George Sewell

Acting · Crew

Born August 31, 1924, 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

• 1998Let's Stick Together — Carter
• 1997The Fix — Chairman
• The Detectives — Superintendent Cottam
• Heartbeat — Ray Walker
• 1990Sticky Wickets — Friedrich
• The Upper Hand — George Carver
• Screen One — Friedrich
• The Nineteenth Hole — Ray Smollett
• 1988Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks — Ratcliffe
• Home James!
• Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense — Det. Inspector Grant
• 1984Mark of the Devil — Det. Inspector Grant
• Andy Robson — Peter Mueller
• 1981If You Go Down in the Woods Today — Knocker
• The Chinese Detective — Jack Longman
• 1981Wet Job — Haggerty
• 1980Invasion: UFO — Col. Alec Freeman
• The Gentle Touch — Dave Connally
• Minder — Frank
• 1979Running Blind — Slade
• Tales of the Unexpected — Laughlin
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — Mendel
• The Bass Player and the Blonde — The Drummer
• 1978Winterspelt 1944 — Colonel
• Don't Forget to Write! — Pierre
• 1975Barry Lyndon — Barry's Second
• 1975Operation: Daybreak — Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
• The Sweeney — Vic Tolman
• Born Free — Sam Willis
• Churchill's People — Colonel Michelburn
• Rising Damp — Detective Constable Baker
• 1974Taking Leave — Father
• 1974UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
• 1973Diamonds on Wheels — Henry Stewart
• Home and Away — Winslow Scott
• Six Days of Justice — Anthony Brown
• The Adventurer — Harry Venner
• The Edwardians — Gus Elen
• 1972UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker... — Colonel Alec Freeman
• 1972UFO: Take Them Alive — Colonel Alec Freeman
• 1971Get Carter — Con
• 1971UFO: Destroy Luna Base! — Colonel Alec Freeman
• Manhunt — Allard
• Play for Today — Father
• Shadows of Fear — Harry
• UFO — Alec Freeman
• 1969Doppelgänger — Mark Neuman
• Paul Temple — Sammy Carson
• Special Branch — Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
• 1969Suspect — DI Barnes
• 1969The Haunted House of Horror — Bob Kellett
• The Main Chance — Harry Kenton
• Spindoe — Scaliger
• The Caesars — Ennius
• The Expert — Louis Scammell
• 1968The Vengeance of She — Harry
• 1967Deadlier Than the Male — Car Park Assassin
• ITV Playhouse — DI Barnes
• Man in a Suitcase
• 1967Robbery — Ben
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle — Mr. Stapleton
• 1967The Education of Corporal Halliday — Staff Sgt. Graham
• 1967The Investigation — Witness
• 1967The Voices in the Park — Gurney
• 1966Kaleidoscope — Billy
• The Informer — Vaughn
• Gideon's Way — Tim Murphy
• Londoners — Bert, Barman
• Public Eye — Jakeman, Harry Brierly
• 1965The Coming Out Party — Ricketts
• The Man in Room 17 — Shelton
• The Power Game — Frank Hagadan
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — Nicholls
• 1965Three Clear Sundays — Johnny May
• 1965Up the Junction — Barny
• Detective
• The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr — Dialogue Coach
• The Wednesday Play — Ricketts, George Barking, Gurney, Eddie
• 1963A Place to Go — Market Trader
• Doctor Who — Ratcliffe
• 1963Sparrows Can't Sing — Bert
• 1963The Informers — Fred Hill
• 1963This Sporting Life — Jeff
• Z-Cars
• 1960The Criminal — Prison Guard (uncredited)
• No Hiding Place