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George Sewell

Actor

George Sewell

Born August 31, 1924 in Hoxton, London, England, UKDied April 1, 200737 films

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.

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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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Barry Lyndon posterFirst watchBarry Lyndon19758.0as Barry's SecondAn Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Get Carter poster7.0Get Carter1971This Sporting Life poster7.0This Sporting Life1963Doppelgänger poster6.2Doppelgänger1969Operation: Daybreak poster6.9Operation: Daybreak1975Robbery poster6.6Robbery1967Deadlier Than the Male poster5.9Deadlier Than the Male1967

Filmography

37 films as actor
  1. 1998Let's Stick TogetherCarter
  2. 1997The FixChairman
  3. 1990Sticky WicketsFriedrich
  4. 1988Doctor Who: Remembrance of the DaleksRatcliffe
  5. 1984Mark of the DevilDet. Inspector Grant
  6. 1981Wet JobHaggerty
  7. 1981If You Go Down in the Woods TodayKnocker
  8. 1980Invasion: UFOCol. Alec Freeman
  9. 1979Running BlindSlade
  10. 1978Winterspelt 1944Colonel
  11. 1975Barry LyndonBarry's Second
  12. 1975Operation: DaybreakHeinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
  13. 1974Taking LeaveFather
  14. 1974UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
  15. 1973Diamonds on WheelsHenry Stewart
  16. 1972UFO: Take Them AliveColonel Alec Freeman
  17. 1972UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...Colonel Alec Freeman
  18. 1971UFO: Destroy Luna Base!Colonel Alec Freeman
  19. 1971Get CarterCon
  20. 1969SuspectDI Barnes
  21. 1969DoppelgängerMark Neuman
  22. 1969The Haunted House of HorrorBob Kellett
  23. 1968The Vengeance of SheHarry
  24. 1967The Education of Corporal HallidayStaff Sgt. Graham
  25. 1967RobberyBen
  26. 1967The Voices in the ParkGurney
  27. 1967The InvestigationWitness
  28. 1967Deadlier Than the MaleCar Park Assassin
  29. 1966KaleidoscopeBilly
  30. 1965The Coming Out PartyRicketts
  31. 1965Up the JunctionBarny
  32. 1965Three Clear SundaysJohnny May
  33. 1963The InformersFred Hill
  34. 1963A Place to GoMarket Trader
  35. 1963Sparrows Can't SingBert
  36. 1963This Sporting LifeJeff
  37. 1960The CriminalPrison Guard (uncredited)