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 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: Acting

Born: Hoxton, London, England, UK, 1924-08-31

Died: 2007-04-01

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	This Sporting Life	Jeff	70
2	1963	Sparrows Can't Sing	Bert	52
3	1963	A Place to Go	Market Trader	62
4	1963	The Informers	Fred Hill	68
5	1965	Three Clear Sundays	Johnny May	50
6	1965	Up the Junction	Barny	69
7	1965	The Coming Out Party	Ricketts	0
8	1966	Kaleidoscope	Billy	48
9	1967	Deadlier Than the Male	Car Park Assassin	59
10	1967	The Voices in the Park	Gurney	0
11	1967	Robbery	Ben	65
12	1967	The Education of Corporal Halliday	Staff Sgt. Graham	0
13	1968	The Vengeance of She	Harry	53
14	1969	The Haunted House of Horror	Bob Kellett	48
15	1969	Doppelgänger	Mark Neuman	62
16	1969	Suspect	DI Barnes	60
17	1971	Get Carter	Con	70
18	1971	UFO - Distruggete base Luna!	Colonnello Alec Freeman	65
19	1972	UFO... annientare S.H.A.D.O. Stop. Uccidete Straker...	Col. Alex Freeman	50
20	1972	UFO - Prendeteli vivi	Colonnello Alec Freeman	0
21	1973	Diamonds on Wheels	Henry Stewart	80
22	1974	UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando!		60
23	1974	Taking Leave	Father	0
24	1975	Operation: Daybreak	Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator	68
25	1975	Barry Lyndon	Barry's Second	80
26	1978	Winterspelt 1944	Colonel	0
27	1979	Running Blind	Slade	70
28	1981	If You Go Down in the Woods Today	Knocker	40
29	1981	Wet Job	Haggerty	45
30	1984	Mark of the Devil	Det. Inspector Grant	50
31	1988	Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks	Ratcliffe	93
32	1990	Sticky Wickets	Friedrich	0
33	1997	The Fix	Chairman	45

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	No Hiding Place		37
2	1962	Z-Cars		70
3	1963	Doctor Who	Ratcliffe	79
4	1964	Detective		0
5	1964	The Wednesday Play		45
6	1965	Public Eye	Jakeman	78
7	1965	Public Eye	Harry Brierly	78
8	1965	Gideon's Way	Tim Murphy	68
9	1965	The Man In Room 17	Shelton	53
10	1967	Callan	Haggerty	70
11	1967	Man in a Suitcase		70
12	1968	The Expert	Louis Scammell	95
13	1968	The Caesars	Ennius	78
14	1969	The Main Chance	Harry Kenton	77
15	1969	Special Branch	Det Ch Supt Alan Craven	43
16	1969	Paul Temple	Sammy Carson	50
17	1970	Manhunt	Allard	65
18	1970	Shadows of Fear	Harry	60
19	1970	UFO	Col. Alec Freeman	76
20	1970	Play for Today	Father	61
21	1972	Six Days of Justice	Anthony Brown	0
22	1972	Home and Away (UK)		0
23	1972	The Adventurer	Harry Venner	55
24	1972	The Edwardians		57
25	1974	Armchair Cinema		70
26	1974	Rising Damp	Detective Constable Baker	74
27	1975	The Sweeney	Vic Tolman	77
28	1979	Tales of the Unexpected	Laughlin	67
29	1979	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Mendel	76
30	1979	Minder	Frank	68
31	1980	The Gentle Touch		70
32	1981	The Chinese Detective	Jack Longman	72
33	1982	Andy Robson	Peter Mueller	95
34	1984	Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense	Det. Inspector Grant	64
35	1985	Bulman		67
36	1987	Home James!		50
37	1990	The Upper Hand	George Carver	70
38	1992	Heartbeat	Ray Walker	70
39	1993	The Detectives	Superintendent Cottam	67