Warren Mitchell
Biography
Warren Mitchell was an English actor best known as the bigoted cockney Alf Garnett, whom he played on television, film and stage from the 1960s onward. Born and raised in Stoke Newington, London, he trained at RADA and worked in radio, including Educating Archie and Hancock's Half Hour, before taking small film parts, often as sinister foreign agents. His work as Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part brought him a BAFTA in 1967, and he revived the character for the film The Alf Garnett Saga (1972). His other films included The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961), Help! (1965), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) and The Assassination Bureau (1969). He won two Laurence Olivier Awards, for Death of a Salesman and The Price, plus an Australian Film Institute Award for Norman Loves Rose, and he died in 2015.
89years old at death
- Born Stoke Newington
- Died London
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Warren Misell
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 24 years1958 to 1982
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First role
Mitchell made his broadcasting debut as a regular on the radio program Educating Archie, which opened the door to parts in the radio and television runs of Hancock's Half Hour.
Early training
Richard Burton's account of acting convinced Mitchell it beat finishing his chemistry degree, so he attended RADA for two years and acted at night with London's Unity Theatre.
Beyond film
Mitchell took several musical parts during his long career. He was Theophile in the original London staging of Can-Can, Crookfinger Jake in The Threepenny Opera, and Alfred Doolittle on the My Fair Lady studio album.
Warren Mitchell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Terence Fisher directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Terence FisherDirector, 2 films, 1959 to 1961
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Also two films together7 more actors
- Roy KinnearThe Alf Garnett Saga (1972) and Help! (1965)
- Bernard BresslawJabberwocky (1977) and Moon Zero Two (1969)
- John HarveyHell Is a City (1960) and The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
- Paul StassinoThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) and The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
- Ewen SolonThe Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
- Anne BlakeThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) and The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
- Jan HoldenThe Best House in London (1969) and The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Four awards and honors from 1967 to 2004, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 1967 | Best Actor | Till Death Us Do Part | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2004 | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role | Won | |
| 1982 | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Norman Loves Rose | Won |
| 1979 | Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival | Won | |
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