Grant Mitchell
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
17 Jun 1874
Age
152 Years
Born In
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Total Projects
128
Years Active
59 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
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The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
as Judge
movie
Blondie's Anniversary
Blondie's Anniversary
as Samuel Breckenbridge
movie
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as Mitchell Edwards
movie
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
as Congressman Crenshaw
movie
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Al Farrow
movie
Blondie's Holiday
Blondie's Holiday
as Samuel Breckenridge
movie
Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed
as Homer Henshaw
movie
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
as Carlson (uncredited)
movie
Guest Wife
Guest Wife
as House Detective
movie
Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner
as Mr. Pope
movie
Conflict
Conflict
as Dr. Grant
movie
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny
as Mayor of Pantera
movie
Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc.
as Wayne Clark
movie
Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls
as Ralph Neely
movie
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
as Passenger with newspaper
movie
And Now Tomorrow
And Now Tomorrow
as Uncle Wallace
movie
When the Lights Go On Again
When the Lights Go On Again
as Arnold Benson
movie
The Impatient Years
The Impatient Years
as Hotel Clerk
movie
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Reverend Harper
movie
Step Lively
Step Lively
as Dr. Gibbs
movie
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Uncle George
movie
Dixie
Dixie
as Mr. Mason
movie
All by Myself
All by Myself
as J.D. Gibbons
movie
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Edgar Holliday
movie
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen
as Walter Sherwood
movie
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
as Dr. Ward
movie
Cairo
Cairo
as Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
movie
The Gay Sisters
The Gay Sisters
as Gilbert Wheeler
movie
March On, America!
March On, America!
as John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Goodwin
movie
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
as Mr. Aspinwall
movie
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Ernest W. Stanley
movie
Skylark
Skylark
as Frederick Vantine
movie
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
as Clayton Potter
movie
Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth
as Mr. Bishop
movie
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch
as Dean Hutchinson
movie
The Great Lie
The Great Lie
as Joshua Mason
movie
The Penalty
The Penalty
as Judge
movie
Footsteps in the Dark
Footsteps in the Dark
as Wellington Carruthers
movie
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
as George Payne
movie
Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince
as John W. Bower
movie
The Bride Wore Crutches
The Bride Wore Crutches
as E.J. Randall
movie
We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young
as Jones
movie
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back
as Dr. Kobbe
movie
New Moon
New Moon
as Governor of New Orleans
movie
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
as Snade
movie
It All Came True
It All Came True
as Rene Salmon
movie
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
as Caretaker
movie
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
as Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)
movie
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as John Xerxes Archley
movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senator MacPherson
movie
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine
as John Quincy Adams
movie
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen
as Hiram Krispan
movie
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time
as Mr. Pilbeam
movie
6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies
as Warden Alan Parkhurst
movie
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Henry Peck
movie
The Headleys at Home
The Headleys at Home
as Ernest Headley
movie
That Certain Age
That Certain Age
as Jeweler
movie
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
as Duke
movie
Reformatory
Reformatory
as Arnold Frayne
movie
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That
as Mr. Snell
movie
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel
as B.L. Faulkin
movie
Lady Behave!
Lady Behave!
as Burton Williams
movie
First Lady
First Lady
as Ellsworth T. Banning
movie
The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster
as Warden
movie
Music for Madame
Music for Madame
as District Attorney Ernest Robinson
movie
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
as Georges Clemenceau
movie
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Paul Krumpp
movie
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim
as Herbert Pett
movie
My American Wife
My American Wife
as Robert Cantillon
movie
Parole!
Parole!
as Marty Crawford
movie
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as John Summers, Luxury's Owner
movie
Moonlight Murder
Moonlight Murder
as Paul Adams
movie
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case
as District Attorney Markham
movie
Next Time We Love
Next Time We Love
as Michael Jennings
movie
Her Master's Voice
Her Master's Voice
as Horace J. Twilling
movie
A Dream Comes True
A Dream Comes True
as Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)
movie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Thomas Hayden
movie
Things You Never See on the Screen
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
movie
In Person
In Person
as Thaddeus Parks
movie
It's in the Air
It's in the Air
as W. R. Gridley
movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Egeus
movie
Redheads on Parade
Redheads on Parade
as Minor Role (uncredited)
movie
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier
as E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
movie
Men Without Names
Men Without Names
as Andrew Webster, banker
movie
Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady
as Rufus Twitchell
movie
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart
as Austin
movie
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Louis Lamson
movie
One More Spring
One More Spring
as Henry Sheridan
movie
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
as Willis Martin
movie
365 Nights in Hollywood
365 Nights in Hollywood
as J. Walter Delmar
movie
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash
as Howard Smith
movie
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog
as District Attorney Claude Drumm
movie
One Exciting Adventure
One Exciting Adventure
as Fussli
movie
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw
as Silk Hot McGee
movie
We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again
as Wilbur Page
movie
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts
as Sharpe
movie
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
as Mr. 'Pa'
movie
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
as Tom Hopkins
movie
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
as Ed Loomis
movie
Convention City
Convention City
as J.B. Honeywell
movie
King for a Night
King for a Night
as Rev. John Williams
movie
Shadows of Sing Sing
Shadows of Sing Sing
as Joe Martel
movie
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady
as Jasper Bradley Sr.
movie
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road
as James Smith
movie
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions
as Ezra Fowler
movie
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return
as Allen
movie
I Love That Man
I Love That Man
as Dr. Crittenden - Dentist
movie
Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale
as George Gibson
movie
Tomorrow at Seven
Tomorrow at Seven
as Austin Winters
movie
Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner
as Dr. Hawley
movie
Central Airport
Central Airport
as Mr. Blaine
movie
Our Betters
Our Betters
as Thornton Clay
movie
He Learned About Women
He Learned About Women
as Appleby
movie
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
as Vane
movie
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
as Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
movie
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
as Prison Priest (uncredited)
movie
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
as Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
movie
Big City Blues
Big City Blues
as Station Agent
movie
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity
as Connors
movie
Week-End Marriage
Week-End Marriage
as Doctor
movie
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Martin Collins
movie
The Star Witness
The Star Witness
as Pa Leeds
movie
Man to Man
Man to Man
as Barber John Martin Bolton
movie
The Man from M.A.R.S.
The Man from M.A.R.S.
as Arthur Wyman
movie
The Misleading Lady
The Misleading Lady
as Stephen Weatherbee