George Sewell
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1924-08-31
- Died
- 2007-04-01
- Place of birth
- Hoxton, London, England, UK
Biography
George Sewell (31 August 1924 – 2 April 2007) was an English actor, best known for his television roles, but also active on stage and in films. The son of a Hoxton printer and a florist, Sewell left school at the age of 14 and worked briefly in the printing trade before switching to building work, specifically the repair of bomb-damaged houses. He then trained as a Royal Air Force pilot, though too late to see action during the Second World War.
Following his demob, Sewell joined the Merchant Navy, he worked in the engine room serving as an oil trimmer for the Cunard Line on the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth for their Atlantic crossings to New York. He worked as a street photographer, assisted a French roller-skating team, and was drummer and assistant road manager of a rumba band. He also travelled Europe as a motor coach courier for a holiday company.
Known For
TV Shows (48)
Play for Today
1970
as Father
Doctor Who
1963
as Ratcliffe
Z-Cars
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Ricketts / George Barking / Gurney / Eddie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Laughlin
Heartbeat
1992
as Ray Walker
No Hiding Place
1959
Minder
1979
as Frank
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Nicholls
The Sweeney
1975
as Vic Tolman
Public Eye
1965
as Jakeman / Harry Brierly
ITV Playhouse
1967
as DI Barnes
Gideon's Way
1965
as Tim Murphy
The Upper Hand
1990
as George Carver
The Expert
1968
as Louis Scammell
UFO
1970
as Alec Freeman
The Main Chance
1969
as Harry Kenton
Screen One
1989
as Friedrich
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Gentle Touch
1980
as Dave Connally
Special Branch
1969
as Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
The Detectives
1993
as Superintendent Cottam
Churchill's People
1974
as Colonel Michelburn
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Det. Inspector Grant
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Mendel
Rising Damp
1974
as Detective Constable Baker
Detective
1964
The Adventurer
1972
as Harry Venner
The Power Game
1965
as Frank Hagadan
The Informer
1966
as Vaughn
Born Free
1974
as Sam Willis
Paul Temple
1969
as Sammy Carson
The Chinese Detective
1981
as Jack Longman
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
as Mr. Stapleton
The Edwardians
1972
as Gus Elen
Andy Robson
1982
as Peter Mueller
Manhunt
1970
as Allard
Londoners
1965
as Bert / Barman
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Shelton
Shadows of Fear
1970
as Harry
The Caesars
1968
as Ennius
Six Days of Justice
1972
as Anthony Brown
Home and Away
1972
as Winslow Scott
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as Ray Smollett
Spindoe
1968
as Scaliger
Don't Forget to Write!
1977
as Pierre
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1978
as The Drummer
Home James!
1987
Movies (37)
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Barry's Second
Operation: Daybreak
1975
as Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
Get Carter
1971
as Con
Suspect
1969
as DI Barnes
Running Blind
1979
as Slade
Robbery
1967
as Ben
The Vengeance of She
1968
as Harry
Doppelgänger
1969
as Mark Neuman
Kaleidoscope
1966
as Billy
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
as Car Park Assassin
This Sporting Life
1963
as Jeff
Taking Leave
1974
as Father
The Haunted House of Horror
1969
as Bob Kellett
The Criminal
1960
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
1971
as Colonel Alec Freeman
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Bert
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
1972
as Colonel Alec Freeman
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972
as Colonel Alec Freeman
Invasion: UFO
1980
as Col. Alec Freeman
A Place to Go
1963
as Market Trader
The Informers
1963
as Fred Hill
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
as Henry Stewart
The Fix
1997
as Chairman
Mark of the Devil
1984
as Det. Inspector Grant
Wet Job
1981
as Haggerty
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988
as Ratcliffe
Three Clear Sundays
1965
as Johnny May
The Education of Corporal Halliday
1967
as Staff Sgt. Graham
The Investigation
1967
as Witness
Winterspelt 1944
1978
as Colonel
Let's Stick Together
1998
as Carter
The Coming Out Party
1965
as Ricketts
Sticky Wickets
1990
as Friedrich
Up the Junction
1965
as Barny
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974
The Voices in the Park
1967
as Gurney
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981
as Knocker
About George Sewell
George Sewell (31 August 1924 – 2 April 2007) was an English actor, best known for his television roles, but also active on stage and in films. The son of a Hoxton printer and a florist, Sewell left school at the age of 14 and worked briefly in the printing trade before switching to building work, specifically the repair of bomb-damaged houses. He then trained as a Royal Air Force pilot, though too late to see action during the Second World War. Following his demob, Sewell joined the Merchant Navy, he worked in the engine room serving as an oi… With 85 credits spanning from 1959 to 1998, George Sewell has appeared in 37 films and 48 TV shows.
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- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Barry's Second
- Operation: Daybreak (1975) — as Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
- Get Carter (1971) — as Con
- Suspect (1969) — as DI Barnes
- Running Blind (1979) — as Slade
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