Grant Mitchell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-06-17

Day of death

1957-05-01 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Grant Mitchell

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.

Known For

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue

    It Happened on Fifth Avenue

  • When the Lights Go On Again

    When the Lights Go On Again

  • Parole!

    Parole!

  • Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

  • Tobacco Road

    Tobacco Road

  • The Show-Off

    The Show-Off

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • Skylark

    Skylark

  • Cairo

    Cairo

  • First Lady

    First Lady

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • Reformatory

    Reformatory

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • Our Betters

    Our Betters

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

  • In Person

    In Person

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Bedside Manner

    Bedside Manner

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • Step Lively

    Step Lively

  • Gridiron Flash

    Gridiron Flash

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • The Great Lie

    The Great Lie

  • Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

  • Men Without Names

    Men Without Names

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

  • The Life of Emile Zola

    The Life of Emile Zola

  • I Love That Man

    I Love That Man

  • A Successful Calamity

    A Successful Calamity

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

  • Gold Diggers of 1935

    Gold Diggers of 1935

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • Next Time We Love

    Next Time We Love

  • The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • It's in the Air

    It's in the Air

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • That Certain Age

    That Certain Age

  • And Now Tomorrow

    And Now Tomorrow

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • The Stranger's Return

    The Stranger's Return

  • A Dream Comes True

    A Dream Comes True

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • Wild Boys of the Road

    Wild Boys of the Road

  • Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

  • Orchestra Wives

    Orchestra Wives

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • Man to Man

    Man to Man

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • He Learned About Women

    He Learned About Women

  • Youth Takes a Fling

    Youth Takes a Fling

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

  • Twenty Million Sweethearts

    Twenty Million Sweethearts

  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine

  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

    20,000 Years in Sing Sing

  • Blondie's Holiday

    Blondie's Holiday

  • Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • 6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

  • The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

  • One More Spring

    One More Spring

  • The Penalty

    The Penalty

  • My Love Came Back

    My Love Came Back

  • The Misleading Lady

    The Misleading Lady

  • March On, America!

    March On, America!

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Women Are Like That

    Women Are Like That

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • It All Came True

    It All Came True

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • All by Myself

    All by Myself

  • Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

  • Heroes for Sale

    Heroes for Sale

  • The Headleys at Home

    The Headleys at Home

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • King for a Night

    King for a Night

  • Straight from the Heart

    Straight from the Heart

  • Week-End Marriage

    Week-End Marriage

  • The Last Gangster

    The Last Gangster

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Father Is A Prince

    Father Is A Prince

  • Larceny, Inc.

    Larceny, Inc.

  • Guest Wife

    Guest Wife

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • Her Master's Voice

    Her Master's Voice

  • Redheads on Parade

    Redheads on Parade

  • Blondie's Anniversary

    Blondie's Anniversary

  • The Gay Sisters

    The Gay Sisters

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • The Man from M.A.R.S.

    The Man from M.A.R.S.

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • Who Killed Doc Robbin?

    Who Killed Doc Robbin?

  • The Cat's-Paw

    The Cat's-Paw

  • Castle on the Hudson

    Castle on the Hudson

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • Lady Behave!

    Lady Behave!

  • The Impatient Years

    The Impatient Years

  • 365 Nights in Hollywood

    365 Nights in Hollywood

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • The Poor Rich

    The Poor Rich