Norman Mitchell is a British actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. By genre, comedy dominates the list. He has been working on screen for more than 72 years. Playing Mr. Bullock in 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'Oliver!' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography.
Norman Mitchell
82 years (Aug 27, 1918 – Mar 19, 2001)Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
52 Movies48 Series
Norman Mitchell is a British actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. By genre, comedy dominates the list. He has been working on screen for more than 72 years. Playing Mr. Bullock in 'The Pink Panther Strikes Again' put him in front of the widest audience of the career. 'Oliver!' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography.
1918-08-27 · Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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.