George Sewell
Actor
Born August 31, 1924 in Hoxton, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The Fix
Chairman
The Detectives
Superintendent Cottam
Heartbeat
Ray Walker
Sticky Wickets
Friedrich
The Upper Hand
George Carver
Screen One
Friedrich
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Ratcliffe
Home James!
Mark of the Devil
Det. Inspector Grant
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Det. Inspector Grant
Wet Job
Haggerty
The Chinese Detective
Jack Longman
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Knocker
The Gentle Touch
Dave Connally
Invasion: UFO
Col. Alec Freeman
Minder
Frank
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Mendel
Tales of the Unexpected
Laughlin
Running Blind
Slade
Winterspelt 1944
Colonel
Don't Forget to Write!
Pierre
Barry Lyndon
Barry's Second
Operation: Daybreak
Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
The Sweeney
Vic Tolman
Churchill's People
Colonel Michelburn
Taking Leave
Father
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
Born Free
Sam Willis
Rising Damp
Detective Constable Baker
Diamonds on Wheels
Henry Stewart
The Edwardians
Gus Elen
The Adventurer
Harry Venner
UFO: Take Them Alive
Colonel Alec Freeman
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
Colonel Alec Freeman
Six Days of Justice
Anthony Brown
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
Colonel Alec Freeman
Get Carter
Con
Play for Today
Father
UFO
Alec Freeman
Shadows of Fear
Harry
Manhunt
Allard
Paul Temple
Sammy Carson
Suspect
DI Barnes
Special Branch
Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
Doppelgänger
Mark Neuman
The Haunted House of Horror
Bob Kellett
The Main Chance
Harry Kenton
The Caesars
Ennius
The Expert
Louis Scammell
Spindoe
Scaliger
The Vengeance of She
Harry
Man in a Suitcase
ITV Playhouse
DI Barnes
Robbery
Ben
Deadlier Than the Male
Car Park Assassin
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Stapleton
The Informer
Vaughn
Kaleidoscope
Billy
The Coming Out Party
Ricketts
The Power Game
Frank Hagadan
Up the Junction
Barny
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Nicholls
The Man in Room 17
Shelton
Londoners
Bert
Three Clear Sundays
Johnny May
Gideon's Way
Tim Murphy
Public Eye
Jakeman
The Wednesday Play
Ricketts
Detective
The Informers
Fred Hill
Doctor Who
Ratcliffe
A Place to Go
Market Trader
Sparrows Can't Sing
Bert
This Sporting Life
Jeff
Z-Cars
The Criminal
Prison Guard (uncredited)
No Hiding Place