Chuck Mitchell | |
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Born |
Connecticut, United States |
November 28, 1927
Died | June 22, 1992 Hollywood, California |
(aged 64)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970–1987 |
Chuck Mitchell (November 28, 1927 – June 22, 1992) was an American actor, known for his role as "Porky" in the raunchy 1982 cult classic movie Porky's. Mitchell reprised his role in the 1985 sequel Porky's Revenge!. He declined to appear in Porky's II: The Next Day as he would've had to appear completely naked in the final scene.
Mitchell is also remembered as Rocko, the mean owner of the restaurant called "Pig Burgers" in the 1985 hit comedy Better Off Dead.
He starred in the TV soap opera General Hospital as Big Ralph, and in the 1981 TV series Bret Maverick as well as the 1983 mini series The Winds of War.
Mitchell made guest appearances on TV shows like The Fall Guy and Remington Steele.
In some of his films, he is credited as Chuck "Porky" Mitchell. In 1992, Mitchell died aged 64 in Hollywood, California from cirrhosis of the liver.