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Thomas John Mitchell (Irish: Tomás Mistéal; July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an Irish-American actor and writer. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, Doc Boone in Stagecoach, Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life, Pat Garrett in The Outlaw, and Mayor Jonas Henderson in High Noon.
Thomas Mitchell was one of the great American character actors, whose credits read like a list of the greatest American films of the 20th century: Lost Horizon (1937); Stagecoach (1939); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Gone with the Wind (1939); It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and High Noon (1952).
- July 11, 1892
- December 17, 1962
Thomas Mitchell was one of the great American character actors, whose credits read like a list of the greatest American films of the 20th century: Lost Horizon (1937); Stagecoach (1939); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Gone with the Wind (1939); It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and High Noon (1952).
- January 1, 1
- Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Thomas Mitchell in Gone with the Wind (1939)- Rita Hayworth and Thomas Mitchell in Tales of Manhattan (1942)
- Mary Astor, Jerome Cowan, Raymond Massey, Thomas Mitchell, and C. Aubrey Smith in The Hurricane (1937)
- Mary Astor, Raymond Massey, Thomas Mitchell, and C. Aubrey Smith in The Hurricane (1937)
- Jerome Cowan and Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane (1937)
- Inez Courtney and Thomas Mitchell in The Hurricane (1937)
- Thomas Mitchell in High Noon (1952)
- Beulah Bondi and Thomas Mitchell in Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
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.
- Broadway 1916
- Hollywood 1936
- Television Career
- Personal
Although he appeared in a silent movie as early as 1923, with 'Six Cylinder Love', Mitchell concentrated on his first love, the stage until the mid 1930's.
. In 1937 he gave a brilliant performance as the banker in Frank Capra's 'Lost Horizon' which cemented his reputation as a reliable, top drawer character actor. In the same year he received his first Oscar nomination for his memorable portrayal of Dr Kersaint in John Ford's 'The Hurricane'. 1939 proved to be an astonishing, vintage year for movies ...
Mitchell has an unusual claim to fame in that in 1953, he became the first actor or actress to win the three major acting awards (Oscar, Emmy, Tony) and he is still one of only a few individuals to have won each of these awards. In 1939 he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 'Stagecoach'. Then in 1952, he won the Best Actor Emmy (in ...
Thomas Mitchell died from abdominal cancer on December 17, 1962 in Beverly Hills, California. After cremation his ashes were stored in the vault at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.
Movie Actor. Birthday July 11, 1892. Birth Sign Cancer. Birthplace Elizabeth, NJ. DEATH DATE Dec 17, 1962 (age 70) About. Notable as the first actor to win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award, his most notable film roles include Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, Doc Boone in Stagecoach, and Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life.
Jun 30, 2011 · Born July 11, 1892 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Thomas Mitchell was the youngest of seven children of Irish immigrants. His father was a journalist and one of his brothers became a member of President Eisenhower’s cabinet. The first person to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony, he began acting in 1913 and was at one […]
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