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Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Born June 17, 1874· Columbus, Ohio, USA

† Died May 1, 1957

30Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Emerging from a legal upbringing in Columbus, Ohio-son of a Civil War general and great-nephew of President Rutherford B. Hayes-Grant Mitchell studied at Yale, where he edited the campus humor magazine, and earned a law degree from Harvard before abandoning his practice in his twenties to pursue acting. He built a substantial Broadway résumé from 1902 to 1939, headlining productions such as It Pay…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Grapes of Wrath★ 7.8
The Grapes of Wrath1940
Caretaker
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington★ 7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939
Senator MacPherson
Arsenic and Old Lace★ 7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace1944
Reverend Harper
One Foot in Heaven★ 6.9
One Foot in Heaven1941
Clayton Potter