Thomas Mitchell

Known for: Acting

Born: 1892-07-10 – 1962-12-17 (aged 70)

From: 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 (103)

MOVIE★ 7.5
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.6
Tracker
2001
as Vesser
TV★ 7.3
21 Jump Street
1987
as Lear
MOVIE★ 6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Judge Henry G. Blake
MOVIE★ 5.3
By Love Possessed
1961
as Noah Tuttle
TV★ 8.0
The Islanders
1960
as Tom Todd
MOVIE★ 7.1
Too Young to Love
1960
as Judge Bentley
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Right Man
1960
as Grover Cleveland
TV★ 6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Hubert Willis
TV★ 6.7
Laramie
1959
TV★ 10.0
Glencannon
1959
TV★ 8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
MOVIE
Natchez
1958
as Mr. Carson
MOVIE★ 8.2
Handle with Care
1958
as Mayor Dick Williston
TV★ 6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Emperor
TV★ 6.5
O. Henry Playhouse
1957
TV
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as O. Henry
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ben Cary
TV★ 7.6
Playhouse 90
1956
as Mr. Carson
MOVIE★ 6.9
While the City Sleeps
1956
as John Day Griffith
TV★ 6.5
Telephone Time
1956
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Kris Kringle
TV★ 7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Dr. Joseph H. Walton
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Kris Kringle
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955
as 'Pap' Finn
MOVIE★ 6.2
Destry
1954
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Old Man Finn
MOVIE★ 5.9
Secret of the Incas
1954
as Ed Morgan
MOVIE
The Big Moment
1954
as Blumenau
TV
Mayor of the Town
1954
as Mayor Thomas Russell
MOVIE
The Backbone of America
1953
as Fred Tupple
TV★ 6.3
The United States Steel Hour
1953
as Silas Lapham
TV
Medallion Theatre
1953
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Silas Burton
MOVIE★ 7.7
High Noon
1952
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as William Oliver Gant
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Sam Hawkins
MOVIE★ 6.5
Journey Into Light
1951
as Gandy
TV★ 6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Robert Baldwin
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Big Wheel
1949
as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
TV★ 6.0
Lights Out
1949
MOVIE★ 6.8
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Joseph Foster
TV★ 5.1
Suspense
1949
as Dr. Paul Morgan
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
TV★ 8.0
Ford Theatre
1948
MOVIE★ 6.1
Silver River
1948
as John Plato Beck
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Gill MacBean
TV★ 7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
MOVIE★ 5.6
High Barbaree
1947
as Capt. Thad Vail
MOVIE★ 6.0
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Uncle Billy
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Dark Mirror
1946
as Lieutenant Stevenson
MOVIE★ 5.7
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Terence Alaysius O'Davern
MOVIE★ 6.4
Adventure
1945
as Mudgin
MOVIE★ 6.0
Within These Walls
1945
as Warden Michael Howland
MOVIE★ 7.3
Captain Eddie
1945
as Ike Howard
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Willie Tulloch
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dark Waters
1944
as Mr. Sydney
MOVIE★ 5.6
Wilson
1944
as Joseph Tumulty
MOVIE★ 5.8
Buffalo Bill
1944
as Ned Buntline
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
MOVIE★ 7.1
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bataan
1943
as Cpl. Jake Feingold
MOVIE★ 6.0
Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Sergeant Kelly
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Outlaw
1943
as Pat Garrett
MOVIE★ 6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Black Swan
1942
as Tommy Blue
MOVIE★ 6.5
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as John Halloway
MOVIE★ 6.4
Moontide
1942
as Tiny
MOVIE★ 6.8
This Above All
1942
as "Monty" Montague
MOVIE★ 7.0
Song of the Islands
1942
as Dennis O'Brien
MOVIE★ 6.5
Joan of Paris
1942
as Father Antoine
MOVIE★ 6.3
Out of the Fog
1941
as Jonah Goodwin
MOVIE★ 5.8
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Prof. Henry Todhunter
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Driscoll
MOVIE★ 5.9
Angels Over Broadway
1940
as Gene Gibbons
MOVIE★ 6.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Our Town
1940
as Doc Gibbs
MOVIE★ 7.0
Three Cheers for the Irish
1940
as Peter Casey
MOVIE★ 5.7
Swiss Family Robinson
1940
as William Robinson
MOVIE★ 7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Gerald O'Hara
MOVIE★ 7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Diz Moore
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Clopin
MOVIE★ 7.3
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Kid Dabb
MOVIE★ 7.6
Stagecoach
1939
as Doc Josiah Boone
MOVIE★ 6.4
Trade Winds
1938
as Commissioner Blackton
MOVIE★ 3.8
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Dan Painter
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Hurricane
1937
as Dr. Kersaint
MOVIE★ 7.5
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as George Cooper
MOVIE★ 6.0
I Promise to Pay
1937
as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lost Horizon
1937
as Henry Barnard
MOVIE★ 6.9
When You're in Love
1937
as Hank Miller
MOVIE★ 7.0
Man Of The People
1937
as William J. Grady
MOVIE★ 6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Jed Waterbury
MOVIE★ 6.1
Adventure in Manhattan
1936
as Phil Bane
MOVIE★ 6.5
Craig's Wife
1936
as Fergus Passmore
MOVIE★ 10.0
Six Cylinder Love
1923
as Bertram Rogers