Warren Mitchell

Person

Warren Mitchell

Born 14 January 1926 Died 14 November 2015, aged 89 Stoke Newington, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell) was an English actor. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and a two-time winner of the Laurence Olivier Award. His most fondly remembered role is that of the Johnny Speight comic creation of Alf Garnett which he played on and off from 1965 to 1992 with the sitcoms Til Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1950)
66years on screen and counting
11credits in 1963, their busiest year
131dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves poster Age: 90

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016
as Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years poster Age: 81

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007
as Alf Garnett (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol poster Age: 74

A Christmas Carol

2000
as Eddie's Dad
Crackers poster Age: 72

Crackers

1998
as Albert Hall
An Audience with Alf Garnett poster Age: 71

An Audience with Alf Garnett

1997
as Alf Garnett
Gobble poster Age: 71

Gobble

1997
as Waterboard Chairman
Death of a Salesman poster Age: 69

Death of a Salesman

1996
as Willy Loman
Brahms and the Little Singing Girls poster Age: 69

Brahms and the Little Singing Girls

1996
as Johannes Brahms
Wall of Silence poster Age: 67

Wall of Silence

1993
as Samuel Singer
Kokoda Crescent poster Age: 63

Kokoda Crescent

1989
as Stan
Knights & Emeralds poster Age: 60

Knights & Emeralds

1986
as Mr Kirkpatrick
Foreign Body poster Age: 60

Foreign Body

1986
as I.Q. Patel
The Dunera Boys poster Age: 59

The Dunera Boys

1985
as Mr Baum
The Chain poster Age: 58

The Chain

1984
as Bamber
Waterfront poster Age: 57

Waterfront

1984
as Laughing Les
The Plague Dogs poster Age: 56

The Plague Dogs

1982
as Tyson / Wag (voice)
Norman Loves Rose poster Age: 56

Norman Loves Rose

1982
as Morris
The Caretaker poster Age: 55

The Caretaker

1981
as Davies
The Merchant of Venice poster Age: 54

The Merchant of Venice

1980
as Shylock
Meetings with Remarkable Men poster Age: 53

Meetings with Remarkable Men

1979
as Gurdjieff's Father
That's Carry On! poster Age: 51

That's Carry On!

1977
as Spencius (archive footage)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers poster Age: 51

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977
as Morris Morris
Jabberwocky poster Age: 51

Jabberwocky

1977
as Mr. Fishfinger
What Changed Charley Farthing? poster Age: 49

What Changed Charley Farthing?

1976
as MacGregor
Moss poster Age: 49

Moss

1975
as Moss
Secrets poster Age: 47

Secrets

1973
as Rose
Innocent Bystanders poster Age: 46

Innocent Bystanders

1972
as Omar
The Alf Garnett Saga poster Age: 46

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972
as Alf Garnett
Prisoners poster Age: 45

Prisoners

1971
as The Guard
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town poster Age: 44

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

1970
as Gus Elen
All the Way Up poster Age: 44

All the Way Up

1970
as Fred Midway
Moon Zero Two poster Age: 43

Moon Zero Two

1969
as J.J. Hubbard
The Best House in London poster Age: 43

The Best House in London

1969
as Count Pandolfo
The Assassination Bureau poster Age: 43

The Assassination Bureau

1969
as Herr Weiss
Till Death Us Do Part poster Age: 42

Till Death Us Do Part

1969
as Alf Garnett
Diamonds for Breakfast poster Age: 42

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968
as Popov
The Jokers poster Age: 41

The Jokers

1967
as Lennie
Arrivederci, Baby! poster Age: 40

Arrivederci, Baby!

1966
as Conte de Rienz / Maximillian
The Sandwich Man poster Age: 40

The Sandwich Man

1966
as Gipsy Sid
Promise Her Anything poster Age: 40

Promise Her Anything

1966
as Frank Focus / Panel Moderator
Calf Love poster Age: 40

Calf Love

1966
as Herr Westermann
The Night Caller poster Age: 39

The Night Caller

1965
as Reg Lilburn
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster Age: 39

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965
as Mr. Zanfrello
The Fox and the Forest poster Age: 39

The Fox and the Forest

1965
as Joe
Help! poster Age: 39

Help!

1965
as Abdul
San Ferry Ann poster Age: 39

San Ferry Ann

1965
as Maitre d'Hotel
The Intelligence Men poster Age: 39

The Intelligence Men

1965
as Prozoroff
Carry On Cleo poster Age: 38

Carry On Cleo

1964
as Spencius
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone? poster Age: 38

Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?

1964
as Emilio Dinelli
Unearthly Stranger poster Age: 37

Unearthly Stranger

1963
as Prof. Munro
Calculated Risk poster Age: 37

Calculated Risk

1963
as Simmie
We Joined the Navy poster Age: 37

We Joined the Navy

1963
as 'Honest' Marcel
The Small World of Sammy Lee poster Age: 37

The Small World of Sammy Lee

1963
as Lou Leeman
Incident at Midnight poster Age: 36

Incident at Midnight

1963
as Chemist
The Sicilians poster Age: 36

The Sicilians

1963
as O'Leary
The King's Breakfast poster Age: 36

The King's Breakfast

1963
as The Gym Instructor
Seventy Deadly Pills poster Age: 36

Seventy Deadly Pills

1963
as Lofty
The Silent Invasion poster Age: 36

The Silent Invasion

1962
as Robert
The Main Attraction poster Age: 36

The Main Attraction

1962
Village of Daughters poster Age: 36

Village of Daughters

1962
as Puccelli (A Father)
Postman's Knock poster Age: 36

Postman's Knock

1962
as Rupert
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone poster Age: 35

