Years active 1949-1969 Name George Pastell | Role Character actor | |
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Full Name Nino Pastellides Born March 13, 1923 ( 1923-03-13 ) Cyprus Spouse(s) Gloria George (1958-1976) (his death) Movies The Mummy, From Russia with Love, The Curse of the Mummy's, The Moon‑Spinners, Give Us This Day Similar People Michael Carreras, Jim O'Connolly, Terence Fisher, Terence Young, Ralph Thomas | ||
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George Pastell (13 December 1923 - 4 April 1976) was a Cypriot character actor in British films and television programmes. Sources vary as to whether his real name was Nino (IMDb) or George Pastellides (BFI).
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Career
He made his film debut in Give Us This Day (1949), credited as Nino Pastellides, and played villains in film and television. Although Greek, he was often cast by Hammer Film Productions as Eastern characters such as Mehemet Bey in The Mummy (1959), the High Priest of Kali in The Stranglers of Bombay (1960), Inspector Etienne in Maniac (1963), and Hashmi Bey in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964).
His exotic looks often saw him cast in spy films of the '60s such as From Russia with Love (1963); Licensed to Kill (1965); A Man Could Get Killed (1966); That Riviera Touch (1966); and Deadlier Than the Male (1967). His many other films included appearances in Tiger Bay, The Angry Hills (1959), The Siege of Sidney Street (1960), Konga, The Frightened City (1961), On the Beat (1962), The Moon-Spinners (1964), The Long Duel (1967) and The Magus (1968).
As well as these film roles he could also be seen as the villain in numerous television series of the '60s including Danger Man; The Avengers; Doctor Who; The Champions; The Saint; and Department S.
Death
He died on 4 April 1976 from a heart attack.
Filmography
Actor
1969
Department S (TV Series) as
Camilo Garria / Sarrat
- The Treasure of the Costa Del Sol (1969) - Camilo Garria
- Who Plays the Dummy? (1969) - Sarrat
1962
The Saint (TV Series) as
Marco Ponti / Vulanin / King Fallouda / ...
- Vendetta for the Saint: Part 2 (1969) - Marco Ponti
- Vendetta for the Saint: Part 1 (1969) - Marco Ponti
- When Spring Is Sprung (1967) - Vulanin
- The Queen's Ransom (1966) - King Fallouda
- The Covetous Headsman (1962) - Georges Olivant
1969
Vendetta for the Saint as
Marco Ponti
1968
The Champions (TV Series) as
Col. Santos
- Operation Deep-Freeze (1968) - Col. Santos
1968
The Magus as
Andreas-Priest
1967
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Eric Klieg
- The Tomb of the Cybermen: Episode 4 (1967) - Eric Klieg
- The Tomb of the Cybermen: Episode 3 (1967) - Eric Klieg
- The Tomb of the Cybermen: Episode 2 (1967) - Eric Klieg
- The Tomb of the Cybermen: Episode 1 (1967) - Eric Klieg
1967
Vendetta (TV Series) as
Spiro Pozzetti
- The Desperate Man (1967) - Spiro Pozzetti
1967
The Long Duel as
Ram Chand
1967
Mogul (TV Series) as
Dr. Qadir
- My Daughter Knows Her Way Around (1967) - Dr. Qadir
1967
Deadlier Than the Male as
Carloggio
1966
Softly Softly (TV Series) as
Norazio
- The Jackpot (1966) - Norazio
1966
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Pakhomev
- Defection! The Case of Colonel Petrov (1966) - Pakhomev
1966
Run with the Wind as
Lennie
1966
Khartoum as
Giriagis Bey (uncredited)
1966
That Riviera Touch as
Ali
1966
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Arkadi
- Honey for the Prince (1966) - Arkadi
1966
A Man Could Get Killed as
Lazlo
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Parker / Prokrian
- Members Only: Part 2 (1965) - Parker
- Members Only: Part 1 (1965) - Parker
- One Kind Word (1959) - Prokrian
1965
The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World as
Russian Commissar
1965
Out of the Unknown (TV Series) as
Maj. Khan
- No Place Like Earth (1965) - Maj. Khan
1965
The Sullavan Brothers (TV Series) as
Hari Badpur
- The Men on the Dolman Islands (1965) - Hari Badpur
1965
She as
Haumeid (voice, uncredited)
1965
The Intelligence Men as
Assassin (uncredited)
1962
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Bob Bowler / Mr. Tovarini
- You Got to Have Class (1965) - Bob Bowler
- Stab in the Dark (1962) - Mr. Tovarini
1965
McGuire, Go Home! as
Prinos
1965
Reluctant Bandit (TV Mini Series) as
Peppino
- The Great Attack (1965) - Peppino
- The New Mafia (1965) - Peppino
- Not So Quiet in Montebianco (1965) - Peppino
- Quiet Day in San Fillipo (1965) - Peppino
1964
Secret Agent (TV Series) as
Petel
- The Colonel's Daughter (1964) - Petel
1964
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb as
Hashmi Bey
1964
