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Thomas Mitchell

1892 - 1962

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Thomas John Mitchell (Irish: Tomás Mistéal; July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an Irish-American actor and writer. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, Doc Boone in Stagecoach, Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life, Pat Garrett in The Outlaw, and Mayor Jonas Henderson in High Noon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Mitchell has received more than 33,723 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Thomas Mitchell is the 1,168th most popular actor (down from 1,091st in 2019), the 2,013th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,973rd in 2019) and the 543rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Thomas Mitchell ranks 1,168 out of 13,578. Before him are Marion Ramsey, James Avery, Oleg Yankovsky, Gunnel Lindblom, Jennifer Garner, and François Périer. After him are Yevgeny Leonov, Olympia Dukakis, Jessica Alba, Suzanne Somers, Arthur Kennedy, and Katharine Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Thomas Mitchell ranks 84. Before him are Harry Stack Sullivan, Walther Nehring, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Vita Sackville-West, J. B. S. Haldane, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. After him are Jack L. Warner, Stanisław Sosabowski, Arnold Hauser, Reinhold Niebuhr, Konstantin Paustovsky, and Rashid Ali al-Gaylani. Among people deceased in 1962, Thomas Mitchell ranks 53. Before him are M. Visvesvaraya, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Lei Feng, Gianna Beretta Molla, Hu Shih, and Frank Borzage. After him are Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Emil Artin, Albert Sarraut, E. E. Cummings, Wilhelm Ohnesorge, and Kirsten Flagstad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Mitchell ranks 2,013 out of 20,380. Before him are Marion Ramsey (1947), James Avery (1945), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Jennifer Garner (1972), Darren Aronofsky (1969), and Kim Peek (1951). After him are Gore Vidal (1925), Robert Trujillo (1964), Bill Tilden (1893), Olympia Dukakis (1931), Bob Saget (1956), and Jessica Alba (1981).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Thomas Mitchell ranks 543. Before him are Andie MacDowell (1958), Candice Bergen (1946), Rhea Perlman (1948), Marion Ramsey (1947), James Avery (1945), and Jennifer Garner (1972). After him are Olympia Dukakis (1931), Jessica Alba (1981), Suzanne Somers (1946), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Katharine Ross (1940), and Teri Hatcher (1964).

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Television and Movie Roles

It's a Wonderful Life
Uncle Billy
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Dec 20th 19468.273 / 10
High Noon
Mayor Jonas Henderson
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Jun 9th 19527.679 / 10
Gone with the Wind
Gerald O'Hara
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Dec 15th 19397.9 / 10