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Overview
Date of Birth:
11 July
1892
,
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
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Date of Death:
17 December
1962
, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mini Biography:
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1953: When he claimed the Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical for "Hazel...
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Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations
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Gone With The Wind 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
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It's a Wonderful Life Gets Colorized on Blu-ray on November 3rd
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Filmography
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Actor
,
Writer
,
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,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actor:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961) ....
Judge Henry G. Blake
By Love Possessed
(1961) .... Noah Tuttle
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
.... Truman Winters / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1961)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
The Joke and the Valley
(1961)
TV episode
.... Truman Winters
-
Of Time and the River
(1953)
TV episode
.... William Oliver Gant
"Adventures in Paradise"
.... Hubert Willis (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
-
A Penny a Day
(1961)
TV episode
.... Hubert Willis
-
Once Around the Circuit
(1960)
TV episode
"Zane Grey Theater"
.... Ben Cary / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1961)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
-
A Warm Day in Heaven
(1961)
TV episode
.... Nick Finn
-
Man Alone
(1959)
TV episode
.... Cason Thomas
-
A Handful of Ashes
(1958)
TV episode
.... Ben Cary
"Stagecoach West"
.... Ethan Blount (1 episode, 1961)
-
Image of a Man
(1961)
TV episode
.... Ethan Blount
"The Islanders"
.... Tom Todd (1 episode, 1960)
-
Deadly Tomorrow
(1960)
TV episode
.... Tom Todd
"The Untouchables"
.... Milo Sullivan (1 episode, 1960)
-
The Underworld Bank
(1960)
TV episode
.... Milo Sullivan
Too Young to Love
(1960) .... Judge Bentley
"Sunday Showcase"
(1 episode, 1960)
... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
-
The Secret of Freedom
(1960)
TV episode
"Goodyear Theatre"
.... Sarge (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
-
Lady Bug
(1959)
TV episode
.... Sarge
"Laramie"
.... Judge Matthew Hedrick (1 episode, 1959)
-
Dark Verdict
(1959)
TV episode
.... Judge Matthew Hedrick
"Glencannon"
.... Capt. Colin Glencannon (39 episodes, 1959)
-
A Nosegay for Mr. Montgomery
(1959)
TV episode
.... Capt. Colin Glencannon
-
At the Sign of the Brass Knuckles
(1959)
TV episode
.... Capt. Colin Glencannon
-
Captain Snooty of the Yacht
(1959)
TV episode
.... Capt. Colin Glencannon
-
Champagne Charlie
(1959)
TV episode
.... Capt. Colin Glencannon
-
Chinaman's Chance
(1959)
TV episode
.... Capt. Colin Glencannon
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34 more
)
"Playhouse 90"
.... Mr. Carson (1 episode, 1958)
-
Natchez
(1958)
TV episode
.... Mr. Carson
Handle with Care
(1958) .... Mayor Dick Williston
"Shirley Temple's Storybook"
.... Emperor (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
-
The Nightingale
(1958)
TV episode
.... Emperor
"Kraft Television Theatre"
.... Whitehall (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
-
The Velvet Trap
(1958)
TV episode
.... Whitehall
"The O. Henry Playhouse"
.... O. Henry (12 episodes, 1957)
-
The Emancipation of Billy
(1957)
TV episode
.... O. Henry
-
A Madison Square Arabian Knight
(1957)
TV episode
-
Hiding of Black Bill
(1957)
TV episode
.... O. Henry
-
Miller's Millions
(1957)
TV episode
.... O. Henry
-
Hygeia at the Solito
(1957)
TV episode
.... O. Henry
(
7 more
)
"Telephone Time"
.... Andrew Hamilton (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
-
The Gadfly
(1957)
TV episode
-
Grandpa Changes the World
(1956)
TV episode
.... Andrew Hamilton
"The Ford Television Theatre"
.... Elmo / ... (6 episodes, 1954-1957)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
-
Miller's Millions
(1957)
TV episode
....
