Mike Kinsey

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Mike Kinsey
Born1939 (age 8586)
Occupation(s)Actor, politician
Years active19711981, 1997, 2019
Known for It Ain't Half Hot Mum

Mike Kinsey (born 1939) is an English former actor turned politician.

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Kinsey is best known for playing the part of Gunner 'Nosher' Evans in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum . [1] Amongst other roles, he has also played a reporter in the 1976 drama Nightmare for a Nightingale and a farmer in Dangerfield in 1997. [2]

In May 2002, he was elected as a Labour Party councillor in the ward of Greenhill in the London Borough of Harrow. [3] He stood down from Greenhill at the 2006 local elections. [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971Coopers EndFishermanOne episode [5]
1973 Love Story WarrenOne episode [5]
Achilles Heel1st barmanTV Movie [5]
1974—1981 It Ain't Half Hot Mum Gunner "Nosher" EvansFifty-six episodes [5]
1975 A Little Bit of Wisdom BurgularOne episode [5]
The Brothers Lorry driverOne episode [5]
Thriller Second reporterOne episode [5]
1977 Happy Ever After PolicemanOne episode [5]
1978 Play of the Month ThompsonOne episode [5]
1980 Play for Today Van driverOne episode [5]
1997 Dangerfield FarmerOne episode [5]
2019My DayFrankFilm [5]

References

  1. "BFI Screenonline: It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974-81) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  2. "Mike Kinsey". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020.
  3. "Election results for Greenhill, 2 May 2002". moderngov.harrow.gov.uk. 1 January 2004.
  4. "Councillor Mike Kinsey". moderngov.harrow.gov.uk. 1 January 2004.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Mike Kinsey | Actor, Music Department, Additional Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 29 July 2025.