Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 27, 1918
Place of Birth
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Norman Mitchell Driver
Norman Mitchell
Biography
Norman Mitchell Driver (27 August 1918 – 19 March 2001), known professionally as Norman Mitchell, was an English television, stage and film actor.
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. 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. His son Christopher predeceased him by a month.
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Known For - Movies
Oliver!
as Arresting Policeman
The Big Sleep
as Doorman at Eddie's Club (uncredited)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Mr. Bullock
Carry On Cleo
as Heckler (uncredited)
What's a Carry On?
as Self (uncredited)
Carry On Spying
as Native Policeman / Algerian Gent
One More Time
as Sergeant Smith
The Wicked Lady
as Man at Inn
The Return of the Soldier
as Ernest
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Mover
Known For - TV Shows
The Saint
as Mr. Smith
BBC Play of the Month
as Driver
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mr. Birtwhistle
Last of the Summer Wine
as Duckworth
Theatre 625
as Mr Flaxman
Theatre 625
as Drunk
Maigret
as Café Proprietor
Dad's Army
as Bomb Squad Captain Rogers
Sykes
as Big Hunky Man
Sykes
as Leg Consultant