Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Acting

Birthday

1874/06/17

Day of death

1957/05/01 (82 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Also know as

John Grant Mitchell Jr., Грант Митчелл

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...Read more

Acting
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6

(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace

as Reverend Harper

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

(1940) The Grapes of Wrath

as Caretaker

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9

(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senator MacPherson

Blondie's Anniversary
5.6

(1947) Blondie's Anniversary

as Samuel Breckenbridge

Blondie's Holiday
6.0

(1947) Blondie's Holiday

as Samuel Breckenridge

My Sister Eileen
6.7

(1942) My Sister Eileen

as Walter Sherwood

The Man Who Came to Dinner
6.9

(1941) The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Ernest W. Stanley

Conflict
6.5

(1945) Conflict

as Dr. Grant

Reformatory
6.0

(1938) Reformatory

as Arnold Frayne

The Last Gangster
6.3

(1937) The Last Gangster

as Warden

Crime, Inc.
4.2

(1945) Crime, Inc.

as Wayne Clark

No Man of Her Own
6.5

(1932) No Man of Her Own

as Charlie Vane

The Cat's-Paw
6.2

(1934) The Cat's-Paw

as Silk Hot McGee

Three on a Match
6.2

(1932) Three on a Match

as Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)

Cairo
5.8

(1942) Cairo

as Mr. O.H.P. Boggs

Step Lively
6.0

(1944) Step Lively

as Dr. Gibbs

New Moon
6.8

(1940) New Moon

as Governor of New Orleans

Dancing Lady
7.0

(1933) Dancing Lady

as Jasper Bradley Sr.

Hollywood Hotel
5.4

(1938) Hollywood Hotel

as B.L. Faulkin

Footsteps in the Dark
6.9

(1941) Footsteps in the Dark

as Wellington Carruthers

Straight from the Heart
0.0

(1935) Straight from the Heart

as Austin

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
6.4

(1943) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

as Edgar Holliday

It All Came True
5.8

(1940) It All Came True

as Rene Salmon

Tobacco Road
6.6

(1941) Tobacco Road

as George Payne

Heroes for Sale
7.0

(1933) Heroes for Sale

as George Gibson

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.5

(1935) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Egeus

Wild Boys of the Road
6.8

(1933) Wild Boys of the Road

as James Smith

Larceny, Inc.
7.0

(1942) Larceny, Inc.

as Mr. Aspinwall

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.1

(1947) It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Al Farrow

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.1

(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as John Summers, Luxury's Owner

The Star Witness
6.7

(1931) The Star Witness

as Pa Leeds

One Foot in Heaven
6.6

(1941) One Foot in Heaven

as Clayton Potter

The Feminine Touch
5.1

(1941) The Feminine Touch

as Dean Hutchinson

Lilly Turner
5.6

(1933) Lilly Turner

as Dr. Hawley

Skylark
6.6

(1941) Skylark

as Frederick Vantine

Nothing But the Truth
7.1

(1941) Nothing But the Truth

as Mr. Bishop

Meet the Stewarts
6.0

(1942) Meet the Stewarts

as Mr. Goodwin

One More Spring
5.7

(1935) One More Spring

as Henry Sheridan

The Misleading Lady
0.0

(1916) The Misleading Lady

as Stephen Weatherbee

Central Airport
6.1

(1933) Central Airport

as Mr. Blaine

The Famous Ferguson Case
6.0

(1932) The Famous Ferguson Case

as Martin Collins

Next Time We Love
6.2

(1936) Next Time We Love

as Michael Jennings

First Lady
6.2

(1937) First Lady

as Ellsworth T. Banning

The Monroe Doctrine
7.0

(1939) The Monroe Doctrine

as John Quincy Adams

The Garden Murder Case
5.5

(1936) The Garden Murder Case

as District Attorney Markham

A Medal for Benny
4.5

(1945) A Medal for Benny

as Mayor of Pantera

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.5

(1934) The Case of the Howling Dog

as District Attorney Claude Drumm

Guest Wife
6.2

(1945) Guest Wife

as House Detective

And Now Tomorrow
5.7

(1944) And Now Tomorrow

as Uncle Wallace

When the Lights Go On Again
5.5

(1944) When the Lights Go On Again

as Arnold Benson

A Successful Calamity
5.2

(1932) A Successful Calamity

as Connors

Week-End Marriage
6.0

(1932) Week-End Marriage

as Doctor

Big City Blues
5.3

(1932) Big City Blues

as Station Agent

Father Is A Prince
5.0

(1940) Father Is A Prince

as John W. Bower

The Corpse Came C.O.D.
5.7

(1947) The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as Mitchell Edwards

Piccadilly Jim
6.5

(1936) Piccadilly Jim

as Herbert Pett

The Secret Bride
6.3

(1934) The Secret Bride

as Willis Martin

Tomorrow at Seven
6.0

(1933) Tomorrow at Seven

as Austin Winters

The Impatient Years
6.3

(1944) The Impatient Years

as Hotel Clerk

Our Betters
5.4

(1933) Our Betters

as Thornton Clay

Man to Man
5.7

(1930) Man to Man

as Barber John Martin Bolton

My American Wife
0.0

(1936) My American Wife

as Robert Cantillon

Seven Keys to Baldpate
6.6

(1935) Seven Keys to Baldpate

as Thomas Hayden

Hell's Kitchen
6.2

(1939) Hell's Kitchen

as Hiram Krispan

The Poor Rich
0.0

(1934) The Poor Rich

as Tom Hopkins

Moonlight Murder
5.0

(1936) Moonlight Murder

as Paul Adams

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
4.3

(1938) Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

as Henry Peck

My Love Came Back
5.2

(1940) My Love Came Back

as Dr. Kobbe

Lady Behave!
5.2

(1937) Lady Behave!

