Name George Mikell Height 6' 0" (1.83m) | Years active 1957-present Occupation Actor, writer Role Actor | |
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Full Name Jurgis Mikelaitis Born 4 April 1929 (age 95) ( 1929-04-04 ) Bildeniai, Lithuania Known for The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape Movies The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape, Dateline Diamonds, Attack on the Iron Coast, The Double Man Similar People Michael Trubshawe, Robert Desmond, Harry Riebauer, Robert Freitag, Heinz Weiss | ||
Nationality Lithuanian, Australian | ||
George Mikell (born Jurgis Mikelaitis; 4 April 1929) is a Lithuanian-Australian actor and writer best known for his performances in The Guns of Navarone (1961) and The Great Escape (1963). Mikell has appeared in over 30 films and has had numerous leading roles in theatre.
Now retired from acting, Mikell has written two film scripts, numerous short stories and in 2002 published an essay of his 2001 trip to the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.
Filmography
Actor
1993
Stark (TV Mini Series) as
Nato Military Officer
- Episode #1.3 (1993) - Nato Military Officer
1990
Night of the Fox (TV Movie) as
Maj. Hecker
1988
Hannay (TV Series) as
Baron Vogel
- Voyage into Fear (1988) - Baron Vogel
1985
Code Name: Emerald as
Maj. Seltz
1985
Glass Babies (TV Movie) as
John Craig (as George Mikel)
1984
Fox Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Plains Clothes Policeman
- Czech Mate (1984) - Plains Clothes Policeman
1984
The Brief (TV Series) as
Passerman
- Landscape (1984) - Passerman
- And Then Where Do You Go? (1984) - Passerman
- Terry (1984) - Passerman
- No Questions (1984) - Passerman
1982
The Brack Report (TV Series) as
Joe Horovitz
- Chapter 1 (1982) - Joe Horovitz
1981
Bergerac (TV Series) as
Falkenhorst
- Late for a Funeral (1981) - Falkenhorst
1981
Victory as
The Germans - Kommandant
1981
When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) as
Werner
- Flies and Spiders (1981) - Werner
1980
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV Series) as
Hugo Verner
- The Case of the Body in the Case (1980) - Hugo Verner
1980
The Sea Wolves as
Ehrenfels Captain
1979
Flambards (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Hofmeister
- Entry to a New World (1979) - Dr. Hofmeister
1978
The Sweeney (TV Series) as
Danilov
- Hearts and Minds (1978) - Danilov
1978
Sweeney 2 as
Superintendent
1978
Life at Stake (TV Series) as
Marten Hartwell
- Somewhere Between Cambridge Bay and Yellowknife (1978) - Marten Hartwell
1975
Quiller (TV Series) as
Major Mahler
- Safe Conduct (1975) - Major Mahler
1975
Sam and the River (TV Series) as
Captain André
- Episode #1.6 (1975) - Captain André
- Episode #1.5 (1975) - Captain André
- Episode #1.4 (1975) - Captain André
- Episode #1.3 (1975) - Captain André
- Episode #1.2 (1975) - Captain André
- Episode #1.1 (1975) - Captain André
1975
The Hanged Man (TV Mini Series) as
Max Gunther
- Ring of Return (1975) - Max Gunther
1974
The Tamarind Seed as
Major Stukalov
1973
Scorpio as
Dor
1973
Colditz (TV Series) as
Col. Cybulski
- Murder? (1973) - Col. Cybulski
1972
The Adventurer (TV Series) as
Lanik
- Counterstrike (1972) - Lanik
1972
Young Winston as
Field Cornet (uncredited)
1971
Zeppelin as
German Officer
1969
Detective (TV Series) as
Kurt Von Gagern
- And So to Murder (1969) - Kurt Von Gagern
1969
Strange Report (TV Series) as
Edward Pato
- Report 5055: Cult - Murder Shrieks Out (1969) - Edward Pato (as George Mikel)
1969
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun as
Captain Ross
1968
Champion House (TV Series) as
Sergei Slavitskayan
- To Bradford with Love (1968) - Sergei Slavitskayan
