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Christopher Mitchell(1948-2001)

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Christopher Mitchell in It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
Christopher Mitchell was born on 21 May 1948 in Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and What's Up Superdoc! (1978). He died on 22 February 2001 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK.
BornMay 21, 1948
DiedFebruary 22, 2001(52)
BornMay 21, 1948
DiedFebruary 22, 2001(52)
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Known for

It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
7.2
TV Series
  • Gunner 'Parky' Parkin
Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Emmerdale Farm
4.9
TV Series
  • Norman Harrison
What's Up Superdoc! (1978)
What's Up Superdoc!
3.6
  • Dr.Todd
  • 1978
Angela Down, Liza Goddard, and Susan Jameson in Take Three Girls (1969)
Take Three Girls
7.8
TV Series
  • Edwin

Credits

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Actor

  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Customer in Winchester
    • 1991
  • Patricia Routledge in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
    Keeping Up Appearances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • The Porter
    • 1991
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Prison Officer
    • 1990
  • Mr. Majeika (1988)
    Mr. Majeika
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Ron Bigmore
    • 1989
  • Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden in Never the Twain (1981)
    Never the Twain
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Barman
    • Norman the Barman
    • 1988
  • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)
    Only Fools and Horses
    9.0
    TV Series
    • PC Terence Hoskins
    • Det. Sgt. Terence Hoskins
    • 1983–1985
  • That's My Boy (1981)
    That's My Boy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mike
    • 1983
  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Gunner 'Parky' Parkin
    • 1974–1981
  • Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)
    The Professionals
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Simms
    • 1980
  • Born and Bred (1978)
    Born and Bred
    7.1
    TV Series
    • PC Willis
    • 1980
  • Watch This Space (1980)
    Watch This Space
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1980
  • Crossroads (1964)
    Crossroads
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Barry Allison
    • Det. Const. Hardiman
    • 1970–1980
  • Kelly Monteith in Kelly Monteith (1979)
    Kelly Monteith
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1979
  • Lally Bowers, Pat Coombs, Diana King, Peggy Ledger, and Peggy Mount in You're Only Young Twice (1977)
    You're Only Young Twice
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Junior
    • 1979
  • Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977)
    Come Back Mrs. Noah
    6.1
    TV Series
    • The Butler
    • 1978

Music Department

  • It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
    It Ain't Half Hot Mum
    7.2
    TV Series
    • performer: signature tune (uncredited)
    • 1974–1981

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • May 21, 1948
    • Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 22, 2001
    • King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK(liver cancer)
  • Parents
    • Norman Mitchell
  • Relatives
    • Jacqueline Mitchell(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Following the end of It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974), his career went into an irreversible decline and he found only occasional and diminishing small TV and theatre roles. As a result, he developed a serious alcohol dependency and died of related liver disease at the age of just 52.

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