Known For
Acting
Known Credits
128
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 17, 1874 (152 years old)
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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.
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedyas Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Who Killed Doc Robbin?as Judge | |
| 1947 | Blondie's Anniversaryas Samuel Breckenbridge | |
| 1947 | The Corpse Came C.O.D.as Mitchell Edwards | |
| 1947 | Honeymoonas Congressman Crenshaw | |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenueas Al Farrow | |
| 1947 | Blondie's Holidayas Samuel Breckenridge | |
| 1946 | Easy to Wedas Homer Henshaw | |
| 1945 | Leave Her to Heavenas Carlson (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Guest Wifeas House Detective | |
| 1945 | Bedside Manneras Mr. Pope | |
| 1945 | Conflictas Dr. Grant | |
| 1945 | A Medal for Bennyas Mayor of Pantera | |
| 1945 | Crime, Inc.as Wayne Clark | |
| 1945 | Bring on the Girlsas Ralph Neely | |
| 1945 | Watchtower Over Tomorrowas Passenger with newspaper | |
| 1944 | And Now Tomorrowas Uncle Wallace | |
| 1944 | When the Lights Go On Againas Arnold Benson | |
| 1944 | The Impatient Yearsas Hotel Clerk | |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Laceas Reverend Harper | |
| 1944 | Step Livelyas Dr. Gibbs | |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargroveas Uncle George | |
| 1943 | Dixieas Mr. Mason | |
| 1943 | All by Myselfas J.D. Gibbons | |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Hollidayas Edgar Holliday | |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileenas Walter Sherwood | |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wivesas Dr. Ward | |
| 1942 | Cairoas Mr. O.H.P. Boggs | |
| 1942 | The Gay Sistersas Gilbert Wheeler | |
| 1942 | March On, America!as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewartsas Mr. Goodwin | |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc.as Mr. Aspinwall | |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinneras Ernest W. Stanley | |
| 1941 | Skylarkas Frederick Vantine | |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heavenas Clayton Potter | |
| 1941 | Nothing but the Truthas Mr. Bishop | |
| 1941 | The Feminine Touchas Dean Hutchinson | |
| 1941 | The Great Lieas Joshua Mason | |
| 1941 | The Penaltyas Judge | |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Darkas Wellington Carruthers | |
| 1941 | Tobacco Roadas George Payne | |
| 1940 | Father Is A Princeas John W. Bower | |
| 1940 | The Bride Wore Crutchesas E.J. Randall | |
| 1940 | We Who Are Youngas Jones | |
| 1940 | My Love Came Backas Dr. Kobbe | |
| 1940 | New Moonas Governor of New Orleans | |
| 1940 | Edison, the Manas Snade | |
| 1940 | It All Came Trueas Rene Salmon | |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrathas Caretaker | |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudsonas Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildareas John Archley | |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Senator MacPherson | |
| 1939 | The Monroe Doctrineas John Quincy Adams | |
| 1939 | Hell's Kitchenas Hiram Krispan | |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Timeas Mr. Pilbeam | |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemiesas Warden Alan Parkhurst | |
| 1938 | Peck's Bad Boy with the Circusas Henry Peck | |
| 1938 | The Headleys at Homeas Ernest Headley | |
| 1938 | That Certain Ageas Jeweler | |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Flingas Duke | |
| 1938 | Reformatoryas Arnold Frayne | |
| 1938 | Women Are Like Thatas Mr. Snell | |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotelas B.L. Faulkin | |
| 1937 | Lady Behave!as Burton Williams | |
| 1937 | First Ladyas Ellsworth T. Banning | |
| 1937 | The Last Gangsteras Warden | |
| 1937 | Music for Madameas District Attorney Ernest Robinson | |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zolaas Georges Clemenceau | |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissyas Paul Krumpp | |
| 1936 | Piccadilly Jimas Herbert Pett | |
| 1936 | My American Wifeas Robert Cantillon | |
| 1936 | Parole!as Marty Crawford | |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradfordas John Summers, Luxury's Owner | |
| 1936 | Moonlight Murderas Paul Adams | |
| 1936 | The Garden Murder Caseas District Attorney Markham | |
| 1936 | Next Time We Loveas Michael Jennings | |
| 1936 | Her Master's Voiceas Horace J. Twilling | |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes Trueas Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Seven Keys to Baldpateas Thomas Hayden | |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screenas Self | |
| 1935 | In Personas Thaddeus Parks | |
| 1935 | It's in the Airas W. R. Gridley | |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Egeus | |
| 1935 | Redheads on Paradeas Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolieras E.V. Richards, Radio Producer | |
| 1935 | Men Without Namesas Andrew Webster, banker | |
| 1935 | Traveling Salesladyas Rufus Twitchell | |
| 1935 | Straight from the Heartas Austin | |
| 1935 | Gold Diggers of 1935as Louis Lamson | |
| 1935 | One More Springas Henry Sheridan | |
| 1934 | The Secret Brideas Willis Martin | |
| 1934 | 365 Nights in Hollywoodas J. Walter Delmar | |
| 1934 | Gridiron Flashas Howard Smith | |
| 1934 | The Case of the Howling Dogas District Attorney Claude Drumm | |
| 1934 | One Exciting Adventureas Fussli | |
| 1934 | The Cat's-Pawas Silk Hot McGee | |
| 1934 | We're Rich Againas Wilbur Page | |
| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweetheartsas Sharpe | |
| 1934 | The Show-Offas Mr. 'Pa' | |
| 1934 | The Poor Richas Tom Hopkins | |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eightas Ed Loomis | |
| 1933 | Convention Cityas J.B. Honeywell | |
| 1933 | King for a Nightas Rev. John Williams | |
| 1933 | Shadows of Sing Singas Joe Martel | |
| 1933 | Dancing Ladyas Jasper Bradley Sr. | |
| 1933 | Wild Boys of the Roadas James Smith | |
| 1933 | Saturday's Millionsas Ezra Fowler | |
| 1933 | The Stranger's Returnas Allen | |
| 1933 | I Love That Manas Dr. Crittenden - Dentist | |
| 1933 | Heroes for Saleas George Gibson | |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Sevenas Austin Winters | |
| 1933 | Lilly Turneras Dr. Hawley | |
| 1933 | Central Airportas Mr. Blaine | |
| 1933 | Our Bettersas Thornton Clay | |
| 1933 | He Learned About Womenas Appleby | |
| 1932 | No Man of Her Ownas Vane | |
| 1932 | 20,000 Years in Sing Singas Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | If I Had a Millionas Prison Priest (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Three on a Matchas Mr. Gilmore (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Big City Bluesas Station Agent | |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamityas Connors | |
| 1932 | Week-End Marriageas Doctor | |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Caseas Martin Collins | |
| 1931 | The Star Witnessas Pa Leeds | |
| 1930 | Man to Manas Barber John Martin Bolton | |
| 1922 | The Man from M.A.R.S.as Arthur Wyman | |
| 1916 | The Misleading Ladyas Stephen Weatherbee |