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Thomas Mitchell(1892-1962)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Thomas Mitchell in Journey Into Light (1951)
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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
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99+ Photos
Thomas Mitchell was one of the great American character actors, whose credits read like a list of the greatest American films of the 20th century: Lost Horizon (1937); Stagecoach (1939); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Gone with the Wind (1939); It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and High Noon (1952). His portrayals are so diverse and convincing that most people don't even realize that one actor could have played them all. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1940 for his role as the drunken Doc Boone in John Ford's Stagecoach (1939).
BornJuly 11, 1892
DiedDecember 17, 1962(70)
BornJuly 11, 1892
DiedDecember 17, 1962(70)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

Photos177

Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane (1937)
Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane (1937)
Mary Astor, Jerome Cowan, Raymond Massey, Thomas Mitchell, and C. Aubrey Smith in The Hurricane (1937)
Mary Astor, Raymond Massey, Thomas Mitchell, and C. Aubrey Smith in The Hurricane (1937)
Jerome Cowan and Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane (1937)
Inez Courtney and Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane (1937)
Betty Grable, Hilo Hattie, and Thomas Mitchell in Song of the Islands (1942)
Jane Russell, Walter Huston, and Thomas Mitchell in The Outlaw (1943)
Jane Russell, Walter Huston, and Thomas Mitchell in The Outlaw (1943)
Thomas Mitchell in High Noon (1952)
Fay Bainter and Thomas Mitchell in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Beulah Bondi and Thomas Mitchell in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Known for

Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach
7.8
  • Doc Josiah Boone
  • 1939
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind
8.2
  • Gerald O'Hara
  • 1939
James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
8.6
  • Uncle Billy
  • 1946
James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
8.1
  • Diz Moore
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • The Big Step
    • Magazine Editor
    • 1961
  • Bette Davis, Peter Falk, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Thomas Mitchell, and Arthur O'Connell in Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
    Pocketful of Miracles
    • Judge Henry G. Blake
    • 1961
  • George Hamilton, Jason Robards, Lana Turner, Susan Kohner, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in By Love Possessed (1961)
    By Love Possessed
    • Noah Tuttle
    • 1961
  • Dean Stockwell in The Joke and the Valley (1961)
    The Joke and the Valley
    • Truman Winters
    • TV Movie
    • 1961
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    • Hubert Willis
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • Dick Powell in Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    • Nick Finn
    • Cason Thomas
    • Ben Cary
    • TV Series
    • 1958–1961
  • Stagecoach West (1960)
    Stagecoach West
    • Ethan Blount
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • Our American Heritage (1959)
    Our American Heritage
    • Joseph Murray
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • The Islanders (1960)
    The Islanders
    • Tom Todd
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • The Right Man (1960)
    The Right Man
    • Grover Cleveland
    • TV Movie
    • 1960
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    • Milo Sullivan
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • Too Young to Love (1960)
    Too Young to Love
    • Judge Bentley
    • 1960
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    • Doc
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • Glencannon
    • Capt. Colin Glencannon
    • Sgt. Harry Mork (dual role)
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    • Sarge
    • TV Series
    • 1959

Writer

  • Peter's Baby (1961)
    Peter's Baby
    • play "Little Accident" (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in Casanova Brown (1944)
    Casanova Brown
    • play
    • 1944
  • Hugh Herbert, Baby Sandy, Richard Carlson, and Florence Rice in Little Accident (1939)
    Little Accident
    • play "The Little Accident"
    • 1939
  • Edith Fellows, Douglass Montgomery, and Jean Parker in Life Begins with Love (1937)
    Life Begins with Love
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Miriam Hopkins, Helen Mack, Fredric March, and George Raft in All of Me (1934)
    All of Me
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • Papa sans le savoir (1932)
    Papa sans le savoir
    • play "The Little Accident"
    • 1932
  • Little Accident (1930)
    Little Accident
    • play "The Little Accident"
    • 1930

Additional Crew

  • Miriam Hopkins, Helen Mack, Fredric March, and George Raft in All of Me (1934)
    All of Me
    • dialogue director
    • 1934

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It's a Wonderful Life
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It's a Wonderful Life
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • July 11, 1892
    • Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • December 17, 1962
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(bone cancer)
  • Spouses
      Anne Stewart BrewerJune 30, 1941 - December 17, 1962 (his death)
  • Parents
      James Mitchell
  • Relatives
    • James P. Mitchell(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Is one of 9 actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jack Albertson, Jason Robards, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino, Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Plummer.
  • Quotes
    A man looks bigger in the bathtub than he does in the ocean.
  • Nickname
    • Tommy
  • Salary
    • Stagecoach
      (1939)
      $12,000

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