- Films
- 50
- Avg rating
- 7.02
- Peak run
- 1937’39
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Thomas by the numbers
Average
7.02
38 rated films
Vote weighted
7.12
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.67
rating spread
Career
26y
1936 to 1961
Total votes
1.38M
across every film
Best
8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
Worst
5.4
The Outlaw
Newest first
Filmography
| 1961 | By Love Possessed | Noah Tuttle | · | 740 |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Judge Henry G. Blake | 7.1 | 8,932 |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | Jon Day Griffith | 6.9 | 7,973 |
| 1954 | Destry | Rags Barnaby | 6.6 | 1,864 |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas | Ed Morgan | 6.0 | 2,625 |
| 1952 |  High Noon | Mayor Jonas Henderson | 7.9 | 118K |
| 1949 | Alias Nick Beal | Joseph Foster | 7.1 | 1,821 |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Red Stanley | · | 706 |
| 1948 | Silver River | John Plato Beck | 6.5 | 1,776 |
| 1947 | High Barbaree | Capt. Thad Vail | · | 546 |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Gill MacBean | · | 869 |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror | Police Lt. Stevenson | 7.0 | 6,446 |
| 1946 |  It's a Wonderful Life | Uncle Billy | 8.6 | 561K |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Terence Aloysius O'Davern | · | 496 |
| 1945 | Adventure | Mudgin | 6.2 | 1,395 |
| 1944 | Buffalo Bill | Ned Buntline | 6.4 | 1,846 |
| 1944 | Dark Waters | Mr. Sydney | 6.5 | 1,242 |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Willie Tulloch | 7.2 | 3,510 |
| 1944 | The Fighting Sullivans | Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan | 7.4 | 2,594 |
| 1944 | Wilson | Joseph Tumulty | 6.3 | 1,884 |
Better together?
Thomas Mitchell's regulars
- Frank CapraDirector and actor · 4 films · 7.85 avg▲+0.71
- Maureen O'HaraCo-star · 4 films · 6.85 avg▼−0.06
- Edward LudwigDirector and actor · 3 films
- John FordDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.27 avg▲+0.26
- Fay BainterCo-star · 3 films · 7.03 avg▲+0.10
- Lloyd BaconDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.40 avg▲+0.47
- Victor FlemingDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.18
- Tay GarnettDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.00 avg●+0.03
- John M. StahlDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.85 avg▼−0.21
- Anatole LitvakDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.32
- Howard HawksDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.51
- Henry KingDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.37
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Thomas Mitchell
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1940Thomas Mitchell
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1938Thomas Mitchell
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.