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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Birthday: 1892-07-11 | Place of Birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1961
Pocketful of Miracles

as    Judge Henry G. Blake

1961
By Love Possessed

as    Noah Tuttle

1960
The Right Man

as    Grover Cleveland

1958
Handle with Care

as    Mayor Dick Williston

1956
While the City Sleeps

as    John Day Griffith

1955
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as    'Pap' Finn

1955
The Miracle on 34th Street

as    Kris Kringle

1954
Secret of the Incas

as    Ed Morgan

1954
Destry

as    Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

1952
High Noon

as    Mayor Jonas Henderson

1949
The Big Wheel

as    Arthur 'Red' Stanley

1949
Alias Nick Beal

as    Joseph Foster

1948
Silver River

as    John Plato Beck

1947
High Barbaree

as    Capt. Thad Vail

1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as    Gill MacBean

1946
The Dark Mirror

as    Lt. Stevenson

1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as    Uncle Billy

1945
Adventure

as    Mudgin

1944
Wilson

as    Joseph Tumulty

1944
Dark Waters

as    Mr. Sydney

1944
The Fighting Sullivans

as    Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

1944
Buffalo Bill

as    Ned Buntline

1944
The Keys of the Kingdom

as    Willie Tulloch

1943
Bataan

as    Cpl. Jake Feingold

1943
The Outlaw

as    Pat Garrett

1943
Flesh and Fantasy

as    Septimus Podgers (segment 2)

1943
Immortal Sergeant

as    Sergeant Kelly

1942
Song of the Islands

as    Dennis O'Brien

1942
Tales of Manhattan

as    John Halloway

1942
Moontide

as    Tiny