Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1874-06-17
Deathday: 1957-05-01 (82 years old)

Check on Amazon

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", "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.

Advertisement

Filmography

all 128

Movies 128

self 2

Producer 1

Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Movie
(archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Movie
'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)

Movie
Judge
Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Who Killed Doc Robbin? (1948)

Movie
Samuel Breckenbridge
Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie's Anniversary (1947)

Movie
Mitchell Edwards
The Corpse Came C.O.D.

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

Movie
Congressman Crenshaw
Honeymoon

Honeymoon (1947)

Movie
Al Farrow
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Movie
Samuel Breckenridge
Blondie's Holiday

Blondie's Holiday (1947)

Movie
Homer Henshaw
Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed (1946)

Movie
Carlson (uncredited)
Leave Her to Heaven

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Movie
House Detective
Guest Wife

Guest Wife (1945)

Movie
Mr. Pope
Her Favorite Patient

Her Favorite Patient (1945)

Movie
Dr. Grant
Conflict

Conflict (1945)

Movie
Mayor of Pantera
A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny (1945)

Movie
Wayne Clark
Crime, Inc.

Crime, Inc. (1945)

Movie
Ralph Neely
Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls (1945)

Movie
Passenger with newspaper
Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)

Movie
Uncle Wallace
And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow (1944)

Movie
Arnold Benson
When the Lights Go On Again

When the Lights Go On Again (1944)

Movie
Hotel Clerk
The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years (1944)

Movie
Reverend Harper
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Movie
2.5
Dr. Gibbs
Step Lively

Step Lively (1944)

Movie
Uncle George
See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)

Movie
Mr. Mason
Dixie

Dixie (1943)

Movie
J.D. Gibbons
All by Myself

All by Myself (1943)

Movie
Edgar Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)

Movie
6
Walter Sherwood
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen (1942)

Movie
Dr. Ward
Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives (1942)

Movie
Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
Cairo

Cairo (1942)

Movie
Gilbert Wheeler
The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters (1942)

Movie
John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
March On, America!

March On, America! (1942)

Movie
Mr. Goodwin
Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts (1942)

Movie
Mr. Aspinwall
Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc. (1942)

Movie
Ernest W. Stanley
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

Movie
Frederick Vantine
Skylark

Skylark (1941)

Movie
Clayton Potter
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

Movie
Mr. Bishop
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth (1941)

Movie
Dean Hutchinson
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch (1941)

Movie
Joshua Mason
The Great Lie

The Great Lie (1941)

Movie
Judge
The Penalty

The Penalty (1941)

Movie
Wellington Carruthers
Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark (1941)

Movie
George Payne
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road (1941)

Movie
John Bower
Father Is A Prince

Father Is A Prince (1940)

Movie
Jones
We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young (1940)

Movie
Dr. Kobbe
My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back (1940)

Movie
Governor of New Orleans
New Moon

New Moon (1940)

Movie
Snade
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

Movie
4
Rene Salmon
It All Came True

It All Came True (1940)

Movie
Caretaker
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Movie
5.42
Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson (1940)

Movie
John Xerxes Archley
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)

Movie
6
Senator MacPherson
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Movie
5.27
John Quincy Adams
The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine (1939)

Movie
Hiram Krispan
Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen (1939)

Movie
Mr. Pilbeam
On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time (1939)

Movie
Warden Alan Parkhurst
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies (1939)

Movie
Henry Peck
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)

Movie
Ernest Headley
The Headleys at Home

The Headleys at Home (1938)

Movie
Jeweler
That Certain Age

That Certain Age (1938)

Movie
Duke
Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling (1938)

Movie
Arnold Frayne
Reformatory

Reformatory (1938)

Movie
Mr. Snell
Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That (1938)

Movie
B.L. Faulkin
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel (1938)

Movie
Burton Williams
Lady Behave!

Lady Behave! (1937)

Movie
Ellsworth T. Banning
First Lady

First Lady (1937)

Movie
Warden
The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster (1937)

Movie
District Attorney Ernest Robinson
Music for Madame

Music for Madame (1937)

Movie
Georges Clemenceau
The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Movie
Paul Krumpp
The Devil Is a Sissy

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)

Movie
Herbert Pett
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim (1936)

Movie
Robert Cantillon
My American Wife

My American Wife (1936)

Movie
Marty Crawford
Parole!

