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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34820371

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Actor Warren Mitchell, who played Alf Garnett in TV series Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health, has died aged 89.

A statement from his family said the star died in the early hours of Saturday "surrounded by his family".

"He has been in poor health for some time, but was cracking jokes to the last," the family added.

Mr Mitchell's great nephew paid tribute to him on Twitter, saying he was "the last of his generation".

The full tweet read: "Just got the news my great uncle Warren Mitchell (aka Alf Garnett) died last night. The last of his generation, wonderful and funny man RIP."

 

Mitchell began playing the character Alf Garnett at the age of 40 in 1966 and appeared in more than 50 episodes until the programme ended in 1975.

He returned as Alf Garnett in the BBC series In Sickness and in Health, which ran from 1985 to 1992.

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