Henry Miller
-
Remembrance Day
(1956)
TV episode
.... Silas Burton
-
Try Me for Size
(1956)
TV episode
.... Elmo
-
P.J. and the Lady
(1955)
TV episode
.... P.J. Reilly
-
Shadow of Truth
(1954)
TV episode
.... Ralph Woodbury
(
1 more
)
While the City Sleeps
(1956) .... John Day Griffith (Sentinel managing editor)
"Lux Video Theatre"
.... Baldwin / ... (6 episodes, 1951-1956)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
-
It Started with Eve
(1956)
TV episode
.... Johnny
-
An Act of Murder
(1955)
TV episode
.... Judge Cook
-
The Country Lawyer
(1952)
TV episode
-
The Promotion
(1952)
TV episode
-
A Child Is Born
(1951)
TV episode
(
1 more
)
"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"
.... Carl Smith / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
-
Web of Circumstance
(1956)
TV episode
.... Carl Smith
-
The Last Out
(1955)
TV episode
.... Sam Hawkins
"The Star and the Story"
.... Alistair Reeks-Machrihanish / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
... aka The Henry Fonda Show (USA: alternative title)
-
They
(1956)
TV episode
-
The Man Who Was Dead
(1955)
TV episode
.... Alistair Reeks-Machrihanish
-
The Unforgivable
(1955)
TV episode
.... Victor Parry
"Celebrity Playhouse"
.... Cal Logan (1 episode, 1956)
-
They Flee by Night
(1956)
TV episode
.... Cal Logan
"General Electric Theater"
(2 episodes, 1954-1956)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
-
The Ballad of Mender McClure
(1956)
TV episode
-
Too Old for the Girl
(1954)
TV episode
"Chevron Hall of Stars"
(2 episodes, 1956)
-
Eminent Domain
(1956)
TV episode
-
The Defense of Sentinel
(1956)
TV episode
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour"
.... Kris Kringle (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
-
The Miracle on 34th Street
(1955)
TV episode
....
Kris Kringle
"The Alcoa Hour"
.... Cap'n Jarvis (1 episode, 1955)
-
Undertow
(1955)
TV episode
.... Cap'n Jarvis
"Screen Directors Playhouse"
.... Dr. Joseph Walton (1 episode, 1955)
-
The Final Tribute
(1955)
TV episode
.... Dr. Joseph Walton
"Climax!"
.... Old Man Finn (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
-
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1955)
TV episode
.... Old Man Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1955) (TV) ....
The King
"Damon Runyon Theater"
(1 episode, 1955)
-
It Comes Up Money
(1955)
TV episode
"The United States Steel Hour"
.... Scotty / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
-
Freighter
(1955)
TV episode
.... Scotty
-
The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham
(1954)
TV episode
.... Silas Lapham
"Mayor of the Town"
(1954)
TV series
.... Mayor Russell (unknown episodes, 1954)
Destry
(1954) .... Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
"Fireside Theatre"
(1 episode, 1954)
-
Afraid to Live
(1954)
TV episode
Secret of the Incas
(1954) .... Ed Morgan
"Omnibus"
.... Shark Wicks (1 episode, 1954)
-
Nobody's Fool
(1954)
TV episode
.... Shark Wicks
The Backbone of America
(1953) (TV) .... Fred Tupple
"The Doctor"
.... Matthew Day (1 episode, 1953)
... aka The Visitor (USA: syndication title)
-
Desk of Matthew Day
(1953)
TV episode
.... Matthew Day
"Suspense"
(2 episodes, 1952)
-
A Time of Innocence
(1952)
TV episode
-
North of Shanghai
(1952)
TV episode
"The Gulf Playhouse"
(1 episode, 1952)
-
Mr. Nothing
(1952)
TV episode
"Studio One"
.... Hank Morgan / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1952)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
-
The Square Peg
(1952)
TV episode
.... Jack Guzzow
-
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1952)
TV episode
.... Hank Morgan
-
The Story of Meg Mallory
(1952)
TV episode
.... William Mallory
-
The Legend of Jenny Lind
(1951)
TV episode
High Noon
(1952) ....
Mayor Jonas Henderson
"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse"
(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
-
The Fascinating Stranger
(1952)
TV episode
-
The Skin of Our Teeth
(1951)
TV episode
"Lights Out"
(1 episode, 1952)
-
The Eyes from San Francisco
(1952)
TV episode
"Tales of Tomorrow"
.... Captain Nemo / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1952)
-
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape: Part 2
(1952)
TV episode
....
Captain Nemo
-
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase: Part 1
(1952)
TV episode
....
Captain Nemo
-
The Crystal Egg
(1951)
TV episode
.... Professor Frederick Vaneck
"Robert Montgomery Presents"
(1 episode, 1952)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
-
The Farmer's Hotel
(1952)
TV episode
"Armstrong Circle Theatre"
(1 episode, 1951)
-
The Long View
(1951)
TV episode
"Celanese Theatre"
(1 episode, 1951)
-
Ah, Wilderness!
(1951)
TV episode
Journey Into Light
(1951) .... Gandy
... aka Skid Road
The Big Wheel
(1949) .... Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Alias Nick Beal
(1949) .... Joseph Foster
... aka The Contact Man (UK)
Silver River
(1948) .... John Plato Beck
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
(1947) .... Gill MacBean
High Barbaree
(1947) .... Capt. Thad Vail
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) ....
Uncle Billy
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
The Dark Mirror
(1946) .... Lt. Stevenson
Three Wise Fools
(1946) .... Terence Alaysius O'Davern
Adventure
(1945) .... Mudgin
Within These Walls
(1945) .... Warden Michael Howland
Captain Eddie
(1945) .... Ike Howard
The Keys of the Kingdom
(1944) .... Willie Tulloch
Dark Waters
(1944) ....
