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Thomas Mitchell

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 10, 1892 (Died at 70)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthElizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Career Span1923 – 1962
Known Credits105 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Thomas Mitchell

Also known as:Томас МітчеллThomas John Mitchell
Total Works

105

76 movies • 29 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
as Uncle Billy
Gone with the Wind
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939•movie
as Gerald O'Hara
High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
Stagecoach
7.6
Stagecoach
1939•movie
as Doc Josiah Boone

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 105 titles featuring Thomas Mitchell

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

as Uncle Billy

Gone with the Wind
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939•movie

as Gerald O'Hara

High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

Stagecoach
7.6
Stagecoach
1939•movie

as Doc Josiah Boone

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Diz Moore

Only Angels Have Wings
7.3

as Kid Dabb

Lost Horizon
6.9
Lost Horizon
1937•movie

as Henry Barnard

Make Way for Tomorrow
7.5

as George Cooper

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

as Clopin

21 Jump Street
7.3
1 eps
21 Jump Street
1987•series

as Lear

Pocketful of Miracles
7.3

as Judge Henry G. Blake

While the City Sleeps
6.9

as John Day Griffith

The Dark Mirror
7.0
The Dark Mirror
1946•movie

as Lieutenant Stevenson

The Outlaw
5.4
The Outlaw
1943•movie

as Pat Garrett

The Long Voyage Home
6.6

as Driscoll

The Black Swan
6.5
The Black Swan
1942•movie

as Tommy Blue

Secret of the Incas
5.9

as Ed Morgan

The Hurricane
6.7
The Hurricane
1937•movie

as Dr. Kersaint

The Keys of the Kingdom
7.1

as Willie Tulloch

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936•movie

as Jed Waterbury

Moontide
6.4
Moontide
1942•movie

as Tiny

Tales of Manhattan
6.5
Tales of Manhattan
1942•movie

as John Halloway

Out of the Fog
6.4
Out of the Fog
1941•movie

as Jonah Goodwin

Buffalo Bill
5.8
Buffalo Bill
1944•movie

as Ned Buntline

Our Town
5.9
Our Town
1940•movie

as Doc Gibbs

Destry
6.1
Destry
1954•movie

as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Bataan
6.4
Bataan
1943•movie

as Cpl. Jake Feingold

Alias Nick Beal
6.8
Alias Nick Beal
1949•movie

as Joseph Foster

Silver River
6.1
Silver River
1948•movie

as John Plato Beck

Swiss Family Robinson
5.7

as William Robinson

Angels Over Broadway
5.9

as Gene Gibbons

Wilson
5.6
Wilson
1944•movie

as Joseph Tumulty

Casanova Brown
6.4
Casanova Brown
1944•movie

Role: Theatre Play

Dark Waters
6.0
Dark Waters
1944•movie

as Mr. Sydney

The Fighting Sullivans
6.3

as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

Flesh and Fantasy
7.1
Flesh and Fantasy
1943•movie

as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

This Above All
6.8
This Above All
1942•movie

as "Monty" Montague

Craig's Wife
6.5
Craig's Wife
1936•movie

as Fergus Passmore

Laramie
6.7
1 eps
Laramie
1959•series
Adventure in Manhattan
6.1

as Phil Bane

Adventure
6.4
Adventure
1945•movie

as Mudgin

Immortal Sergeant
6.2
Immortal Sergeant
1943•movie

as Sergeant Kelly

The Miracle on 34th Street
5.7

as Kris Kringle

Joan of Paris
6.5
Joan of Paris
1942•movie

as Father Antoine

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series
The Big Wheel
5.7
The Big Wheel
1949•movie

as Arthur 'Red' Stanley

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Old Man Finn

Suspense
5.1
1 eps
Suspense
1949•series

as Dr. Paul Morgan

When You're in Love
6.8

as Hank Miller

By Love Possessed
5.2
By Love Possessed
1961•movie

as Noah Tuttle

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Ben Cary

Playhouse 90
7.5
1 eps
Playhouse 90
1956•series

as Mr. Carson

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Kris Kringle

Flight from Destiny
5.8

as Prof. Henry Todhunter

Trade Winds
6.4
Trade Winds
1938•movie

as Commissioner Blackton

High Barbaree
5.6
High Barbaree
1947•movie

as Capt. Thad Vail

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as William Oliver Gant

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps
Too Young to Love
7.1
Too Young to Love
1960•movie

as Judge Bentley

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Robert Baldwin

Adventures in Paradise
6.1
1 eps

as Hubert Willis

Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
3 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1951•series
Tracker
6.6
1 eps
Tracker
2001•series

as Vesser

Love, Honor and Behave
3.8

as Dan Painter

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
6.7

as Gill MacBean

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.0

as 'Pap' Finn

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps
The United States Steel Hour
6.3
1 eps

as Silas Lapham

Shirley Temple's Storybook
6.5
1 eps

as Emperor

Song of the Islands
7.0

as Dennis O'Brien

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Sam Hawkins

Lights Out
6.0
1 eps
Lights Out
1949•series
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Dr. Joseph H. Walton

Three Cheers for the Irish
7.0

as Peter Casey

Man Of The People
7.0
Man Of The People
1937•movie

as William J. Grady

Journey Into Light
6.5
Journey Into Light
1951•movie

as Gandy

Captain Eddie
7.2
Captain Eddie
1945•movie

as Ike Howard

Telephone Time
6.5
2 eps
Telephone Time
1956•series
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Silas Burton

The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0
1 eps

as Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

I Promise to Pay
6.0
I Promise to Pay
1937•movie

as District Attorney J.E. Curtis

Three Wise Fools
5.7
Three Wise Fools
1946•movie

as Terence Alaysius O'Davern

Handle with Care
8.2
Handle with Care
1958•movie

as Mayor Dick Williston

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.3
Within These Walls
6.0
Within These Walls
1945•movie

as Warden Michael Howland

Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

as (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Islanders
8.0
1 eps
The Islanders
1960•series

as Tom Todd

All of Me
7.0
All of Me
1934•movie

Role: Screenplay

Little Accident
5.5
Little Accident
1939•movie

Role: Theatre Play

Six Cylinder Love
10.0
Six Cylinder Love
1923•movie

as Bertram Rogers

The Right Man
6.0
The Right Man
1960•movie

as Grover Cleveland

Blow-Ups of 1946
6.0
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946•movie

as Self

Breakdowns of 1942
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942•movie

as Self

8.0
1 eps
Ford Theatre
1948•series
Little Accident
9.0
Little Accident
1930•movie

Role: Theatre Play

Natchez
Natchez
1958•movie

as Mr. Carson

The Big Moment
The Big Moment
1954•movie

as Blumenau

The Backbone of America

as Fred Tupple

Mayor of the Town
34 eps
Mayor of the Town
1954•series

as Mayor Thomas Russell

The O. Henry Playhouse
2 eps

as O. Henry

Medallion Theatre
1 eps
Medallion Theatre
1953•series