Windsor Davies miner and a teacher at Mountside School for Boys in Leek, Staffordshire and did national service in Libya and Egypt with the East Surrey Regiment between 1950-1952 before deciding to become an actor. Davies' best known role was as Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the British sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (1974–81). Among his catchphrases was "Shut Up!!", delivered as an eardrum-shattering military scream. Another phrase was "Oh dear, how sad, never mind", delivered in a dry, ironic manner, and used when others around him had problems. Davies and co-star Don Estelle had a number one hit in the
Christopher Mitchell (actor) before his father, actor Norman Mitchell, and in the same year as his fellow gunner and fellow "Only Fools and Horses" actor Kenneth MacDonald, who died of a heart attack aged 50. Christopher Mitchell (actor) Christopher Mitchell (21 May 1947 – 22 February 2001) was a British actor most notable for his role in the BBC sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" as Gunner Nigel 'Parky' Parkin. His film credits include "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (1967), "This, That and the Other" (1969), "The Sex Thief" (1973) and "What's Up Superdoc!" (1978). He appeared in two episodes of