Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Actor Jun 17 (died age 82) Columbus, Ohio, USA 1916–1975 (59 year career)
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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", "Th…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (128)

Movies (128)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.3
Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948

as Judge

3.6
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

as Al Farrow

7.0
Honeymoon

Honeymoon

1947

as Congressman Crenshaw

6.4
Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie's Anniversary

1947

as Samuel Breckenbridge

5.6
Blondie's Holiday

Blondie's Holiday

1947

as Samuel Breckenridge

6.0
The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

as Mitchell Edwards

5.7
Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed

1946

as Homer Henshaw

6.2
Crime, Inc.

Crime, Inc.

1945

as Wayne Clark

4.2
Guest Wife

Guest Wife

1945

as House Detective

6.0
Conflict

Conflict

1945

as Dr. Grant

6.6
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

as Carlson (uncredited)

7.4
Bedside Manner

Bedside Manner

1945

as Mr. Pope

5.7
Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

1945

as Passenger with newspaper

5.0
Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

1945

as Ralph Neely

6.1
A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny

1945

as Mayor of Pantera

4.5
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Reverend Harper

7.6
Step Lively

Step Lively

1944

as Dr. Gibbs

6.0
And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow

1944

as Uncle Wallace

5.7
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

as Uncle George

6.0
When the Lights Go On Again

When the Lights Go On Again

1944

as Arnold Benson

5.5
The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

1944

as Hotel Clerk

6.6
All by Myself

All by Myself

1943

as J.D. Gibbons

Dixie

Dixie

1943

as Mr. Mason

3.0
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

as Edgar Holliday

6.7
Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

1942

as Mr. Goodwin

4.3
March On, America!

March On, America!

1942

as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.8
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1942

as Walter Sherwood

6.8
Cairo

Cairo

1942

as Mr. O.H.P. Boggs

5.8
Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives

1942

as Dr. Ward

6.3
Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc.

1942

as Mr. Aspinwall

7.0
The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

1942

as Gilbert Wheeler

6.5
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

as Ernest W. Stanley

6.9
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

as George Payne

6.7
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as Clayton Potter

6.6
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

1941

as Dean Hutchinson

4.6
The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941

as Joshua Mason

6.9
Nothing but the Truth

Nothing but the Truth

1941

as Mr. Bishop

7.1
Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

1941

as Wellington Carruthers

6.8
Skylark

Skylark

1941

as Frederick Vantine

6.5
The Penalty

The Penalty

1941

as Judge

6.0
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

as Snade

6.8
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Caretaker

7.8
New Moon

New Moon

1940

as Governor of New Orleans

6.5
We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

1940

as Jones

5.8
Father Is A Prince

Father Is A Prince

1940

as John W. Bower

5.0
My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back

1940

as Dr. Kobbe

4.6
Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)

6.8
It All Came True

It All Came True

1940

as Rene Salmon

5.9
The Bride Wore Crutches

The Bride Wore Crutches

1940

as E.J. Randall

6.0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senator MacPherson

7.8
On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939

as Mr. Pilbeam

7.5
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

1939

as Warden Alan Parkhurst

6.0
Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

1939

as Hiram Krispan

6.4
The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine

1939

as John Quincy Adams

6.7
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

as John Xerxes Archley

5.6
Reformatory

Reformatory

1938

as Arnold Frayne

6.0
The Headleys at Home

The Headleys at Home

1938

as Ernest Headley

That Certain Age

That Certain Age

1938

as Jeweler

5.1
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938

as B.L. Faulkin

5.4
Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

1938

as Duke

1.0
Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That

1938

as Mr. Snell

5.7
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938

as Henry Peck

4.8
Music for Madame

Music for Madame

1937

as District Attorney Ernest Robinson

5.0
The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster

1937

as Warden

6.4
The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Georges Clemenceau

6.7
First Lady

First Lady

1937

as Ellsworth T. Banning

6.2
Lady Behave!

Lady Behave!

1937

as Burton Williams

4.5
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

1936

as Herbert Pett

6.5
My American Wife

My American Wife

1936

as Robert Cantillon

Parole!

Parole!

1936

as Marty Crawford

6.0
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as John Summers, Luxury's Owner

6.2
Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

1936

as Paul Adams

4.2
Her Master's Voice

Her Master's Voice

1936

as Horace J. Twilling

6.0
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936

as District Attorney Markham

5.4
Next Time We Love

Next Time We Love

1936

as Michael Jennings

6.4
The Devil Is a Sissy

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

as Paul Krumpp

6.9
Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

as Austin

Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady

1935

as Rufus Twitchell

5.5
In Person

In Person

1935

as Thaddeus Parks

6.3
Men Without Names

Men Without Names

1935

as Andrew Webster, banker

6.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

as Egeus

6.3
Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

as Louis Lamson

6.4
One More Spring

One More Spring

1935

as Henry Sheridan

5.8
Redheads on Parade

Redheads on Parade

1935

as Minor Role (uncredited)

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

1935

as Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.5
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

as Thomas Hayden

6.6
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935

as E.V. Richards, Radio Producer

5.4
It's in the Air

It's in the Air

1935

as W. R. Gridley

5.0
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

as Self

5.0
We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again

1934

as Wilbur Page

5.2
The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

1934

as Tom Hopkins

The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

1934

as Willis Martin

5.9
The Show-Off

The Show-Off

1934

as Mr. 'Pa'

5.7
One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure

1934

as Fussli

The Cat's-Paw

The Cat's-Paw

1934

as Silk Hot McGee

6.3
The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

as District Attorney Claude Drumm

6.2
365 Nights in Hollywood

365 Nights in Hollywood

1934

as J. Walter Delmar

Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

1934

as Howard Smith

3.3
Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934

as Sharpe

6.0
He Learned About Women

He Learned About Women

1933

as Appleby

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

1933

as George Gibson

7.0
Convention City

Convention City

1933

as J.B. Honeywell

3.0
Our Betters

Our Betters

1933

as Thornton Clay

5.1
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933

as Ed Loomis

6.7
Lilly Turner

Lilly Turner

1933

as Dr. Hawley

4.8
Central Airport

Central Airport

1933

as Mr. Blaine

6.1
Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven

1933

as Austin Winters

6.0
I Love That Man

I Love That Man

1933

as Dr. Crittenden - Dentist

Shadows of Sing Sing

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933

as Joe Martel

Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933

as Jasper Bradley Sr.

6.8
King for a Night

King for a Night

1933

as Rev. John Williams

6.2
Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as James Smith

6.8
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

1933

as Allen

6.2
Saturday's Millions

Saturday's Millions

1933

as Ezra Fowler

5.0
The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

as Martin Collins

6.2
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

as Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)

6.3
Big City Blues

Big City Blues

1932

as Station Agent

5.5
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

as Prison Priest (uncredited)

6.6
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

as Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)

6.2
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

1932

as Vane

6.5
A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity

1932

as Connors

5.2
Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage

1932

as Doctor

5.0
The Star Witness

The Star Witness

1931

as Pa Leeds

6.7
Man to Man

Man to Man

1930

as Barber John Martin Bolton

5.7
The Man from M.A.R.S.

The Man from M.A.R.S.

1922

as Arthur Wyman

The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady

1916

as Stephen Weatherbee