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The Big Wheel (1949) -- Billy Coy comes to Carrell (a real speedway in Gardena, California when the movie was made). Red, Billy's late father's mechanic...
"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951): Season 1: Episode 9 -- The owner of a London curiosity shop delivers a mysterious crystal egg to a university professor for the scientist's opinion on its worth and its properties. The 'egg' proves to be a window to Mars.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) -- Clip: You want the moon?
The Black Swan (1942) -- Trailer for this classic film
Our Town (1940) -- Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.

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Date of Death:
17 December 1962, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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1953: When he claimed the Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical for "Hazel... more
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Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) .... Judge Henry G. Blake
  2. By Love Possessed (1961) .... Noah Tuttle
  3. "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
  4. "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
  5. "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
  6. "Stagecoach West" .... Ethan Blount (1 episode, 1961)
        - Image of a Man (1961) TV episode .... Ethan Blount
  7. "The Islanders" .... Tom Todd (1 episode, 1960)
        - Deadly Tomorrow (1960) TV episode .... Tom Todd
  8. "The Untouchables" .... Milo Sullivan (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Underworld Bank (1960) TV episode .... Milo Sullivan
  9. Too Young to Love (1960) .... Judge Bentley
  10. "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

  11. "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
  12. "Laramie" .... Judge Matthew Hedrick (1 episode, 1959)
        - Dark Verdict (1959) TV episode .... Judge Matthew Hedrick
  13. "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
          (34 more)
  14. "Playhouse 90" .... Mr. Carson (1 episode, 1958)
        - Natchez (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Carson
  15. Handle with Care (1958) .... Mayor Dick Williston
  16. "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
  17. "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
  18. "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)
  19. "Telephone Time" .... Andrew Hamilton (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - The Gadfly (1957) TV episode
        - Grandpa Changes the World (1956) TV episode .... Andrew Hamilton
  20. "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)
  21. While the City Sleeps (1956) .... John Day Griffith (Sentinel managing editor)
  22. "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)
  23. "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
  24. "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
  25. "Celebrity Playhouse" .... Cal Logan (1 episode, 1956)
        - They Flee by Night (1956) TV episode .... Cal Logan
  26. "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
  27. "Chevron Hall of Stars" (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Eminent Domain (1956) TV episode
        - The Defense of Sentinel (1956) TV episode
  28. "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
  29. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Cap'n Jarvis (1 episode, 1955)
        - Undertow (1955) TV episode .... Cap'n Jarvis
  30. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Dr. Joseph Walton (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Final Tribute (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Joseph Walton
  31. "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
  32. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) (TV) .... The King
  33. "Damon Runyon Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
        - It Comes Up Money (1955) TV episode
  34. "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
  35. "Mayor of the Town" (1954) TV series .... Mayor Russell (unknown episodes, 1954)
  36. Destry (1954) .... Reginald T. 'Rags' Barnaby
  37. "Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
        - Afraid to Live (1954) TV episode
  38. Secret of the Incas (1954) .... Ed Morgan
  39. "Omnibus" .... Shark Wicks (1 episode, 1954)
        - Nobody's Fool (1954) TV episode .... Shark Wicks
  40. The Backbone of America (1953) (TV) .... Fred Tupple
  41. "The Doctor" .... Matthew Day (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Visitor (USA: syndication title)
        - Desk of Matthew Day (1953) TV episode .... Matthew Day
  42. "Suspense" (2 episodes, 1952)
        - A Time of Innocence (1952) TV episode
        - North of Shanghai (1952) TV episode
  43. "The Gulf Playhouse" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Mr. Nothing (1952) TV episode
  44. "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
  45. High Noon (1952) .... Mayor Jonas Henderson
  46. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
        - The Fascinating Stranger (1952) TV episode
        - The Skin of Our Teeth (1951) TV episode
  47. "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Eyes from San Francisco (1952) TV episode
  48. "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
  49. "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
  50. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Long View (1951) TV episode
  51. "Celanese Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Ah, Wilderness! (1951) TV episode
  52. Journey Into Light (1951) .... Gandy
    ... aka Skid Road

