Mark Mitchell

Born: 1954-09-29

Mark Mitchell (born 29 September 1954) is an Australian actor, comedian and contemporary artist, best known for his character Con the Fruiterer. Mitchell trained as a teacher of English - B.A. (Melb) Dip.Ed (S C V Rusden) - Mark taught middle and senior English for 5 years before deciding to follow his heart into performance. His entry into the entertain-ment world, dressed as the Devil, required him to deliver singing telegrams! Oddly enough this venture lasted only two weeks. Deciding that he was ready for stand-up comedy, Mark soon realized that perhaps stand-up comedy was not ready for him, but he persevered with it for almost six years before concluding that the corporate sector offered more intriguing opportunities for comedic addresses around focused themes. The huge success of The Comedy Company (1988-1990) during the late 1980s brought Mark Mitchell, larger than life, into the homes of all Australians. His character portrayal of a Greek fruiterer named CON endeared him not only to many Australians, but also to the Greek community. Mark soon found himself in demand from both local and international film and tele-movie including The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996), Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001), Blonde (2001), On the Beach (2000), Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001) and Inspector Gadget 2 (2003).


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Inspector Gadget 2

as Chief Quimby
Released: 2003-03-11

After capturing Claw, all the criminals have gone into hiding. Until Claw escapes! Gadget thinks...

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On the Beach

as Reg
Released: 2000-05-28

The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear...

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Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story

as Griff
Released: 2001-12-18

As America struggled through the Great Depression in the 1930s, a little girl with big dimples...

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Ground Zero

as Detective
Released: 1987-10-01

A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear...

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The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

as Santa
Released: 1996-12-17

The made for television movie Munster's Scary Little Christmas, created three decades after the...

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Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

as Sante's Lawyer
Released: 2001-05-20

The real-life case based on the horrific crimes of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the mother and son duo...

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Betrayed by My Bridesmaid

as Cop
Released: 2022-10-07

Katie and Tom are getting married. With Katie's troubled sister in rehab, her best friend steps...

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Backlands

as Chief Inspector Peck
Released: 1999-09-10

A German high school graduate travels to Australia against her mother’s wishes to meet her uncle...

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Loot

as Billy Angel
Released: 2004-06-25

Jon Peregrine (Jason Donovan), a financial slueth investigates a stock market rort which caused...

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The Very Best of The Comedy Company Volume 1

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-21

In 1988 a group of unknown comedians burst onto the TV scene with a show that revolutionised...

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The Very Best of The Comedy Company Volume 2

as uncredited
Released: 2004-01-21

In 1988 a group of unknown comedians burst onto the TV scene with a show that revolutionised...

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Sammy the Salmon

as Sammy
Released: 2018-10-11

Unable to pluck up the courage to come-out to his girlfriend, Spencer comes across Sammy - a...

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The Roots of Lacrosse

as uncredited
Released: 2020-09-01

Many lacrosse players and coaches often don’t know that the origins of the game of lacrosse has...

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The Doctor Blake Mysteries

as Harvey Treloar
First aired: 2013-02-01

Dr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over...

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Farscape

as Mu-Quillus
First aired: 1999-03-19

A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a...

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Upper Middle Bogan

as Dr. Mortimer
First aired: 2013-08-15

Follow the stories of two families living at opposite ends of the freeway. Bess Denyar is a...

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Jack Irish

as Radio Host
First aired: 2016-02-11

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world...

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E Street

as Uncle Wally
First aired: 1989-01-24

An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called...

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Round the Twist

as Harold Gribble
First aired: 1990-04-06

Round the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three...

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The Genie From Down Under

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-06-19

The Genie From Down Under is an Australian children's comedy television series. It was a...

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Sword of Honour

as Sgt. Olsen
First aired: 1986-10-20

Capturing the spirit of the age and the turmoil of the times, Sword of Honour tells the...

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Sleuth 101

as Ramsay
First aired: 2010-02-12

Welcome to Sleuth 101 – the whodunit game show with a comedic twist, hosted by the effervescent...

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Feedback

as Charles Bukowski
First aired: 2016-08-21

Feedback is about finding new creative ways to doubt yourself. It's about half-quitting toxic...

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Feedback

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2016-08-21

Feedback is about finding new creative ways to doubt yourself. It's about half-quitting toxic...

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