Thomas Mitchell was one of the great American character actors, whose credits read like a list of the greatest American films of the 20th century: In den Fesseln von Shangri-La (1937); Höllenfahrt nach Santa Fé (1939); Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (1939); Mr. Smith geht nach Washington (1939); Vom Winde verweht (1939); Ist das Leben nicht schön? (1946) and Zwölf Uhr mittags (1952). His portrayals are so diverse and convincing that most people don't even realize that one actor could have played them all. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1940 for his role as the drunken Doc Boone in John Ford's Höllenfahrt nach Santa Fé (1939). - IMDb Mini Biography By: [email protected]