  53. The Big Wheel (1949) .... Arthur 'Red' Stanley
  54. Alias Nick Beal (1949) .... Joseph Foster
    ... aka The Contact Man (UK)
  55. Silver River (1948) .... John Plato Beck
  56. The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947) .... Gill MacBean
  57. High Barbaree (1947) .... Capt. Thad Vail
  58. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) .... Uncle Billy
    ... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
  59. The Dark Mirror (1946) .... Lt. Stevenson
  60. Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Terence Alaysius O'Davern
  61. Adventure (1945) .... Mudgin
  62. Within These Walls (1945) .... Warden Michael Howland
  63. Captain Eddie (1945) .... Ike Howard
  64. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) .... Willie Tulloch
  65. Dark Waters (1944) .... Mr. Sydney
  66. Wilson (1944) .... Joseph Tumulty
  67. Buffalo Bill (1944) .... Ned Buntline
  68. The Sullivans (1944) .... Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
    ... aka The Fighting Sullivans (USA: reissue title)
  69. Flesh and Fantasy (1943) .... Septimus Podgers (Episode 2)
    ... aka Six Destinies
  70. Bataan (1943) .... Corp. Jake Feingold
  71. The Outlaw (1943) .... Pat Garrett
  72. Immortal Sergeant (1943) .... Sgt. Kelly
  73. The Black Swan (1942) .... Tom 'Tommie' Blue
    ... aka Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan (USA: complete title)
  74. Tales of Manhattan (1942) .... John Halloway
  75. This Above All (1942) .... Monty
  76. Moontide (1942) .... Tiny
  77. Song of the Islands (1942) .... Dennis O'Brien
  78. Joan of Paris (1942) .... Father Antoine
  79. 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)
  80. Out of the Fog (1941) .... Jonah Goodwin
  81. Flight from Destiny (1941) .... Prof. Henry Todhunter
  82. The Long Voyage Home (1940) .... Driscoll
  83. Angels Over Broadway (1940) .... Gene Gibbons
  84. Our Town (1940) .... Dr. Gibbs
  85. Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) .... Peter Casey
  86. Swiss Family Robinson (1940) .... William Robinson

  87. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) .... Clopin
  88. Gone with the Wind (1939) .... Gerald O'Hara
  89. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) .... Diz Moore
    ... aka Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
  90. 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)
  91. Stagecoach (1939) .... Doc Boone
  92. Trade Winds (1938) .... Commissioner Blackton
  93. Love, Honor and Behave (1938) .... Dan Painter
  94. The Hurricane (1937) .... Dr. Kersaint
  95. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) .... George Cooper
  96. I Promise to Pay (1937) .... District Attorney J.E. Curtis
  97. Lost Horizon (1937) .... Barnard
    ... aka Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title)
  98. When You're in Love (1937) .... Hank Miller
    ... aka For You Alone (UK)
  99. Man of the People (1937) .... William J. Grady
  100. Theodora Goes Wild (1936) .... Jed Waterbury
  101. Adventure in Manhattan (1936) .... Phil Bane
    ... aka Manhattan Madness (UK)
  102. Craig's Wife (1936) .... Fergus Passmore

  103. Six Cylinder Love (1923) .... Bertram Rogers
Writer:
  1. Casanova Brown (1944) (play "The Little Accident")

  2. Little Accident (1939) (play "The Little Accident")
  3. Life Begins with Love (1937) (screenplay)
  4. All of Me (1934) (writer)
  5. Papa sans le savoir (1932) (play "The Little Accident")
    ... aka A Father Without Knowing It (International: English title)
    ... aka Father Unawares (International: English title)
  6. Little Accident (1930) (play "The Little Accident")
Soundtrack:
  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) ("My Wild Irish Rose" (1899) (uncredited))
    ... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
  2. Song of the Islands (1942) (performer: "Maluna Malolo Mawaena (Hawaiian Drinking Song)" (1942))
  3. Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) ("My Wild Irish Rose" (1899) (uncredited))
Self:
  1. "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
  2. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 26 July 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself

  3. "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
  4. "Excursion" .... The Dauphin (1 episode, 1953)
        - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1953) TV episode .... The Dauphin
Archive Footage:
  1. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Escape from It's a Wonderful Life (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Uncle Billy
  3. John Ford (1990) (TV) (uncredited) .... Doc Boone [in "Stagecoach"]
  4. Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) .... Himself
  5. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  6. "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. more
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