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Thomas Mitchell is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 10 july 1892 at Elizabeth (USA)
Thomas John Mitchell (July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American actor. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of Gerald O'Hara, Scarlett's father in Gone with the Wind, the drunken Doc Boone in John Ford's Stagecoach, and Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life. Mitchell was the first person to win an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony Award.
Nominated twice for an Oscar, first for The Hurricane (1938), he won the Best Supporting Actor award for Stagecoach (1939); later, he would be nominated three times for an Emmy Award. He was nominated twice, in 1952 and 1953, for his role in the medical drama The Doctor, winning the Lead Actor Drama award in 1953. Nominated again in 1955, for an appearance on a weekly anthology series, he did not win. Mitchell won the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical, in 1953, for his role as Dr Downer in the musical comedy Hazel Flagg, based on the 1937 Paramount comedy film Nothing Sacred, rounding out the Triple Crown of acting awards. In addition to being an actor, he was also a director, playwright and screenwriter.
Fait méconnu : après Bert Freed, qui le joua d'abord dans un épisode télévisé datant déjà de 1960, Thomas Mitchell reprit sur les planches le rôle mythique du lieutenant Columbo, quelques années avant que ce personnage ne fasse la gloire de Peter Falk à la télévision. Ce fut d'ailleurs le tout dernier rôle de sa carrière, car c'est durant cette même tournée théâtrale qu'il succomba à un cancer à l'âge de 70 ans.
Il fut marié avec Rachel Hartzell, puis Ann Stuart Breswer.
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Thomas Mitchell
Birth name Thomas John Mitchell
Nationality USA
Birth 10 july 1892 at Elizabeth (USA)
Death 17 december 1962 (at 70 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nationality USA
Birth 10 july 1892 at Elizabeth (USA)
Death 17 december 1962 (at 70 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Thomas John Mitchell (July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American actor. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of Gerald O'Hara, Scarlett's father in Gone with the Wind, the drunken Doc Boone in John Ford's Stagecoach, and Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life. Mitchell was the first person to win an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony Award.
Nominated twice for an Oscar, first for The Hurricane (1938), he won the Best Supporting Actor award for Stagecoach (1939); later, he would be nominated three times for an Emmy Award. He was nominated twice, in 1952 and 1953, for his role in the medical drama The Doctor, winning the Lead Actor Drama award in 1953. Nominated again in 1955, for an appearance on a weekly anthology series, he did not win. Mitchell won the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical, in 1953, for his role as Dr Downer in the musical comedy Hazel Flagg, based on the 1937 Paramount comedy film Nothing Sacred, rounding out the Triple Crown of acting awards. In addition to being an actor, he was also a director, playwright and screenwriter.
Biography
Excellent comédien de second plan, il mit son allure débonnaire au service d'une grande variété de rôles dans des films aussi importants que Place aux jeunes (1937), Autant en emporte le vent, Quasimodo, Monsieur Smith au sénat (tous trois en 1939), et La vie est belle (1946). Il a été en outre récompensé de l'Oscar du meilleur acteur dans un second rôle en 1939 pour l'interprétation de Doc Boone dans La Chevauchée fantastique de John Ford. Il fut également avec Walter Huston la co-vedette du western d'Howard Hughes qui lança avec scandale la carrière de Jane Russell, Le Banni (1943).Fait méconnu : après Bert Freed, qui le joua d'abord dans un épisode télévisé datant déjà de 1960, Thomas Mitchell reprit sur les planches le rôle mythique du lieutenant Columbo, quelques années avant que ce personnage ne fasse la gloire de Peter Falk à la télévision. Ce fut d'ailleurs le tout dernier rôle de sa carrière, car c'est durant cette même tournée théâtrale qu'il succomba à un cancer à l'âge de 70 ans.
Il fut marié avec Rachel Hartzell, puis Ann Stuart Breswer.
