Norman Mitchell

British actor (1918–2001)

Pauline Mitchell

(m. 1946; died 1992)

Children2, including Christopher

Norman Mitchell Driver (27 August 1918 – 19 March 2001), known professionally as Norman Mitchell, was an English television, stage and film actor.^[1]

Born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, his father was a mining engineer and his mother a concert singer. He attended Carterknowle Grammar School and the University of Sheffield, before appearing in repertory theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. During World War II he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps.^[2] He then made many television appearances and appeared in over sixty films.

Mitchell was married to actress Pauline Mitchell until her death in 1992. He was the father of Jacqueline Mitchell and actor Christopher Mitchell, known for his role in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum.^[3] His son Christopher predeceased him by a month.^[4]

Selected filmography

The Seekers (1954) - Grayson
Up to His Neck (1954) - Fungus
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) - Stallholder (uncredited)
Police Dog (1955)
You Lucky People! (1955) - Soldier (uncredited)
Five Clues to Fortune (1957) - Bert
Three Sundays to Live (1957) - Police Sergeant
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) - (uncredited)
Battle of the V-1 (1958) - German in Kübelwagen (uncredited)
The Price of Silence (1960) - Landlord (uncredited)
Beat Girl (1960) - Club Doorman
This Sporting Life (1963) - Tenant (uncredited)
The Yellow Teddy Bears (1963) - Larry
West 11 (1963) - Shop Customer (uncredited)
Carry On Cabby (1963) - Bespectacled Businessman (uncredited)
Carry On Spying (1964) - Native Policeman / Algerian Gent
Carry On Cleo (1964) - Heckler (uncredited)
A Home of Your Own (1964) - The Foreman
The Little Ones (1965) - (uncredited)
You Must Be Joking! (1965) - Billingsgate Fish Porter (uncredited)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) - Mover
Three Hats for Lisa (1965) - Truck driver
Invasion (1965) - Lorry Driver
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) - William (Willy the Jelly-Man)
I Was Happy Here (1966)
Carry On Screaming! (1966) - Cabby
The Jokers (1967) - Window Cleaner giving interview (uncredited)
A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) - Dray Driver
Two a Penny (1967) - Attendant
Half a Sixpence (1967) - Master of Ceremonies
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) - Party Guest (uncredited one-line spoken part)
Oliver! (1968) - Arresting Policeman
Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) - (uncredited)
Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) - Policeman
Some Will, Some Won't (1970) - Policeman
One More Time (1970) - Sergeant Smith
The Games (1970) - Harry's Boss (uncredited)
Atlantic Wall (1970) - Bobbie 1
On the Buses (1971) - London Transport Official
Bless This House (1972) - Police Sergeant
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) - Restaurant functionary
Nearest and Dearest (1972) - Vernon Smallpiece
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) - Constable
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) - Police Sergeant
Man About the House (1974) - Arthur Mulgrove - Doorman
Legend of the Werewolf (1975) - Tiny
Barry Lyndon (1975) - British Soldier (uncredited)
The Moon Over the Alley (1976) - Joe Tudge
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - Mr. Bullock
The Prince and the Pauper (1977) - Constable (uncredited)
The Big Sleep (1978) - Doorman at Eddie's Club (uncredited)
Carry On Emmannuelle (1978) - Drunken Husband
A Hitch in Time (1978) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Return of the Soldier (1982) - Ernest
The Wicked Lady (1983) - Man at Inn
Revenge of Billy the Kid (1992) - Mr. Allott
Dirty Weekend (1993) - Repair Man
Lighthouse (1999) - Brownlow
Meanwhile (2003) - the Landlord (final film role)

Selected television credits

Lorna Doone (1963) - Sergeant Bloxham
No Cloak – No Dagger (1963) - Police Sergeant
The Saint (1962, Ep. #1-01) - Mr. Smith
Gideon's Way (1964 - Ep. The Rhyme and the Reason) - Club Manager
The Sullavan Brothers (1965) - Mr. Crisp
Sherlock Holmes (1965) - Shinwell Johnson
Doctor Who (in the serial The Daleks' Master Plan) (1965) - First Policeman
Softly, Softly (1966-1969) - Steve / Dave Cullen
Dad's Army (1969) - Captain Rogers
Up Pompeii! (1970) - Stovus Primus
Doctor at Large (1971) - Det. Sgt. Rowley
On the Buses (1970-1971) - Nobby
The Moonstone (1972) - Mr. Ablewhite
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973-1974) - Jack / Barman / Pub Manager
Z-Cars (1962-1977) - George Belling / Stanley Cook / Arnold Porter / PC Adams / Chizzy Black / 1st PC
Beryl's Lot (1973-1977) - Charlie Mills
No Strings (1974) - 1st Workman
Thriller (1975) - 1st man in the pub
Ripping Yarns (1977) - 1st Pressman
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1977) - Captain Owen
Robin's Nest (1978) - Fred
Come Back Mrs Noah (1978) - Mr. Noah
Wodehouse Playhouse (1978) - P.C. Popjoy
The Famous Five (1978) - Ben (the blacksmith)
Danger UXB (1979) - ARP Man
Sykes (1974-1979) - Leg Consultant
George and Mildred (1976-1979) - Mr Clayton / Stanley / Ted / Pet Shop Assistant
You're Only Young Twice (Series 3 - Episode Four - 21 June 1979) - "Use of Bath"- Landlord
Yes Minister (1980) - the Mayor
We, the Accused (1980) - Crompton
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) - Constable Browning
The Goodies (1971) "The Music Master" (ep 2.5)
The Goodies (1973) "The Lost Island of Munga" (ep 3.5)
Worzel Gummidge (1979-1980) - P.C. Parsons
Keep It in the Family (1980-1982) - Piano Mover / Burt
Are You Being Served? (1978-1983) - Customer / Wendel P. Clark
Never the Twain (1986-1988) - Waldo / George
All Creatures Great and Small (1988) - Mr. Birtwhistle
You Rang, M'Lord? (1993) - Perkins
Casualty (1994) - Johno Jenkins
Last of the Summer Wine (1998) - Coggy Duckworth

References

^ "Norman Mitchell". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ "Norman Mitchell - the book". Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^ "BBC - It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Series 1, My Lovely Boy". BBC. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
^ Williamson, Lucy (1 June 2021). "The Only Fools and Horses actor who died tragically young at 52". MyLondon.