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