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.
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Movies (21)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Pocketful of Miracles
as Judge Henry G. Blake
1961
By Love Possessed
as Noah Tuttle
1961
Too Young to Love
as Judge Bentley
1960
The Right Man
as Grover Cleveland
1960
Natchez
1958
Handle with Care
as Mayor Dick Williston
1958
While the City Sleeps
as John Day Griffith
1956
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
1955
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as 'Pap' Finn
1955
Destry
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
1954
Secret of the Incas
as Ed Morgan
1954
The Big Moment
as Blumenau
1954
The Backbone of America
as Fred Tupple
1953
High Noon
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
1952
Journey Into Light
as Gandy
1951
The Big Wheel
as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
1949
Alias Nick Beal
as Joseph Foster
1949
TV Shows (29)
Tracker
as Vesser
2001
21 Jump Street
as Lear
1987
The Islanders
as Tom Todd
1960
Adventures in Paradise
as Hubert Willis
1959
Laramie
1959
Glencannon
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Emperor
1958
O. Henry Playhouse
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
as O. Henry
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Ben Cary
1956
Playhouse 90
as Mr. Carson
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Dr. Joseph H. Walton
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Kris Kringle
1955
Climax!
as Old Man Finn
1954
Mayor of the Town
as Mayor Thomas Russell
1954
The United States Steel Hour
as Silas Lapham
1953
Medallion Theatre
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
as Silas Burton
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as William Oliver Gant
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sam Hawkins
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
as Robert Baldwin
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
as Dr. Paul Morgan
1949
Studio One
1948