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

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    The Grapes of Wrath

  • Gold Diggers of 1935

    Gold Diggers of 1935

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • March On, America!

    March On, America!

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • The Life of Emile Zola

    The Life of Emile Zola

  • The Great Lie

    The Great Lie

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • First Lady

    First Lady

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

  • Leave Her to Heaven

    Leave Her to Heaven

  • I Love That Man

    I Love That Man

  • Men Without Names

    Men Without Names

  • One More Spring

    One More Spring

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • And Now Tomorrow

    And Now Tomorrow

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • Skylark

    Skylark

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • The Misleading Lady

    The Misleading Lady

  • It's in the Air

    It's in the Air

  • Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

  • Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

  • Man to Man

    Man to Man

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • Tobacco Road

    Tobacco Road

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • That Certain Age

    That Certain Age

  • Parole!

    Parole!

  • The Penalty

    The Penalty

  • Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

  • A Successful Calamity

    A Successful Calamity

  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine

  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue

    It Happened on Fifth Avenue

  • Bedside Manner

    Bedside Manner

  • The Show-Off

    The Show-Off

  • Crime, Inc.

    Crime, Inc.

  • Straight from the Heart

    Straight from the Heart

  • Twenty Million Sweethearts

    Twenty Million Sweethearts

  • King for a Night

    King for a Night

  • Week-End Marriage

    Week-End Marriage

  • Next Time We Love

    Next Time We Love

  • The Corpse Came C.O.D.

    The Corpse Came C.O.D.

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • Saturday's Millions

    Saturday's Millions

  • Step Lively

    Step Lively

  • The Headleys at Home

    The Headleys at Home

  • Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

  • 6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

  • The Stranger's Return

    The Stranger's Return

  • Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

  • In Person

    In Person

  • Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

  • Reformatory

    Reformatory

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • A Dream Comes True

    A Dream Comes True

  • Gridiron Flash

    Gridiron Flash

  • Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • All by Myself

    All by Myself

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • Our Betters

    Our Betters

  • Youth Takes a Fling

    Youth Takes a Fling

  • The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

  • He Learned About Women

    He Learned About Women

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Cairo

    Cairo

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Wild Boys of the Road

    Wild Boys of the Road

  • The Last Gangster

    The Last Gangster

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • It All Came True

    It All Came True

  • See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • 20,000 Years in Sing Sing

    20,000 Years in Sing Sing

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Father Is A Prince

    Father Is A Prince

  • Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • When the Lights Go On Again

    When the Lights Go On Again

  • Blondie's Holiday

    Blondie's Holiday

  • Orchestra Wives

    Orchestra Wives

  • My Love Came Back

    My Love Came Back

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • Heroes for Sale

    Heroes for Sale

  • The Cat's-Paw

    The Cat's-Paw

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • Guest Wife

    Guest Wife

  • Her Master's Voice

    Her Master's Voice

  • The Gay Sisters

    The Gay Sisters

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • Blondie's Anniversary

    Blondie's Anniversary

  • Women Are Like That

    Women Are Like That

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • 365 Nights in Hollywood

    365 Nights in Hollywood

  • Redheads on Parade

    Redheads on Parade

  • Larceny, Inc.

    Larceny, Inc.

  • The Man from M.A.R.S.

    The Man from M.A.R.S.

  • The Impatient Years

    The Impatient Years

  • Castle on the Hudson

    Castle on the Hudson

  • The Poor Rich

    The Poor Rich

  • Who Killed Doc Robbin?

    Who Killed Doc Robbin?

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • Lady Behave!

    Lady Behave!

  • Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner