Grant Mitchell
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.
Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
as Judge
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
as Judge
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Mitchell Edwards
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Mitchell Edwards
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Al Farrow
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Al Farrow
Bedside Manner
as Mr. Pope
Bedside Manner
as Mr. Pope
Bring on the Girls
as Ralph Neely
Bring on the Girls
as Ralph Neely
And Now Tomorrow
as Uncle Wallace
And Now Tomorrow
as Uncle Wallace
The Impatient Years
as Hotel Clerk
The Impatient Years
as Hotel Clerk
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reverend Harper
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reverend Harper
All by Myself
as J.D. Gibbons
All by Myself
as J.D. Gibbons
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Edgar Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Edgar Holliday
My Sister Eileen
as Walter Sherwood
My Sister Eileen
as Walter Sherwood
The Gay Sisters
as Gilbert Wheeler
The Gay Sisters
as Gilbert Wheeler
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Goodwin
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Goodwin
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Aspinwall
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Aspinwall
Skylark
as Frederick Vantine
Skylark
as Frederick Vantine
One Foot in Heaven
as Clayton Potter
One Foot in Heaven
as Clayton Potter
The Penalty
as Judge
The Penalty
as Judge
Footsteps in the Dark
as Wellington Carruthers
Footsteps in the Dark
as Wellington Carruthers
Tobacco Road
as George Payne
Tobacco Road
as George Payne
The Bride Wore Crutches
as E.J. Randall
The Bride Wore Crutches
as E.J. Randall
We Who Are Young
as Jones
We Who Are Young
as Jones
New Moon
as Governor of New Orleans
New Moon
as Governor of New Orleans
The Grapes of Wrath
as Caretaker
The Grapes of Wrath
as Caretaker
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as John Archley
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as John Archley
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator MacPherson
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator MacPherson
On Borrowed Time
as Mr. Pilbeam
On Borrowed Time
as Mr. Pilbeam
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Henry Peck
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Henry Peck
The Headleys at Home
as Ernest Headley
The Headleys at Home
as Ernest Headley
Women Are Like That
as Mr. Snell
Women Are Like That
as Mr. Snell
Hollywood Hotel
as B.L. Faulkin
Hollywood Hotel
as B.L. Faulkin
First Lady
as Ellsworth T. Banning
First Lady
as Ellsworth T. Banning
Music for Madame
as District Attorney Ernest Robinson
Music for Madame
as District Attorney Ernest Robinson
The Life of Emile Zola
as Georges Clemenceau
The Life of Emile Zola
as Georges Clemenceau
Piccadilly Jim
as Herbert Pett
Piccadilly Jim
as Herbert Pett
Parole!
as Marty Crawford
Parole!
as Marty Crawford
Moonlight Murder
as Paul Adams
Moonlight Murder
as Paul Adams
The Garden Murder Case
as District Attorney Markham
The Garden Murder Case
as District Attorney Markham
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Thomas Hayden
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Thomas Hayden
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
It's in the Air
as W. R. Gridley
It's in the Air
as W. R. Gridley
Broadway Gondolier
as E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
Broadway Gondolier
as E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
Straight from the Heart
as Austin
Straight from the Heart
as Austin
One Exciting Adventure
as Fussli
One Exciting Adventure
as Fussli
The Show-Off
as Mr. 'Pa'
The Show-Off
as Mr. 'Pa'
Dinner at Eight
as Ed Loomis
Dinner at Eight
as Ed Loomis
Convention City
as J.B. Honeywell
Convention City
as J.B. Honeywell
King for a Night
as Rev. John Williams
King for a Night
as Rev. John Williams
Dancing Lady
as Jasper Bradley Sr.
Dancing Lady
as Jasper Bradley Sr.
Wild Boys of the Road
as James Smith
Wild Boys of the Road
as James Smith
The Stranger's Return
as Allen
The Stranger's Return
as Allen
Heroes for Sale
as George Gibson
Heroes for Sale
as George Gibson
He Learned About Women
as Appleby
He Learned About Women
as Appleby
A Successful Calamity
as Connors
A Successful Calamity
as Connors
Week-End Marriage
as Doctor
Week-End Marriage
as Doctor