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

• 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
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin
• Make Way for Tomorrow as George Cooper
• Only Angels Have Wings as Kid Dabb
• Pocketful of Miracles as Judge Henry G. Blake

TV

• Studio One
• General Electric Theater
• The Islanders as Tom Todd
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as William Oliver Gant
• Lux Video Theatre as Robert Baldwin
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sam Hawkins
• Climax! as Old Man Finn
• Adventures in Paradise as Hubert Willis
• Lux Video Theatre as Johnny Reynolds, Sr.
• Laramie