1968
Attack on the Iron Coast as
Capt. Strasser
1967
Mickey Dunne (TV Series) as
Hendrik
- Come on In, the Water's Fine (1967) - Hendrik
1967
The Double Man as
Max
1966
Sabina
1965
I predoni del Sahara as
Ronald Wayne
1965
Where the Spies Are as
Assassin
1965
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Von Klages
- The Joel Brand Story (1965) - Von Klages
1965
Dateline Diamonds as
Paul Verlekt
1965
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as
Checkpoint Charlie Guard
1965
Operation Crossbow as
German Officer at V2 Launch
1964
Secret Agent (TV Series) as
Wilhelm Berg / Michael Pearce (Student)
- Fair Exchange (1964) - Wilhelm Berg
- Colony Three (1964) - Michael Pearce (Student)
1964
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Harry Warner
1964
Espionage (TV Series) as
Peter
- A Free Agent (1964) - Peter
1961
Ghost Squad (TV Series) as
Jensen / Rally Official
- A Cast of Thousands (1964) - Jensen
- Million Dollar Ransom (1961) - Rally Official (uncredited)
1963
The Victors as
Russian Sentry
1963
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Rolf Frohlich
- Green Grows the Grass (1963) - Rolf Frohlich
1963
The Great Escape as
Lt. Dietrich
1963
The Gentle Terror as
Turk
1962
The Password Is Courage as
Necke
1962
The Primitives as
Claude
1962
Mystery Submarine as
Lt. Remer
1962
Thirty Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Rolf Frohlich
- Green Grows the Grass (1962) - Rolf Frohlich
1961
Home Tonight (TV Series) as
Capt. Zrodla
- Episode #1.30 (1961) - Capt. Zrodla
- Episode #1.29 (1961) - Capt. Zrodla
- Episode #1.28 (1961) - Capt. Zrodla
- Episode #1.27 (1961) - Capt. Zrodla
- Episode #1.26 (1961) - Capt. Zrodla
1961
Echo Four Two (TV Series) as
Julio Anvers
- Opportunity Taken (1961) - Julio Anvers
1961
Highway to Battle as
Brauwitz
1960
International Detective (TV Series) as
Lempfert / Lampfert
- The Martos Case (1961) - Lempfert
- The Brenner Case (1960) - Lempfert
- The Steibel Case (1960) - Lampfert
1961
The Guns of Navarone as
Sessler
1961
Call Me Genius as
Beatnik at Party (uncredited)
1961
The Mask of the Clown (TV Series) as
Koos Huizinga
1960
Jackpot as
Carl Stock
1960
Circle of Deception as
German Officer (uncredited)
1960
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Stranger
- Six Eyes on a Stranger (1960) - Stranger
1960
Beyond the Curtain as
Pieter von Seefeldt
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Young Pole
- Twentieth Century Theatre: The Price of Freedom (1960) - Young Pole
1959
Private Investigator (TV Series) as
Otto Kant
- The Flight Captain: Part 2 (1959) - Otto Kant
- The Flight Captain: Part 1 (1959) - Otto Kant
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Martin
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1959) - Martin
1959
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
First Sentry
- The Battle of the Bridge (1959) - First Sentry
1959
Hot Money Girl as
Border Guard
1959
Operation Bullshine as
German Airman
1959
Whirlpool as
German Policeman (uncredited)
1959
Television Playwright (TV Series) as
Guard (with Prisoners)
- The Dark Side of the Earth (1959) - Guard (with Prisoners)
1958
Desert Patrol as
German Officer
1958
O.S.S. (TV Series) as
Junior Officer
- Operation Post Office (1958) - Junior Officer
1957
Kill Her Gently as
Sven
1957
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Johann Breitstein
- Counsellor at Law (1957) - Johann Breitstein
1957
The One That Got Away as
German Prisoner
1957
Escape (TV Series) as
Paul
- The Great Bluff (1957) - Paul
Archive Footage
1969
The Last of the Powerseekers (TV Movie) as
Mr. Mikell
References
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