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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Barry Lyndon (1975) — Barry's Second
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Doctor Who (1963) — Ratcliffe
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Get Carter (1971) — Con
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Doppelgänger (1969) — Mark Neuman
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) — Mendel
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This Sporting Life (1963) — Jeff
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UFO (1970) — Alec Freeman
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Deadlier Than the Male (1967) — Car Park Assassin
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Robbery (1967) — Ben
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Operation: Daybreak (1975) — Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
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Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Laughlin
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The Criminal (1960) — Prison Guard (uncredited)
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The Haunted House of Horror (1969) — Bob Kellett
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Heartbeat (1992) — Ray Walker
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Rising Damp (1974) — Detective Constable Baker
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The Vengeance of She (1968) — Harry
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Invasion: UFO (1980) — Col. Alec Freeman
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Minder (1979) — Frank
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The Sweeney (1975) — Vic Tolman
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Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) — Bert
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The Detectives (1993) — Superintendent Cottam
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Kaleidoscope (1966) — Billy
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Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) — Ratcliffe
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The Informers (1963) — Fred Hill
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Play for Today (1970) — Father
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Man in a Suitcase (1967)
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Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) — Det. Inspector Grant
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Up the Junction (1965) — Barny
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A Place to Go (1963) — Market Trader
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The Gentle Touch (1980) — Dave Connally
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Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Nicholls
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Z-Cars (1962)
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The Adventurer (1972) — Harry Venner
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The Caesars (1968) — Ennius
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Public Eye (1965) — Jakeman
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The Upper Hand (1990) — George Carver
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The Fix (1997) — Chairman
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Gideon's Way (1965) — Tim Murphy
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The Chinese Detective (1981) — Jack Longman
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Screen One (1989) — Friedrich