Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Date of Birth:

Jun 17, 1874

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

The Show-Off The Show-Off

1934

Youth Takes a Fling Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Broadway Gondolier Broadway Gondolier

1935

Twenty Million Sweethearts Twenty Million Sweethearts

1934

Dinner at Eight Dinner at Eight

1933

Leave Her to Heaven Leave Her to Heaven

1945

Dixie Dixie

1943

Men Without Names Men Without Names

1935

One Exciting Adventure One Exciting Adventure

1934

The Secret of Dr. Kildare The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

The Penalty The Penalty

1941

Her Master's Voice Her Master's Voice

1936

Who Killed Doc Robbin? Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948

King for a Night King for a Night

1933

The Stranger's Return The Stranger's Return

1933

The Devil Is a Sissy The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

We're Rich Again We're Rich Again

1934

Gridiron Flash Gridiron Flash

1934

Lady Behave! Lady Behave!

1937

My Love Came Back My Love Came Back

1940

Moonlight Murder Moonlight Murder

1936

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938

Women Are Like That Women Are Like That

1938

Convention City Convention City

1933

6,000 Enemies 6,000 Enemies

1939

In Person In Person

1935

365 Nights in Hollywood 365 Nights in Hollywood

1934

Honeymoon Honeymoon

1947

On Borrowed Time On Borrowed Time

1939

Hollywood: The Selznick Years Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

Traveling Saleslady Traveling Saleslady

1935

I Love That Man I Love That Man

1933

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Saturday's Millions Saturday's Millions

1933

Things You Never See on the Screen Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

A Dream Comes True A Dream Comes True

1935

Redheads on Parade Redheads on Parade

1935

Watchtower Over Tomorrow Watchtower Over Tomorrow

1945

See Here, Private Hargrove See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

Gold Diggers of 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

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

1922

The Headleys at Home The Headleys at Home

1938

Her Favorite Patient Her Favorite Patient

1945

The Big Parade of Comedy The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

If I Had a Million If I Had a Million

1932

March On, America! March On, America!

1942

Bring on the Girls Bring on the Girls

1945

Easy to Wed Easy to Wed

1946

All by Myself All by Myself

1943

We Who Are Young We Who Are Young

1940

Parole! Parole!

1936

Edison, the Man Edison, the Man

1940

20,000 Years in Sing Sing 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

The Great Lie The Great Lie

1941

The Gay Sisters The Gay Sisters

1942

He Learned About Women He Learned About Women

1933

The Life of Emile Zola The Life of Emile Zola

1937

Music for Madame Music for Madame

1937

That Certain Age That Certain Age

1938

Castle on the Hudson Castle on the Hudson

1940

Orchestra Wives Orchestra Wives

1942

It's in the Air It's in the Air

1935

The Poor Rich The Poor Rich

1934

Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen

1939

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

It All Came True It All Came True

1940

Straight from the Heart Straight from the Heart

1935

Footsteps in the Dark Footsteps in the Dark

1941

Dancing Lady Dancing Lady

1933

Hollywood Hotel Hollywood Hotel

1938

Tobacco Road Tobacco Road

1941

Heroes for Sale Heroes for Sale

1933

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

The Star Witness The Star Witness

1931

It Happened on Fifth Avenue It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

Larceny, Inc. Larceny, Inc.

1942

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

Wild Boys of the Road Wild Boys of the Road

1933

New Moon New Moon

1940

Step Lively Step Lively

1944

My Sister Eileen My Sister Eileen

1942

The Man Who Came to Dinner The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

Blondie's Holiday Blondie's Holiday

1947

Blondie's Anniversary Blondie's Anniversary

1947

The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Conflict Conflict

1945

Reformatory Reformatory

1938

Three on a Match Three on a Match

1932

Cairo Cairo

1942

The Cat's-Paw The Cat's-Paw

1934

No Man of Her Own No Man of Her Own

1932

The Last Gangster The Last Gangster

1937

Crime, Inc. Crime, Inc.

1945

One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven

1941

The Feminine Touch The Feminine Touch

1941

Father Is A Prince Father Is A Prince

1940

The Corpse Came C.O.D. The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

Big City Blues Big City Blues

1932

Week-End Marriage Week-End Marriage

1932

When the Lights Go On Again When the Lights Go On Again

1944

A Successful Calamity A Successful Calamity

1932

Piccadilly Jim Piccadilly Jim

1936

The Secret Bride The Secret Bride

1934

My American Wife My American Wife

1936

Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

Man to Man Man to Man

1930

Our Betters Our Betters

1933

Tomorrow at Seven Tomorrow at Seven

1933

The Impatient Years The Impatient Years

1944

And Now Tomorrow And Now Tomorrow

1944

Guest Wife Guest Wife

1945

One More Spring One More Spring

1935

The Misleading Lady The Misleading Lady

1916

Meet the Stewarts Meet the Stewarts

1942

Nothing But the Truth Nothing But the Truth

1941

Lilly Turner Lilly Turner

1933

Skylark Skylark

1941

Central Airport Central Airport

1933

The Famous Ferguson Case The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

A Medal for Benny A Medal for Benny

1945

The Case of the Howling Dog The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

The Garden Murder Case The Garden Murder Case

1936

The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine

1939

Next Time We Love Next Time We Love

1936

First Lady First Lady

1937

Arsenic and Old Lace Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

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