Thomas Mitchell

Acting

July 10, 1892 – December 17, 1962 (died at 70)

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Male

76 Movies

47 TV Shows

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.

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 8.3

as Uncle Billy

Age 54 (now 70)

High Noon

1952 7.7

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

Age 59 (now 70)

Gone with the Wind

1939 7.9

as Gerald O'Hara

Age 47 (now 70)

Stagecoach

1939 7.6

as Doc Josiah Boone

Age 46 (now 70)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 7.8

as Diz Moore

Age 47 (now 70)

Only Angels Have Wings

1939 7.3

as Kid Dabb

Age 46 (now 70)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 7.3

as Clopin

Age 47 (now 70)

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 7.5

as George Cooper

Age 44 (now 70)

The Long Voyage Home

1940 6.6

as Driscoll

Age 48 (now 70)

The Dark Mirror

1946 7.0

as Lt. Stevenson

Age 54 (now 70)

Lost Horizon

1937 7.0

as Henry Barnard

Age 44 (now 70)

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 7.1

as Willie Tulloch

Age 52 (now 70)

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 7.3

as Judge Henry G. Blake

Age 69 (now 70)

The Outlaw

1943 5.5

as Pat Garrett

Age 50 (now 70)

While the City Sleeps

1956 6.9

as John Day Griffith

Age 63 (now 70)

The Black Swan

1942 6.5

as Tommy Blue

Age 50 (now 70)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 116 (now 70)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 6.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 94 (now 70)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 9.0

as (archive footage)

Age 91 (now 70)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 90 (now 70)

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 7.3

as Judge Henry G. Blake

Age 69 (now 70)

By Love Possessed

1961 5.3

as Noah Tuttle

Age 69 (now 70)

Too Young to Love

1960 7.1

as Judge Bentley

Age 67 (now 70)

The Right Man

1960 6.0

as Grover Cleveland

Age 67 (now 70)

Natchez

1958

as Mr. Carson

Age 65 (now 70)

Handle with Care

1958 8.2

as Mayor Dick Williston

Age 65 (now 70)

While the City Sleeps

1956 6.9

as John Day Griffith

Age 63 (now 70)

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955 5.6

as Kris Kringle

Age 63 (now 70)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955 5.0

as 'Pap' Finn

Age 63 (now 70)

Destry

1954 6.2

as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Age 62 (now 70)

Secret of the Incas

1954 5.8

as Ed Morgan

Age 61 (now 70)

The Big Moment

1954

as Blumenau

Age 61 (now 70)

The Backbone of America

1953

as Fred Tupple

Age 61 (now 70)

High Noon

1952 7.7

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

Age 59 (now 70)

Journey Into Light

1951 6.5

as Gandy

Age 59 (now 70)

The Big Wheel

1949 5.7

as Arthur 'Red' Stanley

Age 57 (now 70)

Alias Nick Beal

1949 6.8

as Joseph Foster

Age 56 (now 70)

Silver River

1948 6.1

as John Plato Beck

Age 55 (now 70)

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947 6.7

as Gill MacBean

Age 55 (now 70)

High Barbaree

1947 5.6

as Capt. Thad Vail

Age 54 (now 70)

Blow-Ups of 1946

1946 6.0

as Self

Age 54 (now 70)

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 8.3

as Uncle Billy

Age 54 (now 70)

The Dark Mirror

1946 7.0

as Lt. Stevenson

Age 54 (now 70)

Three Wise Fools

1946 5.7

as Terence Alaysius O'Davern

Age 54 (now 70)

Adventure

1945 6.4

as Mudgin

Age 53 (now 70)

Within These Walls

1945 6.0

as Warden Michael Howland

Age 53 (now 70)

Captain Eddie

1945 7.3

as Ike Howard

Age 52 (now 70)

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 7.1

as Willie Tulloch

Age 52 (now 70)

Dark Waters

1944 6.0

as Mr. Sydney

Age 52 (now 70)

Casanova Brown

1944 6.4

Theatre Play

Age 52 (now 70)

Wilson

1944 5.6

as Joseph Tumulty

Age 52 (now 70)

Buffalo Bill

1944 5.8

as Ned Buntline

Age 51 (now 70)

The Fighting Sullivans

1944 6.3

as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

Age 51 (now 70)

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 7.1

as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

Age 51 (now 70)

Bataan

1943 6.5

as Cpl. Jake Feingold

Age 50 (now 70)

Immortal Sergeant

1943 6.0

as Sergeant Kelly

Age 50 (now 70)

The Outlaw

1943 5.5

as Pat Garrett

Age 50 (now 70)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 6.0

as Self

Age 50 (now 70)

The Black Swan

1942 6.5

as Tommy Blue

Age 50 (now 70)

Tales of Manhattan

1942 6.5

as John Halloway

Age 50 (now 70)

Moontide

1942 6.4

as Tiny

Age 49 (now 70)

This Above All

1942 6.8

as "Monty" Montague

Age 49 (now 70)

Song of the Islands

1942 7.0

as Dennis O'Brien

Age 49 (now 70)

Joan of Paris

1942 6.5

as Father Antoine

Age 49 (now 70)

Out of the Fog

1941 6.3

as Jonah Goodwin

Age 48 (now 70)

Flight from Destiny

1941 5.8

as Prof. Henry Todhunter

Age 48 (now 70)

The Long Voyage Home

1940 6.6

as Driscoll

Age 48 (now 70)

Angels Over Broadway

1940 5.9

as Gene Gibbons

Age 48 (now 70)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 6.5

as Self

Age 48 (now 70)

Our Town

1940 5.9

as Doc Gibbs

Age 47 (now 70)

Three Cheers for the Irish

1940 7.0

as Peter Casey

Age 47 (now 70)

Swiss Family Robinson

1940 5.7

as William Robinson

Age 47 (now 70)

Gone with the Wind

1939 7.9

as Gerald O'Hara

Age 47 (now 70)

Little Accident

1939 5.5

Theatre Play

Age 47 (now 70)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 7.8

as Diz Moore

Age 47 (now 70)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 7.3

as Clopin

Age 47 (now 70)

Only Angels Have Wings

1939 7.3

as Kid Dabb

Age 46 (now 70)

Stagecoach

1939 7.6

as Doc Josiah Boone

Age 46 (now 70)

Trade Winds

1938 6.4

as Commissioner Blackton

Age 46 (now 70)

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 3.8

as Dan Painter

Age 45 (now 70)

The Hurricane

1937 6.8

as Dr. Kersaint

Age 45 (now 70)

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 7.5

as George Cooper

Age 44 (now 70)

I Promise to Pay

1937 6.0

as District Attorney J.E. Curtis

Age 44 (now 70)

Lost Horizon

1937 7.0

as Henry Barnard

Age 44 (now 70)

When You're in Love

1937 6.9

as Hank Miller

Age 44 (now 70)

Man Of The People

1937 7.0

as William J. Grady

Age 44 (now 70)

Theodora Goes Wild

1936 6.6

as Jed Waterbury

Age 44 (now 70)

Adventure in Manhattan

1936 6.1

as Phil Bane

Age 44 (now 70)

Craig's Wife

1936 6.5

as Fergus Passmore

Age 44 (now 70)

All of Me

1934 7.0

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 70)

Little Accident

1930 9.0

Theatre Play

Age 38 (now 70)

Six Cylinder Love

1923 10.0

as Bertram Rogers

Age 31 (now 70)