Thomas Mitchell
July 10, 1892 (132 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Tracker as Vesser
- 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Lear
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961 · Pocketful of Miracles as Judge Henry G. Blake
- 1961 · By Love Possessed as Noah Tuttle
- 1960 · The Islanders as Tom Todd
- 1960 · Too Young to Love as Judge Bentley
- 1960 · The Right Man as Grover Cleveland
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Hubert Willis
- 1959 · Laramie as
- 1959 · Glencannon as
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1958 · Natchez as
- 1958 · Handle with Care as Mayor Dick Williston
- 1957 · O. Henry Playhouse as
- 1957 · The O. Henry Playhouse as O. Henry
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Ben Cary
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Cason Thomas
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Nick Finn
- 1956 · Playhouse 90 as Mr. Carson
- 1956 · While the City Sleeps as John Day Griffith
- 1956 · Telephone Time as
- 1955 · The Miracle on 34th Street as Kris Kringle
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Dr. Joseph H. Walton
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 1955 · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as 'Pap' Finn
- 1954 · Destry as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
- 1954 · Climax! as Old Man Finn
- 1954 · Secret of the Incas as Ed Morgan
- 1954 · The Big Moment as Blumenau
- 1954 · Mayor of the Town as Mayor Thomas Russell
- 1953 · The Backbone of America as Fred Tupple
- 1953 · The United States Steel Hour as Silas Lapham
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Mender McClure
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Silas Burton
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Elmo
- 1952 · High Noon as Mayor Jonas Henderson
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as William Oliver Gant
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Truman Winters
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sam Hawkins
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Carl Smith
- 1951 · Journey Into Light as Gandy
- 1951 · Tales of Tomorrow as
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Robert Baldwin
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Johnny Reynolds, Sr.
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Innkeeper
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Ralp Burgess
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Sam Partridge
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Judge Calvin Cook
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1949 · The Big Wheel as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · Alias Nick Beal as Joseph Foster
- 1949 · Suspense as Dr. Paul Morgan
- 1949 · Suspense as Henry Brown
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · Studio One as William Mallory
- 1948 · Studio One as Hank Morgan
- 1948 · Studio One as Jack Guzzow
- 1948 · Ford Theatre as
- 1948 · Silver River as John Plato Beck
- 1947 · The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Gill MacBean
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as
- 1947 · High Barbaree as Capt. Thad Vail
- 1946 · Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
- 1946 · It's a Wonderful Life as Uncle Billy
- 1946 · The Dark Mirror as Lt. Stevenson
- 1946 · Three Wise Fools as Terence Alaysius O'Davern
- 1945 · Adventure as Mudgin
- 1945 · Within These Walls as Warden Michael Howland
- 1945 · Captain Eddie as Ike Howard
- 1944 · The Keys of the Kingdom as Willie Tulloch
- 1944 · Dark Waters as Mr. Sydney
- 1944 · Wilson as Joseph Tumulty
- 1944 · Buffalo Bill as Ned Buntline
- 1944 · The Fighting Sullivans as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
- 1943 · Flesh and Fantasy as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
- 1943 · Bataan as Cpl. Jake Feingold
- 1943 · Immortal Sergeant as Sergeant Kelly
- 1943 · The Outlaw as Pat Garrett
- 1942 · Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1942 · The Black Swan as Tommy Blue
- 1942 · Tales of Manhattan as John Halloway
- 1942 · Moontide as Tiny
- 1942 · This Above All as "Monty" Montague
- 1942 · Song of the Islands as Dennis O'Brien
- 1942 · Joan of Paris as Father Antoine
- 1941 · Out of the Fog as Jonah Goodwin
- 1941 · Flight from Destiny as Prof. Henry Todhunter
- 1940 · The Long Voyage Home as Driscoll
- 1940 · Angels Over Broadway as Gene Gibbons
- 1940 · Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self
- 1940 · Our Town as Doc Gibbs
- 1940 · Three Cheers for the Irish as Peter Casey
- 1940 · Swiss Family Robinson as William Robinson
- 1939 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin
- 1939 · Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Diz Moore
- 1939 · Only Angels Have Wings as Kid Dabb
- 1939 · Gone with the Wind as Gerald O'Hara
- 1939 · Stagecoach as Doc Josiah Boone
- 1938 · Trade Winds as Commissioner Blackton
- 1938 · Love, Honor and Behave as Dan Painter
- 1937 · The Hurricane as Dr. Kersaint
- 1937 · Make Way for Tomorrow as George Cooper
- 1937 · I Promise to Pay as District Attorney J.E. Curtis
- 1937 · Lost Horizon as Henry Barnard
- 1937 · When You're in Love as Hank Miller
- 1937 · Man Of The People as William J. Grady
- 1936 · Theodora Goes Wild as Jed Waterbury
- 1936 · Adventure in Manhattan as Phil Bane
- 1936 · Craig's Wife as Fergus Passmore
- 1923 · Six Cylinder Love as Bertram Rogers