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Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell is known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Biography

Grant Mitchell (born John Grant Mitchell Jr.) was an American stage and screen actor. He is best remembered for his portrayals of fathers, husbands, bank clerks, businessmen, school principals and similar type characters, usually supporting, in films of the 1930s and 1940s.

Mitchell, a Yale post graduate at Harvard Law, gave up his law practice to become an actor, making his stage debut at age 27. He appeared in lead roles on Broadway in such plays as "It Pays to Advertise", "The Champion", "The Whole Town's Talking", and "The Baby Cyclone", the last which was specially written for him by George M. Cohan.

Questions about Grant Mitchell

How many Grant Mitchell films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 101 films with Grant Mitchell, from 1930 to 1975.

What is the best rated Grant Mitchell film?

The best rated Grant Mitchell film in the catalogue is The Grapes of Wrath (1940), rated 7.8.

What was the first Grant Mitchell film?

The first Grant Mitchell film in the catalogue is Three on a Match, from 1932.

Who has Grant Mitchell worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Grant Mitchell shares the most credits with Charles Lane (3 films), Charley Grapewin (3 films) and Max Steiner (3 films).

People data: TMDb.

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director
Studied at
Harvard Law School · Yale University

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Full filmography

128 films — 101 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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