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'George Sewell' (31 August 1924 — 1 April 2007), was an English actor, the son of a florist family in Tottenham, London. His brother Danny Sewell, a former boxer, also became an actor, later emigrating to America.
He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, and after demobilisation he ended up in the Merchant Navy, serving as a steward. Eventually he became a motor coach courier for a holiday company.
He had not considered acting until he met the actor Dudley Sutton by chance in a pub. Dudley recommended that Sewell audition for a production by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop of ''Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be'' in the West End. Sewell did so, and made his acting debut at the age of 35. He went on to star in two more productions, most notably in ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' which later went to Paris and Broadway. The experience garnered from stage acting led to a long career in both film and television.
For many years Sewell was the gritty face of crime and law enforcement in a huge array of television series. Amongst his early roles, he was the tallyman in Ken Loach's TV play ''Up The Junction'' (1965), a criminal who runs off with a teenage girl in ''Softly, Softly'' (1966), a hard-nosed building engineer in ''The Power Game'' (1965-66), a cowardly informer in ''Man in a Suitcase'' (1967), and a seedy private eye in ''Spindoe'' (1968). In 1970 he played Colonel Alec Freeman in the first series of Gerry Anderson's live-action science-fiction drama ''UFO''.
In 1973, Euston Films reinvigorated the TV series ''Special Branch'', formerly a videotaped series starring Derren Nesbitt. Sewell was brought in to play the defining character of DCI Alan Craven. The show ran for two seasons with Sewell, and is very fondly remembered - not least as a stylistic fore-runner of crime drama ''The Sweeney'' (in which Sewell also appeared - as a villain). Later Sewell was to parody this role as Supt Frank Cottam in the Jasper Carrot / Robert Powell comedy ''The Detectives''.
Later television appearances include
''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'' (1979), in which he played Mendel, and the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Remembrance of the Daleks'', (1988), in which he played a fascist.
He also appeared frequently in cinema films, notably ''Poor Cow'' (1967) and ''Get Carter'' (1971).
★
★ UK Telegraph obituary
| Contents |
| Early career |
| Acting |
| External links |
Early career
He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, and after demobilisation he ended up in the Merchant Navy, serving as a steward. Eventually he became a motor coach courier for a holiday company.
Acting
He had not considered acting until he met the actor Dudley Sutton by chance in a pub. Dudley recommended that Sewell audition for a production by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop of ''Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be'' in the West End. Sewell did so, and made his acting debut at the age of 35. He went on to star in two more productions, most notably in ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' which later went to Paris and Broadway. The experience garnered from stage acting led to a long career in both film and television.
For many years Sewell was the gritty face of crime and law enforcement in a huge array of television series. Amongst his early roles, he was the tallyman in Ken Loach's TV play ''Up The Junction'' (1965), a criminal who runs off with a teenage girl in ''Softly, Softly'' (1966), a hard-nosed building engineer in ''The Power Game'' (1965-66), a cowardly informer in ''Man in a Suitcase'' (1967), and a seedy private eye in ''Spindoe'' (1968). In 1970 he played Colonel Alec Freeman in the first series of Gerry Anderson's live-action science-fiction drama ''UFO''.
In 1973, Euston Films reinvigorated the TV series ''Special Branch'', formerly a videotaped series starring Derren Nesbitt. Sewell was brought in to play the defining character of DCI Alan Craven. The show ran for two seasons with Sewell, and is very fondly remembered - not least as a stylistic fore-runner of crime drama ''The Sweeney'' (in which Sewell also appeared - as a villain). Later Sewell was to parody this role as Supt Frank Cottam in the Jasper Carrot / Robert Powell comedy ''The Detectives''.
Later television appearances include
''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'' (1979), in which he played Mendel, and the ''Doctor Who'' story ''Remembrance of the Daleks'', (1988), in which he played a fascist.
He also appeared frequently in cinema films, notably ''Poor Cow'' (1967) and ''Get Carter'' (1971).
External links
★
★ UK Telegraph obituary
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