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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.

Known For

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
High Noon
High Noon
Stagecoach
Stagecoach
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
Our Town
Our Town
The Outlaw
The Outlaw
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Filmography

2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Tracker
as Vesser
1987 21 Jump Street
as Lear
1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961 Pocketful of Miracles
as Judge Henry G. Blake
1961 By Love Possessed
as Noah Tuttle
1960 The Islanders
as Tom Todd
1960 Too Young to Love
as Judge Bentley
1960 The Right Man
as Grover Cleveland
1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Hubert Willis
1959 Laramie
as
1959 Glencannon
as
1959 The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1958 Natchez
as
1958 Handle with Care
as Mayor Dick Williston
1958 Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Emperor
1957 O. Henry Playhouse
as
1957 The O. Henry Playhouse
as O. Henry