George Sewell
Acting
1924-08-31 · 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
Let's Stick Together
1998 · Movie
The Fix
1997 · Movie
The Detectives
1993 · Series
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
Sticky Wickets
1990 · Movie
The Upper Hand
1990 · Series
Screen One
1989 · Series
The Nineteenth Hole
1989 · Series
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988 · Movie
Home James!
1987 · Series
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Series
Mark of the Devil
1984 · Movie
Andy Robson
1982 · Series
Wet Job
1981 · Movie
The Chinese Detective
1981 · Series
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981 · Movie
The Gentle Touch
1980 · Series
Invasion: UFO
1980 · Movie
Minder
1979 · Series
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · Series
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
Running Blind
1979 · Movie
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1978 · Series
Winterspelt 1944
1978 · Movie
Don't Forget to Write!
1977 · Series
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Movie
Operation: Daybreak
1975 · Movie
The Sweeney
1975 · Series
Churchill's People
1974 · Series
Taking Leave
1974 · Movie
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974 · Movie
Born Free
1974 · Series
Rising Damp
1974 · Series
Diamonds on Wheels
1973 · Movie
The Edwardians
1972 · Series
The Adventurer
1972 · Series
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972 · Movie
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
1972 · Movie
Six Days of Justice
1972 · Series
Home and Away
1972 · Series
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
1971 · Movie
Get Carter
1971 · Movie
Play for Today
1970 · Series
UFO
1970 · Series
Shadows of Fear
1970 · Series
Manhunt
1970 · Series
Paul Temple
1969 · Series
Suspect
1969 · Movie
Special Branch
1969 · Series
Doppelgänger
1969 · Movie
The Haunted House of Horror
1969 · Movie
The Main Chance
1969 · Series
The Caesars
1968 · Series
The Expert
1968 · Series
Spindoe
1968 · Series
The Vengeance of She
1968 · Movie
Man in a Suitcase
1967 · Series
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
The Education of Corporal Halliday
1967 · Movie
Robbery
1967 · Movie
The Voices in the Park
1967 · Movie
The Investigation
1967 · Movie
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · Movie
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967 · Series
The Informer
1966 · Series
Kaleidoscope
1966 · Movie
The Coming Out Party
1965 · Movie
The Power Game
1965 · Series
Up the Junction
1965 · Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
The Man in Room 17
1965 · Series
Londoners
1965 · Series
Three Clear Sundays
1965 · Movie
Gideon's Way
1965 · Series
Public Eye
1965 · Series
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Series
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
1964 · Series
Detective
1964 · Series
The Informers
1963 · Movie
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
A Place to Go
1963 · Movie
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963 · Movie
This Sporting Life
1963 · Movie
Z-Cars
1962 · Series
The Criminal
1960 · Movie
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series