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Horsemen (2009)
, 1h27Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Dennis Quaid, Zhang Ziyi, Lou Taylor Pucci, Clifton Collins, Jr., Patrick Fugit, Peter Stormare
Roles Thug
Rating55%
An older man and his dog are out hunting, when they discover a serving tray on a stand in the middle of a frozen lake. He notices the words "Come and See" painted on several trees as he lifts the lid.
By Love Possessed (1961)
, 1h55Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist II, Jason Robards, George Hamilton, Susan Kohner, Thomas Mitchell
Roles Noah Tuttle
Rating54%
In a Massachusetts law firm, Arthur Winner, Julius Penrose and Noah Tuttle are equal partners. Each has an ongoing problem in his personal life.
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
, 2h16Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell, Peter Falk, Mickey Shaughnessy
Roles Judge Henry G. Blake
Rating71%
Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford) is a successful, very superstitious New York City gangster who buys apples from street peddler Apple Annie (Bette Davis) to bring him good luck. On the eve of a very important meeting, he finds Annie terribly upset.
Too Young to Love (1960)
, 1h28Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Cec Linder, Bessie Love, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Farrell, Michael Bell, Larry Martyn
Roles Judge Bentley
Rating59%
In juvenile court, 15-year-old Elizabeth (Pauline Hahn) recounts her story (in flashback) before the judge. Elizabeth lives with her working mother in New York while her father is away working in California. Elizabeth's tale is one of parental neglect and lack of guidance. She gets in with "the wrong crowd". After an affair with a sailor, she has an abortion and is eventually arrested for teenage prostitution. The judge (Thomas Mitchell) is sympathetic, but Elizabeth's fate hangs in the balance.
Handle with Care (1958)
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dean Jones, Royal Dano, Joan O'Brien, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Abel, John Smith
Roles Mayor Dick Williston
Rating66%
Law school professor Roger Bowdin prepares his seniors for their yearly "mock trial," but star student Zachary Davis persists in wanting something more than the usual fake case. He gets the professor to agree to have the aspiring lawyers investigate the town itself, then put it on trial for anything they happen to find.
While the City Sleeps (1956)
, 1h40Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Serial killer films
Actors Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, John Drew Barrymore, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff
Roles John Day Griffith
Rating68%
A power struggle ensues after the death of media magnate Amos Kyne (Robert Warick), who turned his corporation over to his sole heir, foppish son Walter (Vincent Price). Rather than run the company himself, Walter decides to let the heads of its three divisions fight it out. Their assignment is to score an exclusive story on a serial killer terrorizing women in New York the Kyne organization's newspaper dubs "The Lipstick Killer". Whoever identifies him before the police will be rewarded the title of executive director.
Destry (1954)
, 1h35Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Western
Actors Mari Blanchard, Audie Murphy, Lyle Bettger, Thomas Mitchell, Lori Nelson, Edgar Buchanan
Roles Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
Rating65%
The sheriff of a small western town dies of a heart attack and the crooked mayor, The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers (Edgar Buchanan), and leading crook Phil Decker (Lyle Bettger) appoint the town drunk, Reginald T. "Rags" Barnaby (Thomas Mitchell), as the new sheriff, believing that he will be easily controlled by them. Rags, however, announces he is giving up drinking and refuses to accept Decker as his new deputy, telling them that he has someone else in mind: Tom Destry.
Secret of the Incas (1954)
, 1h40Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey, Thomas Mitchell, Glenda Farrell, Michael Pate
Roles Ed Morgan
Rating59%
American adventurer Harry Steele (Heston) earns a living as a tourist guide in Cusco, Peru but plans to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure. He possesses an ancient carved stone which gives the location of the Sunburst but has no means to travel there. He is also menaced by his dubious associate Ed Morgan (Mitchell) who wants the treasure for himself and tries to have Harry killed.
