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Thomas Mitchell

Screenwriter / Playwright / Character Actor / Theatre Director | * 07/11/1892 († 70, 12/17/1962) | Elizabeth, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
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Thomas John Mitchell (Irish: Tomás Mistéal; July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an Irish-American actor and writer. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, Doc Boone in Stagecoach, Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life, Pat Garrett in The Outlaw, and Mayor Jonas Henderson in High Noon. Mitchell was the first male actor to gain the Triple Crown of Acting by winning an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony Award. Mitchell was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the films, The Hurricane (1937), and Stagecoach (1939), winning for the latter. He was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 1952 and 1... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process. ...

Stagecoach

NR

1939 | 3.9/5 | 1h 36min
Western, Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance / Love
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The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. ...

Gone with the Wind

G

1939 | 4.0/5 | 3h 53min
Drama, War, Romance / Love
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Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortco ...

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

NR

1939 | 4.0/5 | 2h 9min
Comedy, Drama
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A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is Ge ...

It's a Wonderful Life

PG

1946 | 4.1/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Thomas Mitchell

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Thomas Mitchell as Actor(72)

as Self (archive footage)2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as (archive footage)1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage)1965 Hollywood My Home Town
as Noah Tuttle1961 By Love Possessed
as Judge Henry G. Blake1961 Pocketful of Miracles
as Judge Bentley1960 Too Young to Love
as Grover Cleveland1960 The Right Man
as Mayor Dick Williston1958 Handle with Care
as John Day Griffith1956 While the City Sleeps
as Kris Kringle1955 The Miracle on 34th Street
as 'Pap' Finn1955 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Ed Morgan1954 Secret of the Incas
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby1954 Destry
as Blumenau1954 The Big Moment
as Fred Tupple1953 The Backbone of America
as Mayor Jonas Henderson1952 High Noon
as Gandy1951 Journey Into Light
as Joseph Foster1949 Alias Nick Beal
as Arthur 'Red' Stanley1949 The Big Wheel
as John Plato Beck1948 Silver River
as Gill MacBean1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
as Capt. Thad Vail1947 High Barbaree
as Uncle Billy1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as himself1946 Blow-Ups of 1946
as Terence Alaysius O'Davern1946 Three Wise Fools
as Lt. Stevenson1946 The Dark Mirror
as Ike Howard1945 Captain Eddie
as Warden Michael Howland1945 Within These Walls
as Mudgin1945 Adventure
as Willie Tulloch1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
as Joseph Tumulty1944 Wilson
as Ned Buntline1944 Buffalo Bill
as Mr. Sydney1944 Dark Waters
as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan1944 The Fighting Sullivans
as Septimus Podgers (segment 2)1943 Flesh and Fantasy
as Pat Garrett1943 The Outlaw
as Cpl. Jake Feingold1943 Bataan
as Sergeant Kelly1943 Immortal Sergeant
as Tommy Blue1942 The Black Swan
as Tiny1942 Moontide
as Father Antoine1942 Joan of Paris
as John Halloway1942 Tales of Manhattan
as Dennis O'Brien1942 Song of the Islands
as "Monty" Montague1942 This Above All
as himself1942 Breakdowns of 1942
as Prof. Henry Todhunter1941 Flight from Destiny
as Jonah Goodwin1941 Out of the Fog
as Doc Gibbs1940 Our Town
as Gene Gibbons1940 Angels Over Broadway
as Peter Casey1940 Three Cheers for the Irish
as Driscoll1940 The Long Voyage Home
as William Robinson1940 Swiss Family Robinson
as himself1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Doc Josiah Boone1939 Stagecoach
as Gerald O'Hara1939 Gone with the Wind
as Diz Moore1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Kid Dabb1939 Only Angels Have Wings
as Clopin1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Dan Painter1938 Love, Honor and Behave
as Commissioner Blackton1938 Trade Winds
as George Cooper1937 Make Way for Tomorrow
as Henry Barnard1937 Lost Horizon
as William J. Grady1937 Man Of The People
as District Attorney J.E. Curtis1937 I Promise to Pay
as Dr. Kersaint1937 The Hurricane
as Hank Miller1937 When You're in Love
as Fergus Passmore1936 Craig's Wife
as Phil Bane1936 Adventure in Manhattan
as Jed Waterbury1936 Theodora Goes Wild
as Bertram Rogers1923 Six Cylinder Love

TV Shows/Series with Thomas Mitchell as Actor(35)

as Lear1987 21 Jump Street
as Tom Todd1960 The Islanders
1959 Laramie
as Hubert Willis1959 Adventures in Paradise
1957 O. Henry Playhouse
as Mr. Carson1956 Playhouse 90
as Ben Cary1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Cason Thomas1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Nick Finn1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 Telephone Time
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Old Man Finn1954 Climax!
as Silas Lapham1953 The United States Steel Hour
1953 GE Theater
as Mender McClure1953 GE Theater
as Sam Hawkins1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Carl Smith1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as William Oliver Gant1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Truman Winters1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 Tales of Tomorrow
as Robert Baldwin1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Johnny Reynolds, Sr.1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Innkeeper1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Ralp Burgess1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Sam Partridge1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Judge Calvin Cook1950 Lux Video Theatre
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Dr. Paul Morgan1949 Suspense
as Henry Brown1949 Suspense
1948 Studio One
as William Mallory1948 Studio One
as Hank Morgan1948 Studio One
as Jack Guzzow1948 Studio One
1948 Ford Theatre
1946 Lights Out

Movies with Thomas Mitchell as Crew(4)

Writing/Theatre Play1944 Casanova Brown
Writing/Theatre Play1939 Little Accident
Writing/Screenplay1934 All of Me
Writing/Theatre Play1930 Little Accident

Full Name: Thomas Mitchell
Born: Monday, 07/11 1892 (July) in Elizabeth, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 12/17 1962 (December) in Beverly Hills (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: St. Patrick High School
Other names for Thomas Mitchell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Томас Мітчелл"
"Thomas John Mitchell"
"Thomas Mitchell (Schauspieler)"
Thomas Mitchell frequently works together with these people:
John Forsythe (27x, Actor)
Skip Homeier (27x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (26x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (26x, Actor)
John Newland (26x, Crew)
J. Pat O'Malley (24x, Actor)
Boris Karloff (23x, Actor)
Harry Townes (23x, Actor)
Nina Foch (23x, Actress)
James Daly (22x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (21x, Actor)
Frank Capra (14x, Crew)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4262, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024