Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

1892-07-10 – 1962-12-17 (age 70) Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
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Biography

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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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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

as Gerald O'Hara

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Uncle Billy

High Noon
High Noon

1952

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

Stagecoach
Stagecoach

1939

as Doc Josiah Boone

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Outlaw
The Outlaw

1943

as Pat Garrett

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon

1937

as Henry Barnard

Wilson
Wilson

1944

as Joseph Tumulty

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Judge Henry G. Blake

Moontide
Moontide

1942

as Tiny

Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill

1944

as Ned Buntline

The Black Swan
The Black Swan

1942

as Tommy Blue

The Hurricane
The Hurricane

1937

as Dr. Kersaint

Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings

1939

as Kid Dabb

Song of the Islands
Song of the Islands

1942

as Dennis O'Brien

High Barbaree
High Barbaree

1947

as Capt. Thad Vail

Adventure
Adventure

1945

as Mudgin

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

Natchez
Natchez

1958

as Mr. Carson