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Thomas Mitchell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1892-07-10

Day of Death

1962-12-17

Place of Birth

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

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.

Filmography (72)

⭐ 7.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987
⭐ 9.0 Role: (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
⭐ 7.3 Role: Judge Henry G. Blake

Pocketful of Miracles

1961
⭐ 5.2 Role: Noah Tuttle

By Love Possessed

1961
⭐ 7.1 Role: Judge Bentley

Too Young to Love

1960
⭐ 6.0 Role: Grover Cleveland

The Right Man

1960
⭐ 0 Role: Mr. Carson

Natchez

1958
⭐ 8.2 Role: Mayor Dick Williston

Handle with Care

1958
⭐ 6.9 Role: John Day Griffith

While the City Sleeps

1956
⭐ 5.6 Role: Kris Kringle

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955
⭐ 5.0 Role: 'Pap' Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955
⭐ 6.2 Role: Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Destry

1954
⭐ 5.8 Role: Ed Morgan

Secret of the Incas

1954