High Noon (1952)
, 1h25Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Western
Themes Films about religion
Actors Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, Eve McVeagh, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
Roles Mayor Jonas Henderson
Rating78%
Will Kane (Gary Cooper), the longtime marshal of Hadleyville, New Mexico Territory, has just married pacifist Quaker Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly) and turned in his badge. He intends to become a storekeeper elsewhere. Suddenly, the town learns that Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald), a criminal whom Kane brought to justice, is due to arrive on the noon train.
Journey Into Light (1951)
, 1h27Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Sterling Hayden, Viveca Lindfors, Thomas Mitchell, Ludwig Donath, H. B. Warner, Jane Darwell
Roles Gandy
Rating62%
John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide.
The Big Wheel (1949)
, 1h32Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Mickey Rooney, Allen Jenkins, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher, Michael O'Shea, Spring Byington
Roles Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Rating56%
Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) from Carrell in California wants to be a race car driver. He manages to get hired as a mechanic by Arthur "Red" Stanley (Thomas Mitchell) at his garage, after mentioning that he is the son of a famous driver called "Cannonball" Coy. Billy's father died in an accident at the Indianapolis 500 a few years ago.
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
, 1h33Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell, George Macready, Fred Clark, Geraldine Wall
Roles Joseph Foster
Rating70%
The story picks up as Frankie Faulkner fails in his attempt to blackmail the district attorney, Joseph Foster, into letting his boss, Hansen, go free from the charges against him. Frankie goes on to recruit young Larry Price, a criminal in the making, to join the boys' club led by Reverend Thomas Garfield, for which Frankie is a sponsor. Joseph is very keen on convicting Hansen for his crimes. He tells the reverend that he literally is prepared to "sell his soul" to get the job done. Later, Joseph is contacted by a man called Nick Beal, who wants to meet him at a dodgy café by the waterfront, called the "China Coast".
Silver River (1948)
, 1h50Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Monte Blue
Roles John Plato Beck
Rating64%
During the American Civil War, soldier Mike McComb is cashiered from the army when he disobeys orders in order to prevent the Confederates from stealing the one million dollars he is guarding by burning the money. After being publicly humiliated by the townspeople, he and his friend 'Pistol' Porter confiscate gambling equipment and set out to Silver City, Nevada to open a saloon and gambling hall. On his way to St. Joseph, Mike meets Georgia Moore, a beautiful but serious woman that runs the Silver River mine with her husband Stanley and is currently hiring all the available wagons.
High Barbaree (1947)
, 1h31Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Van Johnson, June Allyson, Claude Jarman Jr., Thomas Mitchell, Cameron Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell
Roles Capt. Thad Vail
Rating63%
In Hawaii, during World War II, U.S. Navy pilot Alec Brooke (Van Johnson) commands a flying boat, named the "High Barbaree". During a bombing mission against a Japanese submarine, his PBY Catalina is shot down with all but one of his crew killed, but still able to stay afloat, adrift far from Allied territory. While the crippled aircraft is slowly floating, the two survivors hear the voice of "Tokyo Rose" (Audrey Totter) invoking memories of their past. Alec shares a series of recollections with fellow survivor, Lt. Joe Moore (Cameron Mitchell). His memories concern his boyhood sweetheart, Nancy Fraser (June Allyson), now a Navy nurse serving on a ship in the Pacific theater, commanded by his uncle, Capt. Thad Vail (Thomas Mitchell).
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
, 1h41Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance, Western
Actors Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh, Marshall Thompson, Selena Royle, Charles Dingle
Roles Gill MacBean
Rating69%
Henry Carson (Van Johnson), a schoolteacher before the Civil War, shows up in a rural region of the Missouri hills. He spends the night with a family consisting of Gill MacBean (Thomas Mitchell), his wife Sairy (Selena Royle), and two of their children, Lissy Anne (Janet Leigh), and youngster Andrew (Dean Stockwell). Another son, Ben (Marshall Thompson), had run off to fight in the war; the family's hope that he will someday return is gradually waning.