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Grant Mitchell

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
128

Gender
Male

Birthday
June 17, 1874 (152 years old)

Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA

Grant Mitchell

Biography

Grant Mitchell (born John Grant Mitchell Jr.) was an American stage and screen actor. He is best remembered for his portrayals of fathers, husbands, bank clerks, businessmen, school principals and similar type characters, usually supporting, in films of the 1930s and 1940s.

Mitchell, a Yale post graduate at Harvard Law, gave up his law practice to become an actor, making his stage debut at age 27. He appeared in lead roles on Broadway in such plays as "It Pays to Advertise", "The Champion", "The Whole Town's Talking", and "The Baby Cyclone", the last which was specially written for him by George M. Cohan.

His screen career took off with the advent of sound (years earlier he had appeared in at least two silent films). He appeared primarily in B films, though from time to time enjoyed being a part of A-quality productions such as Dinner at Eight (1933), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Grant Mitchell retired from show business in 1948. He died, age 82, in Los Angeles in 1957.

Known For

Acting

1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)
1964The Big Parade of Comedyas Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1948Who Killed Doc Robbin?as Judge
1947Blondie's Anniversaryas Samuel Breckenbridge
1947The Corpse Came C.O.D.as Mitchell Edwards
1947Honeymoonas Congressman Crenshaw
1947It Happened on Fifth Avenueas Al Farrow
1947Blondie's Holidayas Samuel Breckenridge
1946Easy to Wedas Homer Henshaw
1945Leave Her to Heavenas Carlson (uncredited)
1945Guest Wifeas House Detective
1945Bedside Manneras Mr. Pope
1945Conflictas Dr. Grant
1945A Medal for Bennyas Mayor of Pantera
1945Crime, Inc.as Wayne Clark
1945Bring on the Girlsas Ralph Neely
1945Watchtower Over Tomorrowas Passenger with newspaper
1944And Now Tomorrowas Uncle Wallace
1944When the Lights Go On Againas Arnold Benson
1944The Impatient Yearsas Hotel Clerk
1944Arsenic and Old Laceas Reverend Harper
1944Step Livelyas Dr. Gibbs
1944See Here, Private Hargroveas Uncle George
1943Dixieas Mr. Mason
1943All by Myselfas J.D. Gibbons
1943The Amazing Mrs. Hollidayas Edgar Holliday
1942My Sister Eileenas Walter Sherwood
1942Orchestra Wivesas Dr. Ward
1942Cairoas Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
1942The Gay Sistersas Gilbert Wheeler
1942March On, America!as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942Meet the Stewartsas Mr. Goodwin
1942Larceny, Inc.as Mr. Aspinwall
1941The Man Who Came to Dinneras Ernest W. Stanley
1941Skylarkas Frederick Vantine
1941One Foot in Heavenas Clayton Potter
1941Nothing but the Truthas Mr. Bishop
1941The Feminine Touchas Dean Hutchinson
1941The Great Lieas Joshua Mason
1941The Penaltyas Judge
1941Footsteps in the Darkas Wellington Carruthers
1941Tobacco Roadas George Payne
1940Father Is A Princeas John W. Bower
1940The Bride Wore Crutchesas E.J. Randall
1940We Who Are Youngas Jones
1940My Love Came Backas Dr. Kobbe
1940New Moonas Governor of New Orleans
1940Edison, the Manas Snade
1940It All Came Trueas Rene Salmon
1940The Grapes of Wrathas Caretaker
1940Castle on the Hudsonas Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)
1939The Secret of Dr. Kildareas John Archley
1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Senator MacPherson
1939The Monroe Doctrineas John Quincy Adams
1939Hell's Kitchenas Hiram Krispan
1939On Borrowed Timeas Mr. Pilbeam
19396,000 Enemiesas Warden Alan Parkhurst
1938Peck's Bad Boy with the Circusas Henry Peck
1938The Headleys at Homeas Ernest Headley
1938That Certain Ageas Jeweler
1938Youth Takes a Flingas Duke
1938Reformatoryas Arnold Frayne
1938Women Are Like Thatas Mr. Snell
1938Hollywood Hotelas B.L. Faulkin
1937Lady Behave!as Burton Williams
1937First Ladyas Ellsworth T. Banning
1937The Last Gangsteras Warden
1937Music for Madameas District Attorney Ernest Robinson
1937The Life of Emile Zolaas Georges Clemenceau
1936The Devil Is a Sissyas Paul Krumpp
1936Piccadilly Jimas Herbert Pett
1936My American Wifeas Robert Cantillon
1936Parole!as Marty Crawford
1936The Ex-Mrs. Bradfordas John Summers, Luxury's Owner
1936Moonlight Murderas Paul Adams
1936The Garden Murder Caseas District Attorney Markham
1936Next Time We Loveas Michael Jennings
1936Her Master's Voiceas Horace J. Twilling
1935A Dream Comes Trueas Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)
1935Seven Keys to Baldpateas Thomas Hayden
1935Things You Never See on the Screenas Self
1935In Personas Thaddeus Parks
1935It's in the Airas W. R. Gridley
1935A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Egeus
1935Redheads on Paradeas Minor Role (uncredited)
1935Broadway Gondolieras E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
1935Men Without Namesas Andrew Webster, banker
1935Traveling Salesladyas Rufus Twitchell
1935Straight from the Heartas Austin
1935Gold Diggers of 1935as Louis Lamson
1935One More Springas Henry Sheridan
1934The Secret Brideas Willis Martin
1934365 Nights in Hollywoodas J. Walter Delmar
1934Gridiron Flashas Howard Smith
1934The Case of the Howling Dogas District Attorney Claude Drumm
1934One Exciting Adventureas Fussli
1934The Cat's-Pawas Silk Hot McGee
1934We're Rich Againas Wilbur Page
1934Twenty Million Sweetheartsas Sharpe
1934The Show-Offas Mr. 'Pa'
1934The Poor Richas Tom Hopkins
1933Dinner at Eightas Ed Loomis
1933Convention Cityas J.B. Honeywell
1933King for a Nightas Rev. John Williams
1933Shadows of Sing Singas Joe Martel
1933Dancing Ladyas Jasper Bradley Sr.
1933Wild Boys of the Roadas James Smith
1933Saturday's Millionsas Ezra Fowler
1933The Stranger's Returnas Allen
1933I Love That Manas Dr. Crittenden - Dentist
1933Heroes for Saleas George Gibson
1933Tomorrow at Sevenas Austin Winters
1933Lilly Turneras Dr. Hawley
1933Central Airportas Mr. Blaine
1933Our Bettersas Thornton Clay
1933He Learned About Womenas Appleby
1932No Man of Her Ownas Vane
193220,000 Years in Sing Singas Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
1932If I Had a Millionas Prison Priest (uncredited)
1932Three on a Matchas Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
1932Big City Bluesas Station Agent
1932A Successful Calamityas Connors
1932Week-End Marriageas Doctor
1932The Famous Ferguson Caseas Martin Collins
1931The Star Witnessas Pa Leeds
1930Man to Manas Barber John Martin Bolton
1922The Man from M.A.R.S.as Arthur Wyman
1916The Misleading Ladyas Stephen Weatherbee

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