Person

George Mikell

Acting · 1929–2020 · Bildeniai, Tauragė district, Lithuania

Biography

George Mikell (born Jurgis Mikelaitis; 4 April 1929 – 12 May 2020) was a Lithuanian-Australian actor and writer best known for his performances as Schutzstaffel (SS) officers in The Guns of Navarone (1961) and The Great Escape (1963). Mikell appeared in over 30 British and American feature films and had numerous leading roles in theatre. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known for

Filmography

1988Hannay
1985Code Name: EmeraldMajor Seltz
1984Czech MatePlain Clothes Policeman
1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspensePlains Clothes Policeman
1981BergeracFalkenhorst
1981Escape to VictoryKommandant
1980The Sea WolvesCaptain of Ehrenfels
1978Life at StakeMarten Hartwell
1975The Hanged ManMax Gunther
1975The SweeneyDanilov
1974The Tamarind SeedMajor Stukalov
1973ScorpioDor
1972ColditzCol. Cybulski
1972The AdventurerLanik
1972Young WinstonField Cornet (uncredited)
1971ZeppelinGerman Officer
1969DoppelgängerCaptain Ross
1967The Double ManMax Gruner
1966Where the Spies AreAssassin
1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdCheckpoint Charlie Guard
1965BBC Play of the MonthVon Klages
1965Dateline DiamondsPaul Verlekt
1965Marauders of the SaharaRonald Wayne
1965Operation CrossbowGerman Officer
1963EspionagePeter
1963The Great EscapeLt. Dietrich
1962The PrimitivesClaude
1962The Password Is CourageNecke
1961Highway to BattleBrauwitz
1961The Guns of NavaroneSS Hauptman Sessler
1960Beyond the CurtainPieter von Seefeldt
1960JackpotCarl Stock
1959International DetectiveLampfert
1959The Third Man
1959The Treasure of San TeresaBorder Guard
1959Operation BullshineGerman Airman
1958Sea of SandGerman Officer
1957Kill Her GentlyLars Svenson
1957The One That Got AwayGerman Prisoner

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