Christopher Mitchell (actor)
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21 May 1948
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| Born | Christopher Mitchell Driver 21 May 1948 Surrey, England |
| Died | 22 February 2001 (aged 52) King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–1991 |
| Parent | Norman Mitchell |
Christopher Mitchell Driver (21 May 1948 – 22 February 2001) was an English actor known for his role in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as Gunner Nigel 'Parky' Parkin.[1][2]
He was born in Surrey, and after attending a private drama school performed in repertory theatre, and as a model in television adverts for Macleans toothpaste. His early television roles included small parts in Dixon of Dock Green and Z Cars,[3] and 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).[4]
From 1974 to 1981, Mitchell played Gunner Nigel "Parky" Parkin in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, which drew him to national attention.[3] He appeared in two episodes of Only Fools and Horses ("May the Force Be With You" in 1983 and "To Hull and Back" in 1985), playing policeman Terry Hoskins.[5][6] In addition he had parts in many other comedies such as: Keeping Up Appearances; Never the Twain and That's My Boy.[7]
Death
He died from liver 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.[7][8]
