Thomas Mitchell



First NameThomas
Last NameMitchell
Age70 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 11, 1892
BirthplaceElizabeth, New Jersey
Date of DeathDecember 17, 1962
Location of DeathBeverly Hills, California
Cause of Deathbone cancer
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Star SignCancer
ReligionRoman Catholic
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor, playwright, screenwriter
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameStagecoach
Other Family MembersJames P. Mitchell (nephew)
FriendsGreer Garson, John Wayne

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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Filmography

Selected Thomas Mitchell film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1961
Noah Tuttle

1961
Judge Henry G. Blake

1960
Too Young to Love
Judge Bentley

1959
Hubert Willis

1958
Handle with Care
Mayor Dick Williston

1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
O Henry 

1956
John Day Griffith

1956
Andrew Hamilton

1956
Ben Cary 

1954
Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

1954
Ed Morgan

1954
Project XX
Himself- Narrator 

1953
Mender McClure

1952
Mayor Jonas Henderson

1951
Truman Winters 

1951
Carl Smith 

1951
Tales of Tomorrow
Captain Nemo

1951
Journey Into Light
Gandy

1950
Baldwin 

1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

1949
Joseph Foster

1949
Arthur 'Red' Stanley

1949

1948
John Plato Beck

1948
Hank Morgan 

1947
High Barbaree
Capt. Thad Vail

1947
Gill MacBean

1946
Uncle Billy

1946
Lt. Stevenson

1946
Three Wise Fools
Terence Alaysius O'Davern

1945
Mudgin

1945
Ike Howard

1945
Within These Walls
Warden Michael Howland

1944
Ned Buntline

1944
Mr. Sydney

1944
Willie Tulloch

1944
Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan

1944
Joseph Tumulty

1943
Corp. Jake Feingold

1943
Septimus Podgers

1943
Sgt. Kelly

1943
Pat Garrett

1942
Father Antoine

1942
Tiny

1942
Dennis O'Brien

1942
John Halloway

1942
Tom 'Tommie' Blue

1942
Monty

1941
Jonah Goodwin

1941
Daniel Webster in some long shots

1941
Flight from Destiny
Prof. Henry Todhunter

1940
Gene Gibbons

1940
Dr. Gibbs

1940
William Robinson

1940
Driscoll

1940
Peter Casey

1939
Gerald O'Hara

1939
Kid Dabb

1939
Doc Boone

1938
Commissioner Blackton

1938
Dan Painter

1937
Barnard

1937
George Cooper

1937
Dr. Kersaint

1937
Hank Miller

1937
Man of the People
William J. Grady

1937
District Attorney J.E. Curtis

1936
Phil Bane

1936
Fergus Passmore

1936
Jed Waterbury

1923
Six Cylinder Love
Bertram Rogers

Producer Credits

1934
All of Me
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Writer Credits






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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Thomas Mitchell
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
Thomas Mitchell
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Thomas Mitchell