Thomas Mitchell
Biography
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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
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Judge Henry G. Blake
By Love Possessed
1961
as Noah Tuttle
Too Young to Love
1960
as Judge Bentley
The Right Man
1960
as Grover Cleveland
Natchez
1958
as Mr. Carson
Handle with Care
1958
as Mayor Dick Williston
While the City Sleeps
1956
as John Day Griffith
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Kris Kringle
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955
as 'Pap' Finn
Destry
1954
as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
Secret of the Incas
1954
as Ed Morgan
The Big Moment
1954
as Blumenau
The Backbone of America
1953
as Fred Tupple
High Noon
1952
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
Journey Into Light
1951
as Gandy
The Big Wheel
1949
as Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Joseph Foster
Silver River
1948
as John Plato Beck
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Gill MacBean
High Barbaree
1947
as Capt. Thad Vail