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