George Sewell
Acting
Born: 1924-08-31 in Hoxton, London, England, UK
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
Father
Doctor Who
Ratcliffe
Minder
Frank
Heartbeat
Ray Walker
The Wednesday Play
Ricketts
The Wednesday Play
George Barking
The Wednesday Play
Gurney
The Wednesday Play
Eddie
Tales of the Unexpected
Laughlin
Z-Cars
ITV Playhouse
DI Barnes
No Hiding Place
The Sweeney
Vic Tolman
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Nicholls
UFO
Alec Freeman
Special Branch
Det. Chief Insp. Alan Craven
Barry Lyndon
Barry's Second
Screen One
Friedrich
The Man in Room 17
Shelton
Churchill's People
Colonel Michelburn
Detective
The Upper Hand
George Carver
The Expert
Louis Scammell
Public Eye
Jakeman
Public Eye
Harry Brierly
The Detectives
Superintendent Cottam
Gideon's Way
Tim Murphy
Man in a Suitcase
The Main Chance
Harry Kenton
The Power Game
Frank Hagadan
The Gentle Touch
Dave Connally
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Det. Inspector Grant
Manhunt
Allard
Born Free
Sam Willis
Paul Temple
Sammy Carson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Mendel
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Stapleton
Rising Damp
Detective Constable Baker
Londoners
Bert
Londoners
Barman