Thomas Mitchell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 10 July 1892 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- 17 December 1962
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 72
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961Pocketful of Miracles as Judge Henry G. Blake
- 1961By Love Possessed as Noah Tuttle
- 1960Too Young to Love as Judge Bentley
- 1960The Right Man as Grover Cleveland
- 1958Natchez as Mr. Carson
- 1958Handle with Care as Mayor Dick Williston
- 1956While the City Sleeps as John Day Griffith
- 1955The Miracle on 34th Street as Kris Kringle
- 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as 'Pap' Finn
- 1954Destry as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
- 1954Secret of the Incas as Ed Morgan
- 1954The Big Moment as Blumenau
- 1953The Backbone of America as Fred Tupple
- 1952High Noon as Mayor Jonas Henderson
- 1951Journey Into Light as Gandy
- 1949The Big Wheel as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
- 1949Alias Nick Beal as Joseph Foster
- 1948Silver River as John Plato Beck
- 1947The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Gill MacBean
- 1947High Barbaree as Capt. Thad Vail
- 1946Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
- 1946It's a Wonderful Life as Uncle Billy
- 1946The Dark Mirror as Lieutenant Stevenson
- 1946Three Wise Fools as Terence Alaysius O'Davern
- 1945Adventure as Mudgin
- 1945Within These Walls as Warden Michael Howland
- 1945Captain Eddie as Ike Howard
- 1944The Keys of the Kingdom as Willie Tulloch
- 1944Dark Waters as Mr. Sydney
- 1944Wilson as Joseph Tumulty
- 1944Buffalo Bill as Ned Buntline
- 1944The Fighting Sullivans as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
- 1943Flesh and Fantasy as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
- 1943Bataan as Cpl. Jake Feingold
- 1943Immortal Sergeant as Sergeant Kelly
- 1943The Outlaw as Pat Garrett
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1942The Black Swan as Tommy Blue
- 1942Tales of Manhattan as John Halloway
- 1942Moontide as Tiny
- 1942This Above All as "Monty" Montague
- 1942Song of the Islands as Dennis O'Brien
- 1942Joan of Paris as Father Antoine
- 1941Out of the Fog as Jonah Goodwin
- 1941Flight from Destiny as Prof. Henry Todhunter
- 1940The Long Voyage Home as Driscoll
- 1940Angels Over Broadway as Gene Gibbons
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self
- 1940Our Town as Doc Gibbs
- 1940Three Cheers for the Irish as Peter Casey
- 1940Swiss Family Robinson as William Robinson
- 1939Gone with the Wind as Gerald O'Hara
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Diz Moore
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin
- 1939Only Angels Have Wings as Kid Dabb
- 1939Stagecoach as Doc Josiah Boone
- 1938Trade Winds as Commissioner Blackton
- 1938Love, Honor and Behave as Dan Painter
- 1937The Hurricane as Dr. Kersaint
- 1937Make Way for Tomorrow as George Cooper
- 1937I Promise to Pay as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
- 1937Lost Horizon as Henry Barnard
- 1937When You're in Love as Hank Miller
- 1937Man Of The People as William J. Grady
- 1936Theodora Goes Wild as Jed Waterbury
- 1936Adventure in Manhattan as Phil Bane
- 1936Craig's Wife as Fergus Passmore
- 1923Six Cylinder Love as Bertram Rogers
Writing 4
- 1944Casanova Brown · theatre play
- 1939Little Accident · theatre play
- 1934All of Me · screenplay
- 1930Little Accident · theatre play