movie - Released: 11/4/1949

Suspense

as Dr. Paul Morgan

TV - Released: 1/6/1949

Lights Out

TV - Released: 7/19/1949

Suspense

as Henry Brown

TV - Released: 1/6/1949

1948

Silver River

as John Plato Beck

Movie - Released: 5/20/1948

Studio One

TV - Released: 11/7/1948

Ford Theatre

TV - Released: 10/17/1948

Studio One

as William Mallory

TV - Released: 11/7/1948

Studio One

as Jack Guzzow

TV - Released: 11/7/1948

Studio One

as Hank Morgan

TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

High Barbaree

as Capt. Thad Vail

Movie - Released: 5/1/1947

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as Gill MacBean

Movie - Released: 8/4/1947

Kraft Television Theatre

TV - Released: 5/7/1947

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as Uncle Billy

Movie - Released: 12/20/1946

The Dark Mirror

as Lt. Stevenson

Movie - Released: 10/17/1946

Three Wise Fools

as Terence Alaysius O'Davern

Movie - Released: 9/26/1946

Blow-Ups of 1946

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/31/1946

1945

Adventure

as Mudgin

Movie - Released: 12/28/1945

Within These Walls

as Warden Michael Howland

Movie - Released: 7/13/1945

Captain Eddie

as Ike Howard

Movie - Released: 6/18/1945

1944

Dark Waters

as Mr. Sydney

Movie - Released: 11/21/1944

The Fighting Sullivans

as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

Movie - Released: 2/3/1944

Buffalo Bill

as Ned Buntline

Movie - Released: 4/2/1944

The Keys of the Kingdom

as Willie Tulloch

Movie - Released: 12/15/1944

Wilson

as Joseph Tumulty

Movie - Released: 8/1/1944

1943

The Outlaw

as Pat Garrett

Movie - Released: 2/5/1943

Bataan

as Cpl. Jake Feingold

Movie - Released: 6/3/1943

Immortal Sergeant

as Sergeant Kelly

Movie - Released: 4/29/1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

Movie - Released: 10/29/1943

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as John Halloway

Movie - Released: 8/5/1942

The Black Swan

as Tommy Blue

Movie - Released: 12/4/1942

Moontide

as Tiny

Movie - Released: 5/29/1942

Joan of Paris

as Father Antoine

Movie - Released: 1/20/1942

This Above All

as "Monty" Montague

Movie - Released: 5/12/1942

Song of the Islands

as Dennis O'Brien

Movie - Released: 3/13/1942

Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/31/1942

1941

Out of the Fog

as Jonah Goodwin

Movie - Released: 6/14/1941

Flight from Destiny

as Prof. Henry Todhunter

Movie - Released: 2/8/1941

1940

Our Town

as Doc Gibbs

Movie - Released: 5/24/1940

Angels Over Broadway

as Gene Gibbons

Movie - Released: 10/2/1940

The Long Voyage Home

as Driscoll

Movie - Released: 11/16/1940

Swiss Family Robinson

as William Robinson

Movie - Released: 2/8/1940

Three Cheers for the Irish

as Peter Casey

Movie - Released: 3/16/1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

Movie - Released: 7/31/1940

1939

Stagecoach

as Doc Josiah Boone

Movie - Released: 3/2/1939

Gone with the Wind

as Gerald O'Hara

Movie - Released: 12/15/1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Diz Moore

Movie - Released: 10/19/1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Clopin

Movie - Released: 12/29/1939

Only Angels Have Wings

as Kid Dabb

Movie - Released: 5/15/1939

1938

Trade Winds

as Commissioner Blackton

Movie - Released: 12/28/1938

Love, Honor and Behave

as Dan Painter

Movie - Released: 3/12/1938

1937

Lost Horizon

as Henry Barnard

Movie - Released: 3/3/1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

as George Cooper

Movie - Released: 5/9/1937

When You're in Love

as Hank Miller

Movie - Released: 2/12/1937

The Hurricane

as Dr. Kersaint

Movie - Released: 11/9/1937

I Promise to Pay

as District Attorney J.E. Curtis

Movie - Released: 4/21/1937

Man Of The People

as William J. Grady

Movie - Released: 1/27/1937

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as Jed Waterbury

Movie - Released: 11/12/1936

Craig's Wife

as Fergus Passmore

Movie - Released: 9/25/1936

Adventure in Manhattan

as Phil Bane

Movie - Released: 10/8/1936

1923

Six Cylinder Love

as Bertram Rogers

Movie - Released: 11/4/1923