Grant Mitchell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

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

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • 6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

  • Step Lively

    Step Lively

  • Reformatory

    Reformatory

  • Orchestra Wives

    Orchestra Wives

  • Parole!

    Parole!

  • Bedside Manner

    Bedside Manner

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Guest Wife

    Guest Wife

  • See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

  • In Person

    In Person

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

  • The Show-Off

    The Show-Off

  • Our Betters

    Our Betters

  • Cairo

    Cairo

  • Father Is A Prince

    Father Is A Prince

  • Blondie's Holiday

    Blondie's Holiday

  • Heroes for Sale

    Heroes for Sale

  • One More Spring

    One More Spring

  • The Misleading Lady

    The Misleading Lady

  • King for a Night

    King for a Night

  • Her Master's Voice

    Her Master's Voice

  • Redheads on Parade

    Redheads on Parade

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • The Last Gangster

    The Last Gangster

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • I Love That Man

    I Love That Man

  • The Headleys at Home

    The Headleys at Home

  • First Lady

    First Lady

  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue

    It Happened on Fifth Avenue

  • Blondie's Anniversary

    Blondie's Anniversary

  • Skylark

    Skylark

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • The Life of Emile Zola

    The Life of Emile Zola

  • A Successful Calamity

    A Successful Calamity

  • The Great Lie

    The Great Lie

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

  • Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

  • Tobacco Road

    Tobacco Road

  • Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine

  • Larceny, Inc.

    Larceny, Inc.

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • He Learned About Women

    He Learned About Women

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

    20,000 Years in Sing Sing

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • A Dream Comes True

    A Dream Comes True

  • The Impatient Years

    The Impatient Years

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Men Without Names

    Men Without Names

  • And Now Tomorrow

    And Now Tomorrow

  • The Man from M.A.R.S.

    The Man from M.A.R.S.

  • Castle on the Hudson

    Castle on the Hudson

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

  • Wild Boys of the Road

    Wild Boys of the Road

  • Youth Takes a Fling

    Youth Takes a Fling

  • Gold Diggers of 1935

    Gold Diggers of 1935

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • All by Myself

    All by Myself

  • My Love Came Back

    My Love Came Back

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • The Cat's-Paw

    The Cat's-Paw

  • It All Came True

    It All Came True

  • The Gay Sisters

    The Gay Sisters

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Twenty Million Sweethearts

    Twenty Million Sweethearts

  • The Penalty

    The Penalty

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • Who Killed Doc Robbin?

    Who Killed Doc Robbin?

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • Gridiron Flash

    Gridiron Flash

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

  • That Certain Age

    That Certain Age

  • It's in the Air

    It's in the Air

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • The Stranger's Return

    The Stranger's Return

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner

  • Next Time We Love

    Next Time We Love

  • Man to Man

    Man to Man

  • Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • The Poor Rich

    The Poor Rich

  • Women Are Like That

    Women Are Like That

  • The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

  • 365 Nights in Hollywood

    365 Nights in Hollywood

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

  • March On, America!

    March On, America!

  • Lady Behave!

    Lady Behave!

  • Week-End Marriage

    Week-End Marriage

  • Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

  • Straight from the Heart

    Straight from the Heart

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • Shadows of Sing Sing

    Shadows of Sing Sing

  • When the Lights Go On Again

    When the Lights Go On Again