Thomas Mitchell
Acting
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
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961Pocketful of Miracles
Judge Henry G. Blake
1961By Love Possessed
Noah Tuttle
1960The Right Man
Grover Cleveland
1960Too Young to Love
Judge Bentley
1958Natchez
Mr. Carson
1958Handle with Care
Mayor Dick Williston
1956While the City Sleeps
John Day Griffith
1955The Miracle on 34th Street
Kris Kringle
1955The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
'Pap' Finn
1954Secret of the Incas
Ed Morgan
1954Destry
Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
1954The Big Moment
Blumenau
1953The Backbone of America
Fred Tupple
1952High Noon
Mayor Jonas Henderson
1951Journey Into Light
Gandy
1949Alias Nick Beal
Joseph Foster
1949The Big Wheel
Arthur 'Red' Stanley
1948Silver River
John Plato Beck
1947High Barbaree
Capt. Thad Vail
1947The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Gill MacBean
