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Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

38 movies on Netflix

Biography

Thomas Mitchell, an American actor, writer, and theater director, was considered one of the greatest character actors of Hollywood's Golden Age. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1892, he began acting in 1913 and toured with Charles Coburn's Shakespeare Company before playing leading roles on Broadway. He also wrote plays, including Little Accident, which Hollywood filmed. His first credited screen role came in Six Cylinder Love in 1923, and his breakthrough was in Frank Capra's Lost Horizon (1937). He earned an Academy Award nomination for The Hurricane (1937) and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Stagecoach (1939). That year he also had roles in Gone with the Wind, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Only Angels Have Wings, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Later films included High Noon (1952), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and Pocketful of Miracles (1961). He worked mainly in television from the 1950s, won an Emmy and a Tony, and died in 1962.

70years old at death

  • Born Elizabeth
  • Died Beverly Hills
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
38
Career span
85 years1936 to 2021

Genres

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  1. Behind the award

    For playing the drunken Doc Boone in Stagecoach, which starred John Wayne in his breakthrough role, Mitchell received the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. His acceptance speech included the quip, "I didn't know I was that good".

  2. First role

    Mitchell became an actor in 1913, and at one point he went on tour with the Shakespeare Company of Charles Coburn.

  3. Behind the camera

    Mitchell was one of the people who co-authored the play Little Accident, which Hollywood eventually turned into a film three times.

Thomas Mitchell movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. It's a Wonderful Life1946 Drama, Family, Fantasyas Uncle Billy

    IMDb rating 8.6559K votes

  2. High Noon1952 Drama, Thriller, Westernas Mayor Jonas Henderson

    IMDb rating 7.9117K votes

  3. Gone with the Wind1939as Gerald O'Hara

    IMDb rating 8.2359K votes

  4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939as Diz Moore

    IMDb rating 8.1130K votes

  5. Stagecoach1939as Doc Josiah Boone

    IMDb rating 7.860K votes

  6. The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939as Clopin

    IMDb rating 7.813K votes

  7. Only Angels Have Wings1939as Kid Dabb

    IMDb rating 7.618K votes

  8. Lost Horizon1937as Barnard

    IMDb rating 7.616K votes

Most often with

Frank Capra directed four of these films, John Ford three and Victor Fleming two. John Qualen appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Qualen, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with John QualenJerome Cowan, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jerome CowanBess Flowers, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bess FlowersVincent Price, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Vincent PriceWard Bond, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ward BondGeorge Sanders, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with George SandersFrank CapraDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Frank CapraJohn FordDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by John FordVictor FlemingDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Victor Fleming

Films together

Box office

What Thomas Mitchell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$458 million

11 of the 38 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 38 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 23 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 23Figure not found

Top grosser

Gone with the Wind1939as Gerald O'Hara$402 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Gone with the Wind1939as Gerald O'Hara
    $402M87.9% of the total
  2. 2
    It's a Wonderful Life1946as Uncle Billy
    $9.6M2.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939as Diz Moore
    $9.6M2.1% of the total
  4. 4
    High Noon1952as Mayor Jonas Henderson
    $8.0M1.7% of the total
  5. 5
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939as Clopin
    $6.9M1.5% of the total
  6. 6
    The Black Swan1942as Tommy Blue
    $5.7M1.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Outlaw1943as Pat Garrett
    $5.1M1.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Pocketful of Miracles1961as Judge Henry G. Blake
    $5.0M1.1% of the total
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), $2.4 millionWilson (1944), $2.0 millionStagecoach (1939), $1.1 million

$5.5 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1940 to 1953, three of them major.

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Thomas Mitchell's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1940Best Supporting ActorStagecoachWon
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieWon
Tony Awards
1953Best Actor in a MusicalWon
Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

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