Thomas Mitchell
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
21 Jump Street
Lear
1987
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Cary
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cason Thomas
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Nick Finn
1956
Series
Climax!
Old Man Finn
1954
Series
Studio One
1948
Series
Studio One
William Mallory
1948
Series
Studio One
Jack Guzzow
1948
Series
Studio One
Hank Morgan
1948
Film
It's a Wonderful Life
Uncle Billy
1946
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
Suspense
Dr. Paul Morgan
1949
Series
Suspense
Henry Brown
1949
Series
Laramie
1959
Film
Gone with the Wind
Gerald O'Hara
1939
Series
Adventures in Paradise
Hubert Willis
1959
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Silas Burton
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Elmo
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Ralph Woodbury
1952
Film
High Noon
Mayor Jonas Henderson
1952
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Kris Kringle
1955
Series
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Emperor
1958
Series
Lights Out
1949
Series
Playhouse 90
Mr. Carson
1956
Series
The United States Steel Hour
Silas Lapham
1953
Lux Video Theatre
Robert Baldwin
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Johnny Reynolds, Sr.
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Innkeeper
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Ralp Burgess
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Sam Partridge
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Judge Calvin Cook
1950
Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
1959
Series
The Islanders
Tom Todd
1960
Series
Tracker
Vesser
2001
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Dr. Joseph H. Walton
1955
Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Clopin
1939
Ford Theatre
1948
Film
Stagecoach
Doc Josiah Boone
1939
Film
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Diz Moore
1939
Series
The O. Henry Playhouse
O. Henry
1957
Series
Medallion Theatre
1953
Film
The Black Swan
Tommy Blue
1942
Film
Lost Horizon
Henry Barnard
1937
Series
Mayor of the Town
Mayor Thomas Russell
1954
Film
The Outlaw
Pat Garrett
1943
Film
Pocketful of Miracles
Judge Henry G. Blake
1961
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
William Oliver Gant
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Truman Winters
1951
O. Henry Playhouse
1957
Series
General Electric Theater
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Mender McClure
1953
Glencannon
1959
Film
Only Angels Have Wings
Kid Dabb
1939
Film
Destry
Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
1954
Film
The Keys of the Kingdom
Willie Tulloch
1944
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sam Hawkins
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Carl Smith
1951
Film
Make Way for Tomorrow
George Cooper
1937
Film
The Long Voyage Home
Driscoll
1940
Film
The Dark Mirror
Lieutenant Stevenson
1946
Film
While the City Sleeps
John Day Griffith
1956
Film
Flesh and Fantasy
Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
1943
Film
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Secret of the Incas
Ed Morgan
1954
Film
By Love Possessed
Noah Tuttle
1961
Film
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
Film
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Film
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
Film
Alias Nick Beal
Joseph Foster
1949
Film
Silver River
John Plato Beck
1948
Film
Three Wise Fools
Terence Alaysius O'Davern
1946
Film
The Hurricane
Dr. Kersaint
1937
Film
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Song of the Islands
Dennis O'Brien
1942
Film
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
Film
Adventure
Mudgin
1945
Film
Swiss Family Robinson
William Robinson
1940
Film
The Big Wheel
Arthur 'Red' Stanley
1949
Film
Bataan
Cpl. Jake Feingold
1943
Film
Wilson
Joseph Tumulty
1944
Film
When You're in Love
Hank Miller
1937
Film
The Fighting Sullivans
Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
1944
Film
Moontide
Tiny
1942
Film
This Above All
"Monty" Montague
1942
Film
Our Town
Doc Gibbs
1940
Film
Tales of Manhattan
John Halloway
1942
Film
Buffalo Bill
Ned Buntline
1944
Film
Immortal Sergeant
Sergeant Kelly
1943
Film
Dark Waters
Mr. Sydney
1944
Film
Craig's Wife
Fergus Passmore
1936
Film
The Backbone of America
Fred Tupple
1953
Film
Six Cylinder Love
Bertram Rogers
1923
Film
The Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle
1955
Film
Trade Winds
Commissioner Blackton
1938
Film
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Gill MacBean
1947
Film
Journey Into Light
Gandy
1951
Film
Joan of Paris
Father Antoine
1942
Film
I Promise to Pay
District Attorney J.E. Curtis
1937
Film
The Right Man
Grover Cleveland
1960
Film
Theodora Goes Wild
Jed Waterbury
1936
Film
Out of the Fog
Jonah Goodwin
1941
Film
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
1946
Film
Handle with Care
Mayor Dick Williston
1958
Film
Within These Walls
Warden Michael Howland
1945
Film
Adventure in Manhattan
Phil Bane
1936
Film
Flight from Destiny
Prof. Henry Todhunter
1941
Film
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
'Pap' Finn
1955
Film
Captain Eddie
Ike Howard
1945
Film
Too Young to Love
Judge Bentley
1960
Film
Three Cheers for the Irish
Peter Casey
1940
Film
Angels Over Broadway
Gene Gibbons
1940
Film
Man Of The People
William J. Grady
1937
Film
The Big Moment
Blumenau
1954
Film
High Barbaree
Capt. Thad Vail
1947
Film
Love, Honor and Behave
Dan Painter
1938
Film
Natchez
Mr. Carson
1958