Grant Mitchell
Acting
Born: 1874-06-17 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died: 1957-05-01
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", "Th
🎬 Movies (20)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
Judge
Blondie's Anniversary
1947
Samuel Breckenbridge
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947
Mitchell Edwards
Honeymoon
1947
Congressman Crenshaw
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
Al Farrow
Blondie's Holiday
1947
Samuel Breckenridge
Easy to Wed
1946
Homer Henshaw
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
Carlson (uncredited)
Guest Wife
1945
House Detective
Bedside Manner
1945
Mr. Pope
Conflict
1945
Dr. Grant
A Medal for Benny
1945
Mayor of Pantera
Crime, Inc.
1945
Wayne Clark
Bring on the Girls
1945
Ralph Neely
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945
Passenger with newspaper
And Now Tomorrow
1944
Uncle Wallace
When the Lights Go On Again
1944
Arnold Benson
The Impatient Years
1944
Hotel Clerk