Thomas Mitchell

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Thomas Mitchell

Acting July 10, 1892

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 lon…

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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

8.3 1946 Movie
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

7.9 1939 Movie
High Noon

High Noon

7.7 1952 Movie
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

7.6 1939 Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8 1939 Movie
21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

7.3 1987 TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
Climax!

Climax!

3.8 1954 TV Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2 1956 TV Show
Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

7.3 1939 Movie
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

6.9 1937 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2001
    Tracker

    TV show Vesser

  3. 1987
    21 Jump Street

    TV show Lear

  4. 1987
    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 1984
    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Movie (archive footage)

  6. 1983
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  7. 1961
    Pocketful of Miracles

    Movie Judge Henry G. Blake

  8. 1961
    By Love Possessed

    Movie Noah Tuttle

  9. 1960
    The Islanders

    TV show Tom Todd

  10. 1960
    Too Young to Love

    Movie Judge Bentley

  11. 1960
    The Right Man

    Movie Grover Cleveland

  12. 1959
    Adventures in Paradise

    TV show Hubert Willis

  13. 1959
    Laramie

    TV show

  14. 1959
    Glencannon

    TV show

  15. 1959
    The Bell Telephone Hour

    TV show Self

  16. 1958
    Natchez

    Movie Mr. Carson

More credits
  1. 1958
    Handle with Care

    Movie Mayor Dick Williston

  2. 1958
    Shirley Temple's Storybook

    TV show Emperor

  3. 1957
    O. Henry Playhouse

    TV show

  4. 1957
    The O. Henry Playhouse

    TV show O. Henry

  5. 1956
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    TV show Ben Cary

  6. 1956
    Playhouse 90

    TV show Mr. Carson

  7. 1956
    While the City Sleeps

    Movie John Day Griffith

  8. 1956
    Telephone Time

    TV show

  9. 1955
    The Miracle on 34th Street

    Movie Kris Kringle

  10. 1955
    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    TV show Kris Kringle

  11. 1955
    Screen Director's Playhouse

    TV show Dr. Joseph H. Walton

  12. 1955
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Movie 'Pap' Finn

  13. 1954
    Destry

    Movie Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

  14. 1954
    Climax!

    TV show Old Man Finn

  15. 1954
    Secret of the Incas

    Movie Ed Morgan

  16. 1954
    The Big Moment

    Movie Blumenau

  17. 1954
    Mayor of the Town

    TV show Mayor Thomas Russell

  18. 1953
    The Backbone of America

    Movie Fred Tupple

  19. 1953
    The United States Steel Hour

    TV show Silas Lapham

  20. 1953
    Medallion Theatre

    TV show

  21. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show

  22. 1952
    The Ford Television Theatre

    TV show Silas Burton

  23. 1952
    High Noon

    Movie Mayor Jonas Henderson

  24. 1951
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    TV show William Oliver Gant