Thomas Mitchell
Birthplace: Elizabeth
Born: 1892-07-11
Died: 1962-12-17
Occupations recorded in source
actor; character actor; composer; film actor; playwright; screenwriter; stage actor; television actor; theatre director
Biography from Wikipedia
Thomas John Mitchell (Irish: Tomás Séan Mistéal; July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American character actor, writer, and theater director. He is considered one of the both greatest supporting and character actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood and a leading man on Broadway.
He appeared in over 115 film and television roles between 1923 and 1961, along with numerous stage appearances. Among Mitchell's most famous film roles in a long career are those of Scarlett O'Hara's father Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, alcoholic Doc Boone in Stagecoach (1939), Pat Garrett in The Outlaw, and Mayor Jonas Henderson in High Noon. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Stagecoach. He also played Uncle Billy in Frank Capra's Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946) with James Stewart.
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Hitcher In The Dark (1989)
- By Love Possessed (1961)
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — Judge Henry G. Blake
- Handle with Care (1958)
- While the City Sleeps (1956) — John Day Griffith
- Destry (1954) — Rags Barnaby
- Secret of the Incas (1954) — Ed Morgan
- The Backbone of America (1953)
- High Noon (1952) — Mayor Jonas Henderson
- Journey into Light (1951)
- Alias Nick Beal (1949) — Joseph Foster
- The Big Wheel (1949) — Arthur 'Red' Stanley
- Silver River (1948) — John Plato Beck
- High Barbaree (1947)
- The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Uncle Billy
- The Dark Mirror (1946) — Lt. Stevenson
- Three Wise Fools (1946)
- Adventure (1945) — Mudgin
- Captain Eddie (1945) — Ike Howard
- Within These Walls (1945)
- Buffalo Bill (1944) — Ned Buntline
- Dark Waters (1944) — Mr. Sydney
- The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) — Willie Tulloch
- The Sullivans (1944) — Thomas F. "Tom" Sullivan
- Wilson (1944) — Joseph Tumulty
- Bataan (1943) — Cpl. Jake Feingold
- Immortal Sergeant (1943) — Sgt. Kelly
- The Outlaw (1943) — Pat Garrett
- Joan of Paris (1942) — Father Antoine
- Moontide (1942) — Tiny
- Song of the Islands (1942)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942) — John Halloway
- The Black Swan (1942) — Tom Blue
- This Above All (1942) — Monty
- Out of the Fog (1941) — Jonah Goodwin
- Angels Over Broadway (1940) — Gene Gibbons
- Our Town (1940) — Dr. Gibbs
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940) — William Robinson
- The Long Voyage Home (1940) — Driscoll
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- John Qualen · 5 films
- Beulah Bondi · 4 films
- Frank Capra · 4 films
- Maureen O'Hara · 4 films
- Fay Bainter · 3 films
- H. B. Warner · 3 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.