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George Sewell (1924–2007)

Actor

British leading actor whose tough, pockmarked features belied a soft voice and cultivated manner. Sewell was born in East London, the son of a printer. After brief service in the RAF during the closing stages of World War II, he held down a wide variety of short-lived jobs, including as carpenter, photographer... See full bio »

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in Hoxton, London, England, UK

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(age 82) in London, England, UK
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2006 Casualty (TV series)
George Barron
– Needle (2006) … George Barron
 
1994-2005 The Bill (TV series)
Bill Pavey / Ex-DCS Charles Barnet / Ron Davies
– 348 (2005) … Ex-DCS Charles Barnet
– Weekends Are for Wimps (1999) … Bill Pavey
– Gate Fever (1994) … Ron Davies
 
2005 Doctors (TV series)
Frank Jones
– Call Me Sweetheart (2005) … Frank Jones
 
2000 Heartbeat (TV series)
Ray Walker
– Against the Odds (2000) … Ray Walker
 
1999 Harry and the Wrinklies (TV series)
'Huggy' Bear
 
1998 Let's Stick Together
Carter
 
1993-1997 The Detectives (TV series)
Superintendent Cottam
– Go West Old Man (1997) … Superintendent Cottam
– Mine's a Large One (1997) … Superintendent Cottam
– Best Man (1997) … Superintendent Cottam
– The Curse of the Comanches (1997) … Superintendent Cottam
– The Beast of Hackney Marshes (1997) … Superintendent Cottam
See all 28 episodes »
 
1997 The Fix (TV movie)
Chairman
 
1993 The Upper Hand (TV series)
George Carver
– Minder (1993) … George Carver
 
1993 Every Silver Lining (TV series)
– Brotherhood (1993)
 
1990 Screen One (TV series)
Friedrich
– Sticky Wickets (1990) … Friedrich
 
1990 Canned Carrott (TV series)
Supt Cottam (segment "Detectives, The")
 
1987-1990 Home James! (TV series)
Robert Palmer
– Sweet P.A. (1990) … Robert Palmer
– Anyone for Tennis? (1988) … Robert Palmer
– It All Comes Out in the Wash (1987) … Robert Palmer
– Thinkin' on Your Feet (1987) … Robert Palmer
 
1989 The Nineteenth Hole (TV series)
Ray Smollett
– Episode #1.6 (1989) … Ray Smollett
 
1988 Doctor Who (TV series)
Ratcliffe
– Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 4 (1988) … Ratcliffe
– Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 3 (1988) … Ratcliffe
– Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 2 (1988) … Ratcliffe
– Remembrance of the Daleks: Part 1 (1988) … Ratcliffe
 
1985 Bulman (TV series)
Harry Scroop
– The Name of the Game (1985) … Harry Scroop
 
1985 C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV series)
Charlie Hammond
– Love Byte (1985) … Charlie Hammond
 
1985 Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (TV mini-series)
Ironmaster Rouncewell
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Ironmaster Rouncewell
– Episode #1.5 (1985) … Ironmaster Rouncewell
 
1984 Fox Mystery Theater (TV series)
Det. Inspector Grant
– Mark of the Devil (1984) … Det. Inspector Grant
 
1983 Andy Robson (TV series)
Peter Mueller
– Circumstancial Evidence (1983) … Peter Mueller
– Capital Crime (1983) … Peter Mueller
– The Lady from St. Petersburg (1983) … Peter Mueller
– Masquerade (1983) … Peter Mueller
– A Two Horse Race (1983) … Peter Mueller
See all 6 episodes »
 
1983 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Laughlin
– A Passing Opportunity (1983) … Laughlin
 
1983 Crown Court (TV series)
Victor Crawshaw
– None of Your Business: Part 1 (1983) … Victor Crawshaw
 
1982 The Chinese Detective (TV series)
Jack Longman
– Wheels Between Wheels (1982) … Jack Longman
 
1982 Minder (TV series)
Frank
– Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1982) … Frank
 
1980-1981 The Gentle Touch (TV series)
Dave Connally
– Protection (1981) … Dave Connally
– The Hit (1981) … Dave Connally
– The Ring (1980) … Dave Connally
 
1981 Wet Job (TV movie)
Daniel Haggerty
 
1981 If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Knocker
 
1969-1979 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Amme / DI Barnes
– Rat Trap (1979) … Amme
– The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977)
– Suspect (1969) … DI Barnes
 
1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV mini-series)
Mendel
– Flushing Out the Mole (1979) … Mendel
– Smiley Sets a Trap (1979) … Mendel
– Tinker Tailor (1979) … Mendel
– How It All Fits Together (1979) … Mendel
– Smiley Tracks the Mole (1979) … Mendel
See all 7 episodes »
 
