Filmography
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Known For
Arsenic and Old Lace Reverend Harper (1944) -
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Senator MacPherson (1939) -
The Case of the Howling Dog Claude Drumm (1934) -
Known For
The Garden Murder Case District Attorney Markham (1936) -
Actor
Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? Judge (1948) -
Blondie's Anniversary Samuel Breckenbridge (1947) -
The Corpse Came C.O.D. Mitchell Edwards (1947) -
Honeymoon Congressman Crenshaw (1947) -
Blondie's Holiday Samuel Breckenridge (1947) -
It Happened on Fifth Avenue Farrow (1947) -
Easy to Wed Homer Henshaw (1946) -
Cinderella Jones (1946) -
Colonel Effingham's Raid Maj. Anthony T. Hickock (1946) -
Leave Her to Heaven Carlson (1945) -
![Guest Wife]( "Guest Wife")
Guest Wife House Detective (1945) -
![Bedside Manner]( "Bedside Manner")
Bedside Manner Mr. Pope (1945) -
![Wonder Man]( "Wonder Man")
Wonder Man Mr. Wagonseller (1945) -
![Conflict]( "Conflict")
Conflict Dr. Grant (1945) -
![A Medal for Benny]( "A Medal for Benny")
A Medal for Benny Mayor of Pantera (1945) -
![Crime, Inc.]( "Crime, Inc.")
Crime, Inc. Wayne Clark (1945) -
![Watchtower Over Tomorrow]( "Watchtower Over Tomorrow")
Watchtower Over Tomorrow Passenger with Newspaper (1945) -
![Bring on the Girls]( "Bring on the Girls")
Bring on the Girls Uncle Ralph (1945) -
![And Now Tomorrow]( "And Now Tomorrow")
And Now Tomorrow Uncle Wallace (1944) -
![When the Lights Go on Again]( "When the Lights Go on Again")
When the Lights Go on Again Mr. Arnold Benson (1944) -
![Laura]( "Laura")
Laura Lancaster Corey (1944) -
![The Impatient Years]( "The Impatient Years")
The Impatient Years Hotel Clerk (1944) -
![Arsenic and Old Lace]( "Arsenic and Old Lace")
Arsenic and Old Lace Reverend Harper (1944) -
![Step Lively]( "Step Lively")
Step Lively Dr. Gibbs (1944) -
![See Here, Private Hargrove]( "See Here, Private Hargrove")
See Here, Private Hargrove Uncle George (1944) -
![Dixie]( "Dixie")
Dixie Mr. Mason (1943) -
![All by Myself]( "All by Myself")
All by Myself J.D. Gibbons (1943) -
![The Amazing Mrs. Holliday]( "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday")
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Edgar Holliday (1943) -
![My Sister Eileen]( "My Sister Eileen")
My Sister Eileen Walter Sherwood (1942) -
![Orchestra Wives]( "Orchestra Wives")
Orchestra Wives Dr. Ward (1942) -
![Cairo]( "Cairo")
Cairo O.H.P. Boggs (1942) -
![The Gay Sisters]( "The Gay Sisters")
The Gay Sisters Gilbert Wheeler (1942) -
![Meet the Stewarts]( "Meet the Stewarts")
Meet the Stewarts Mr. Pierce Goodwin (1942) -
![Larceny, Inc]( "Larceny, Inc")
Larceny, Inc Mr. Aspinwall (1942) -
![The Man Who Came to Dinner]( "The Man Who Came to Dinner")
The Man Who Came to Dinner Mr. Ernest W. Stanley (1942) -
![Skylark]( "Skylark")
Skylark Frederick Vantine (1941) -
![The Feminine Touch]( "The Feminine Touch")
The Feminine Touch Dean Hutchinson (1941) -
![Nothing But the Truth]( "Nothing But the Truth")
Nothing But the Truth Mr. Bishop (1941) -
![One Foot in Heaven]( "One Foot in Heaven")
One Foot in Heaven Clayton Potter (1941) -
![The Great Lie]( "The Great Lie")
The Great Lie Joshua Mason (1941) -
![The Penalty]( "The Penalty")
The Penalty Judge (1941) -
![Footsteps in the Dark]( "Footsteps in the Dark")
Footsteps in the Dark Carruthers (1941) -
![Tobacco Road]( "Tobacco Road")
Tobacco Road George Payne (1941) -
![Father Is a Prince]( "Father Is a Prince")
Father Is a Prince John Bower (1940) -
![The Bride Wore Crutches]( "The Bride Wore Crutches")
The Bride Wore Crutches E.J. Randall (1940) -
![We Who Are Young]( "We Who Are Young")
We Who Are Young Jones (1940) -
![My Love Came Back]( "My Love Came Back")
My Love Came Back Dr. Kobbe (1940) -
![New Moon]( "New Moon")
New Moon Governor of New Orleans (1940) -
![Edison, the Man]( "Edison, the Man")
Edison, the Man Snade (1940) -
![It All Came True]( "It All Came True")
It All Came True Rene Salmon (1940) -
