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George Sewell
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.
As actor
Let's Stick Together
The Fix
Sticky Wickets
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Mark of the Devil
Wet Job
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
Invasion: UFO
Running Blind
Winterspelt 1944
Operation: Daybreak
Barry Lyndon
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
Taking Leave
Diamonds on Wheels
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
UFO: Take Them Alive
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
Get Carter
Doppelgänger
The Haunted House of Horror
Suspect
The Vengeance of She
The Voices in the Park
Robbery
The Education of Corporal Halliday
Deadlier Than the Male
The Investigation
Kaleidoscope
Up the Junction