Thomas Mitchell

Acting · Born 1892-07-10 · 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.

Known for

• 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
• Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
• Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
• By Love Possessed (1961)
• The Right Man (1960)
• Too Young to Love (1960)
• Natchez (1958)
• Handle with Care (1958)
• While the City Sleeps (1956)
• The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)
• Secret of the Incas (1954)
• Destry (1954)
• The Big Moment (1954)
• The Backbone of America (1953)
• High Noon (1952)
• Journey Into Light (1951)
• Alias Nick Beal (1949)
• The Big Wheel (1949)
• Silver River (1948)
• High Barbaree (1947)
• The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)