Mark Mitchell
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).
Acting
TV
Farscape
as Mu-Quillus
1999
Movie
Inspector Gadget 2
as Chief Quimby
2003
Movie
On the Beach
as Reg
2000
TV
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
as Harvey Treloar
2013
TV
The Newsreader
as Brian's Dad
2021
TV
Jack Irish
as Radio Host
2016
Movie
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
as Santa
1996
TV
Round the Twist
as Harold Gribble
1990
TV
Upper Middle Bogan
as Dr. Mortimer
2013
Movie
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
as Griff
2001
Movie
Ground Zero
as Detective
1987
TV
E Street
as Uncle Wally
1989
Movie
Betrayed by My Bridesmaid
as Cop
2022
Movie
Wills & Burke
as Carpenter
1985
TV
The Genie from Down Under
as Otto von Meister
1996
Movie
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
as Sante's Lawyer
2001
TV
The Comedy Company
1988
Movie
Backlands
as Chief Inspector Peck
1999
Movie
Loot
as Billy Angel
2004
Movie
Sammy the Salmon
as Sammy
2018
Movie
The Roots of Lacrosse
2020
Movie
The Very Best of The Comedy Company Volume 1
2004
Movie
The Very Best of The Comedy Company Volume 2
2004
Movie
The Tickle Monster
as Officer Mooney
2023