![Castle on the Hudson]( "Castle on the Hudson")
Castle on the Hudson Dr. Ames (1940) -
![The Grapes of Wrath]( "The Grapes of Wrath")
The Grapes of Wrath Caretaker (1940) -
![The Secret of Dr. Kildare]( "The Secret of Dr. Kildare")
The Secret of Dr. Kildare John Xerxes Archley (1939) -
![Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]( "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington")
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Senator MacPherson (1939) -
![The Monroe Doctrine]( "The Monroe Doctrine")
The Monroe Doctrine John Quincy Adams (1939) -
![On Borrowed Time]( "On Borrowed Time")
On Borrowed Time Mr. Pilbeam (1939) -
![Hell's Kitchen]( "Hell's Kitchen")
Hell's Kitchen Hiram Krispan (1939) -
![6, 000 Enemies]( "6, 000 Enemies")
6, 000 Enemies Warden Parkhurst (1939) -
![Juarez]( "Juarez")
Juarez Mr. Harris (1939) -
![Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus]( "Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus")
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus Henry Peck (1938) -
![The Headleys at Home]( "The Headleys at Home")
The Headleys at Home Ernest Headley (1938) -
![That Certain Age]( "That Certain Age")
That Certain Age Jeweler (1938) -
![Youth Takes a Fling]( "Youth Takes a Fling")
Youth Takes a Fling Duke (1938) -
![Reformatory]( "Reformatory")
Reformatory Arnold Frayne (1938) -
![Women Are Like That]( "Women Are Like That")
Women Are Like That Mr. Snell (1938) -
![Lady Behave!]( "Lady Behave!")
Lady Behave! Burton Williams (1937) -
![Hollywood Hotel]( "Hollywood Hotel")
Hollywood Hotel B.L. Faulkin (1937) -
![First Lady]( "First Lady")
First Lady Ellsworth T. Banning (1937) -
![The Last Gangster]( "The Last Gangster")
The Last Gangster Prison Warden (1937) -
![Music for Madame]( "Music for Madame")
Music for Madame District Attorney Ernest Robinson (1937) -
![The Life of Emile Zola]( "The Life of Emile Zola")
The Life of Emile Zola Georges Clemenceau (1937) -
![The Devil Is a Sissy]( "The Devil Is a Sissy")
The Devil Is a Sissy Paul Krumpp (1936) -
![Piccadilly Jim]( "Piccadilly Jim")
Piccadilly Jim Herbert Pett (1936) -
![My American Wife]( "My American Wife")
My American Wife Robert Cantillon (1936) -
![Parole!]( "Parole!")
Parole! Marty Crawford (1936) -
![The Ex-Mrs. Bradford]( "The Ex-Mrs. Bradford")
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford John Summers (1936) -
![Moonlight Murder]( "Moonlight Murder")
Moonlight Murder Dr. Adams (1936) -
![Next Time We Love]( "Next Time We Love")
Next Time We Love Michael Jennings (1936) -
![Her Master's Voice]( "Her Master's Voice")
Her Master's Voice Horace J. Twilling (1936) -
![The Garden Murder Case]( "The Garden Murder Case")
The Garden Murder Case District Attorney Markham (1936) -
![Seven Keys to Baldpate]( "Seven Keys to Baldpate")
Seven Keys to Baldpate Thomas Hayden (1935) -
![In Person]( "In Person")
In Person Judge Thaddeus Parks (1935) -
![It's in the Air]( "It's in the Air")
It's in the Air W. R. Gridley (1935) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream Egeus - Father to Hermia (1935) -
![Redheads on Parade]( "Redheads on Parade")
Redheads on Parade Minor Role (1935) -
![Broadway Gondolier]( "Broadway Gondolier")
Broadway Gondolier E.V. Richards, Radio Producer (1935) -
![Men Without Names]( "Men Without Names")
Men Without Names Andrew Webster (1935) -
![Traveling Saleslady]( "Traveling Saleslady")
Traveling Saleslady Rufus Twitchell (1935) -
![Straight from the Heart]( "Straight from the Heart")
Straight from the Heart Austin (1935) -
![Gold Diggers of 1935]( "Gold Diggers of 1935")
Gold Diggers of 1935 Louis Lamson (1935) -
![One More Spring]( "One More Spring")
One More Spring Mr. Sheridan (1935) -
![The Secret Bride]( "The Secret Bride")
The Secret Bride Willis Martin (1934) -
![365 Nights in Hollywood]( "365 Nights in Hollywood")
365 Nights in Hollywood J. Walter Delmar (1934) -
![Gridiron Flash]( "Gridiron Flash")
