Thomas Mitchell
Born
July 10, 1892
Died
December 17, 1962 (70 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
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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.
Known For
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
Tracker
Vesser · (1 episode)
2001
21 Jump Street
Lear · (1 episode)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Pocketful of Miracles
Judge Henry G. Blake
1961
By Love Possessed
Noah Tuttle
1961
The Islanders
Tom Todd · (1 episode)
1960
Too Young to Love
Judge Bentley
1960
The Right Man
Grover Cleveland
1960
Adventures in Paradise
Hubert Willis · (1 episode)
1959
Laramie
(1 episode)
1959
Glencannon
(39 episodes)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1959
Natchez
1958
Handle with Care
Mayor Dick Williston
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Emperor · (1 episode)
1958
O. Henry Playhouse
(20 episodes)
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
O. Henry · (2 episodes)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Cary · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cason Thomas · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Nick Finn · (1 episode)
1956
Playhouse 90
Mr. Carson · (1 episode)
1956
While the City Sleeps
John Day Griffith
1956
Telephone Time
(2 episodes)
1956
The Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Dr. Joseph H. Walton · (1 episode)
1955
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
'Pap' Finn
1955
Destry
Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
1954
Climax!
Old Man Finn · (1 episode)
1954
Secret of the Incas
Ed Morgan
1954
The Big Moment
Blumenau
1954
Mayor of the Town
Mayor Thomas Russell · (34 episodes)
1954
The Backbone of America
Fred Tupple
1953
The United States Steel Hour
Silas Lapham · (1 episode)
1953
Medallion Theatre
(1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
(1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Mender McClure · (1 episode)
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Silas Burton · (1 episode)
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Elmo · (1 episode)
1952
High Noon
Mayor Jonas Henderson
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
William Oliver Gant · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Truman Winters · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sam Hawkins · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Carl Smith · (1 episode)
1951
Journey Into Light
Gandy
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
(3 episodes)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Robert Baldwin · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Johnny Reynolds, Sr. · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Innkeeper · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Ralp Burgess · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Sam Partridge · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Judge Calvin Cook · (1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1 episode)
1950
The Big Wheel
Arthur 'Red' Stanley
1949
Lights Out
(1 episode)
1949
Alias Nick Beal
Joseph Foster
1949
Suspense
Dr. Paul Morgan · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Henry Brown · (1 episode)
1949
Studio One
(1 episode)
1948
Studio One
William Mallory · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Hank Morgan · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Jack Guzzow · (1 episode)
1948
Ford Theatre
(1 episode)
1948
Silver River
John Plato Beck
1948
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Gill MacBean
1947
Kraft Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1947
High Barbaree
Capt. Thad Vail
1947
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Uncle Billy
1946
The Dark Mirror
Lt. Stevenson
1946
Three Wise Fools
Terence Alaysius O'Davern
1946
Adventure
Mudgin
1945
Within These Walls
Warden Michael Howland
1945
Captain Eddie
Ike Howard
1945
The Keys of the Kingdom
Willie Tulloch
1944
Dark Waters
Mr. Sydney
1944
Wilson
Joseph Tumulty
1944
Buffalo Bill
Ned Buntline
1944
The Fighting Sullivans
Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
1944
Flesh and Fantasy
Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
1943
Bataan
Cpl. Jake Feingold
1943
Immortal Sergeant
Sergeant Kelly
1943
The Outlaw
Pat Garrett
1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
The Black Swan
Tommy Blue
1942
Tales of Manhattan
John Halloway
1942
Moontide
Tiny
1942
This Above All
"Monty" Montague
1942
Song of the Islands
Dennis O'Brien
1942
Joan of Paris
Father Antoine
1942
Out of the Fog
Jonah Goodwin
1941
Flight from Destiny
Prof. Henry Todhunter
1941
The Long Voyage Home
Driscoll
1940
Angels Over Broadway
Gene Gibbons
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
Our Town
Doc Gibbs
1940
Three Cheers for the Irish
Peter Casey
1940
Swiss Family Robinson
William Robinson
1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin
1939
Gone with the Wind
Gerald O'Hara
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Diz Moore
1939
Only Angels Have Wings
Kid Dabb
1939
Stagecoach
Doc Josiah Boone
1939
Trade Winds
Commissioner Blackton
1938
Love, Honor and Behave
Dan Painter
1938
The Hurricane
Dr. Kersaint
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
George Cooper
1937
I Promise to Pay
District Attorney J.E. Curtis
1937
Lost Horizon
Henry Barnard
1937
When You're in Love
Hank Miller
1937
Man Of The People
William J. Grady
1937
Theodora Goes Wild
Jed Waterbury
1936
Adventure in Manhattan
Phil Bane
1936
Craig's Wife
Fergus Passmore
1936
Six Cylinder Love
Bertram Rogers
1923