1979 Winterspelt
Colonel
 
1979 Running Blind (TV series)
Slade
– The Deception Operation (1979) … Slade
– Sixteen Rivers to Cross (1979) … Slade
– The Messenger Boy (1979) … Slade
 
1979 Crime Story (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1978 The Sweeney (TV series)
Vic Tolman
– Bait (1978) … Vic Tolman
 
1978 The Bass Player and the Blonde (TV series)
Drummer
– Rondo (1978) … Drummer
 
1977 Don't Forget to Write! (TV series)
Pierre
– Going Up in the World (1977) … Pierre
 
1976 The Basil Brush Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 11 December 1976 (1976)
 
1975 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV series)
Wheeler
– Learning to Drive (1975) … Wheeler
 
1975 Barry Lyndon
Barry's Second
 
1975 Operation: Daybreak
Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
 
1975 The Main Chance (TV series)
Harry Kenton
– Survival (1975) … Harry Kenton
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Colonel Michelburn
– The Derry Boys (1975) … Colonel Michelburn
 
1975 Rising Damp (TV series)
Baker
– The Prowler (1975) … Baker
 
1974 Play for Today (TV series)
Father
– Taking Leave (1974) … Father
 
1974 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Vincent Pauldron
– See What You've Done (1974) … Vincent Pauldron
 
1974 Whodunnit? (TV series)
Panellist
– Goodbye Sarge (1974) … Panellist
 
1973-1974 Special Branch (TV series)
Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven / Craven / Detective Chief Inspector Alan Craven
– Downwind of Angels (1974) … Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
– Diversion (1974) … Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
– Alien (1974) … Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
– Intercept (1974) … Craven
– Date of Birth (1974) … Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
See all 26 episodes »
 
1974 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Henry Stewart
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 3 (1974) … Henry Stewart
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 2 (1974) … Henry Stewart
– Diamonds on Wheels: Part 1 (1974) … Henry Stewart
 
1974 Diamonds on Wheels (TV movie)
Henry Stewart
 
1974 UFO... annientare S.H.A.D.O. stop. Uccidete Straker...
Col. Alex Freeman
 
1974 Invasion: UFO
Col. Alec Freeman
 
1972 The Edwardians (TV mini-series)
Gus Elen
– The Reluctant Juggler (1972) … Gus Elen
 
1972 Man at the Top (TV series)
Henry Webster
– Dont Rock the Boat (1972) … Henry Webster
– A Mug Like Me (1972) … Henry Webster
 
1972 Six Days of Justice (TV series)
Anthony Brown
– Cross-Fire (1972) … Anthony Brown
 
1972 Home and Away (TV series)
Winslow Scott
 
1972 The Adventurer (TV series)
Harry Venner
– Target! (1972) … Harry Venner
 
1970-1971 Paul Temple (TV series)
Sammy Carson
– Long Ride to Red Gap (1971) … Sammy Carson
– The Guilty Must Die (1971) … Sammy Carson
– The Man Who Forged Real Money (1971) … Sammy Carson
– Party Piece (1971) … Sammy Carson
– With Friends Like You, Who Needs Enemies? (1971) … Sammy Carson
See all 11 episodes »
 
1969-1971 Public Eye (TV series)
Harry Brierly / Jakeman
– Come Into the Garden, Rose (1971) … Harry Brierly
– Welcome to Brighton? (1969) … Jakeman
 
1969-1971 UFO (TV series)
Col. Alec Freeman
– Confetti Check A-OK (1971) … Col. Alec Freeman
– Computer Affair (1971) … Col. Alec Freeman
– Court Martial (1971) … Col. Alec Freeman
– Ordeal (1971) … Col. Alec Freeman
– The Dalotek Affair (1971) … Col. Alec Freeman
See all 17 episodes »
 
1971 Crime of Passion (TV series)
Juan
– Celestina (1971) … Juan
 
1971 Get Carter
Con McCarty
 
1971 Shadows of Fear (TV series)
Harry
– Repent at Leisure (1971) … Harry
 
1966-1971 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Bellamy / Frank Hooper
– As Good as a Picnic (1971) … Frank Hooper
– Manhunt (1966) … Bellamy
 
1970 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV series)
Duncan Bradley
– A Good Prospect (1970) … Duncan Bradley
 
1970 Manhunt (TV series)
Allard
– Intent to Steal (1970) … Allard
– The Ugly Side of War (1970) … Allard
– One Way Home (1970) … Allard
 
1970 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Eric Jansen
– Vendetta for a Dead Man (1970) … Eric Jansen
 
1969 Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
Mark Neuman
 
1969 Horror House
Bob Kellett
 
1969 The Expert (TV series)
Louis Scammell
– Protection (1969) … Louis Scammell
 
1969 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– Stake Money (1969)
 
1968 The Caesars (TV series)
Ennius
– Germanicus (1968) … Ennius
 
1968 For Amusement Only (TV series)
The bookmaker
– The Ticket (1968) … The bookmaker
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Lugg
– The Case of the Late Pig (1968) … Lugg
 
1968 Spindoe (TV series)
Scaliger
– Now You're Running... (1968) … Scaliger
– How Is It You're Losing? (1968) … Scaliger
– You Start Winning... (1968) … Scaliger
– But You're Back and Fighting... (1968) … Scaliger
– And the Blood Starts Flowing... (1968) … Scaliger
 
1968 The Vengeance of She
Harry
 
1968 The Gamblers (TV series)
Gerald
– Give and Take (1968) … Gerald
 
1967 Softly Softly (TV series)
George Milton
– The Bombay Doctor (1967) … George Milton
 
1965-1967 Z Cars (TV series)
Det. Insp. Brogan / Joe Carter / Harris
– Too Quiet for Sunday: Part 2 (1967) … Det. Insp. Brogan
– Too Quiet for Sunday: Part 1 (1967) … Det. Insp. Brogan
– All in a Day's Work: Part 2 (1967) … Det. Insp. Brogan
– All in a Day's Work: Part 1 (1967) … Det. Insp. Brogan
– A Handful of Dust: Part 2 (1967) … Det. Insp. Brogan
See all 9 episodes »
 
1967 Poor Cow
Customer in Pub (scenes deleted)
 
1965-1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Barny the tallyman, in the washhouse / Eddie / George Barking / …
– The Profile of a Gentleman (1967) … Eddie
– The Voices in the Park (1967) … Gurney
– Little Master Mind (1966) … George Barking
– The Coming Out Party (1965) … Ricketts
– Up the Junction (1965) … Barny the tallyman, in the washhouse
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 The Informer (TV series)
Vaughn
– Where There's Muck, There's Money (1967) … Vaughn
 
1967 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Rufus Blake
– The Sitting Pigeon (1967) … Rufus Blake
 
1967 Robbery
Ben
 
1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Staff Sgt. Graham
– The Education of Corporal Halliday (1967) … Staff Sgt. Graham
 
1967 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Brannigan
– Personal Feelings Don't Count (1967) … Brannigan
 
1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Witness
– The Investigation (1967) … Witness
 
1967 Mr. Rose (TV series)
Bomber Bolt
– The Bright Bomber (1967) … Bomber Bolt
 
1967 Deadlier Than the Male
Car Park Assassin (uncredited)
 
1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series)
Mr. Stapleton
– The Croxley Master (1967) … Mr. Stapleton
 
1965-1966 The Power Game (TV series)
Frank Hagadan
– Safe Conduct (1966) … Frank Hagadan
– The Chicken Run (1966) … Frank Hagadan
– The Dead Sea Fruit (1966) … Frank Hagadan
– The Big View (1966) … Frank Hagadan
– The Front Men (1966) … Frank Hagadan
See all 10 episodes »
 
1966 Kaleidoscope
Billy
 
1966 The Man in Room 17 (TV series)
Shelton
– The Fissile Missile Makers (1966) … Shelton
 
1966 Redcap (TV series)
Barratt
– The Pride of the Regiment (1966) … Barratt
 
1966 Gideon C.I.D. (TV series)
Tim Murphy
– Boy with a Gun (1966) … Tim Murphy
 
1965 Love Story (TV series)
Ernie Allen
– The Sad Smile of the Mona Lisa (1965) … Ernie Allen
 
1965 Knock on Any Door (TV series)
Bill
– The Machine Minder (1965) … Bill
 
1965 The Flying Swan (TV series)
Harry Venner
– The Boardroom (1965) … Harry Venner
 
1965 Londoners (TV series)
Barman
– The Frighteners (1965) … Barman
 
1963 Underworld Informers
Fred Hill
 
1963 Sparrows Can't Sing
Bert
 
1963 This Sporting Life
Jeff
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2005 Real Crime (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Starring John Bindon (2005) … Himself
 
1998 The Best of British (TV series)
Himself
– Barbara Windsor (1998) … Himself
 
1982 Give Us a Clue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 May 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1979 It's a Knockout (TV series)
Himself
– It's a Celebrity Knockout 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1977 The Fuzz (TV series)
Himself
– Exits and Entrances (1977) … Himself
 
1973 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– George Sewell (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Whodunnit? (TV series)
Himself / Panelist
– Crime After a Fashion (1973) … Himself/Panelist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 Back to School (video documentary short)
Ratcliffe
 
2001 Boom Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show (video)
 
1991 Auntie's Bloomers
Himself
 

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(1960) He acted in Lionel Bart's musical, "Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be," at the Garrick Theatre in London, England with Miriam Karlin, James Booth, Wallas Eaton, Glynn Edwards, Barbara Windsor, Toni Palmer, and Yootha Joyce in the cast. Joan Littlewood was producer. John Bury was designer. See more »

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Father George Sewell was a boxer known as "The Cobblestone Kid". See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo