Biography
Warren Mitchell (born Warren Misell) was an English actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after studying at University College, Oxford, and began his career in the 1950s with radio work and minor film and television roles.
He became best known for playing the bigoted Alf Garnett in the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part (1966–75) and its sequel In Sickness and in Health (1985–92), as well as in related films and stage productions. He also appeared in The Avengers (1961) as Brodney, Play for Today (1970) as Moss, and films including Help! (1965), Carry On Cleo (1964) and The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965).
Mitchell won a BAFTA TV Award in 1967 and two Laurence Olivier Awards for stage performances, including as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman (1979).
