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| Warren Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Warren Misel 14 January 1926 Stoke Newington, London |
| Years active | 1951 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Connie (1950 – present) |
Warren Mitchell (born 14 January 1926) is an English actor. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Note For an area with a similar name see Newington, in the London Borough of Southwark. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
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Early life
Mitchell was born Warren Misel in Stoke Newington, London. Note For an area with a similar name see Newington, in the London Borough of Southwark. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He is of Russian Jewish descent[1], but typically describes himself as an atheist in interviews. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Atheism [2] His father was a glass and china merchant. He was interested in acting from an early age, and attended the Gladys Gordon's Academy of Dramatic Arts in Walthamstow from the age of seven. This article is about a town For the album by East 17 see Walthamstow (album. He did well at school and read physical chemistry at University College, Oxford for six months. University College (in full the The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as Univ) is one of There he met his contemporary Richard Burton, and together they joined the RAF in 1944. Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. He completed his navigator training in Canada just as the war ended[3]. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Career
Richard Burton's description of the acting profession had convinced him that it would be better than completing his physics degree and so Mitchell attended RADA for two years, performing in the evening with the Unity Theatre. Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world The Unity Theatre was a Theatre club formed in 1936 and initially based in St Judes Hall Britannia Street Kings Cross in 1937 they moved to a former chapel in Goldington After a short stint as a DJ on Radio Luxembourg, in 1951, Mitchell became a versatile professional actor with straight and comedy roles on stage, radio, film and television. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. His first broadcast was as a regular on the radio show Educating Archie, and this led to appearances on Hancock's Half Hour. Educating Archie was a BBC Light Programme comedy show broadcast during the 1950s on Sunday lunchtimes featuring Ventriloquist Peter Brough and Hancock's Half Hour was a ground-breaking and influential BBC Radio comedy series of the 1950s starring Tony Hancock, with Sid James By the late fifties, he regularly appeared on television: as Sean Connery's trainer in boxing drama Requiem for a Heavyweight (1957), with Charlie Drake in the sitcom Drake's Progress (BBC, 1957) and a title role in Three 'Tough' Guys (ITV, 1957), in which he played a bungling criminal. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Requiem for a Heavyweight was originally a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the Live television show Playhouse 90 Charlie Drake ( 19 June 1925 &ndash 23 December 2006) was an English Comedian, Actor, Writer He also appeared in many ITC drama series, for ITV: William Tell, The Four Just Men, Sir Francis Drake, The Avengers, Danger Man and as a recurrent guest in The Saint[3]. William Tell (;) The Four Just Men was a 1959 Sapphire Films production for ITC Entertainment. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c 1540 &ndash 27 January 1595 was an English Privateer, navigator, Slaver, and politician The Avengers was a British Television series featuring Secret agents in 1960s Britain. This article is about 1960s TV series aka "Secret Agent" also see 1990s TV series Secret Agent Man.
His cinema début came in 1956, when he played the part of a sailor aboard a British warship in Powell and Pressburger's The Battle of the River Plate, a role in which he is hard to spot and which went uncredited. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential The Battle of the River Plate ( December 13, 1939) was the first major naval battle in World War II. He then appeared in 1957 in Guy Hamilton's Manuela, and he began a career of minor roles as sinister foreign agents, assisted by his premature baldness and facility with eastern European accents. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Guy Hamilton (born September 16, 1922) is a noted English Film director. He appeared in The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (José Quintero, 1961), and Help! (Richard Lester, 1965) and played leads in All The Way Up (James MacTaggart, 1970), The Chain (Jack Gold, 1984), The Dunera Boys (Ben Lewin, 1985) and Foreign Body (Ronald Neame, 1986)[3]. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone is a 1961 British Motion picture made by Seven Arts - Warner Bros José Benjamin Quintero ( October 15, 1924 &ndash February 26, 1999) was a Panamanian theatre director Producer and Help! is a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932) is a British -based Film director famous for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s The Chain is a British Comedy Drama film first released in 1984. Jack Gold (born on June 28, 1930) is a British film and Television director. Ronald Neame, CBE (born 23 April 1911) is a British film Cinematographer, producer, Screenwriter, and
In 1965, he was cast as Alf Garnett in a play for the BBC Comedy Playhouse series, broadcast on 22 July 1965. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alf Garnett is a Fictional character in the British sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part, Till Death Comedy Playhouse was a long running British series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1974 Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. This was the pilot edition of the long running series Till Death Us Do Part with Gretchen Franklin, Una Stubbs and Anthony Booth (later Tony Blair's father-in-law). Till Death Us Do Part is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1975 Gretchen Franklin ( July 7, 1911 &ndash July 11, 2005) was an English actress with a career in showbusiness that spanned over eighty Una Stubbs (born 1 May 1937 in Hinckley, Leicestershire) is an English actress and former Dancer. Antony "Tony" George Booth (born 9 October 1931 in Liverpool, better known as Tony Booth) is an English Actor, best known for Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The part of Mum played by Gretchen Franklin was taken by Dandy Nichols when the programme was commissioned as a series. Gretchen Franklin ( July 7, 1911 &ndash July 11, 2005) was an English actress with a career in showbusiness that spanned over eighty Dandy Nichols ( 21 May, 1907 &ndash 6 February, 1986) was an English actress most noted for her role as Else Garnett the long-suffering Mitchell may be best known for his role as the bigoted cockney West Ham United F.C. supporter, Alf Garnett, but ironically, his real life persona is quite the opposite, being a left-winger, Jewish, and a staunch supporter of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. The term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Alf Garnett is a Fictional character in the British sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part, Till Death PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The show ran from 1966 to 1975, in seven series, making a total of 53 30-minute episodes[4].
