Thomas Mitchell

Acting · Born 1892-07-10 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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

• Pocketful of Miracles as Judge Henry G. Blake
• High Noon as Mayor Jonas Henderson
• Stagecoach as Doc Josiah Boone
• It's a Wonderful Life as Uncle Billy
• Gone with the Wind as Gerald O'Hara
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Diz Moore
• Lost Horizon as Henry Barnard
• Our Town as Doc Gibbs
• The Outlaw as Pat Garrett
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin