DoonTheSlope Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Warren Mitchell who played Alf Garnet in Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and In Health has died aged 89 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 sad to hear rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Awww... a great actor. I loved him playing a bent car park attendant in The Sweeney. A very versatile guy - IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Awww... a great actor. I loved him playing a bent car park attendant in The Sweeney. A very versatile guy - IMHO. Aye, the one where he indulges in a spot of cross- dressing and is then collared by Regan . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Aye, the one where he indulges in a spot of cross- dressing and is then collared by Regan . Yes, it mirrored my own personal pecadillos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Yes, it mirrored my own personal pecadillos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Sad news. Fine thespian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 There was a thread on here a few months back about Alf Garnett. Mitchell detested bigotry and racism and it was to his eternal credit that he played the part of Garnett with such a sense of brilliant irony, that people believed (and still believe) that Garnett and Mitchell were the same people. Fantastic actor, very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 There was a thread on here a few months back about Alf Garnett. Mitchell detested bigotry and racism and it was to his eternal credit that he played the part of Garnett with such a sense of brilliant irony, that people believed (and still believe) that Garnett and Mitchell were the same people. Fantastic actor, very sad news. here here he was actually laughing at them rather than laughing with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 There was a thread on here a few months back about Alf Garnett. Mitchell detested bigotry and racism and it was to his eternal credit that he played the part of Garnett with such a sense of brilliant irony, that people believed (and still believe) that Garnett and Mitchell were the same people. Fantastic actor, very sad news. Remember a story from a few years back when he was at a football match and a fan, thinking Mitchell was a racist, shouted something racist to him expecting some supportive words in reply. Mitchell proceeded to tear him a new one in front of the crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Watched an audience with alf garnett (again) a month or so ago brilliant RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Watched an audience with alf garnett (again) a month or so ago brilliant RIP Good shout. I'll stick that on Youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Excellent actor who in Till Death etc ripped the pish out of the racists and bigots that were commonplace in post war Britain. Sadly, something as prescient and topical today (insert your own topic) wouldn't get anywhere near the BBC director's in tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 There was a thread on here a few months back about Alf Garnett. Mitchell detested bigotry and racism and it was to his eternal credit that he played the part of Garnett with such a sense of brilliant irony, that people believed (and still believe) that Garnett and Mitchell were the same people. Fantastic actor, very sad news. Apparently he wasnt first choice for Alf Garnett.It was would you believe Peter Sellars who turned it down. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Remember him for his politically incorrect, sitcom. On par with Jim Davidson's chalky. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Padre Andrew Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Strange - I was just telling my youngest a couple of days ago about Mitchell/ Garnett. I was saying I've got his 1978 stage show on cassette and a lot of it is still topical - the racism, which he lampooned brilliantly - the sexism, the general ignorance. The creation of this character with Johnny Speight was superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 ??? There was a link to this video on pie and bovril earlier today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 RIP Alf, that was a long time to be a widower. (Mind you Else was nearly 20 years older than him!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 RIP Alf, that was a long time to be a widower. (Mind you Else was nearly 20 years older than him!) silly old moo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Paisley Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Think he once said that the irony of a Jewish, left wing Spurs supporter playing a Conservative voting West Ham fan was never lost on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Think he once said that the irony of a Jewish, left wing Spurs supporter playing a Conservative voting West Ham fan was never lost on him.Not forgetting his on screen son in laws real life daughter was tony blairs wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekfaejapan Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Was quite shocked when I found out he was dead...I thought he had been dead for ages Good actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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