
Person
Thomas Mitchell
Acting · 1892–1962 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

21 Jump Street
Lear

Climax!
Old Man Finn

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Cary

Laramie
1959

Studio One
1948

Lights Out
1949

Suspense
Dr. Paul Morgan

Telephone Time
1956

Playhouse 90
Mr. Carson
Filmography
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)
- 2001TrackerVesser
- 198721 Jump StreetLear
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesJudge Henry G. Blake
- 1961By Love PossessedNoah Tuttle
- 1960The IslandersTom Todd
- 1960Too Young to LoveJudge Bentley
- 1960The Right ManGrover Cleveland
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseHubert Willis
- 1959Laramie
- 1959Glencannon
- 1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf
- 1958NatchezMr. Carson
- 1958Handle with CareMayor Dick Williston
- 1958Shirley Temple's StorybookEmperor
- 1957O. Henry Playhouse
- 1957The O. Henry PlayhouseO. Henry
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBen Cary
- 1956Playhouse 90Mr. Carson
- 1956While the City SleepsJohn Day Griffith
- 1956Telephone Time
- 1955The Miracle on 34th StreetKris Kringle
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseDr. Joseph H. Walton
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourKris Kringle
- 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Pap' Finn
- 1954DestryReginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
- 1954Climax!Old Man Finn
- 1954Secret of the IncasEd Morgan
- 1954The Big MomentBlumenau
- 1954Mayor of the TownMayor Thomas Russell
- 1953The Backbone of AmericaFred Tupple
- 1953The United States Steel HourSilas Lapham
- 1953Medallion Theatre
- 1953General Electric Theater
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreSilas Burton
- 1952High NoonMayor Jonas Henderson
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameWilliam Oliver Gant
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSam Hawkins
- 1951Journey Into LightGandy
- 1951Tales of Tomorrow
- 1950Lux Video TheatreRobert Baldwin
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1949The Big WheelArthur 'Red' Stanley
- 1949Lights Out
- 1949Alias Nick BealJoseph Foster
- 1949SuspenseDr. Paul Morgan
- 1948Studio One
- 1948Ford Theatre
- 1948Silver RiverJohn Plato Beck
- 1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeGill MacBean
- 1947Kraft Television Theatre
- 1947High BarbareeCapt. Thad Vail
- 1946Blow-Ups of 1946Self
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeUncle Billy
- 1946The Dark MirrorLieutenant Stevenson
- 1946Three Wise FoolsTerence Alaysius O'Davern
- 1945AdventureMudgin
- 1945Within These WallsWarden Michael Howland
- 1945Captain EddieIke Howard
- 1944The Keys of the KingdomWillie Tulloch
- 1944Dark WatersMr. Sydney
- 1944Casanova BrownTheatre Play
- 1944WilsonJoseph Tumulty
- 1944Buffalo BillNed Buntline
- 1944The Fighting SullivansMr. Thomas F. Sullivan
- 1943Flesh and FantasySeptimus Podgers (segment 2)
- 1943BataanCpl. Jake Feingold
- 1943Immortal SergeantSergeant Kelly
- 1943The OutlawPat Garrett
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942Self
- 1942The Black SwanTommy Blue
- 1942Tales of ManhattanJohn Halloway
- 1942MoontideTiny
- 1942This Above All"Monty" Montague
- 1942Song of the IslandsDennis O'Brien
- 1942Joan of ParisFather Antoine
- 1941Out of the FogJonah Goodwin
- 1941Flight from DestinyProf. Henry Todhunter
- 1940The Long Voyage HomeDriscoll
- 1940Angels Over BroadwayGene Gibbons
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf
- 1940Our TownDoc Gibbs
- 1940Three Cheers for the IrishPeter Casey
- 1940Swiss Family RobinsonWilliam Robinson
- 1939Gone with the WindGerald O'Hara
- 1939Little AccidentTheatre Play
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonDiz Moore
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameClopin
- 1939Only Angels Have WingsKid Dabb
- 1939StagecoachDoc Josiah Boone
- 1938Trade WindsCommissioner Blackton
- 1938Love, Honor and BehaveDan Painter
- 1937The HurricaneDr. Kersaint
- 1937Make Way for TomorrowGeorge Cooper
- 1937I Promise to PayDistrict Attorney J.E. Curtis
- 1937Lost HorizonHenry Barnard
- 1937When You're in LoveHank Miller
- 1937Man Of The PeopleWilliam J. Grady
- 1936Theodora Goes WildJed Waterbury
- 1936Adventure in ManhattanPhil Bane
- 1936Craig's WifeFergus Passmore
- 1934All of MeScreenplay
- 1930Little AccidentTheatre Play
- 1923Six Cylinder LoveBertram Rogers
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