Grant Mitchell
John Grant Mitchell Jr. (born June 17, 1874 in Columbus , Ohio , † May 1, 1957 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
life and career
Grant Mitchell was born as the son of Civil War General John G. Mitchell (1838-1894) into wealthy and respected circumstances. His great uncle was US President Rutherford B. Hayes . During his school career, he attended Yale College and Harvard University . Mitchell initially worked as a lawyer for a few years before making his theater debut at the age of 27. Mitchell began working on Broadway in 1902 , where he became a popular performer and played leading roles for many years. By November 1938 he was seen on Broadway in a total of over 25 productions. George M. Cohan wrote The Baby Cyclone around 1927 specifically as a vehicle for Mitchell, who was considered one of Cohan's favorite actors. His first films were The Misleading Lady (1916) and Radio Mania (1922); But it wasn't until the early 1930s, with the start of talkies, that the actor was regularly seen in films.
After a few minor roles, the white-haired Mitchell became a very busy actor in supporting roles, especially for Warner Bros. he worked regularly. Mitchell usually embodied serious and serious figures such as businessmen, bankers, lawyers and politicians, but sometimes with a funny touch. He was also cast several times as the father of the main female character. Mitchell played very often in B-films, including in Father is a Prince from 1939, where he held one of his few leading roles. His films, which are still better known today, include Max Reinhardt 's Shakespeare adaptation A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), where he played the role of Hermia's strict father Egeus, and Frank Capra's classic comedy Arsen and Lace Cap (1944), in which Mitchell played the conservative Pastor Harper. In Capra's political satire Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) he played a Washington senator, in John Ford's award-winning literary film The Fruits of Wrath (1940) he was seen as the kind hearted director of a reception center for victims of the Great Depression .
In 1948 Mitchell ended his acting career. He had acted in over 125 films, rarely was a role without mentioning in the credits. Mitchell was never married and had no children when he died in 1957 at the age of 82.
Filmography (selection)
- 1916: The Misleading Lady
- 1922: Radio Mania
- 1931: The Star Witness
- 1932: If I Had a Million (If I Had A Million)
- 1933: Central Airport
- 1933: Lilly Turner
- 1933: The Stranher's Return
- 1933: children on the streets (Wild Boys of the Road)
- 1933: I only dance for you (Dancing Lady)
- 1933: Dinner at Eight (Dinner at Eight)
- 1934: We're Rich Again
- 1934: Harold Lloyd, the straw man (The Cat's Paw)
- 1935: The Gold Diggers of 1935
- 1935: Men without Names
- 1935: Broadway gondolier
- 1935: A Midsummer Night's Dream (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- 1936: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
- 1936: When father with son (Piccadilly Jim)
- 1937: The Life of Emile Zola (The Life of Emile Zola)
- 1937: The Last Gangster ( The Last Gangster )
- 1937: First Lady
- 1939: 6000 enemies
- 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- 1939: Dr. Kildare: The Secret of Dr. Kildare
- 1940: The Grapes of Wrath (The Grapes of Wrath)
- 1940: A Nightclub for Sarah Jane (It All Came True)
- 1940: The great Edison (Edison, the Man)
- 1940: New Moon
- 1941: With one foot in heaven (One Foot to Heaven)
- 1941: Tobacco Road (Tobbaco Road)
- 1941: Mr. X going astray (Footsteps in the Dark)
- 1941: The Great Lie (The Great Lie)
- 1941: Marriage Posse (Skylark)
- 1942: The Man Who Came to Dinner (The Man Who Came to Dinner)
- 1942: The Gay Sisters
- 1942: Orchestra Wives
- 1942: My Sister Ellen (My Sister Eileen)
- 1943: The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
- 1943: Dixie
- 1944: Arsenic and Old Lace (Arsenicand Old Lace)
- 1944: And Now Tomorrow is ours
- 1944: Step Lively
- 1945: The Wonder Man
- 1945: Deadly Sin (Leave Her to Heaven)
- 1945: A Medal for Benny
- 1945: Conflict (Conflict)
- 1945: His wife is my wife (Guest Wife)
- 1946: A Trap for the Bride (Easy to Wed)
- 1947: A life like a millionaire (It Happened on Fifth Avenue)
- 1948: Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Web links
- Grant Mitchell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Grant Mitchell in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Grant Mitchell in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Where Was Grant Mitchell Born? Grant Mitchell Hometown, Birthplace. Retrieved September 10, 2018 (American English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mitchell, Grant |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mitchell, John Grant Junior (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1874 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbus , Ohio |
DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1957 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |