Grant Mitchell

Person

Grant Mitchell

Born 17 June 1874 Died 1 May 1957, aged 82 Columbus, Ohio, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
41age in their first credit on record (1916)
48years on screen and counting
15credits in 1933, their busiest year
126dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Big Parade of Comedy poster Age: 90

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
as Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Killed Doc Robbin? poster Age: 73

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948
as Judge
Blondie's Anniversary poster Age: 73

Blondie's Anniversary

1947
as Samuel Breckenbridge
The Corpse Came C.O.D. poster Age: 72

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947
as Mitchell Edwards
Honeymoon poster Age: 72

Honeymoon

1947
as Congressman Crenshaw
It Happened on Fifth Avenue poster Age: 72

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947
as Al Farrow
Blondie's Holiday poster Age: 72

Blondie's Holiday

1947
as Samuel Breckenridge
Easy to Wed poster Age: 72

Easy to Wed

1946
as Homer Henshaw
Leave Her to Heaven poster Age: 71

Leave Her to Heaven

1945
as Carlson (uncredited)
Guest Wife poster Age: 71

Guest Wife

1945
as House Detective
Bedside Manner poster Age: 71

Bedside Manner

1945
as Mr. Pope
Conflict poster Age: 70

Conflict

1945
as Dr. Grant
A Medal for Benny poster Age: 70

A Medal for Benny

1945
as Mayor of Pantera
Crime, Inc. poster Age: 70

Crime, Inc.

1945
as Wayne Clark
Bring on the Girls poster Age: 70

Bring on the Girls

1945
as Ralph Neely
Watchtower Over Tomorrow poster Age: 70

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

1945
as Passenger with newspaper
And Now Tomorrow poster Age: 70

And Now Tomorrow

1944
as Uncle Wallace
When the Lights Go On Again poster Age: 70

When the Lights Go On Again

1944
as Arnold Benson
The Impatient Years poster Age: 70

The Impatient Years

1944
as Hotel Clerk
Arsenic and Old Lace poster Age: 70

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944
as Reverend Harper
Step Lively poster Age: 70

Step Lively

1944
as Dr. Gibbs
See Here, Private Hargrove poster Age: 69

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944
as Uncle George
Dixie poster Age: 69

Dixie

1943
as Mr. Mason
All by Myself poster Age: 68

All by Myself

1943
as J.D. Gibbons
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday poster Age: 68

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943
as Edgar Holliday
My Sister Eileen poster Age: 68

My Sister Eileen

1942
as Walter Sherwood
Orchestra Wives poster Age: 68

Orchestra Wives

1942
as Dr. Ward
Cairo poster Age: 68

Cairo

1942
as Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
The Gay Sisters poster Age: 68

The Gay Sisters

1942
as Gilbert Wheeler
March On, America! poster Age: 68

March On, America!

1942
as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts poster Age: 67

Meet the Stewarts

1942
as Mr. Goodwin
Larceny, Inc. poster Age: 67

Larceny, Inc.

1942
as Mr. Aspinwall
The Man Who Came to Dinner poster Age: 67

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941
as Ernest W. Stanley
Skylark poster Age: 67

Skylark

1941
as Frederick Vantine
One Foot in Heaven poster Age: 67

One Foot in Heaven

1941
as Clayton Potter
Nothing but the Truth poster Age: 67

Nothing but the Truth

1941
as Mr. Bishop
The Feminine Touch poster Age: 67

The Feminine Touch

1941
as Dean Hutchinson
The Great Lie poster Age: 66

The Great Lie

1941
as Joshua Mason
The Penalty poster Age: 66

The Penalty

1941
as Judge
Footsteps in the Dark poster Age: 66

Footsteps in the Dark

1941
as Wellington Carruthers
Tobacco Road poster Age: 66

Tobacco Road

1941
as George Payne
Father Is A Prince poster Age: 66

Father Is A Prince

1940
as John W. Bower
The Bride Wore Crutches poster Age: 66

The Bride Wore Crutches

1940
as E.J. Randall
We Who Are Young poster Age: 66

We Who Are Young

1940
as Jones
My Love Came Back poster Age: 66

My Love Came Back

1940
as Dr. Kobbe
New Moon poster Age: 66

New Moon

1940
as Governor of New Orleans
Edison, the Man poster Age: 65

Edison, the Man

1940
as Snade
It All Came True poster Age: 65

It All Came True

1940
as Rene Salmon
The Grapes of Wrath poster Age: 65

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
as Caretaker
Castle on the Hudson poster Age: 65

Castle on the Hudson

1940
as Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare poster Age: 65

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939
as John Archley
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster Age: 65

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
as Senator MacPherson
The Monroe Doctrine poster Age: 65

The Monroe Doctrine

1939
as John Quincy Adams
Hell's Kitchen poster Age: 65

Hell's Kitchen

1939
as Hiram Krispan
On Borrowed Time poster Age: 65

On Borrowed Time

1939
as Mr. Pilbeam
6,000 Enemies poster Age: 64

6,000 Enemies

1939
as Warden Alan Parkhurst
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus poster Age: 64

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938
as Henry Peck
The Headleys at Home poster Age: 64

The Headleys at Home

1938
as Ernest Headley
That Certain Age poster Age: 64

That Certain Age

1938
as Jeweler
Youth Takes a Fling poster Age: 64

Youth Takes a Fling

1938
as Duke
Reformatory poster Age: 64

Reformatory

1938
as Arnold Frayne
Women Are Like That poster Age: 63

Women Are Like That

1938
as Mr. Snell
Hollywood Hotel poster Age: 63

Hollywood Hotel

1938
as B.L. Faulkin
Lady Behave! poster Age: 63

Lady Behave!

