What is Thomas Mitchell (actor)?
{{Infobox person | name = Thomas Mitchell | image = Thomas Mitchell 1953.JPG | caption = Mitchell in 1953 | birth_name = Thomas John Mitchell | birth_date = {{birth date|1892|7|11|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|1962|12|17|1892|7|11|mf=y}}}} | death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Mesothelioma]] | resting_place = [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]], [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer}} | yearsactive = 1916–1962 | spouse = {{marriage|Ann Stuart Breswer<br>|1915|1935|end=divorced}}<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} 1941)<br>{{marriage|Rachel Hartzell<br>|1937|1939|end=divorced}} | relatives = [[James P. Mitchell]] (nephew) }} '''Thomas John Mitchell''' (July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American actor and writer. He played Gerald O'Hara in ''[[Gone with the Wind (movie)|Gone with the Wind]]'', Doc Boone in ''[[Stagecoach (1939 movie)|Stagecoach]]'', Uncle Billy in ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', [[Pat Garrett]] in ''[[The Outlaw]]'', and Mayor Jonas Henderson in ''[[High Noon]]''. Mitchell was the first male actor to win the [[Triple Crown of Acting]] by winning an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]], and a [[Tony Award]].<ref name=career>{{cite news |access-date=2020-06-03 |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/may/08/thomas-mitchell-s-five-star-career-2020/ |title=Thomas Mitchell's five-star career |first=Joe |last=Riddle|date=May 8, 2020 |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Thomas (actor)}} [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1962 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from mesothelioma]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American radio actors]] [[Category:Actors from New Jersey]] [[Category:Writers from New Jersey]] [[Category:American Academy Award winning actors]] [