He has a long and distinguished career on stage and television. Other small screen roles include performances in The Sweeney (Thames Television for ITV, 1978), Lovejoy (BBC), Waking the Dead (BBC), Kavanagh QC (Carlton Television for ITV), The Merchant of Venice (BBC, 1980) and Gormenghast. The Sweeney was a British Television Police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the Metropolitan Thames Television was a licencee of the British ITV television network covering London and parts of the surrounding counties Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Lovejoy is a series of Picaresque novels by John Grant (under the Pen name Jonathan Gash about the adventures of Lovejoy a British Kavanagh QC was a British Television series made by Carlton Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. Carlton Television is the British ITV franchisee for London and parts of the surrounding counties from 925am every Monday to 5 Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598
On stage he received extensive critical acclaim for his performances in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Harold Pinter's The Caretaker at the National Theatre; and Pinter's The Homecoming and Miller's The Price in the West End, also appearing in Visiting Mr. Green in 2007 and 2008. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play by American playwright Arthur Miller and is considered a classic of American theater The Caretaker is a play by the Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter, first published in 1959. The Homecoming is a two-act award-winning play written in 1964 by Nobel laureate, Harold Pinter. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Visiting Mr Green is a popular and provocative stage play by American author Jeff Baron, that has become one of the most-produced plays in the world
Even after the cancellation of the Alf Garnett sequel series In Sickness And In Health, Mitchell still played him on a number of occasions. In Sickness and in Health was a BBC television sitcom which ran between 1985 & 1992 it was also a sequel to both the highly successful Til ITV aired a series of mini episodes called A Word With Alf featuring Alf and his friends. When Johnny Speight died in 1998, the series was cancelled at the request of Mitchell saying he no longer wanted to play Alf now that Speight was dead. Johnny Speight ( 2 June, 1920 &mdash 5 July, 1998) was a TV scriptwriter of many classic British Sitcoms.
Awards
Warren was voted TV Actor of the Year in 1965, for his portrayal of Alf Garnett, in Til Death Do Us Part'. For his 2003 performance in The Price, he was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, and also nominated for a London Evening Standard Award for Best Actor. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast In 1982, he received an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for the film, Norman Loves Rose. The Australian Film Institute (AFI established in 1958 is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership
Personal life
Mitchell is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. The British Humanist Association is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes Humanism.
He has been married since 1950 to Connie (Constance Wake), an actress who appeared in early 1960s television dramas such as Maigret. They have three children; Rebecca, Daniel and Anna (also known as Georgia Mitchell). He is a naturalised citizen of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [5]
For over twenty years, Mitchell has suffered pain from nerve damage, caused by a virus, and is a supporter of the Neuropathy Trust. Neuropathy is a medical term usually short for Peripheral neuropathy. [6]
Footnotes
- ^ "Variety Club - Jewish Chronicle colour supplement "350 years"", The Jewish Chronicle, 2006-12-15, pp. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of 28-29. Retrieved on 2006-12-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes
- ^ Deveney, Catherine (2007-10-10). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The pride of prejudice. Scotland on Sunday. Scotland on Sunday is a Scottish Sunday Newspaper, published in Edinburgh by The Scotsman Publications Ltd and consequently assuming Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- ^ a b c BFI screen online biography accessed 27 Jun 2007
- ^ Till Death Us Do Part (1966-75) accessed 27 Jun 2007
- ^ "Warren Mitchell is a winner", The 7.30 Report, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 24 February 2004. The 730 Report is an Australian nightly Television current affairs program shown on ABC1 at 7 The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.
- ^ Neuropathy Trust accessed 27 Jun 2007
External links
- Warren Mitchell at the Internet Movie Database
- Screenonline: Warren Mitchell
- TimeOut: Warren Mitchell
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Mitchell, Warren |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Misel, Warren |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | TV, Film and stage actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 January 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stoke Newington, London |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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