Parole! (1936)

Movie
John Summers, Luxury's Owner
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)

Movie
Paul Adams
Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder (1936)

Movie
District Attorney Markham
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case (1936)

Movie
4.5
Michael Jennings
Next Time We Love

Next Time We Love (1936)

Movie
Horace J. Twilling
Her Master's Voice

Her Master's Voice (1936)

Movie
Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True (1935)

Movie
Thomas Hayden
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)

Movie
Self
Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)

Movie
Judge Thaddeus Parks
In Person

In Person (1935)

Movie
W. R. Gridley
It's in the Air

It's in the Air (1935)

Movie
Egeus
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
Redheads on Parade

Redheads on Parade (1935)

Movie
E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier (1935)

Movie
Andrew Webster
Men Without Names

Men Without Names (1935)

Movie
Rufus Twitchell
Traveling Saleslady

Traveling Saleslady (1935)

Movie
Austin
Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart (1935)

Movie
Louis Lamson
Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)

Movie
Henry Sheridan
One More Spring

One More Spring (1935)

Movie
Willis Martin
The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride (1934)

Movie
J. Walter Delmar
365 Nights in Hollywood

365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)

Movie
Howard Smith
Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash (1934)

Movie
District Attorney Claude Drumm
The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

Movie
Fussli
One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure (1934)

Movie
Silk Hot McGee
The Cat's-Paw

The Cat's-Paw (1934)

Movie
Wilbur Page
We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again (1934)

Movie
Sharpe
Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)

Movie
Mr. 'Pa'
The Show-Off

The Show-Off (1934)

Movie
Tom Hopkins
The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich (1934)

Movie
Ed Loomis
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight (1933)

Movie
4
J.B. Honeywell
Convention City

Convention City (1933)

Movie
Rev. John Williams
King for a Night

King for a Night (1933)

Movie
Joe Martel
Shadows of Sing Sing

Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)

Movie
Jasper Bradley Sr.
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady (1933)

Movie
James Smith
Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

Movie
Ezra Fowler
Saturday's Millions

Saturday's Millions (1933)

Movie
Allen
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return (1933)

Movie
Dr. Crittenden - Dentist
I Love That Man

I Love That Man (1933)

Movie
George Gibson
Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale (1933)

Movie
Austin Winters
Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven (1933)

Movie
Dr. Hawley
Lilly Turner

Lilly Turner (1933)

Movie
Mr. Blaine
Central Airport

Central Airport (1933)

Movie
Thornton Clay
Our Betters

Our Betters (1933)

Movie
Appleby
He Learned About Women

He Learned About Women (1933)

Movie
Charlie Vane
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own (1932)

Movie
Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

Movie
Prison Priest
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million (1932)

Movie
Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
Three on a Match

Three on a Match (1932)

Movie
Station Agent
Big City Blues

Big City Blues (1932)

Movie
Connors - Wilton's Butler
A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity (1932)

Movie
Doctor
Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage (1932)

Movie
Martin Collins
The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)

Movie
Pa Leeds
The Star Witness

The Star Witness (1931)

Movie
John Martin Bolton
Man to Man

Man to Man (1930)

Movie
Arthur Wyman
The Man from M.A.R.S.

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

Movie
Stephen Weatherbee
The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady (1916)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.76
Based on 437 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1916
1934
1938
1935
1975
Advertisement

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1874-06-17

Deathday
1957-05-01 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Columbus, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
John Grant Mitchell Jr., Грант Митчелл


This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Advertisement
Leo F. Forbstein
Grant Mitchell
Leo F. Forbstein worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
18 Movies
Orry-Kelly
Grant Mitchell
Orry-Kelly worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
17 Movies
Perc Westmore
Grant Mitchell
Perc Westmore worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
15 Movies
Douglas Shearer
Grant Mitchell
Douglas Shearer worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
13 Movies
Cedric Gibbons
Grant Mitchell
Cedric Gibbons worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
12 Movies
Irving Bacon
Grant Mitchell
Irving Bacon worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
11 Movies
Edwin B. Willis
Grant Mitchell
Edwin B. Willis worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
11 Movies
Hal B. Wallis
Grant Mitchell
Hal B. Wallis worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
11 Movies
Bess Flowers
Grant Mitchell
Bess Flowers worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
11 Movies
Spencer Charters
Grant Mitchell
Spencer Charters worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
10 Movies
Jack Mower
Grant Mitchell
Jack Mower worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
10 Movies
Dick Powell
Grant Mitchell
Dick Powell worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
10 Movies
Bernhard Kaun
Grant Mitchell
Bernhard Kaun worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
10 Movies
Joan Blondell
Grant Mitchell
Joan Blondell worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
9 Movies
Wade Boteler
Grant Mitchell
Wade Boteler worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
9 Movies
George Chandler
Grant Mitchell
George Chandler worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
9 Movies
Charles Trowbridge
Grant Mitchell
Charles Trowbridge worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
9 Movies
Charles Lane
Grant Mitchell
Charles Lane worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
9 Movies
Nat Pendleton
Grant Mitchell
Nat Pendleton worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
9 Movies
Creighton Hale
Grant Mitchell
Creighton Hale worked together with Grant Mitchell in:
8 Movies
  • Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
  • Filmography
  • Information
  • Related Persons
Social Media
X
Facebook
Pinterest
Telegram
Download
iOS Application
Made in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Copyright © MovieFit 2018 – 2024
All external content remains the property of its respective owner.