Christopher Mitchell (actor)
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| Born | Christopher Mitchell Driver 21 May 1948 Surrey, England |
| Died | 22 February 2001 (aged 52) King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–2001 |
| Parent | Norman Mitchell |
Christopher Mitchell Driver (21 May 1948 – 22 February 2001) was a British actor known for his role in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as Gunner Nigel 'Parky' Parkin.[1][2] 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]
He appeared in two episodes of Only Fools and Horses ("May the Force Be With You", 1983 and "To Hull and Back", 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]
He died from 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]
References
- ^ "Christopher Mitchell | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Christopher Mitchell". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Christopher Mitchell". BFI.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Only Fools And Horses Series 3, Episode 5 - May The Force Be With You". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Christopher Mitchell". MUBI.
- ^ a b Williamson, Lucy (1 June 2021). "The Only Fools and Horses actor who died tragically young at 52". MyLondon.
- ^ "Kenneth MacDonald". The Independent. 21 February 2014.
