Filmography
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Known For
Stagecoach Doc Josiah Boone (1939) -
Gone with the Wind Gerald O'Hara (1939) -
It's a Wonderful Life Uncle Billy (1946) -
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Diz Moore (1939) -
Actor
The Big Step Magazine Editor (1961) -
Pocketful of Miracles Judge Henry G. Blake (1961) -
By Love Possessed Noah Tuttle (1961) -
The Joke and the Valley Truman Winters (1961) -
Adventures in Paradise Hubert Willis (1961) -
Zane Grey Theatre Nick Finn (1958-1961) -
Stagecoach West Ethan Blount (1961) -
Our American Heritage Joseph Murray (1961) -
The Islanders Tom Todd (1960) -
The Right Man Grover Cleveland (1960) -
![The Untouchables]( "The Untouchables")
The Untouchables Milo Sullivan (1960) -
![Too Young to Love]( "Too Young to Love")
Too Young to Love Judge Bentley (1960) -
![Sunday Showcase]( "Sunday Showcase")
Sunday Showcase (1960) -
Glencannon Capt. Colin Glencannon (1959)
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![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre Sarge (1959) -
![Laramie]( "Laramie")
Laramie Judge Matthew Hedrick (1959) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Mr. Carson (1958) -
![Handle with Care]( "Handle with Care")
Handle with Care Mayor Dick Williston (1958) -
![Shirley Temple's Storybook]( "Shirley Temple's Storybook")
Shirley Temple's Storybook Emperor (1958) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre Arthur Whitehall (1958) -
![The O. Henry Playhouse]( "The O. Henry Playhouse")
The O. Henry Playhouse O. Henry (1957) -
![Telephone Time]( "Telephone Time")
Telephone Time Andrew Hamilton (1956-1957) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre Henry Miller (1954-1957) -
![While the City Sleeps]( "While the City Sleeps")
While the City Sleeps Jon Day Griffith (1956) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Johnny Reynolds Sr. (1951-1956) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Carl Smith (1955-1956) -
![The Star and the Story]( "The Star and the Story")
The Star and the Story Alistair Reeks-Machrihanish (1955-1956) -
![Chevron Hall of Stars]( "Chevron Hall of Stars")
Chevron Hall of Stars (1956) -
![Celebrity Playhouse]( "Celebrity Playhouse")
Celebrity Playhouse Cal Logan (1956) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Mender McClure (1954-1956) -
![The 20th Century-Fox Hour]( "The 20th Century-Fox Hour")
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Kris Kringle (1955) -
![The Alcoa Hour]( "The Alcoa Hour")
The Alcoa Hour Cap'n Jarvis (1955) -
![Screen Directors Playhouse]( "Screen Directors Playhouse")
Screen Directors Playhouse Dr. Joseph H. Walton (1955) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Old Man Finn (1955) -
![The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]( "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn")
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 'Pap' Finn (1955) -
![Mayor of the Town]( "Mayor of the Town")
Mayor of the Town Mayor Thomas Russell (1954-1955) -
![Damon Runyon Theater]( "Damon Runyon Theater")
Damon Runyon Theater Sylvester (1955) -
![The United States Steel Hour]( "The United States Steel Hour")
The United States Steel Hour Scotty (1954-1955) -
![Destry]( "Destry")
Destry Rags Barnaby (1954) -
![Fireside Theatre]( "Fireside Theatre")
Fireside Theatre (1954) -
![Secret of the Incas]( "Secret of the Incas")
Secret of the Incas Ed Morgan (1954) -
![The Big Moment]( "The Big Moment")
The Big Moment Blumenau (1954) -
![Medallion Theatre]( "Medallion Theatre")
Medallion Theatre (1954) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus Shark Wicks (segment "Nobody's Fool") (1954) -
The Backbone of America Fred Tupple (1953)
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Of Time and the River (II) William Oliver Gant (1953)
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Of Time and the River William Oliver Gant (1953)
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![The Doctor]( "The Doctor")
The Doctor Matthew Day (1953) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense Henry Brown (1952) -
![The Gulf Playhouse]( "The Gulf Playhouse")
