Portrait of Thomas Mitchell

Acting

Thomas Mitchell

Career

Active from 1923 to 1961, with a break from 1924 to 1933, busiest in 1937 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thomas Mitchell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Historical Drama 9
  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Simple Story 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Psychological Tension 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 63
Tracker
Tracker (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Vesser

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 42
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street (1987)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Lear

Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 55
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

as Judge Henry G. Blake

By Love Possessed
By Love Possessed (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Noah Tuttle

Too Young to Love
Too Young to Love (1960)

as Judge Bentley

The Right Man
The Right Man (1960)

as Grover Cleveland

The Islanders
The Islanders (1960)

TV show ยท as Tom Todd

1950s

33 titles ยท average score 68
Laramie
Laramie (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Handle with Care
Handle with Care (1958)

as Mayor Dick Williston

O. Henry Playhouse
O. Henry Playhouse (1957)

TV show

While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

as John Day Griffith

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Nick Finn / Cason Thomas

The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kris Kringle

Destry
Destry (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby

Secret of the Incas
Secret of the Incas (1954)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ed Morgan

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Old Man Finn

High Noon
High Noon (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mayor Jonas Henderson

Journey Into Light
Journey Into Light (1951)

as Gandy

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

1940s

39 titles ยท average score 64
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel (1949)
GoodWatch score 47

as Arthur 'Red' Stanley

Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joseph Foster

Silver River
Silver River (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as John Plato Beck

The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gill MacBean

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Uncle Billy

The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror (1946)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lieutenant Stevenson

The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

as Willie Tulloch

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Pat Garrett

Bataan
Bataan (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Cpl. Jake Feingold

This Above All
This Above All (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as "Monty" Montague

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jonah Goodwin

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Driscoll

1930s

19 titles ยท average score 72
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Clopin

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Gerald O'Hara

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Diz Moore

Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Doc Josiah Boone

Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Kid Dabb

Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dan Painter

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Henry Barnard

Man Of The People
Man Of The People (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

as William J. Grady

Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
GoodWatch score 91

as George Cooper

When You're in Love
When You're in Love (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hank Miller

The Hurricane
The Hurricane (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Kersaint

Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jed Waterbury

1920s

1 title
Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love (1923)

as Bertram Rogers