1937
as Burton Williams
First Lady poster Age: 63

First Lady

1937
as Ellsworth T. Banning
The Last Gangster poster Age: 63

The Last Gangster

1937
as Warden
Music for Madame poster Age: 63

Music for Madame

1937
as District Attorney Ernest Robinson
The Life of Emile Zola poster Age: 63

The Life of Emile Zola

1937
as Georges Clemenceau
The Devil Is a Sissy poster Age: 62

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936
as Paul Krumpp
Piccadilly Jim poster Age: 62

Piccadilly Jim

1936
as Herbert Pett
My American Wife poster Age: 62

My American Wife

1936
as Robert Cantillon
Parole! poster Age: 61

Parole!

1936
as Marty Crawford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford poster Age: 61

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936
as John Summers, Luxury's Owner
Moonlight Murder poster Age: 61

Moonlight Murder

1936
as Paul Adams
The Garden Murder Case poster Age: 61

The Garden Murder Case

1936
as District Attorney Markham
Next Time We Love poster Age: 61

Next Time We Love

1936
as Michael Jennings
Her Master's Voice poster Age: 61

Her Master's Voice

1936
as Horace J. Twilling
A Dream Comes True poster Age: 61

A Dream Comes True

1935
as Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)
Seven Keys to Baldpate poster Age: 61

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935
as Thomas Hayden
In Person poster Age: 61

In Person

1935
as Thaddeus Parks
It's in the Air poster Age: 61

It's in the Air

1935
as W. R. Gridley
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster Age: 61

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935
as Egeus
Redheads on Parade poster Age: 61

Redheads on Parade

1935
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier poster Age: 61

Broadway Gondolier

1935
as E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
Men Without Names poster Age: 61

Men Without Names

1935
as Andrew Webster, banker
Traveling Saleslady poster Age: 60

Traveling Saleslady

1935
as Rufus Twitchell
Straight from the Heart poster Age: 60

Straight from the Heart

1935
as Austin
Gold Diggers of 1935 poster Age: 60

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935
as Louis Lamson
One More Spring poster Age: 60

One More Spring

1935
as Henry Sheridan
The Secret Bride poster Age: 60

The Secret Bride

1934
as Willis Martin
365 Nights in Hollywood poster Age: 60

365 Nights in Hollywood

1934
as J. Walter Delmar
Gridiron Flash poster Age: 60

Gridiron Flash

1934
as Howard Smith
The Case of the Howling Dog poster Age: 60

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934
as District Attorney Claude Drumm
One Exciting Adventure poster Age: 60

One Exciting Adventure

1934
as Fussli
The Cat's-Paw poster Age: 60

The Cat's-Paw

1934
as Silk Hot McGee
We're Rich Again poster Age: 60

We're Rich Again

1934
as Wilbur Page
Twenty Million Sweethearts poster Age: 59

Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934
as Sharpe
The Show-Off poster Age: 59

The Show-Off

1934
as Mr. 'Pa'
The Poor Rich poster Age: 59

The Poor Rich

1934
as Tom Hopkins
Dinner at Eight poster Age: 59

Dinner at Eight

1933
as Ed Loomis
Convention City poster Age: 59

Convention City

1933
as J.B. Honeywell
King for a Night poster Age: 59

King for a Night

1933
as Rev. John Williams
Shadows of Sing Sing poster Age: 59

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933
as Joe Martel
Dancing Lady poster Age: 59

Dancing Lady

1933
as Jasper Bradley Sr.
Wild Boys of the Road poster Age: 59

Wild Boys of the Road

1933
as James Smith
Saturday's Millions poster Age: 59

Saturday's Millions

1933
as Ezra Fowler
The Stranger's Return poster Age: 59

The Stranger's Return

1933
as Allen
I Love That Man poster Age: 59

I Love That Man

1933
as Dr. Crittenden - Dentist
Heroes for Sale poster Age: 59

Heroes for Sale

1933
as George Gibson
Tomorrow at Seven poster Age: 58

Tomorrow at Seven

1933
as Austin Winters
Lilly Turner poster Age: 58

Lilly Turner

1933
as Dr. Hawley
Central Airport poster Age: 58

Central Airport

1933
as Mr. Blaine
Our Betters poster Age: 58

Our Betters

1933
as Thornton Clay
He Learned About Women poster Age: 58

He Learned About Women

1933
as Appleby
No Man of Her Own poster Age: 58

No Man of Her Own

1932
as Vane
20,000 Years in Sing Sing poster Age: 58

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932
as Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
If I Had a Million poster Age: 58

If I Had a Million

1932
as Prison Priest (uncredited)
Three on a Match poster Age: 58

Three on a Match

1932
as Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
Big City Blues poster Age: 58

Big City Blues

1932
as Station Agent
A Successful Calamity poster Age: 58

A Successful Calamity

1932
as Connors
Week-End Marriage poster Age: 58

Week-End Marriage

1932
as Doctor
The Famous Ferguson Case poster Age: 57

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932
as Martin Collins
The Star Witness poster Age: 57

The Star Witness

1931
as Pa Leeds
Man to Man poster Age: 56

Man to Man

1930
as Barber John Martin Bolton
The Man from M.A.R.S. poster Age: 48

The Man from M.A.R.S.

1922
as Arthur Wyman
The Misleading Lady poster Age: 41

The Misleading Lady

1916
as Stephen Weatherbee
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