Thomas Mitchell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1892
- Died
- December 17, 1962
- Birthplace
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
as Judge Henry G. Blake
By Love Possessed 1961
as Noah Tuttle
Too Young to Love 1960
as Judge Bentley
The Right Man 1960
as Grover Cleveland
Natchez 1958
as Mr. Carson
Handle with Care 1958
as Mayor Dick Williston
While the City Sleeps 1956
as John Day Griffith
The Miracle on 34th Street 1955
as Kris Kringle
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1955
as 'Pap' Finn
Destry 1954
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
Secret of the Incas 1954
as Ed Morgan
The Big Moment 1954
as Blumenau
The Backbone of America 1953
as Fred Tupple
High Noon 1952
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
Journey Into Light 1951
as Gandy
The Big Wheel 1949
as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Alias Nick Beal 1949
as Joseph Foster
Silver River 1948
as John Plato Beck
The Romance of Rosy Ridge 1947
as Gill MacBean
High Barbaree 1947
as Capt. Thad Vail
Blow-Ups of 1946 1946
as Self
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
as Uncle Billy
The Dark Mirror 1946
as Lieutenant Stevenson
Three Wise Fools 1946
as Terence Alaysius O'Davern
Adventure 1945
as Mudgin
Within These Walls 1945
as Warden Michael Howland
Captain Eddie 1945
as Ike Howard
The Keys of the Kingdom 1944
as Willie Tulloch
Dark Waters 1944
as Mr. Sydney
Casanova Brown 1944
Theatre Play
Wilson 1944
as Joseph Tumulty
Buffalo Bill 1944
as Ned Buntline
The Fighting Sullivans 1944
as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
Flesh and Fantasy 1943
as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
Bataan 1943
as Cpl. Jake Feingold
Immortal Sergeant 1943
as Sergeant Kelly
The Outlaw 1943
as Pat Garrett
Breakdowns of 1942 1942
as Self
The Black Swan 1942
as Tommy Blue
Tales of Manhattan 1942
as John Halloway
Moontide 1942
as Tiny
This Above All 1942
as "Monty" Montague
Song of the Islands 1942
as Dennis O'Brien
Joan of Paris 1942
as Father Antoine
Out of the Fog 1941
as Jonah Goodwin
Flight from Destiny 1941
as Prof. Henry Todhunter
The Long Voyage Home 1940
as Driscoll
Angels Over Broadway 1940
as Gene Gibbons
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self
Our Town 1940
as Doc Gibbs
Three Cheers for the Irish 1940
as Peter Casey
Swiss Family Robinson 1940
as William Robinson
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Gerald O'Hara
Little Accident 1939
Theatre Play
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Diz Moore
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939
as Clopin
Only Angels Have Wings 1939
as Kid Dabb
Stagecoach 1939
as Doc Josiah Boone
Trade Winds 1938
as Commissioner Blackton
Love, Honor and Behave 1938
as Dan Painter
The Hurricane 1937
as Dr. Kersaint
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
as George Cooper
I Promise to Pay 1937
as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
Lost Horizon 1937
as Henry Barnard
When You're in Love 1937
as Hank Miller
Man Of The People 1937
as William J. Grady
Theodora Goes Wild 1936
as Jed Waterbury
Adventure in Manhattan 1936
as Phil Bane
Craig's Wife 1936
as Fergus Passmore
All of Me 1934
Screenplay
Little Accident 1930
Theatre Play
Six Cylinder Love 1923
as Bertram Rogers
Credits from TMDB.