Warren Mitchell (born 14 January 1926) is an English actor.
Mitchell was born Warren Misel in Stoke Newington, London. He is of Russian Jewish descent, but describes himself in interviews as an atheist who sometimes believes in God. His father was a glass and china merchant. He was interested in acting from an early age, and attended the Gladys Gordon's Academy of Dramatic Arts in Walthamstow from the age of seven. He did well at school and read ...
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Warren Mitchell (born 14 January 1926) is an English actor.
Mitchell was born Warren Misel in Stoke Newington, London. He is of Russian Jewish descent, but describes himself in interviews as an atheist who sometimes believes in God. His father was a glass and china merchant. He was interested in acting from an early age, and attended the Gladys Gordon's Academy of Dramatic Arts in Walthamstow from the age of seven. He did well at school and read physical chemistry at University College, Oxford, for six months. There he met his contemporary Richard Burton, and together they joined the RAF in 1944. He completed his navigator training in Canada just as the war ended.
Richard Burton's description of the acting profession had convinced him that it would be better than completing his chemistry degree and so Mitchell attended RADA for two years, performing in the evening with the Unity Theatre. After a short stint as a DJ on Radio Luxembourg, in 1951, Mitchell became a versatile professional...
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