- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWarren Misell
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Warren Mitchell was born on January 14, 1926 in Stamford Hill, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Jabberwocky (1977), The Crawling Eye (1958) and The Alf Garnett Saga (1972). He was married to Constance Wake. He died on November 14, 2015 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- SpouseConstance Wake(April 26, 1951 - November 14, 2015) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- 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.
- 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. Mitchell said that his acting ambitions were greatly encouraged by Burton. Later, they appeared together in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965). This was their first meeting since the 1940s, but Burton knew him at once.
- Is a naturalised citizen of Australia.
- 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.
- Despite playing an avid West Ham United fan in Till Death Us Do Part (1965), he is actually a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.
- Johnny Speight is a great satirist, and satire has always gone over the heads of the idiots.
- [on his guest appearances in The Avengers (1961)] Diana Rigg used to giggle behind my back, the bitch! But it was wonderful to work with Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman.
- Carry on Cleo (1965) - £120
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