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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.
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Uncle Billy
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Gerald O'Hara
Stagecoach
(1939)
Doc Josiah Boone
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Clopin
The Outlaw
(1943)
Pat Garrett
High Noon
(1952)
Mayor Jonas Henderson
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Diz Moore
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
John Day Griffith
The Black Swan
(1942)
Tommy Blue
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Judge Henry G. Blake
The Long Voyage Home
(1940)
Driscoll
The Shrouds
(2024)
Détective Baggish
The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944)
Willie Tulloch
The Dark Mirror
(1946)
Lt. Stevenson
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
Kid Dabb
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
George Cooper
Full Filmography
Acting
Six Cylinder Love
(1923)
Bertram Rogers
Craig's Wife
(1936)
Fergus Passmore
Theodora Goes Wild
(1936)
Jed Waterbury
Adventure in Manhattan
(1936)
Phil Bane
When You're in Love
(1937)
Hank Miller
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
George Cooper
Lost Horizon
(1937)
Henry Barnard
The Hurricane
(1937)
Dr. Kersaint
I Promise to Pay
(1937)
District Attorney J.E. Curtis
Man Of The People
(1937)
William J. Grady
Love, Honor and Behave
(1938)
Dan Painter
Trade Winds
(1938)
Commissioner Blackton
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Clopin
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
Kid Dabb
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Diz Moore
Stagecoach
(1939)
Doc Josiah Boone
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Gerald O'Hara
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
(1940)
Self
The Long Voyage Home
(1940)
Driscoll
Our Town
(1940)
Doc Gibbs
Swiss Family Robinson
(1940)
William Robinson
Angels Over Broadway
(1940)
Gene Gibbons
Three Cheers for the Irish
(1940)
Peter Casey
Flight from Destiny
(1941)
Prof. Henry Todhunter
Out of the Fog
(1941)
Jonah Goodwin
This Above All
(1942)
"Monty" Montague
Moontide
(1942)
Tiny
The Black Swan
(1942)
Tommy Blue
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
John Halloway
Song of the Islands
(1942)
Dennis O'Brien
Joan of Paris
(1942)
Father Antoine
Bataan
(1943)
Cpl. Jake Feingold
Flesh and Fantasy
(1943)
Septimus Podgers (segment 2)
Immortal Sergeant
(1943)
Sergeant Kelly
The Outlaw
(1943)
Pat Garrett
Buffalo Bill
(1944)
Ned Buntline
The Fighting Sullivans
(1944)
Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
Wilson
(1944)
Joseph Tumulty
The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944)
Willie Tulloch
Dark Waters
(1944)
Mr. Sydney
Captain Eddie
(1945)
Ike Howard
Adventure
(1945)
Mudgin
Within These Walls
(1945)
Warden Michael Howland
Blow-Ups of 1946
(1946)
Self
The Dark Mirror
(1946)
Lt. Stevenson
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Uncle Billy
Three Wise Fools
(1946)
Terence Alaysius O'Davern
High Barbaree
(1947)
Capt. Thad Vail
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
(1947)
Gill MacBean
Silver River
(1948)
John Plato Beck
The Big Wheel
(1949)
Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Alias Nick Beal
(1949)
Joseph Foster
Journey Into Light
(1951)
Gandy
High Noon
(1952)
Mayor Jonas Henderson
The Backbone of America
(1953)
Fred Tupple
Destry
(1954)
Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
Secret of the Incas
(1954)
Ed Morgan
The Big Moment
(1954)
Blumenau
The Miracle on 34th Street
(1955)
Kris Kringle
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1955)
'Pap' Finn
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
John Day Griffith
Handle with Care
(1958)
Mayor Dick Williston
Natchez
(1958)
Too Young to Love
(1960)
Judge Bentley
The Right Man
(1960)
Grover Cleveland
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Judge Henry G. Blake
By Love Possessed
(1961)
Noah Tuttle
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984)
(archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
The Shrouds
(2024)
Détective Baggish
Writing