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV Series) as
Khan
- Mark of the Beast (1964) - Khan
1964
The Moon-Spinners as
Police Lieutenant
1964
The Secret Door as
Antonio
1963
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Also Russi / Zunderman
- My Father Is My Brother (1964) - Also Russi
- Hot Ice (1963) - Zunderman
1964
Espionage (TV Series) as
Russian Captain
- Some Other Kind of World (1964) - Russian Captain
1964
It's Dark Outside (TV Series) as
Dimitriades
- One Man's Right (1964) - Dimitriades
1963
The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) as
Dali
- A Box of Tricks (1963) - Dali
1963
From Russia with Love as
Train Conductor
1963
Taxi! (TV Series) as
Georges Vlachos
- Barricades in Bailey Street (1963) - Georges Vlachos
1961
Ghost Squad (TV Series) as
Faria / Mendoza / Wang
- PG7 (1963) - Faria
- Catspaw (1962) - Mendoza
- Hong Kong Story (1961) - Wang
1963
Tarzan's Three Challenges as
Khan (voice, uncredited)
1963
Maniac as
Inspector Etienne
1963
Impact as
Sebastian 'The Duke' Dukelow
1962
Maigret (TV Series) as
Bellini
- The Amateurs (1962) - Bellini
1962
On the Beat as
Manzini
1962
Zero One (TV Series) as
Masra
- Glidepath (1962) - Masra
1962
Man of the World (TV Series) as
Sebastian
- Masquerade in Spain (1962) - Sebastian
1962
Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) as
Gamal
- The Conjurer (1962) - Gamal
1962
Masters of Venus as
Kallas
1962
Village of Daughters as
2nd Pickpocket
1961
The Interrogator (TV Movie) as
Costas
1961
Echo Four Two (TV Series) as
Joseph Marks
- The Dummies (1961) - Joseph Marks
1961
Golden Girl (TV Series) as
Petro Mourtzimos
- The Extractor (1961) - Petro Mourtzimos
1961
The Frightened City as
Sanchetti
1961
The Cheaters (TV Series) as
Leon
- Murder Fugue (1961) - Leon
1961
Konga as
Professor Tagore
1960
The Siege of Sidney Street as
Brodsky
1960
Man from Interpol (TV Series) as
Vic / Kubetz
- Tight Secret (1960) - Vic
- The Maharajah of Den (1960) - Kubetz
1959
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Max Mazza / Berto Follini / Cesar
- Treviso Dam (1960) - Max Mazza
- Rogue's Harvest (1960) - Berto Follini
- The Village of Shame (1959) - Cesar
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Mexican Priest
- Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust (1960) - Mexican Priest
1960
International Detective (TV Series) as
Baron Constantine
- The Bristol Case (1960) - Baron Constantine
1960
Bottoms Up as
Swarthy Man
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
Pagano / Capt. Pagano / Captain Pagano
- The Girl with Grey Hair (1960) - Capt. Pagano
- The Thousand Mile Alibi (1960) - Pagano
- The Man's a Clown (1959) - Pagano
- The Two-Headed Monster (1959) - Captain Pagano
1960
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
Roger Dubois
- A Tormented Mind (1960) - Roger Dubois
1959
The Stranglers of Bombay as
High Priest of Kali
1959
The Invisible Man (TV Series) as
Guard
- Man in Power (1959) - Guard (uncredited)
1959
The Mummy as
Mehemet Bey
1959
Deadly Record as
Angelo
1959
Tiger Bay as
'POLOMA' Captain
1959
The Angry Hills as
Papa Panos
1958
Blind Spot as
Schrieder
1958
Missiles from Hell as
Eryk
1957
McCreary Moves In (TV Series) as
Captain Raka
- The Desperate Hostage (1957) - Captain Raka
1957
Destination Downing Street (TV Series) as
The Chief
- Danger's End: Part 4 (1957) - The Chief
- Danger's End: Part 3 (1957) - The Chief
- Danger's End: Part 2 (1957) - The Chief
- Danger's End: Part 1 (1957) - The Chief
1957
The Bloodless Arena (TV Movie) as
Doctor Perora
1953
Deadly Nightshade as
Ferrari
1953
The Golden Mask as
Hassan
1952
The Gambler and the Lady as
Jacko Spina
1952
Moulin Rouge as
Man at First Bar (uncredited)
1949
Bagdad as
Guard (uncredited)
1949
Give Us This Day as
The Lucy (as Nino Pastellides)
1949
Madness of the Heart as
Waiter (uncredited)
1949
Adam and Evalyn as
Headwaiter at Restaurant (uncredited)
Miscellaneous
1965
She (voice dubbing: André Morell - uncredited)
Archive Footage
2020
Cineficción Radio (Podcast Series)
- Momias (2020)
2009
Cybermen (Video short) as
Eric Klieg (uncredited)
2008
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (TV Movie) as
Eric Klieg (uncredited)
1994
The World of Hammer (TV Series documentary) as
Mehemet Bey
- Hammer Stars: Christopher Lee (1994) - Mehemet Bey (uncredited)
1966
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Police Lieutenant
- The Moon-Spinners: Part 3 (1966) - Police Lieutenant
- The Moon-Spinners: Part 2 (1966) - Police Lieutenant
- The Moon-Spinners: Part 1 (1966) - Police Lieutenant
1961
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Angelo
- Deadly Record (1961) - Angelo
References
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