Grant Mitchell
male
Born on June 17, 1874 (151 years old)
Passed Away on May 01, 1957
From Columbus, Ohio, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1975
- 1964
- 1961
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as
Ernest W. Stanley
1941
Footsteps in the Dark
as
Wellington Carruthers
1941
Tobacco Road
as
George Payne
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as
Clayton Potter
1941
The Feminine Touch
as
Dean Hutchinson
1941
Skylark
as
Frederick Vantine
1941
Nothing But the Truth
as
Mr. Bishop
1941
The Penalty
as
Judge
1941
The Great Lie
as
Joshua Mason
1941
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as
John Summers, Luxury's Owner
1936
Next Time We Love
as
Michael Jennings
1936
The Garden Murder Case
as
District Attorney Markham
1936
Piccadilly Jim
as
Herbert Pett
1936
My American Wife
as
Robert Cantillon
1936
Moonlight Murder
as
Paul Adams
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
as
Paul Krumpp
1936
Her Master's Voice
as
Horace J. Twilling
1936
Parole!
as
Marty Crawford
1936
- 1935
Straight from the Heart
as
Austin
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as
Egeus
1935
One More Spring
as
Henry Sheridan
1935
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as
Thomas Hayden
1935
In Person
as
Judge Thaddeus Parks
1935
Broadway Gondolier
as
E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
1935
Men Without Names
as
Andrew Webster
1935
Traveling Saleslady
as
Rufus Twitchell
1935
It's in the Air
as
W. R. Gridley
1935
Redheads on Parade
as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1935
A Dream Comes True
as
Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)
1935
Things You Never See on the Screen
as
Self
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
as
Louis Lamson
1935
- 1934
The Cat's-Paw
as
Silk Hot McGee
1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
as
District Attorney Claude Drumm
1934
The Secret Bride
as
Willis Martin
1934
The Poor Rich
as
Tom Hopkins
1934
We're Rich Again
as
Wilbur Page
1934
Gridiron Flash
as
Howard Smith
1934
365 Nights in Hollywood
as
J. Walter Delmar
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as
Sharpe
1934
The Show-Off
as
Mr. 'Pa'
1934
One Exciting Adventure
as
Fussli
1934
- 1933
Dancing Lady
as
Jasper Bradley Sr.
1933
Heroes for Sale
as
George Gibson
1933
Wild Boys of the Road
as
James Smith
1933
Lilly Turner
as
Dr. Hawley
1933
Central Airport
as
Mr. Blaine
1933
Tomorrow at Seven
as
Austin Winters
1933
Our Betters
as
Thornton Clay
1933
Convention City
as
J.B. Honeywell
1933
The Stranger's Return
as
Allen
1933
Dinner at Eight
as
Ed Loomis
1933
King for a Night
as
Rev. John Williams
1933
I Love That Man
as
Dr. Crittenden - Dentist
1933
He Learned About Women
as
Appleby
1933
Saturday's Millions
as
Ezra Fowler
1933
- 1932
No Man of Her Own
as
Vane
1932
Three on a Match
as
Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
as
Martin Collins
1932
A Successful Calamity
as
Connors
1932
Week-End Marriage
as
Doctor
1932
Big City Blues
as
Station Agent
1932
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as
Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
1932
If I Had a Million
as
Prison Priest (uncredited)
1932
- 1931
- 1930
- 1922
- 1916
