George Sewell
Known for: Acting
Born: August 31, 1924
Died: April 1, 2007
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
37 movies · 49 TV shows, newest first
9.0
Let's Stick Together
1998
3.8
The Fix
1997
6.9
The Detectives
1993
7.2
Heartbeat
1992
NR
Sticky Wickets
1990
7.2
The Upper Hand
1990
7.2
Screen One
19896.7
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
8.9
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988
6.3
Home James!
1987
5.3
Mark of the Devil
1984
6.5
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
19849.7
Andy Robson
1982
6.3
Wet Job
1981
7.2
The Chinese Detective
1981
6.3
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981
7.2
The Gentle Touch
1980
5.7
Invasion: UFO
1980
7.1
Minder
1979
7.6
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
8.3
Running Blind
1979NR
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1978
8.0
Winterspelt 1944
1978
6.2
Don't Forget to Write!
1977
8.0
Barry Lyndon
1975
6.9
Operation: Daybreak
1975
8.1
The Sweeney
1975
5.0
Churchill's People
1974
NR
Taking Leave
1974
6.3
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974
7.0
Born Free
1974
7.4
Rising Damp
1974
8.0
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
6.2
The Edwardians
1972
6.3
The Adventurer
1972
7.0
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972
7.0
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
1972
10.0
Six Days of Justice
1972NR
Home and Away
1972
6.8
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
1971
7.0
Get Carter
1971
6.6
Play for Today
1970
7.8
UFO
1970
6.7
Shadows of Fear
1970
6.8
Manhunt
1970
7.3
Paul Temple
1969
7.5
Suspect
1969
5.8
Special Branch
1969
6.2
Doppelgänger
1969
4.9
The Haunted House of Horror
1969
8.3
The Main Chance
1969
8.0
The Caesars
1968
9.0
The Expert
1968
7.3
Spindoe
1968
5.3
The Vengeance of She
1968
7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967NR
The Education of Corporal Halliday
1967
6.6
Robbery
196710.0
The Voices in the Park
1967NR
The Investigation
1967
5.9
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
NR
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
NR
The Informer
1966
5.3
Kaleidoscope
1966
8.0
The Coming Out Party
1965
10.0
The Power Game
1965
7.0
Up the Junction
1965
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.3
The Man in Room 17
1965
NR
Londoners
1965
6.0
Three Clear Sundays
1965
7.0
Gideon's Way
1965
8.2
Public Eye
1965
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964NR
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr
1964
9.0
Detective
1964
6.8
The Informers
1963
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
6.4
A Place to Go
1963
5.3
Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
7.0
This Sporting Life
1963
7.3
Z-Cars
1962
6.4
The Criminal
1960
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959