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Grant Mitchell (I) (1874–1957)

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You would think stage and film veteran Grant Mitchell was born to play stern authoritarians; his father after all was General John Grant Mitchell. But Mitchell would actually be better known for his portrayals of harangued husbands, bemused dads and bilious executives in 30s and 40s films. Born in Columbus... See full bio »

Born:

in Columbus, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1948 Who Killed Doc Robbin
Judge
 
1947 Blondie's Anniversary
Samuel Breckenbridge
 
1947 The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Mitchell Edwards
 
1947 Honeymoon
Congressman Crenshaw
 
1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Farrow
 
1947 Blondie's Holiday
Samuel Breckenridge, Banker
 
1946 Easy to Wed
Homer Henshaw
 
1946 Cinderella Jones (scenes deleted)
 
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
Maj. Anthony T. Hickock (uncredited)
 
1945 Leave Her to Heaven
Carlson (uncredited)
 
1945 Guest Wife
House Detective
 
1945 Conflict
Dr. Grant
 
1945 Bedside Manner
Mr. Pope
 
1945 Wonder Man
Mr. Wagonseller (uncredited)
 
1945 A Medal for Benny
Mayor of Pantera
 
1945 Crime, Inc.
Wayne Clark
 
1945 Watchtower Over Tomorrow (short) (uncredited)
 
1945 Bring on the Girls
Uncle Ralph
 
1944 And Now Tomorrow
Uncle Wallace
 
1944 When the Lights Go on Again
Mr. Arnold Benson
 
1944 Laura
Lancaster Corey (scenes deleted)
 
1944 The Impatient Years
Hotel Clerk
 
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
Reverend Harper
 
1944 Step Lively
Dr. Gibbs
 
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
Uncle George
 
1943 Dixie
Mr. Mason
 
1943 All by Myself
J.D. Gibbons
 
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Edgar Holliday
 
1942 My Sister Eileen
Walter Sherwood
 
1942 Orchestra Wives
Dr. Ward
 
1942 Cairo
Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
 
1942 The Gay Sisters
Gilbert Wheeler
 
1942 Meet the Stewarts
Mr. Pierce Goodwin
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
Mr. Aspinwall
 
1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner
Mr. Ernest Stanley
 
1941 Skylark
Frederick Vantine
 
1941 The Feminine Touch
Dean Hutchinson, Digby College
 
1941 Nothing But the Truth
Mr. Bishop
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Clayton Potter
 
1941 The Great Lie
Joshua Mason
 
1941 The Penalty
Judge
 
1941 Footsteps in the Dark
Wellington Carruthers
 
1941 Tobacco Road
George Payne
 
1940 Father Is a Prince
John Bower
 
1940 The Bride Wore Crutches
E.J. Randall
 
1940 We Who Are Young
Jones
 
1940 My Love Came Back
Dr. Kobbe
 
1940 New Moon
Governor of New Orleans
 
1940 Edison, the Man
Snade
 
1940 It All Came True
Rene Salmon
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson
Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath
Caretaker
 
1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
John Xerxes Archley
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Sen. MacPherson
 
1939 The Monroe Doctrine (short)
John Quincy Adams
 
1939 On Borrowed Time
Mr. Pilbeam
 
1939 Hell's Kitchen
Krispan
 
1939 6,000 Enemies
Warden Parkhurst
 
1939 Juarez
Mr. Harris (scenes deleted)
 
1938 Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Henry Peck
 
1938 The Headleys at Home
Ernest Headley
 
1938 That Certain Age
Jeweler
 
1938 Youth Takes a Fling
Duke
 
1938 Reformatory
Arnold Frayne
 
1938 Women Are Like That
Mr. Snell
 
1937 Lady Behave!
Burton Williams
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel
B.L. Faulkin
 
1937 First Lady
Ellsworth T. Banning
 
1937 The Last Gangster
Warden
 
1937 Music for Madame
District Attorney Ernest Robinson
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
Georges Clemenceau
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Paul Krumpp
 
1936 Piccadilly Jim
Herbert Pett
 
1936 My American Wife
Robert Cantillon
 
1936 Parole!
Marty Crawford
 
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
John Summers, Luxury's Owner
 
1936 Moonlight Murder
Dr. Adams
 
1936 Next Time We Love
Michael Jennings
 
1936 Her Master's Voice
Horace J. Twilling
 
1936 The Garden Murder Case
District Attorney Markham
 
1935 Seven Keys to Baldpate
Thomas Hayden
 
1935 In Person
Judge Thaddeus Parks
 
1935 It's in the Air
W. R. Gridley
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Egeus - Father to Hermia
 
1935 Redheads on Parade
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1935 Broadway Gondolier
E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
 
1935 Men Without Names
Andrew Webster
 
1935 Traveling Saleslady
Rufus Twitchell
 
1935 Straight from the Heart
Austin
 
1935 Gold Diggers of 1935
Louis Lamson
 
1935 One More Spring
Mr. Sheridan
 
1934 The Secret Bride
Willis Martin
 
1934 365 Nights in Hollywood
J. Walter Delmar
 
1934 Gridiron Flash
Howard Smith
 
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
District Attorney Claude Drumm
 
1934 One Exciting Adventure
Fussli
 
1934 The Cat's-Paw
Silk Hat McGee
 
1934 We're Rich Again
Wilbur Page
 
1934 Twenty Million Sweethearts
Sharpe
 
1934 The Show-Off
Mr. 'Pa'
 
1934 The Poor Rich
Tom Hopkins
 
1933 Convention City
J.B. Honeywell
 
1933 King for a Night
Rev. John Williams
 
1933 Shadows of Sing Sing
Joe Martel
 
1933 Dancing Lady
Jasper Bradley, Sr.
 
1933 Saturday's Millions
Ezra Fowler
 
1933 Wild Boys of the Road
Mr. James Smith
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Ed Loomis
 
1933 The Stranger's Return
Allen
 
1933 I Love That Man
Dr. Crittenden, Dentist
 
1933 Heroes for Sale
George Gibson
 
1933 Tomorrow at Seven
Austin Winters
 
1933 Lilly Turner
Dr. Hawley
 
1933 Central Airport
Mr. Blaine
 
1933 He Learned About Women
Appleby
 
1933 Our Betters
Thornton Clay
 
1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
 
1932 No Man of Her Own
Charlie Vane
 
1932 If I Had a Million
Prison Priest (uncredited)
 
1932 Three on a Match
Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
 
1932 A Successful Calamity
Connors, Wilton's Butler
 
1932 Big City Blues
Station Agent
 
1932 Week-End Marriage
Doctor
 
1932 The Famous Ferguson Case
Martin Collins
 
1931 The Star Witness
Pa Leeds
 
1930 Man to Man
Barber John Martin Bolton
 
1922 Radio-Mania
Arthur Wyman
 
1916 The Misleading Lady
Stephen Weatherbee
 
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1934 We're Rich Again (performer: "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes")
 
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1935 Things You Never See on the Screen (short)
Himself
 
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1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)
 
1942 March On, America! (short)
John Quincy Adams (uncredited)
 
1935 A Dream Comes True (documentary short)
Egeus (uncredited)
 

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(1903). Stage Play: Glad of It. Drama. Written by Clyde Fitch. Savoy Theatre: 28 Dec 1903- Jan 1904 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Edward Abeles, Gypsey Alcott, E.H. Barlab, John Barrymore [Broadway Debut], Alice Brittain, Frank Brownlee, Thomas Burns, Karlene Carman, Edward Collins... See more »

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5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Performed on Broadway from 1902-1938. See more »

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