George Sewell
ActingGeorge 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
Barry Lyndon
Barry's Second
Get Carter
Con
Doppelgänger
Mark Neuman
Robbery
Ben
The Criminal
Prison Guard (uncredited)
This Sporting Life
Jeff
Kaleidoscope
Billy
Operation: Daybreak
Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
The Haunted House of Horror
Bob Kellett
Deadlier Than the Male
Car Park Assassin
Filmography — Acting
Barry Lyndon
Barry's Second
Get Carter
Con
Doppelgänger
Mark Neuman
Robbery
Ben
The Criminal
Prison Guard (uncredited)
This Sporting Life
Jeff
Kaleidoscope
Billy
Operation: Daybreak
Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
The Haunted House of Horror
Bob Kellett
Deadlier Than the Male
Car Park Assassin
The Vengeance of She
Harry
Sparrows Can't Sing
Bert
The Fix
Chairman
The Informers
Fred Hill
Invasion: UFO
Col. Alec Freeman
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Knocker
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
Colonnello Alec Freeman
Sticky Wickets
Friedrich
Winterspelt 1944
Colonel
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Ratcliffe
Mark of the Devil
Det. Inspector Grant
Up the Junction
Barny
Diamonds on Wheels
Henry Stewart
Running Blind
Slade
The Coming Out Party
Ricketts
A Place to Go
Market Trader
UFO: Annihilate S.H.A.D.O. Kill Straker...Stop
Col. Alex Freeman
Three Clear Sundays
Johnny May
The Voices in the Park
Gurney
Wet Job
Haggerty
Suspect
DI Barnes
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
Taking Leave
Father
The Investigation
Witness
UFO: Take them Alive
Colonnello Alec Freeman
The Education of Corporal Halliday
Staff Sgt. Graham
Let's Stick Together
Carter