George Sewell

Known for ActingBorn 1924-08-31Died 2007-04-01Hoxton, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Six Days of Justice

The Voices in the Park

The Power Game

Andy Robson

Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks

Let's Stick Together

The Expert

Detective

Running Blind

The Main Chance

Public Eye

Winterspelt 1944

Barry Lyndon

The Sweeney

Diamonds on Wheels

The Caesars

The Coming Out Party

Doctor Who

UFO

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Suspect

Rising Damp

Heartbeat

The Upper Hand

Screen One

The Chinese Detective

The Gentle Touch

Paul Temple

Z-Cars

Man in a Suitcase

Minder

The Detectives

Born Free

UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...

UFO: Take Them Alive

Up the Junction

Get Carter

Operation: Daybreak

ITV Playhouse

Gideon's Way

This Sporting Life

Tales of the Unexpected

The Nineteenth Hole

UFO: Destroy Luna Base!

Manhunt

The Informers

Shadows of Fear

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense