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1 | Cousin of scriptwriter Ronald Wolfe. |
2 | Has three children, Rebecca, Daniel Mitchell, and Anna (Georgia Mitchell). |
3 | Mitchell and Richard Burton were Royal Air Force cadets together at Oxford in 1944, where they knew one another and became friends. From 1944-1947, when both were demobilized, they were stationed together at times in Canada and back in England. Later, they appeared together in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965). |
4 | Suffered a stroke in August 2004 and was back on stage a week later performing in Arthur Miller's "The Price", a two-hour one-man show. |
5 | Spent two weeks as a Radio Luxembourg DJ in the 1950s under his real name of Warren Misel. He was advised to change his surname so he chose the name Mitchell. |
6 | He was nominated for a 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Price, at the Apollo Theatre in London, England. |
7 | He was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role of 2003 for his performance in "The Price" at the Apollo Theatre. |
8 | His huge following as the bigoted "Alf Garnett" character in Till Death Us Do Part (1965), led to the birth of its American cousin series, All in the Family (1971), in 1972 and his "Alf" counterpart, "Archie Bunker", played with equal success by Carroll O'Connor. |
9 | Is a naturalised citizen of Australia. |
10 | Despite playing an avid West Ham United fan in Till Death Us Do Part (1965), he is actually a Tottenham Hotspur supporter. |
11 | Voted TV Actor of the Year for his portrayal of Cockney bigot Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part (1965). |
12 | Daughter: Connie |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 10th Man | 2006 | Short | Coleman |
The Shark Net | 2003 | TV Mini-Series | Ralph Wheatley |
Waking the Dead | 2002 | TV Series | Edgar Truelove |
Last of the Summer Wine | 2001 | TV Series | Potts |
A Christmas Carol | 2000 | TV Movie | Eddie's Dad |
Monsignor Renard | 2000 | TV Mini-Series | Marechal Pétain |
Gormenghast | 2000 | TV Mini-Series | Barquentine |
The Thoughts of Chairman Alf | 1998 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
Crackers | 1998 | | Albert Hall |
Des O'Connor's World Cup Party | 1998 | TV Special | Alf Garnett |
A Word with Alf | 1997 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
Ain't Misbehavin' | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Ray Smiles |
An Audience with Alf Garnett | 1997 | TV Movie | Alf Garnett |
Kavanagh QC | 1997 | TV Series | Avram Rypin |
Gobble | 1997 | TV Movie | Waterboard Chairman |
Death of a Salesman | 1996 | TV Movie | Willy Loman |
Screen One | 1993 | TV Series | Samuel Singer |
Lovejoy | 1993 | TV Series | Uncle Jack |
In Sickness and in Health | 1985-1992 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
So You Think You've Got Troubles | 1991 | TV Series | Ivan Fox |
Jackaroo | 1990 | TV Movie | Ambrose Barberton |
Kokoda Crescent | 1989 | | Stan |
Acropolis Now | 1989 | TV Series | Kostas Stephanidis |
Tickets for the Titanic | 1988 | TV Series | George |
Knights & Emeralds | 1986 | | Mr. Kirkpatrick |
Foreign Body | 1986 | | I.Q. Patel |
The Dunera Boys | 1985 | TV Series | Mr. Baum |
The Chain | 1984 | | Bamber |
Man of Letters | 1984/I | TV Movie | Sir Dorton Serry |
Waterfront | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Les |
Lady Is a Tramp | 1984 | TV Series | Tramp |
The Last Bastion | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Franklin D Roosevelt |
The Main Attraction | 1983 | TV Series | |
The Plague Dogs | 1982 | | Tyson Wag (voice) |
Norman Loves Rose | 1982 | | Morris |
Till Death... | 1981 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
The Merchant of Venice | 1980 | TV Movie | Shylock |
Meetings with Remarkable Men | 1979 | | Gurdjieff's Father |
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | 1977 | TV Series | Albert Cakebread |
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers | 1977 | | Morris Morris |
Jabberwocky | 1977 | | Mr. Fishfinger |
The Bananas Boat | 1976 | | MacGregor |
Hogan in London | 1975 | TV Movie | |
Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game | 1975 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
Till Death Us Do Part | 1966-1975 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
Play for Today | 1975 | TV Series | Moss |
The Ernie Sigley Show | 1975 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
The Sweeney | 1975 | TV Series | William Wardle |
Men of Affairs | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Sir William Mainwaring-Brown MP Sir William Mainwaring-Brown Sir William |
It's Lulu | 1973 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
Black and Blue | 1973 | TV Series | Rose |
Comedy Playhouse | 1961-1972 | TV Series | Fritz Van Scharngnau Clausewitz Sydney Claw Alf Ramsey ... |
The Alf Garnett Saga | 1972 | | Alf Garnett |
Innocent Bystanders | 1972 | | Omar |
A Christmas Night with the Stars | 1967-1971 | TV Series | Alf Garnett - Till Death Us Do Part segment Alf Garnett |
All the Way Up | 1970 | | Fred Midway |
'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town | 1970 | TV Movie | Gus Elan |
Moon Zero Two | 1969 | | Hubbard |
The Frankie Howerd Show | 1969 | TV Series | |
The Best House in London | 1969 | | Count Pandolfo |
The Assassination Bureau | 1969 | | Herr Weiss |
Till Death Us Do Part | 1968 | | Alf Garnett |
Diamonds for Breakfast | 1968 | | Popov |
A Series of Bird's | 1967 | TV Series | |
Theatre 625 | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Ballas / Head porter |
Armchair Theatre | 1958-1967 | TV Series | Henry Sunday / Harry Jacobs / Landlord / ... |
Dusty | 1967 | TV Series | |
The Jokers | 1967 | | Lennie |
The Avengers | 1963-1967 | TV Series | Brodny / Keller / Captain Jason |
Dying for a Smoke | 1967 | Short | Old Nick O'Teen (voice, uncredited) |
Arrivederci, Baby! | 1966 | | Conte de Rienz / Maximillian |
The Sandwich Man | 1966 | | Gypsy Sid |
The Man in Room 17 | 1966 | TV Series | Petropolous |
Pardon the Expression | 1966 | TV Series | Harvey Clawson |
BBC Play of the Month | 1966 | TV Series | Spas T. Raikin, Traveller's Aid Rep. |
Frankie Howerd | 1966 | TV Series | Francis' Agent |
Court Martial | 1966 | TV Series | Guido Orsini |
Promise Her Anything | 1966 | | Frank Focus / Panel Moderator |
The Wednesday Play | 1966 | TV Series | Herr Westermann |
Secret Agent | 1964-1966 | TV Series | Military Attache / Fortune Teller / Lamaze / ... |
Blood Beast from Outer Space | 1965 | | Reg Lilburn |
Barney Is My Darling | 1965 | TV Series | |
Out of the Unknown | 1965 | TV Series | Joe |
Redcap | 1965 | TV Series | Inspector |
Gaslight Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Hugh Drayton / Lawyer Cribbs / Piankeshaw / ... |
Help! | 1965 | | Abdul |
San Ferry Ann | 1965 | | Maitre d'Hotel |
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | 1965 | | Mr. Zanfrello |
The Intelligence Men | 1965 | | Prozoroff |
The Walrus and the Carpenter | 1965 | TV Series | |
A Little Big Business | 1965 | TV Series | Dr. Froehling |
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone? | 1964 | | Emilio Dinelli, the Magician |
Carry on Cleo | 1964 | | Spencius |
The Big Noise | 1964 | TV Series | Willie Lyman |
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | 1964 | TV Series | Dana Da |
Detective | 1964 | TV Series | Roscovitch |
Love Story | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Mr. Freedman / Hersh |
Sergeant Cork | 1964 | TV Series | Kendrick |
Seventy Deadly Pills | 1964 | | Lofty |
Calculated Risk | 1963 | | Simmie |
The Sicilians | 1963 | | O'Leary |
First Night | 1963 | TV Series | Uncle Nick |
The Sentimental Agent | 1963 | TV Series | Pugh |
The Saint | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Marco Di Cesari Marco de Cesari |
Our Man at St. Mark's | 1963 | TV Series | Joe Meyer |
Unearthly Stranger | 1963 | | Prof. Geoffrey D. Munro |
Zero One | 1963 | TV Series | Suleman Bey |
Tin Pan Alice | 1963 | TV Movie | |
BBC Sunday-Night Play | 1961-1963 | TV Mini-Series | Angelo / The Cell Warder / Bober |
Maupassant | 1963 | TV Series | Monsieur Dubois |
Comedy Four | 1963 | TV Series | Albert |
The Human Jungle | 1963 | TV Series | 'Deacon' Hobbs |
Bootsie and Snudge | 1961-1963 | TV Series | Bus Inspector / Dr. Aristide Groper / Rev. Dante Groper / ... |
Crane | 1963 | TV Series | Julius Dorfmann |
The Small World of Sammy Lee | 1963 | | Lou Leeman |
Ghost Squad | 1963 | TV Series | Mahmoud / Alfiat |
Incident at Midnight | 1963 | | Chemist |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Chemist |
The King's Breakfast | 1963 | Short | The Gym Instructor |
Z Cars | 1962 | TV Series | Morrie Morris |
We Joined the Navy | 1962 | | 'Honest' Marcel |
The Main Attraction | 1962 | | Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) |
Man of the World | 1962 | TV Series | Alex |
No Hiding Place | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Miles Webber / Bembo |
Brothers in Law | 1962 | TV Series | George Coles |
Suspense | 1962 | TV Series | Mullen |
Village of Daughters | 1962 | | Puccelli (A Father) |
Operation Snatch | 1962 | | Contact Man |
Postman's Knock | 1962 | | Rupert |
The Silent Invasion | 1962 | | Robert |
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | 1961 | | Giorgio |
Maigret | 1961 | TV Series | Café Proprietor |
Sir Francis Drake | 1961 | TV Series | Roberto |
Colonel Trumper's Private War | 1961 | TV Series | Prof. Pan Malcov |
Deadline Midnight | 1961 | TV Series | Andre Gudenian |
Drama 61-67 | 1961 | TV Series | Andropoulis |
Why Bother to Knock | 1961 | | Waiter |
The Curse of the Werewolf | 1961 | | Pepe Valiente |
ITV Television Playhouse | 1957-1961 | TV Series | Sammy Shulman / Sgt. Milligan / Desk clerk |
Danger Man | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Stashig / Banarji / Jose Santiago |
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | 1960 | | Tailor |
Surprise Package | 1960 | | Klimatis |
The Boy Who Stole a Million | 1960 | | Pedro |
Doctor in Love | 1960 | | Haystack Club Manager (uncredited) |
Hell Is a City | 1960 | | Commercial Traveller |
Man from Interpol | 1960 | TV Series | The Police Chief |
Two Way Stretch | 1960 | | Tailor |
The Four Just Men | 1959 | TV Series | George Rudley |
Tommy the Toreador | 1959 | | Waiter |
Interpol Calling | 1959 | TV Series | Willi |
The Stranglers of Bombay | 1959 | | Merchant (uncredited) |
It's Saturday Night | 1959 | TV Series | |
Musical Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | Binci |
William Tell | 1959 | TV Series | Carlo |
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Paul Krolski / Sam Harris / Tom Weldon / ... |
The Anne Shelton Show | 1959 | TV Series | |
Three Crooked Men | 1959 | | Walter Prinn |
Hancock's Half Hour | 1956-1959 | TV Series | Grimaldo / Lew Silver / Film Producer / ... |
Glencannon | 1959 | TV Series | |
Habatales | 1959 | TV Series | Narrator |
The Crawling Eye | 1958 | | Prof. Crevett |
Girls at Sea | 1958 | | Arthur |
The Larkins | 1958 | TV Series | Maxie Green |
Television Playwright | 1958 | TV Series | Sam Isaacs |
Starr and Company | 1958 | TV Series | Charlie Rogers |
Big Guns | 1958 | TV Series | Kegworthy |
Dick and the Duchess | 1958 | TV Series | Charlie Burrows |
All at Sea | 1957 | | Artie White |
Nicholas Nickleby | 1957 | TV Series | Gentleman in small clothes |
Busman's Honeymoon | 1957 | TV Movie | Mr. MacBride |
Three Tough Guys | 1957 | TV Series | |
Drake's Progress | 1957 | TV Series | |
Stowaway Girl | 1957 | | Moss |
Blood Money | 1957 | TV Movie | Army |
The Trial of Mary Dugan | 1957 | TV Movie | Henry Plaisted |
No Shepherds Watched | 1957 | TV Movie | Boxer Baker |
The Children of the New Forest | 1955 | TV Series | Oliver Cromwell |
Passing Stranger | 1954 | uncredited | |
Paid to Kill | 1954 | | Laughing Man in Bar (uncredited) |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
This Morning | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Rod Hull: A Bird in the Hand | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Sitcom Story | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Showbiz Set | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Funny Turns | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Alf Garnett / Various |
Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom | 1999 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / 'Alf Garnett' |
Have I Got News for You | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
The Life and Times of Alf Garnett | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Alf Garnett |
Ken Dodd: An Audience with Ken Dodd | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Without Walls | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Noel's House Party | 1994 | TV Series | |
Telly Addicts | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
Television's Greatest Hits | 1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
6 O'Clock Live | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Aspel & Company | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
Byline | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Alf Garnett / the councillor |
An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Wogan | 1986 | TV Series | Alf Garnett |
The Bob Monkhouse Show | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
Tell Me Another | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
The Dick Cavett Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
The Ernie Sigley Show | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
Jokers Wild | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
The Graham Kennedy Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
This Is Your Life | 1970-1972 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Contribution recorded in Australia |
In Melbourne Tonight | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
Dee Time | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
The Eamonn Andrews Show | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Himself |
Gala Opening | 1959 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Ted Ray Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
The Eamonn Andrews Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
Show Case | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Unforgettable Rod Hull | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The One Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The Daily Politics | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Men About the House | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Comedy Connections | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Alf Garnett |
Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Forty Years of Fuck | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
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