
Thomas Mitchell
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Pocketful of Miracles
1961

High Noon
1952

Stagecoach
1939

It's a Wonderful Life
1946

Gone with the Wind
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

Lost Horizon
1937

Our Town
1940

The Outlaw
1943

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939

Out of the Fog
1941

Alias Nick Beal
1949

Tales of Manhattan
1942

Secret of the Incas
1954

Make Way for Tomorrow
1937

Six Cylinder Love
1923

Dark Waters
1944

The Black Swan
1942

Moontide
1942

While the City Sleeps
1956

Angels Over Broadway
1940

Buffalo Bill
1944

Bataan
1943

The Fighting Sullivans
1944

Only Angels Have Wings
1939

The Dark Mirror
1946

Adventure
1945

Joan of Paris
1942

Silver River
1948

The Keys of the Kingdom
1944

Theodora Goes Wild
1936

When You're in Love
1937

The Long Voyage Home
1940

Wilson
1944

Destry
1954

Immortal Sergeant
1943

The Hurricane
1937

The Big Wheel
1949

The Miracle on 34th Street
1955

This Above All
1942

Natchez
1958

By Love Possessed
1961

Flesh and Fantasy
1943

Flight from Destiny
1941

Trade Winds
1938

Within These Walls
1945

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

I Promise to Pay
1937

High Barbaree
1947

Three Wise Fools
1946

Love, Honor and Behave
1938

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947

Handle with Care
1958

Swiss Family Robinson
1940

Three Cheers for the Irish
1940

The Right Man
1960

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984

The Big Moment
1954

Song of the Islands
1942

Craig's Wife
1936

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955

Man Of The People
1937

Journey Into Light
1951

Adventure in Manhattan
1936

Captain Eddie
1945

Blow-Ups of 1946
1946

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940

Too Young to Love
1960

The Backbone of America
1953

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009

Breakdowns of 1942
1942

Studio One
1948

General Electric Theater
1953

The Islanders
1960

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Lux Video Theatre
1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Climax!
1954

Adventures in Paradise
1959

Ford Theatre
1948

Lux Video Theatre
1950

Laramie
1959

Mayor of the Town
1954

Suspense
1949

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

Lights Out
1949

Telephone Time
1956

Glencannon
1959

O. Henry Playhouse
1957

The O. Henry Playhouse
1957

General Electric Theater
1953

Kraft Television Theatre
1947

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Lux Video Theatre
1950

Lux Video Theatre
1950

Lux Video Theatre
1950

Lux Video Theatre
1950

Tracker
2001

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

Studio One
1948

Studio One
1948

Studio One
1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955

The United States Steel Hour
1953

Suspense
1949

Playhouse 90
1956

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959

21 Jump Street
1987

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

Medallion Theatre
1953

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955