Grant Mitchell
Actor
June 17, 1874 — May 1, 1957 (82 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 1994 | The Our Gang Story · as Judge |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Actor 'dinner At Eight' |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Ed Loomis In 'dinner At Eight' (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? · as JudgeOn Plex |
| 1947 | Blondie's Anniversary · as Samuel Breckenbridge |
| 1947 | The Corpse Came C.O.D. · as Mitchell Edwards |
| 1947 | Honeymoon · as Congressman Crenshaw |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue · as Al FarrowOn Plex |
| 1947 | Blondie's Holiday · as Samuel Breckenridge |
| 1946 | Easy to Wed · as Homer Henshaw |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as Cast |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Maj. Anthony T. Hickock |
| 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven · as Carlson (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Guest Wife · as House Detective |
| 1945 | Conflict · as Dr. Grant |
| 1945 | Bedside Manner · as Mr. Pope |
| 1945 | Wonder Man · as Mr. WagonsellerOn Plex |
| 1945 | A Medal for Benny · as Mayor Of Pantera |
| 1945 | Crime, Inc. · as Wayne Clark |
| 1945 | Bring on the Girls · as Ralph Neely |
| 1944 | And Now Tomorrow · as Uncle Wallace |
| 1944 | When the Lights Go on Again · as Arnold Benson |
| 1944 | Laura · as Lancaster Corey |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace · as Reverend Harper |
| 1944 | The Impatient Years · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1944 | Step Lively · as Dr. Gibbs |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove · as Uncle George |
| 1943 | Dixie · as Mr. Mason |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday · as Edgar Holliday |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts · as Mr. Goodwin |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen · as Walter Sherwood |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives · as Dr. Ward |
| 1942 | Cairo · as Mr. O.h.p. Boggs |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters · as Gilbert Wheeler |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc · as Mr. Aspinwall |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner · as Ernest W. Stanley |
| 1941 | Skylark · as Frederick Vantine |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven · as Clayton Potter |
| 1941 | Nothing But the Truth · as Mr. BishopOn Plex |
| 1941 | The Feminine Touch · as Dean Hutchinson |
| 1941 | The Great Lie · as Joshua Mason |
| 1941 | The Penalty · as Judge |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark · as Wellington Carruthers |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road · as George Payne |
| 1940 | Father Is a Prince · as John W. Bower |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young · as Jones |
| 1940 | My Love Came Back · as Dr. Kobbe |
| 1940 | New Moon · as Governor Of New Orleans |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Snade |
| 1940 | It All Came True · as Rene Salmon |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath · as Caretaker |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson · as Dr. Ames - The Psychologist (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare · as John Xerxes ArchleyOn Plex |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Senator Macpherson |
| 1939 | Hell's Kitchen · as Hiram Krispan |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time · as Mr. Pilbeam |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Mr. Harris |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies · as Warden Alan Parkhurst |
| 1938 | Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus · as Henry Peck |
| 1938 | That Certain Age · as Jeweler |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling · as Duke |
| 1938 | Reformatory · as Arnold Frayne |
| 1938 | Women Are Like That · as Mr. Snell |
| 1937 | Lady Behave! · as Burton Williams |
| 1937 | Hollywood Hotel · as B.l. Faulkin |
| 1937 | First Lady · as Ellsworth T. Banning |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster · as Warden |
| 1937 | Music for Madame · as District Attorney Ernest Robinson |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola · as Georges Clemenceau |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissy · as Paul Krumpp |
| 1936 | Piccadilly Jim · as Herbert Pett |
| 1936 | My American Wife · as Robert Cantillon |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford · as John Summers, Luxury's Owner |
| 1936 | Moonlight Murder · as Paul Adams |
| 1936 | Next Time We Love · as Michael Jennings |
| 1936 | The Garden Murder Case · as District Attorney Markham |
| 1935 | Seven Keys to Baldpate · as Thomas Hayden |
| 1935 | In Person · as Thaddeus Parks |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Egeus |
| 1935 | It's in the Air · as W. R. Gridley |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier · as E.v. Richards, Radio Producer |
| 1935 | Men Without Names · as Andrew Webster, Banker |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady · as Rufus Twitchell |
| 1935 | Gold Diggers of 1935 · as Louis Lamson |
| 1935 | One More Spring · as Henry Sheridan |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride · as Willis Martin |
| 1934 | 365 Nights in Hollywood · as J. Walter Delmar |
| 1934 | Gridiron Flash · as Howard Smith |
| 1934 | The Case of the Howling Dog · as District Attorney Claude Drumm |
| 1934 | The Cat's-Paw · as Silk Hot Mcgee |
| 1934 | We're Rich Again · as Wilbur Page |
| 1934 | Twenty Million Sweethearts · as Sharpe |
| 1934 | The Show-Off · as Mr. 'pa' |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich · as Tom Hopkins |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight · as Ed Loomis |
| 1933 | Convention City · as J.b. Honeywell |
| 1933 | King for a Night · as Rev. John Williams |
| 1933 | Dancing Lady · as Jasper Bradley Sr. |
| 1933 | The Stranger's Return · as Allen |
| 1933 | Wild Boys of the Road · as James Smith |
| 1933 | Saturday's Millions · as Ezra Fowler |
| 1933 | Heroes for Sale · as George Gibson |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Seven · as Austin Winters |
| 1933 | Lilly Turner · as Dr. Hawley |
| 1933 | Central Airport · as Mr. Blaine |
| 1933 | Our Betters · as Thornton Clay |
| 1932 | No Man of Her Own · as Vane |
| 1932 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing · as Tester Of Convicts' Iqs (uncredited) |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million · as Prison Priest (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Three on a Match · as Mr. Gilmore (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Big City Blues · as Station Agent |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamity · as Connors |
| 1932 | Week-End Marriage · as Doctor |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Case · as Martin Collins |
| 1931 | The Star Witness · as Pa Leeds |
| 1930 | Man to Man · as Barber John Martin Bolton |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as Self (archive Footage) |