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Thomas Mitchell

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Thomas Mitchell

Born July 10, 1892 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USADied December 17, 196265 films

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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.

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It's a Wonderful Life posterFirst watchIt's a Wonderful Life19468.3as Uncle BillyGeorge Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Gone with the Wind poster7.9Gone with the Wind1939High Noon poster7.7High Noon1952Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster7.8Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939Stagecoach poster7.6Stagecoach1939Only Angels Have Wings poster7.3Only Angels Have Wings1939Make Way for Tomorrow poster7.5Make Way for Tomorrow1937The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster7.3The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939Lost Horizon poster6.9Lost Horizon1937

Filmography

65 films as actor
  1. 1961Pocketful of MiraclesJudge Henry G. Blake
  2. 1961By Love PossessedNoah Tuttle
  3. 1960Too Young to LoveJudge Bentley
  4. 1960The Right ManGrover Cleveland
  5. 1958NatchezMr. Carson
  6. 1958Handle with CareMayor Dick Williston
  7. 1956While the City SleepsJohn Day Griffith
  8. 1955The Miracle on 34th StreetKris Kringle
  9. 1955The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Pap' Finn
  10. 1954DestryReginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
  11. 1954Secret of the IncasEd Morgan
  12. 1954The Big MomentBlumenau
  13. 1953The Backbone of AmericaFred Tupple
  14. 1952High NoonMayor Jonas Henderson
  15. 1951Journey Into LightGandy
  16. 1949The Big WheelArthur 'Red' Stanley
  17. 1949Alias Nick BealJoseph Foster
  18. 1948Silver RiverJohn Plato Beck
  19. 1947The Romance of Rosy RidgeGill MacBean
  20. 1947High BarbareeCapt. Thad Vail
  21. 1946It's a Wonderful LifeUncle Billy
  22. 1946The Dark MirrorLieutenant Stevenson
  23. 1946Three Wise FoolsTerence Alaysius O'Davern
  24. 1945AdventureMudgin
  25. 1945Within These WallsWarden Michael Howland
  26. 1945Captain EddieIke Howard
  27. 1944The Keys of the KingdomWillie Tulloch
  28. 1944Dark WatersMr. Sydney
  29. 1944WilsonJoseph Tumulty
  30. 1944Buffalo BillNed Buntline
  31. 1944The Fighting SullivansMr. Thomas F. Sullivan
  32. 1943Flesh and FantasySeptimus Podgers (segment 2)
  33. 1943BataanCpl. Jake Feingold
  34. 1943Immortal SergeantSergeant Kelly
  35. 1943The OutlawPat Garrett
  36. 1942The Black SwanTommy Blue
  37. 1942Tales of ManhattanJohn Halloway
  38. 1942MoontideTiny
  39. 1942This Above All"Monty" Montague
  40. 1942Song of the IslandsDennis O'Brien
  41. 1942Joan of ParisFather Antoine
  42. 1941Out of the FogJonah Goodwin
  43. 1941Flight from DestinyProf. Henry Todhunter
  44. 1940The Long Voyage HomeDriscoll
  45. 1940Angels Over BroadwayGene Gibbons
  46. 1940Our TownDoc Gibbs
  47. 1940Three Cheers for the IrishPeter Casey
  48. 1940Swiss Family RobinsonWilliam Robinson
  49. 1939Gone with the WindGerald O'Hara
  50. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonDiz Moore
  51. 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameClopin
  52. 1939Only Angels Have WingsKid Dabb
  53. 1939StagecoachDoc Josiah Boone
  54. 1938Trade WindsCommissioner Blackton
  55. 1938Love, Honor and BehaveDan Painter
  56. 1937The HurricaneDr. Kersaint
  57. 1937Make Way for TomorrowGeorge Cooper
  58. 1937I Promise to PayDistrict Attorney J.E. Curtis
  59. 1937Lost HorizonHenry Barnard
  60. 1937When You're in LoveHank Miller
  61. 1937Man Of The PeopleWilliam J. Grady
  62. 1936Theodora Goes WildJed Waterbury
  63. 1936Adventure in ManhattanPhil Bane
  64. 1936Craig's WifeFergus Passmore
  65. 1923Six Cylinder LoveBertram Rogers