Mr. Sydney
Wilson
(1944) .... Joseph Tumulty
Buffalo Bill
(1944) ....
Ned Buntline
The Sullivans
(1944) .... Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
... aka The Fighting Sullivans (USA: reissue title)
Flesh and Fantasy
(1943) ....
Septimus Podgers (Episode 2)
... aka Six Destinies
Bataan
(1943) ....
Corp. Jake Feingold
The Outlaw
(1943) ....
Pat Garrett
Immortal Sergeant
(1943) .... Sgt. Kelly
The Black Swan
(1942) .... Tom 'Tommie' Blue
... aka Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan (USA: complete title)
Tales of Manhattan
(1942) .... John Halloway
This Above All
(1942) .... Monty
Moontide
(1942) .... Tiny
Song of the Islands
(1942) .... Dennis O'Brien
Joan of Paris
(1942) .... Father Antoine
All That Money Can Buy
(1941) (uncredited) ....
Daniel Webster in some long shots
... aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA: reissue title)
... aka A Certain Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
... aka Daniel and the Devil (USA: reissue title)
... aka Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
Out of the Fog
(1941) .... Jonah Goodwin
Flight from Destiny
(1941) .... Prof. Henry Todhunter
The Long Voyage Home
(1940) .... Driscoll
Angels Over Broadway
(1940) ....
Gene Gibbons
Our Town
(1940) ....
Dr. Gibbs
Three Cheers for the Irish
(1940) .... Peter Casey
Swiss Family Robinson
(1940) .... William Robinson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939) ....
Clopin
Gone with the Wind
(1939) ....
Gerald O'Hara
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939) ....
Diz Moore
... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939) ....
Kid Dabb
... aka Howard Hawks' - Only Angels Have Wings (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
... aka Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings (USA: complete title)
Stagecoach
(1939) ....
Doc Boone
Trade Winds
(1938) .... Commissioner Blackton
Love, Honor and Behave
(1938) .... Dan Painter
The Hurricane
(1937) .... Dr. Kersaint
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937) .... George Cooper
I Promise to Pay
(1937) .... District Attorney J.E. Curtis
Lost Horizon
(1937) .... Barnard
... aka Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title)
When You're in Love
(1937) .... Hank Miller
... aka For You Alone (UK)
Man of the People
(1937) .... William J. Grady
Theodora Goes Wild
(1936) .... Jed Waterbury
Adventure in Manhattan
(1936) .... Phil Bane
... aka Manhattan Madness (UK)
Craig's Wife
(1936) .... Fergus Passmore
Six Cylinder Love
(1923) .... Bertram Rogers
Writer:
1940s
1930s
Casanova Brown
(1944) (play "The Little Accident")
Little Accident
(1939) (play "The Little Accident")
Life Begins with Love
(1937) (screenplay)
All of Me
(1934) (writer)
Papa sans le savoir
(1932) (play "The Little Accident")
... aka A Father Without Knowing It (International: English title)
... aka Father Unawares (International: English title)
Little Accident
(1930) (play "The Little Accident")
Soundtrack:
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) ("My Wild Irish Rose" (1899) (uncredited))
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
Song of the Islands
(1942) (performer: "Maluna Malolo Mawaena (Hawaiian Drinking Song)" (1942))
Three Cheers for the Irish
(1940) ("My Wild Irish Rose" (1899) (uncredited))
Self:
1960s
1950s
"Project XX"
.... Himself- Narrator / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
-
Lee, the Virginian
(1962)
TV episode
.... Narrator
-
U.S. Grant, the Improbable Hero
(1961)
TV episode
.... Himself- Narrator
"Here's Hollywood"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
-
Episode dated 26 July 1961
(1961)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Lux Video Theatre"
.... Himself - Guest Host (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
-
The Inside Story
(1955)
TV episode
.... Himself - Guest Host
"Excursion"
.... The Dauphin (1 episode, 1953)
-
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1953)
TV episode
.... The Dauphin
Archive Footage:
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
(2009) (TV) .... Himself
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life
(1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Uncle Billy
John Ford
(1990) (TV) (uncredited) .... Doc Boone [in "Stagecoach"]
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983) .... Himself
Hollywood My Home Town
(1965) .... Himself
"Hour of Stars"
-
The Miracle on 34th Street
(1955)
TV episode
.... Kris Kringle
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Played Lt. Columbo (a part previously played by
Bert Freed
in
"The Chevy Mystery Show: Enough Rope (#1.10)"
(1960)) on stage in "Prescription: Murder" in 1962, which was later adapted into
Prescription: Murder
(1968) (TV) starring
Peter Falk
as Columbo. The play was touring the US prior to a planned
Broadway
run when Mitchell's final illness caused it to close.
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