as Burton Williams

We're Rich Again
4.0

(1934) We're Rich Again

as Wilbur Page

Gridiron Flash
3.3

(1934) Gridiron Flash

as Howard Smith

Women Are Like That
5.7

(1938) Women Are Like That

as Mr. Snell

Convention City
3.5

(1933) Convention City

as J.B. Honeywell

On Borrowed Time
7.5

(1939) On Borrowed Time

as Mr. Pilbeam

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Honeymoon
6.4

(1947) Honeymoon

as Congressman Crenshaw

365 Nights in Hollywood
0.0

(1934) 365 Nights in Hollywood

as J. Walter Delmar

6,000 Enemies
6.0

(1939) 6,000 Enemies

as Warden Alan Parkhurst

In Person
6.3

(1935) In Person

as Judge Thaddeus Parks

The Devil Is a Sissy
6.9

(1936) The Devil Is a Sissy

as Paul Krumpp

The Stranger's Return
6.2

(1933) The Stranger's Return

as Allen

Dinner at Eight
6.7

(1933) Dinner at Eight

as Ed Loomis

Leave Her to Heaven
7.4

(1945) Leave Her to Heaven

as Carlson (uncredited)

Twenty Million Sweethearts
6.0

(1934) Twenty Million Sweethearts

as Sharpe

Broadway Gondolier
5.4

(1935) Broadway Gondolier

as E.V. Richards, Radio Producer

The Show-Off
5.7

(1934) The Show-Off

as Mr. 'Pa'

Youth Takes a Fling
1.0

(1938) Youth Takes a Fling

as Duke

Dixie
3.0

(1943) Dixie

as Mr. Mason

Men Without Names
6.0

(1935) Men Without Names

as Andrew Webster

Who Killed Doc Robbin?
4.0

(1948) Who Killed Doc Robbin?

as Judge

King for a Night
6.2

(1933) King for a Night

as Rev. John Williams

Her Master's Voice
6.0

(1936) Her Master's Voice

as Horace J. Twilling

The Penalty
6.0

(1941) The Penalty

as Judge

One Exciting Adventure
0.0

(1934) One Exciting Adventure

as Fussli

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
5.6

(1939) The Secret of Dr. Kildare

as John Xerxes Archley

Traveling Saleslady
5.9

(1935) Traveling Saleslady

as Rufus Twitchell

I Love That Man
0.0

(1933) I Love That Man

as Dr. Crittenden - Dentist

20,000 Years in Sing Sing
6.5

(1932) 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

as Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)

The Great Lie
6.8

(1941) The Great Lie

as Joshua Mason

Edison, the Man
6.6

(1940) Edison, the Man

as Snade

Parole!
6.0

(1936) Parole!

as Marty Crawford

All by Myself
0.0

(1943) All by Myself

as J.D. Gibbons

We Who Are Young
5.8

(1940) We Who Are Young

as Jones

The Gay Sisters
6.5

(1942) The Gay Sisters

as Gilbert Wheeler

He Learned About Women
0.0

(1933) He Learned About Women

as Appleby

Orchestra Wives
5.8

(1942) Orchestra Wives

as Dr. Ward

It's in the Air
5.0

(1935) It's in the Air

as W. R. Gridley

Castle on the Hudson
6.8

(1940) Castle on the Hudson

as Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)

That Certain Age
5.0

(1938) That Certain Age

as Jeweler

The Life of Emile Zola
6.7

(1937) The Life of Emile Zola

as Georges Clemenceau

Music for Madame
5.0

(1937) Music for Madame

as District Attorney Ernest Robinson

Easy to Wed
6.2

(1946) Easy to Wed

as Homer Henshaw

Bring on the Girls
6.1

(1945) Bring on the Girls

as Ralph Neely

Redheads on Parade
0.0

(1935) Redheads on Parade

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Watchtower Over Tomorrow
5.0

(1945) Watchtower Over Tomorrow

as Passenger with newspaper

A Dream Comes True
5.5

(1935) A Dream Comes True

as Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)

Things You Never See on the Screen
5.0

(1935) Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7

(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Saturday's Millions
0.0

(1933) Saturday's Millions

as Ezra Fowler

See Here, Private Hargrove
6.0

(1944) See Here, Private Hargrove

as Uncle George

Gold Diggers of 1935
6.4

(1935) Gold Diggers of 1935

as Louis Lamson

If I Had a Million
6.5

(1932) If I Had a Million

as Prison Priest (uncredited)

March On, America!
4.7

(1942) March On, America!

as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3

(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy

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

Bedside Manner
5.8

(1945) Her Favorite Patient

as Mr. Pope

The Man from M.A.R.S.
0.0

(1922) The Man from M.A.R.S.

as Arthur Wyman

The Headleys at Home
0.0

(1938) The Headleys at Home

as Ernest Headley