The Gulf Playhouse (1952) -
![Studio One]( "Studio One")
Studio One Jack Guzzow (1951-1952) -
![High Noon]( "High Noon")
High Noon Mayor Jonas Henderson (1952) -
![Pulitzer Prize Playhouse]( "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse")
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Mr. Antrobus (1951-1952) -
![Lights Out]( "Lights Out")
Lights Out (1952) -
![Tales of Tomorrow]( "Tales of Tomorrow")
Tales of Tomorrow Captain Nemo (1951-1952) -
![Robert Montgomery Presents]( "Robert Montgomery Presents")
Robert Montgomery Presents (1952) -
![Betty Crocker Star Matinee]( "Betty Crocker Star Matinee")
Betty Crocker Star Matinee (1951) -
![Armstrong Circle Theatre]( "Armstrong Circle Theatre")
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951) -
![Celanese Theatre]( "Celanese Theatre")
Celanese Theatre Uncle Sid (1951) -
![Journey Into Light]( "Journey Into Light")
Journey Into Light Gandy (1951) -
Showtime, U.S.A. (1950)
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![The Big Wheel]( "The Big Wheel")
The Big Wheel Red Stanley (1949) -
![Alias Nick Beal]( "Alias Nick Beal")
Alias Nick Beal Joseph Foster (1949) -
![Silver River]( "Silver River")
Silver River John Plato Beck (1948) -
![The Romance of Rosy Ridge]( "The Romance of Rosy Ridge")
The Romance of Rosy Ridge Gill MacBean (1947) -
![High Barbaree]( "High Barbaree")
High Barbaree Capt. Thad Vail (1947) -
![It's a Wonderful Life]( "It's a Wonderful Life")
It's a Wonderful Life Uncle Billy (1946) -
![The Dark Mirror]( "The Dark Mirror")
The Dark Mirror Police Lt. Stevenson (1946) -
![Three Wise Fools]( "Three Wise Fools")
Three Wise Fools Terence Alaysius O'Davern (1946) -
![Adventure]( "Adventure")
Adventure Mudgin (1945) -
![Within These Walls]( "Within These Walls")
Within These Walls Warden Michael Howland (1945) -
![Captain Eddie]( "Captain Eddie")
Captain Eddie Ike Howard (1945) -
![The Keys of the Kingdom]( "The Keys of the Kingdom")
The Keys of the Kingdom Willie Tulloch (1944) -
![Dark Waters]( "Dark Waters")
Dark Waters Mr. Sydney (1944) -
![Wilson]( "Wilson")
Wilson Joseph Tumulty (1944) -
![Buffalo Bill]( "Buffalo Bill")
Buffalo Bill Ned Buntline (1944) -
![The Fighting Sullivans]( "The Fighting Sullivans")
The Fighting Sullivans Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan (1944) -
![Flesh and Fantasy]( "Flesh and Fantasy")
Flesh and Fantasy Septimus Podgers (Episode 2) (1943) -
![Bataan]( "Bataan")
Bataan Corp. Jake Feingold (1943) -
![The Outlaw]( "The Outlaw")
The Outlaw Pat Garrett (1943) -
![Immortal Sergeant]( "Immortal Sergeant")
Immortal Sergeant Sgt. Kelly (1943) -
![The Black Swan]( "The Black Swan")
The Black Swan Tommy Blue (1942) -
![Tales of Manhattan]( "Tales of Manhattan")
Tales of Manhattan John Halloway (1942) -
![This Above All]( "This Above All")
This Above All Monty (1942) -
![Moontide]( "Moontide")
Moontide Tiny (1942) -
![Song of the Islands]( "Song of the Islands")
Song of the Islands Dennis O'Brien (1942) -
![Joan of Paris]( "Joan of Paris")
Joan of Paris Father Antoine (1942) -
![All That Money Can Buy]( "All That Money Can Buy")
All That Money Can Buy Daniel Webster in some long shots (1941) -
![Out of the Fog]( "Out of the Fog")
Out of the Fog Jonah Goodwin (1941) -
![Flight from Destiny]( "Flight from Destiny")
Flight from Destiny Professor Henry Todhunter (1941) -
![The Long Voyage Home]( "The Long Voyage Home")
The Long Voyage Home Driscoll (1940) -
![Angels Over Broadway]( "Angels Over Broadway")
Angels Over Broadway Gene Gibbons (1940) -
![Our Town]( "Our Town")
Our Town Dr. Gibbs (1940) -
![3 Cheers for the Irish]( "3 Cheers for the Irish")
3 Cheers for the Irish Peter Casey (1940) -
![Swiss Family Robinson]( "Swiss Family Robinson")
Swiss Family Robinson William Robinson (1940) -
![Gone with the Wind]( "Gone with the Wind")
Gone with the Wind Gerald O'Hara (1939) -
![Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]( "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington")
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Diz Moore (1939) -
![The Hunchback of Notre Dame]( "The Hunchback of Notre Dame")
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Clopin (1939) -
