About
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
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
MinderSeries • 1979
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
Z-CarsSeries • 1962
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
The SweeneySeries • 1975
UFOSeries • 1970
The ExpertSeries • 1968
The Upper HandSeries • 1990
Public EyeSeries • 1965
Screen OneSeries • 1989
The DetectivesSeries • 1993
Gideon's WaySeries • 1965
The Main ChanceSeries • 1969
Churchill's PeopleSeries • 1974
The AdventurerSeries • 1972
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries • 1984
Paul TempleSeries • 1969
Barry LyndonMovie • 1975