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Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Acting·1874–1957·128 films

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.…

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Filmography

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)Senator MacPherson
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)Caretaker
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)Reverend Harper
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)Carlson (uncredited)
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)Georges Clemenceau
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)Ed Loomis
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)Ernest W. Stanley
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)Al Farrow
Conflict
Conflict (1945)Dr. Grant
Three on a Match
Three on a Match (1932)Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road (1941)George Payne
Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)Louis Lamson
The Great Lie
The Great Lie (1941)Joshua Mason
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)James Smith
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)Egeus
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)Prison Priest (uncredited)
Dancing Lady
Dancing Lady (1933)Jasper Bradley Sr.
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)Tester of Convicts' IQs (uncredited)
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return (1933)Allen
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc. (1942)Mr. Aspinwall
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)John Summers, Luxury's Owner
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1939)Mr. Pilbeam
The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster (1937)Warden
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man (1940)Snade
Heroes for Sale
Heroes for Sale (1933)George Gibson
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen (1942)Walter Sherwood
No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1932)Vane
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)Clayton Potter
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw (1934)Silk Hot McGee
It All Came True
It All Came True (1940)Rene Salmon
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)District Attorney Claude Drumm
The Star Witness
The Star Witness (1931)Pa Leeds
Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth (1941)Mr. Bishop
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case (1936)District Attorney Markham
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)John Xerxes Archley
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride (1934)Willis Martin
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson (1940)Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel (1938)B.L. Faulkin
Central Airport
Central Airport (1933)Mr. Blaine
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives (1942)Dr. Ward
Our Betters
Our Betters (1933)Thornton Clay
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
Who Killed Doc Robbin? (1948)Judge
Guest Wife
Guest Wife (1945)House Detective
Big City Blues
Big City Blues (1932)Station Agent
Footsteps in the Dark
Footsteps in the Dark (1941)Wellington Carruthers
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)Paul Krumpp
Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed (1946)Homer Henshaw
Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner (1933)Dr. Hawley
Tomorrow at Seven
Tomorrow at Seven (1933)Austin Winters
Lady Behave!
Lady Behave! (1937)Burton Williams
Next Time We Love
Next Time We Love (1936)Michael Jennings
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)Edgar Holliday
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
The Gay Sisters
The Gay Sisters (1942)Gilbert Wheeler
The Feminine Touch
The Feminine Touch (1941)Dean Hutchinson
Step Lively
Step Lively (1944)Dr. Gibbs
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)Thomas Hayden
That Certain Age
That Certain Age (1938)Jeweler
New Moon
New Moon (1940)Governor of New Orleans
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back (1940)Dr. Kobbe
The Impatient Years
The Impatient Years (1944)Hotel Clerk
Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady (1935)Rufus Twitchell
Man to Man
Man to Man (1930)Barber John Martin Bolton
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity (1932)Connors
Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner (1945)Mr. Pope
First Lady
First Lady (1937)Ellsworth T. Banning
Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)Sharpe
The Famous Ferguson Case
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)Martin Collins
Skylark
Skylark (1941)Frederick Vantine
6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies (1939)Warden Alan Parkhurst
Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc. (1945)Wayne Clark
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier (1935)E.V. Richards, Radio Producer
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cairo
Cairo (1942)Mr. O.H.P. Boggs
Honeymoon
Honeymoon (1947)Congressman Crenshaw
We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young (1940)Jones
We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again (1934)Wilbur Page
Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls (1945)Ralph Neely
Week-End Marriage
Week-End Marriage (1932)Doctor
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1939)Hiram Krispan
Moonlight Murder
Moonlight Murder (1936)Paul Adams
Blondie's Anniversary
Blondie's Anniversary (1947)Samuel Breckenbridge
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny (1945)Mayor of Pantera
Convention City
Convention City (1933)J.B. Honeywell
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)Henry Peck
The Penalty
The Penalty (1941)Judge
One More Spring
One More Spring (1935)Henry Sheridan
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)Passenger with newspaper
March On, America!
March On, America! (1942)John Quincy Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)
And Now Tomorrow
And Now Tomorrow (1944)Uncle Wallace
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)Mitchell Edwards
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash (1934)Howard Smith
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts (1942)Mr. Goodwin
In Person
In Person (1935)Thaddeus Parks
Blondie's Holiday
Blondie's Holiday (1947)Samuel Breckenridge
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine (1939)John Quincy Adams
Women Are Like That
Women Are Like That (1938)Mr. Snell
The Show-Off
The Show-Off (1934)Mr. 'Pa'
A Dream Comes True
A Dream Comes True (1935)Egeus (archive footage) (uncredited)
Music for Madame
Music for Madame (1937)District Attorney Ernest Robinson
It's in the Air
It's in the Air (1935)W. R. Gridley
King for a Night
King for a Night (1933)Rev. John Williams
Things You Never See on the Screen
Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)Self
Men Without Names
Men Without Names (1935)Andrew Webster, banker
When the Lights Go On Again
When the Lights Go On Again (1944)Arnold Benson
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)Uncle George
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)Duke
Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince (1940)John W. Bower
Parole!
Parole! (1936)Marty Crawford
Dixie
Dixie (1943)Mr. Mason
Her Master's Voice
Her Master's Voice (1936)Horace J. Twilling
Reformatory
Reformatory (1938)Arnold Frayne
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim (1936)Herbert Pett
The Bride Wore Crutches
The Bride Wore Crutches (1940)E.J. Randall
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions (1933)Ezra Fowler
My American Wife
My American Wife (1936)Robert Cantillon
365 Nights in Hollywood
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)J. Walter Delmar
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich (1934)Tom Hopkins
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart (1935)Austin
All by Myself
All by Myself (1943)J.D. Gibbons
One Exciting Adventure
One Exciting Adventure (1934)Fussli
The Man from M.A.R.S.
The Man from M.A.R.S. (1922)Arthur Wyman
He Learned About Women
He Learned About Women (1933)Appleby
Redheads on Parade
Redheads on Parade (1935)Minor Role (uncredited)
I Love That Man
I Love That Man (1933)Dr. Crittenden - Dentist
Shadows of Sing Sing
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)Joe Martel
The Headleys at Home
The Headleys at Home (1938)Ernest Headley
The Misleading Lady
The Misleading Lady (1916)Stephen Weatherbee