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Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
82 years (Jun 17, 1874 – May 1, 1957)
Columbus, Ohio, USA
120 Movies

Grant Mitchell

Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator MacPherson
Arsenic and Old Lace
Reverend Harper
The Headleys at Home
Ernest Headley
The Monroe Doctrine
John Quincy Adams
Whatever else has changed around him, Grant Mitchell has remained a working actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. 'The Grapes of Wrath' is the other credit that tends to come up. Most of the work sits in comedy. Very few actors keep finding work for 110 years. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'.
Whatever else has changed around him, Grant Mitchell has remained a working actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. 'The Grapes of Wrath' is the other credit that tends to come up. Most of the work sits in comedy. Very few actors keep finding work for 110 years. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'.
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator MacPherson
Arsenic and Old Lace
Reverend Harper
The Headleys at Home
Ernest Headley
The Monroe Doctrine
John Quincy Adams
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Blondie's Anniversary
Samuel Breckenbridge
★ 5.9
1947
Film
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Mitchell Edwards
★ 6.5
1947
Film
Honeymoon
Congressman Crenshaw
★ 6.5
1947
Film
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Al Farrow
★ 7.1
1947
Film
Blondie's Holiday
Samuel Breckenridge
★ 6.6
1947
Film
Easy to Wed
Homer Henshaw
★ 6.4
1946
Film
Leave Her to Heaven
Carlson (uncredited)
★ 7.4
1945
Film
Guest Wife
House Detective
★ 6.2
1945
Film
Bedside Manner
Mr. Pope
★ 5.9
1945
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Grant Mitchell still alive?
Grant Mitchell passed away on May 1, 1957 at age 82.
What are the most famous roles of Grant Mitchell?
Grant Mitchell is best known for roles in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Grapes of Wrath, Arsenic and Old Lace.
How many movies has Grant Mitchell been in?
Over a 41-year career (since 1916), Grant Mitchell has appeared in 120 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Grant Mitchell's first movie?
The career of Grant Mitchell began with The Misleading Lady (1916).
What is Grant Mitchell's most recent movie or series?
Grant Mitchell's most recent release is Who Killed Doc Robbin?, which premiered on April 9, 1948.
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Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
1874-06-17 · 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.

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