Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell is known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Gone with the Wind (1939), High Noon (1952).
Biography
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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.
Questions about Thomas Mitchell
How many Thomas Mitchell films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 67 films with Thomas Mitchell, from 1934 to 2009.
What is the best rated Thomas Mitchell film?
The best rated Thomas Mitchell film in the catalogue is It's a Wonderful Life (1946), rated 8.3.
What was the first Thomas Mitchell film?
The first Thomas Mitchell film in the catalogue is Theodora Goes Wild, from 1936.
Who has Thomas Mitchell worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Thomas Mitchell shares the most credits with Dimitri Tiomkin (6 films), Joseph Walker (5 films) and Alfred Newman (4 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (1953) · Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1940) · Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1938)
Known for
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8.3 It's a Wonderful Life
1946
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7.9 Gone with the Wind
1939
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7.7 High Noon
1952
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7.8 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
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7.6 Stagecoach
1939
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7.3 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
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6.9 Lost Horizon
1937
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7.3 Only Angels Have Wings
1939
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7.3 Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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7.5 Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
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6.5 The Black Swan
1942
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5.4 The Outlaw
1943
Trivia
- Also works as
- screenwriter · playwright · character actor · theatre director · composer
- Studied at
- St. Patrick High School
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
73 films — 67 in the catalogue
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7.5 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
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6.5 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
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9.0 Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · (archive footage)
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7.0 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · Judge Henry G. Blake
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5.2 By Love Possessed
1961 · Noah Tuttle
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7.1 Too Young to Love
1960 · Judge Bentley
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6.0 The Right Man
1960 · Grover Cleveland
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Natchez
1958 · Mr. Carson
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8.2 Handle with Care
1958 · Mayor Dick Williston
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6.9 While the City Sleeps
1956 · John Day Griffith
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5.7 The Miracle on 34th Street
1955 · Kris Kringle
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5.0 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1955 · 'Pap' Finn
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6.1 Destry
1954 · Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
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5.9 Secret of the Incas
1954 · Ed Morgan
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The Big Moment
1954 · Blumenau
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The Backbone of America
1953 · Fred Tupple
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7.7
High Noon
1952 · Mayor Jonas Henderson
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6.5 Journey Into Light
1951 · Gandy
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5.7 The Big Wheel
1949 · Arthur 'Red' Stanley
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6.8 Alias Nick Beal
1949 · Joseph Foster
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6.2 Silver River
1948 · John Plato Beck
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6.7 The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Gill MacBean
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5.6 High Barbaree
1947 · Capt. Thad Vail
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6.0 Blow-Ups of 1946
1946 · Self
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8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Uncle Billy
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7.0 The Dark Mirror
1946 · Lieutenant Stevenson
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5.7 Três Tolos Sabidos
1946 · Terence Alaysius O'Davern
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6.4 Adventure
1945 · Mudgin
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6.0 Within These Walls
1945 · Warden Michael Howland
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7.2 Captain Eddie
1945 · Ike Howard
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7.1 The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · Willie Tulloch
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6.0 Dark Waters
1944 · Mr. Sydney
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5.6 Wilson
1944 · Joseph Tumulty
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5.8 Buffalo Bill
1944 · Ned Buntline
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6.3 The Fighting Sullivans
1944 · Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
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7.1 Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
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6.4 Bataan
1943 · Cpl. Jake Feingold
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6.2 Immortal Sergeant
1943 · Sergeant Kelly
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5.4
The Outlaw
1943 · Pat Garrett
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6.0 Breakdowns of 1942
1942 · Self
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6.5
The Black Swan
1942 · Tommy Blue
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6.4 Tales of Manhattan
1942 · John Halloway
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6.4 Moontide
1942 · Tiny
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6.8 This Above All
1942 · "Monty" Montague
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7.0 Song of the Islands
1942 · Dennis O'Brien
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6.5 Joan of Paris
1942 · Father Antoine
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6.3 Out of the Fog
1941 · Jonah Goodwin
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5.8 Flight from Destiny
1941 · Prof. Henry Todhunter
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6.6 The Long Voyage Home
1940 · Driscoll
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5.9 Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Gene Gibbons
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6.3 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
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5.9 Our Town
1940 · Doc Gibbs
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7.0 Three Cheers for the Irish
1940 · Peter Casey
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5.7 Swiss Family Robinson
1940 · William Robinson
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7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Gerald O'Hara
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7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Diz Moore
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7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Clopin
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7.3
Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · Kid Dabb
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7.6
Stagecoach
1939 · Doc Josiah Boone
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6.4 Trade Winds
1938 · Commissioner Blackton
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3.8 Love, Honor and Behave
1938 · Dan Painter
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6.7 The Hurricane
1937 · Dr. Kersaint
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7.5
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · George Cooper
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6.0 I Promise to Pay
1937 · District Attorney J.E. Curtis
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6.9
Lost Horizon
1937 · Henry Barnard
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6.8 When You're in Love
1937 · Hank Miller
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7.0 Man Of The People
1937 · William J. Grady
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6.6 Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Jed Waterbury
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6.1 Adventure in Manhattan
1936 · Phil Bane
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6.5 Craig's Wife
1936 · Fergus Passmore
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10.0 Six Cylinder Love
1923 · Bertram Rogers
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7.0 All of Me
1934
Series and TV shows
1 titles
7.3
People data: TMDb.
Cast
