Christopher Mitchell (actor)
Christopher Mitchell | |
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| Born | Christopher Mitchell Driver 21 May 1948 Surrey, England |
| Died | 22 February 2001 (aged 52) King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–1991 |
| Parent | Norman Mitchell |
Christopher Mitchell Driver (21 May 1948 – 22 February 2001) was an English actor known for his role in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as Gunner Nigel 'Parky' Parkin.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]His film credits include Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967), This, That and the Other (1969), The Sex Thief (1973) and What's Up Superdoc! (1978).[3] From 1974 to 1981, Mitchell played Gunner Nigel "Parky" Parkin in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. He appeared in two episodes of Only Fools and Horses ("May the Force Be With You" in 1983 and "To Hull and Back" in 1985), playing policeman Terry Hoskins.[4][5] In addition he had parts in many other comedies such as: Keeping Up Appearances; Never the Twain and That's My Boy.[6]
Death
[edit | edit source]He died from liver cancer at the age of 52, a month before his father, actor Norman Mitchell, and in the same year as Kenneth MacDonald, another actor with a role as a gunner in It Ain't Half Hot Mum, who died of a heart attack aged 50.[6][7]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1967 | Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush | Tony[8] |
| 1969 | This, That and the Other | Carl[8] |
| 1973 | The Sex Thief | Wensleydale[8] |
| 1978 | What's Up Superdoc! | Dr. Todd[8] |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Emergency Ward 10 | Ron Lee | One episode[8] |
| Seven Deadly Virtues | Gordon Mather | ||
| 1968 | Sam and Janet | Ron | |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Bounder | ||
| Dixon of Dock Green | Pete | ||
| 1969 | Strange Report | Jay Brand | |
| Detective | Billy Smith | ||
| 1969—1970 | Take Three Girls | Edwin | Five episodes[8] |
| 1970 | Ours Is A Nice House | Simon | One episode[8] |
| 1971 | Z-Cars | Bob | Three episodes[8] |
| The Fenn Street Gang | Edgar | One episode[8] | |
| 1972 | The Shadow of the Tower | First Guard | |
| Alcock and Gander | Harry | ||
| Emmerdale | Norman Harrison | Three episodes[8] | |
| 1973 | Arthur of the Britons | Barth | One episode[8] |
| 1974—1981 | It Ain't Half Hot Mum | Gunner "Parky" Parkin | Fifty-six episodes[8] |
| 1974 | The Protectors | Juan | One episode[8] |
| Doctor at Sea | Doctor | ||
| 1976, 1995 | This Is Your Life | Himself | Two episodes[8] |
| 1976 | The Cedar Tree | Alan Chapman | |
| 1977 | No Appointment Necessary | Garth | One episode[8] |
| 1978 | Come Back Mrs. Noah | The Butler | |
| 1979 | You're Only Young Twice | Junior | |
| 1980 | Crossroads | Det. Const. Hardiman | Four episodes[8] |
| Watch This Space | One episode[8] | ||
| Born and Bred | PC Willis | ||
| The Professionals | Simms | ||
| 1983, 1985 | Only Fools and Horses | Terence Hopkins | Two episodes[8] |
| 1983 | That's My Boy | Mike | One episode[8] |
| 1988 | Never the Twain | Norman the barman | Two episodes[8] |
| 1989 | Mr Majeika | Ron Bigmore | Five episodes[8] |
| 1990 | The Bill | Prison officer | One episode[8] |
| 1991 | Keeping Up Appearances | The porter | |
| Minder | Customer in Winchester | ||
| 1995 | Omnibus | Himself (archive footage) |
References
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External links
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