George Sewell

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.

Known For

Play for Today

Doctor Who

Heartbeat

Minder

Tales of the Unexpected

Z-Cars

The Sweeney

No Hiding Place

All Movies (37)

• Let's Stick Together1998 · as Carter
• The Fix1997 · as Chairman
• Sticky Wickets1990 · as Friedrich
• Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks1988 · as Ratcliffe
• Mark of the Devil1984 · as Det. Inspector Grant
• Wet Job1981 · as Haggerty
• If You Go Down in the Woods Today1981 · as Knocker
• Invasion: UFO1980 · as Col. Alec Freeman
• Running Blind1979 · as Slade
• Winterspelt 19441978 · as Colonel
• Barry Lyndon1975 · as Barry's Second
• Operation: Daybreak1975 · as Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
• Taking Leave1974 · as Father
• UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!1974
• Diamonds on Wheels1973 · as Henry Stewart
• UFO: Take Them Alive1972 · as Colonel Alec Freeman
• UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...1972 · as Colonel Alec Freeman
• UFO: Destroy Luna Base!1971 · as Colonel Alec Freeman
• Get Carter1971 · as Con
• Suspect1969 · as DI Barnes
• Doppelgänger1969 · as Mark Neuman
• The Haunted House of Horror1969 · as Bob Kellett
• The Vengeance of She1968 · as Harry
• The Education of Corporal Halliday1967 · as Staff Sgt. Graham
• Robbery1967 · as Ben
• The Voices in the Park1967 · as Gurney
• The Investigation1967 · as Witness
• Deadlier Than the Male1967 · as Car Park Assassin
• Kaleidoscope1966 · as Billy
• The Coming Out Party1965 · as Ricketts
• Up the Junction1965 · as Barny
• Three Clear Sundays1965 · as Johnny May
• The Informers1963 · as Fred Hill
• A Place to Go1963 · as Market Trader
• Sparrows Can't Sing1963 · as Bert
• This Sporting Life1963 · as Jeff
• The Criminal1960 · as Prison Guard (uncredited)

All TV Shows (51)

• The Detectives1993 · as Superintendent Cottam
• Heartbeat1992 · as Ray Walker
• The Upper Hand1990 · as George Carver
• Screen One1989 · as Friedrich
• The Nineteenth Hole1989 · as Ray Smollett
• Home James!1987
• Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense1984 · as Det. Inspector Grant
• Andy Robson1982 · as Peter Mueller
• The Chinese Detective1981 · as Jack Longman
• The Gentle Touch1980 · as Dave Connally
• Minder1979 · as Frank
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy1979 · as Mendel
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Laughlin
• The Bass Player and the Blonde1978 · as The Drummer
• The Sweeney1975 · as Vic Tolman
• Churchill's People1974 · as Colonel Michelburn
• Born Free1974 · as Sam Willis
• Rising Damp1974 · as Detective Constable Baker
• The Edwardians1972 · as Gus Elen
• The Adventurer1972 · as Harry Venner
• Six Days of Justice1972 · as Anthony Brown
• Home and Away1972 · as Winslow Scott
• Play for Today1970 · as Father
• UFO1970 · as Alec Freeman
• Shadows of Fear1970 · as Harry
• Manhunt1970 · as Allard
• Paul Temple1969 · as Sammy Carson
• Special Branch1969 · as Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
• The Main Chance1969 · as Harry Kenton
• The Caesars1968 · as Ennius
• The Expert1968 · as Louis Scammell
• Man in a Suitcase1967
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as DI Barnes
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1967 · as Mr. Stapleton
• The Informer1966 · as Vaughn
• The Power Game1965 · as Frank Hagadan
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Nicholls
• The Man in Room 171965 · as Shelton
• Londoners1965 · as Bert
• Londoners1965 · as Barman
• Gideon's Way1965 · as Tim Murphy
• Public Eye1965 · as Jakeman
• Public Eye1965 · as Harry Brierly
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Ricketts
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as George Barking
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Gurney
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Eddie
• Detective1964
• Doctor Who1963 · as Ratcliffe
• Z-Cars1962
• No Hiding Place1959