Thomas Mitchell
View on IMDb ↗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
Six Cylinder Love
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Hallmark Hall of Fame
It's a Wonderful Life
Handle with Care
The Islanders
The Bell Telephone Hour
Gone with the Wind
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Kraft Television TheatreFilmography (103)
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage) - 2001
TrackerVesser - 1987
21 Jump StreetLear - 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage) - 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage) - 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1961
Pocketful of MiraclesJudge Henry G. Blake - 1961
By Love PossessedNoah Tuttle - 1960
The IslandersTom Todd - 1960
Too Young to LoveJudge Bentley - 1960
The Right ManGrover Cleveland - 1959Glencannon
- 1959
The Bell Telephone HourSelf - 1959
Laramie - 1959
Adventures in ParadiseHubert Willis - 1958
Handle with CareMayor Dick Williston - 1958
Shirley Temple's StorybookEmperor - 1958
NatchezMr. Carson - 1957O. Henry Playhouse
- 1957
The O. Henry PlayhouseO. Henry - 1956
Playhouse 90Mr. Carson - 1956
While the City SleepsJohn Day Griffith - 1956
Telephone Time - 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBen Cary - 1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseDr. Joseph H. Walton - 1955
The 20th Century Fox HourKris Kringle - 1955
The Miracle on 34th StreetKris Kringle - 1955
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Pap' Finn - 1954
DestryReginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby - 1954
Secret of the IncasEd Morgan - 1954
Climax!Old Man Finn - 1954
The Big MomentBlumenau - 1954
Mayor of the TownMayor Thomas Russell - 1953
General Electric Theater - 1953
The United States Steel HourSilas Lapham - 1953
The Backbone of AmericaFred Tupple - 1953
Medallion Theatre - 1952
The Ford Television TheatreSilas Burton - 1952
High NoonMayor Jonas Henderson - 1951
Hallmark Hall of FameWilliam Oliver Gant - 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSam Hawkins - 1951
Journey Into LightGandy - 1951
Tales of Tomorrow - 1950Lux Video TheatreRobert Baldwin
- 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents - 1949
Alias Nick BealJoseph Foster - 1949
Lights Out - 1949
The Big WheelArthur 'Red' Stanley - 1949
SuspenseDr. Paul Morgan - 1948Ford Theatre
- 1948
Silver RiverJohn Plato Beck - 1948
Studio One - 1947
Kraft Television Theatre - 1947
The Romance of Rosy RidgeGill MacBean - 1947
High BarbareeCapt. Thad Vail - 1946
It's a Wonderful LifeUncle Billy - 1946
The Dark MirrorLieutenant Stevenson - 1946
Blow-Ups of 1946Self - 1946
Three Wise FoolsTerence Alaysius O'Davern - 1945
Captain EddieIke Howard - 1945
AdventureMudgin - 1945
Within These WallsWarden Michael Howland - 1944
The Keys of the KingdomWillie Tulloch - 1944
The Fighting SullivansMr. Thomas F. Sullivan - 1944
Dark WatersMr. Sydney - 1944
Buffalo BillNed Buntline - 1944
WilsonJoseph Tumulty - 1943
Flesh and FantasySeptimus Podgers (segment 2) - 1943
BataanCpl. Jake Feingold - 1943
Immortal SergeantSergeant Kelly - 1943
The OutlawPat Garrett - 1942
Song of the IslandsDennis O'Brien - 1942
This Above All"Monty" Montague - 1942
Joan of ParisFather Antoine - 1942
The Black SwanTommy Blue - 1942
Tales of ManhattanJohn Halloway - 1942
MoontideTiny - 1942
Breakdowns of 1942Self - 1941
Out of the FogJonah Goodwin - 1941
Flight from DestinyProf. Henry Todhunter - 1940
Three Cheers for the IrishPeter Casey - 1940
The Long Voyage HomeDriscoll - 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf - 1940
Angels Over BroadwayGene Gibbons - 1940
Our TownDoc Gibbs - 1940
Swiss Family RobinsonWilliam Robinson - 1939
Gone with the WindGerald O'Hara - 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonDiz Moore - 1939
StagecoachDoc Josiah Boone - 1939
The Hunchback of Notre DameClopin - 1939
Only Angels Have WingsKid Dabb - 1938
Trade WindsCommissioner Blackton - 1938
Love, Honor and BehaveDan Painter - 1937
Make Way for TomorrowGeorge Cooper - 1937
Man Of The PeopleWilliam J. Grady - 1937
Lost HorizonHenry Barnard - 1937
When You're in LoveHank Miller - 1937
The HurricaneDr. Kersaint - 1937
I Promise to PayDistrict Attorney J.E. Curtis - 1936
Theodora Goes WildJed Waterbury - 1936
Craig's WifeFergus Passmore - 1936
Adventure in ManhattanPhil Bane - 1923
Six Cylinder LoveBertram Rogers