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Birth Day: 1874-06-17
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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Judge
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As Samuel Breckenridge
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As Samuel Breckenbridge
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As Mitchell Edwards
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As Congressman Crenshaw
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As Al Farrow
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As Homer Henshaw
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As House Detective
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As Carlson (uncredited)
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As Passenger with newspaper
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As Ralph Neely
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As Wayne Clark
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As Dr. Grant
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As Mr. Pope
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As Mayor of Pantera
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As Uncle George
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As Hotel Clerk
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As Arnold Benson
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As Uncle Wallace
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As Reverend Harper
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As Dr. Gibbs
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As J.D. Gibbons
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As Edgar Holliday
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As Mr. Mason
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As Mr. Goodwin
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As Gilbert Wheeler
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As Dr. Ward
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As John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
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As Mr. Aspinwall
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As Walter Sherwood
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As Frederick Vantine
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As Wellington Carruthers
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As Ernest W. Stanley
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As Dean Hutchinson
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As Judge
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As George Payne
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As Mr. Bishop
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As Joshua Mason
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As Clayton Potter
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As Jones
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As Governor of New Orleans
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As Snade
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As Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)
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As Rene Salmon
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As Dr. Kobbe
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As John W. Bower
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As Caretaker
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As Hiram Krispan
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As John Xerxes Archley
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As Mr. Pilbeam
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As Warden Alan Parkhurst
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As Senator MacPherson
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As John Quincy Adams
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As Henry Peck
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As Ernest Headley
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As Jeweler
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As Mr. Snell
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As Arnold Frayne
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As B.L. Faulkin
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As Duke
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As Ellsworth T. Banning
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As Burton Williams
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As Warden
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As District Attorney Ernest Robinson
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As Georges Clemenceau
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As Horace J. Twilling
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As Marty Crawford
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As Paul Krumpp
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As Herbert Pett
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As Michael Jennings
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As Robert Cantillon
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As District Attorney Markham
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As Paul Adams
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As John Summers, Luxury's Owner
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As Henry Sheridan
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As W. R. Gridley
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As Rufus Twitchell
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As Judge Thaddeus Parks
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As Austin
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As Thomas Hayden
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As Minor Role (uncredited)
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As Louis Lamson
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As Andrew Webster
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As Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Self
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As E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
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As Egeus
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As Willis Martin
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As District Attorney Claude Drumm
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As Silk Hot McGee
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As J. Walter Delmar
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As Mr. 'Pa'
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As Tom Hopkins
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As Howard Smith
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As Sharpe
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As Fussli
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As Wilbur Page
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As James Smith
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As J.B. Honeywell
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As Ed Loomis
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As Dr. Hawley
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As Mr. Blaine
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As Allen
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As Ezra Fowler
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As Austin Winters
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As Appleby
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As Thornton Clay
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As Rev. John Williams
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As Dr. Crittenden - Dentist
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As Jasper Bradley Sr.
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As George Gibson
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As Charlie Vane
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As Doctor
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As Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
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As Connors
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As Prison Priest (uncredited)
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As Martin Collins
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As Station Agent
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As Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
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As Pa Leeds
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As Barber John Martin Bolton
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As Arthur Wyman
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As Stephen Weatherbee