Gridiron Flash Howard Smith (1934) -
![The Case of the Howling Dog]( "The Case of the Howling Dog")
The Case of the Howling Dog Claude Drumm (1934) -
![One Exciting Adventure]( "One Exciting Adventure")
One Exciting Adventure Fussli (1934) -
![The Cat's-Paw]( "The Cat's-Paw")
The Cat's-Paw Silk Hat McGee (1934) -
![We're Rich Again]( "We're Rich Again")
We're Rich Again Wilbur Page (1934) -
![Twenty Million Sweethearts]( "Twenty Million Sweethearts")
Twenty Million Sweethearts Chester A. Sharpe (1934) -
![The Show-Off]( "The Show-Off")
The Show-Off Mr. 'Pa' Fisher (1934) -
![The Poor Rich]( "The Poor Rich")
The Poor Rich Tom Hopkins (1934) -
![Convention City]( "Convention City")
Convention City J.B. Honeywell (1933) -
![King for a Night]( "King for a Night")
King for a Night Rev. John Williams (1933) -
![Shadows of Sing Sing]( "Shadows of Sing Sing")
Shadows of Sing Sing Joe Martel (1933) -
![Dancing Lady]( "Dancing Lady")
Dancing Lady Jasper Bradley, Sr. (1933) -
![Saturday's Millions]( "Saturday's Millions")
Saturday's Millions Ezra Fowler (1933) -
![Wild Boys of the Road]( "Wild Boys of the Road")
Wild Boys of the Road James Smith (1933) -
![Dinner at Eight]( "Dinner at Eight")
Dinner at Eight Ed Loomis (1933) -
![The Stranger's Return]( "The Stranger's Return")
The Stranger's Return Allen Redfield (1933) -
![I Love That Man]( "I Love That Man")
I Love That Man Dr. Crittenden - Dentist (1933) -
![Heroes for Sale]( "Heroes for Sale")
Heroes for Sale George W. Gibson (1933) -
![Tomorrow at Seven]( "Tomorrow at Seven")
Tomorrow at Seven Austin Winters (1933) -
![Lilly Turner]( "Lilly Turner")
Lilly Turner Dr. Hawley (1933) -
![Central Airport]( "Central Airport")
Central Airport Mr. Blaine (1933) -
![He Learned About Women]( "He Learned About Women")
He Learned About Women Appleby (1933) -
![Our Betters]( "Our Betters")
Our Betters Thornton Clay (1933) -
![20, 000 Years in Sing Sing]( "20, 000 Years in Sing Sing")
20, 000 Years in Sing Sing Tester of Convicts' IQs (1932) -
![No Man of Her Own]( "No Man of Her Own")
No Man of Her Own Charlie Vane (1932) -
![If I Had a Million]( "If I Had a Million")
If I Had a Million Prison Priest (1932) -
![Three on a Match]( "Three on a Match")
Three on a Match Mr. Gilmore (1932) -
![Big City Blues]( "Big City Blues")
Big City Blues Station Agent (1932) -
![A Successful Calamity]( "A Successful Calamity")
A Successful Calamity Connors - Wilton's Butler (1932) -
![Week-End Marriage]( "Week-End Marriage")
Week-End Marriage Doctor (1932) -
![The Famous Ferguson Case]( "The Famous Ferguson Case")
The Famous Ferguson Case Martin Collins (1932) -
![The Star Witness]( "The Star Witness")
The Star Witness Pa Leeds (1931) -
![Man to Man]( "Man to Man")
Man to Man John Martin Bolton (1930) -
![Radio-Mania]( "Radio-Mania")
Radio-Mania Arthur Wyman (1922) -
Actor
![The Misleading Lady]( "The Misleading Lady")
The Misleading Lady Stephen Weatherbee (1916) -
Soundtrack
![We're Rich Again]( "We're Rich Again")
We're Rich Again (1934) -
Archive footage
![The Our Gang Story]( "The Our Gang Story")
The Our Gang Story (1994) -
![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
![Hollywood: The Selznick Years]( "Hollywood: The Selznick Years")
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![The Big Parade of Comedy]( "The Big Parade of Comedy")
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) -
![My Country 'Tis of Thee]( "My Country 'Tis of Thee")
My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950) -
Archive footage
![March on, America!]( "March on, America!")
March on, America! (1942) -
![A Dream Comes True]( "A Dream Comes True")
A Dream Comes True (1935)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Graduated from the New York Academy of Dramatic Art.
Nickname
Mitch
Personal Details
Born
John Grant Mitchell Jr.
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died
(age 82)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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