![Only Angels Have Wings]( "Only Angels Have Wings")
Only Angels Have Wings Kid Dabb (1939) -
![Stagecoach]( "Stagecoach")
Stagecoach Doc Josiah Boone (1939) -
![Trade Winds]( "Trade Winds")
Trade Winds Police Commissioner Blackton (1938) -
![Love, Honor and Behave]( "Love, Honor and Behave")
Love, Honor and Behave Dan Painter (1938) -
![The Hurricane]( "The Hurricane")
The Hurricane Dr. Kersaint (1937) -
![Make Way for Tomorrow]( "Make Way for Tomorrow")
Make Way for Tomorrow George Cooper (1937) -
![I Promise to Pay]( "I Promise to Pay")
I Promise to Pay District Attorney J.E. Curtis (1937) -
![Lost Horizon]( "Lost Horizon")
Lost Horizon Barnard (1937) -
![When You're in Love]( "When You're in Love")
When You're in Love Hank Miller (1937) -
![Man of the People]( "Man of the People")
Man of the People William J. Grady (1937) -
![Theodora Goes Wild]( "Theodora Goes Wild")
Theodora Goes Wild Jed Waterbury (1936) -
![Adventure in Manhattan]( "Adventure in Manhattan")
Adventure in Manhattan Phil Bane (1936) -
![Craig's Wife]( "Craig's Wife")
Craig's Wife Fergus Passmore (1936) -
ActorSix Cylinder Love Bertram Rogers (1923)
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Writer
![Peter's Baby]( "Peter's Baby")
Peter's Baby (1961) -
![Casanova Brown]( "Casanova Brown")
Casanova Brown (1944) -
![Little Accident]( "Little Accident")
Little Accident (1939) -
![Life Begins with Love]( "Life Begins with Love")
Life Begins with Love (1937) -
![All of Me]( "All of Me")
All of Me (1934) -
![Father Unawares]( "Father Unawares")
Father Unawares (1932) -
Writer
![Little Accident]( "Little Accident")
Little Accident (1930) -
Soundtrack
![It's a Wonderful Life]( "It's a Wonderful Life")
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) -
![Song of the Islands]( "Song of the Islands")
Song of the Islands (1942) -
Soundtrack
![3 Cheers for the Irish]( "3 Cheers for the Irish")
3 Cheers for the Irish (1940) -
Archive footage
![Next Stop, Christmas]( "Next Stop, Christmas")
Next Stop, Christmas (2021) -
![Les Chroniques du Mea]( "Les Chroniques du Mea")
Les Chroniques du Mea (2020) -
![I Am Not Your Negro]( "I Am Not Your Negro")
I Am Not Your Negro (2016) -
![One Rogue Reporter]( "One Rogue Reporter")
One Rogue Reporter (2014) -
![1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year]( "1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year")
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![Hour of Stars]( "Hour of Stars")
Hour of Stars (2002) -
The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (1999)
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![John Ford]( "John Ford")
John Ford (1993) -
![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson]( "James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson")
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![Going Hollywood: The '30s]( "Going Hollywood: The '30s")
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) -
![Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage]( "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage")
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![AFI Life Achievement Award]( "AFI Life Achievement Award")
AFI Life Achievement Award (1980) -
![V.I.P.-Schaukel]( "V.I.P.-Schaukel")
V.I.P.-Schaukel (1979) -
![The American West of John Ford]( "The American West of John Ford")
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Archive footage
![Hollywood My Home Town]( "Hollywood My Home Town")
Hollywood My Home Town (1965) -
Blow-Ups of 1946 (1947)
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Additional Crew
![All of Me]( "All of Me")
All of Me (1934)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Even though he was an actor of great versatility, he received both of his Oscar nominations for playing drunken doctors in John Ford films.
Quotes
A man looks bigger in the bathtub than he does in the ocean.
Nickname
Tommy
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Thomas John Mitchell
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Died
(age 70)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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