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

1946

as Uncle Billy

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

as Gerald O'Hara

High Noon
High Noon

1952

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

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

1939

as Doc Josiah Boone

The Black Swan
The Black Swan

1942

as Tommy Blue

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Judge Henry G. Blake

The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Willie Tulloch

Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings

1939

as Kid Dabb

Destry
Destry

1954

as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon

1937

as Henry Barnard

While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps

1956

as John Day Griffith

By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed

1961

as Noah Tuttle

Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy

1943

as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

Silver River
Silver River

1948

as John Plato Beck

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Driscoll

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan

1942

as John Halloway

The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror

1946

as Lieutenant Stevenson