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961
as Giorgio
Don't Bother to Knock poster Age: 35

Don't Bother to Knock

1961
as Waiter
The Curse of the Werewolf poster Age: 35

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961
as Pepe Valiente
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's poster Age: 34

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960
as Tailor
Two-Way Stretch poster Age: 34

Two-Way Stretch

1960
as Tailor
Surprise Package poster Age: 34

Surprise Package

1960
as Klimatis
The Boy Who Stole a Million poster Age: 34

The Boy Who Stole a Million

1960
as Pedro
Doctor in Love poster Age: 34

Doctor in Love

1960
as Haystack Club Manager (uncredited)
Hell Is a City poster Age: 34

Hell Is a City

1960
as Commercial Traveller
The Stranglers of Bombay poster Age: 33

The Stranglers of Bombay

1959
as Merchant (uncredited)
Girls at Sea poster Age: 32

Girls at Sea

1958
as Arthur
Three Crooked Men poster Age: 32

Three Crooked Men

1958
as Walter Prinn
The Crawling Eye poster Age: 32

The Crawling Eye

1958
as Prof. Crevett
Manuela poster Age: 31

Manuela

1957
as Moss
Blood Money poster Age: 31

Blood Money

1957
as Army
Paid to Kill poster Age: 28

Paid to Kill

1954
as Laughing Man in Bar
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TV credits

Newest first
The Shark Net poster Age: 77

The Shark Net

2003
as Ralph Wheatley
Waking the Dead poster Age: 75

Waking the Dead

2001
as Edgar Truelove (uncredited)
Gormenghast poster Age: 74

Gormenghast

2000
as Barquentine
The Thoughts of Chairman Alf poster Age: 72

The Thoughts of Chairman Alf

1998
as Alf Garnett
No poster
Age: 72

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998
Animated World Faiths poster Age: 71

Animated World Faiths

1998
as Grandfather (voice)
Ain't Misbehavin' poster Age: 71

Ain't Misbehavin'

1997
as Ray Smiles
So You Think You've Got Troubles poster Age: 65

So You Think You've Got Troubles

1991
as Ivan Fox
Screen One poster Age: 63

Screen One

1989
as Samuel Singer
Acropolis Now poster Age: 63

Acropolis Now

1989
Lovejoy poster Age: 59

Lovejoy

1986
as Uncle Jack
In Sickness and in Health poster Age: 59

In Sickness and in Health

1985
as Alf Garnett
Till Death... poster Age: 55

Till Death...

1981
as Alf Garnett
An Audience with... poster Age: 51

An Audience with...

1978
as Alf Garnett
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster Age: 51

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977
as Albert Cakebread
The Sweeney poster Age: 48

The Sweeney

1975
The Sweeney poster Age: 48

The Sweeney

1975
as William Wardle
No poster
Age: 47

Men of Affairs

1973
as Sir William Mainwaring-Brown MP
No poster
Age: 47

Black and Blue

1973
as Cyril Rose
Play for Today poster Age: 44

Play for Today

1970
as Moss
No poster
Age: 41

A Series of Bird's

1967
Till Death Us Do Part poster Age: 40

Till Death Us Do Part

1966
as Alf Garnett
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 39

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Spas T Raikin, Traveller's Aid Representative
Out of the Unknown poster Age: 39

Out of the Unknown

1965
as Joe
The Man in Room 17 poster Age: 39

The Man in Room 17

1965
as Petropolous
Redcap poster Age: 38

Redcap

1964
as Inspector Gregoriou
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 38

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Herr Westermann
Theatre 625 poster Age: 38

Theatre 625

1964
as Head Porter
Theatre 625 poster Age: 38

Theatre 625

1964
as Ballas
No poster
Age: 37

First Night

1963
as Uncle Nick
No poster
Age: 37

Crane

1963
as Julius Dorfmann
The Human Jungle poster Age: 37

The Human Jungle

1963
as 'Deacon' Hobbs
The Saint poster Age: 36

The Saint

1962
as Marco Di Cesari
Man of the World poster Age: 36

Man of the World

1962
as Alex
Suspense poster Age: 36

Suspense

1962
as Mullen
Z-Cars poster Age: 35

Z-Cars

1962
Sir Francis Drake poster Age: 35

Sir Francis Drake

1961
as Roberto
No poster
Age: 35

Drama 61-67

1961
as Andropoulis
No poster
Age: 35

Drama 61-67

1961
as Kovacs
The Avengers poster Age: 34

The Avengers

1961
as Brodney
Maigret poster Age: 34

Maigret

1960
No poster
Age: 34

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Bober
Danger Man poster Age: 34

Danger Man

1960
as Jose Santiago
Danger Man poster Age: 34

Danger Man

1960
as Banarji
Danger Man poster Age: 34

Danger Man

1960
as Stashig
No Hiding Place poster Age: 33

No Hiding Place

1959
Interpol Calling poster Age: 33

Interpol Calling

1959
as Willi
The Larkins poster Age: 32

The Larkins

1958
as Maxie Green
The Adventures of William Tell poster Age: 32

The Adventures of William Tell

1958
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 30

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Stan
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 30

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Harry Jacobs
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 30

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Henry Sunday
Hancock's Half Hour poster Age: 30

Hancock's Half Hour

1956
Sunday Night Theatre poster Age: 23

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
as Sam Harris
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