Thomas Mitchell
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Pocketful of Miracles
as Judge Henry G. Blake
1961
High Noon
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
1952
Stagecoach
as Doc Josiah Boone
1939
It's a Wonderful Life
as Uncle Billy
1946
Gone with the Wind
as Gerald O'Hara
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Diz Moore
1939
Lost Horizon
as Henry Barnard
1937
Our Town
as Doc Gibbs
1940
The Outlaw
as Pat Garrett
1943
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Clopin
1939
Out of the Fog
as Jonah Goodwin
1941
Alias Nick Beal
as Joseph Foster
1949
Tales of Manhattan
as John Halloway
1942
Secret of the Incas
as Ed Morgan
1954
Make Way for Tomorrow
as George Cooper
1937
Six Cylinder Love
as Bertram Rogers
1923
Dark Waters
as Mr. Sydney
1944
The Black Swan
as Tommy Blue
1942
Moontide
as Tiny
1942
While the City Sleeps
as John Day Griffith
1956
TV Appearances
Studio One
1948
General Electric Theater
1953
The Islanders
as Tom Todd
1960
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as William Oliver Gant
1951
Lux Video Theatre
as Robert Baldwin
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sam Hawkins
1951
Climax!
as Old Man Finn
1954
Adventures in Paradise
as Hubert Willis
1959
Ford Theatre
1948
Lux Video Theatre
as Johnny Reynolds, Sr.
1950
Laramie
1959
Mayor of the Town
as Mayor Thomas Russell
1954