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George Murcell

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
68

Gender
Male

Birthday
October 30, 1925 (100 years old)

Place of Birth
Naples, Campania, Italy

George Murcell

Biography

Arthur George Murcell (30 October 1925 – 3 December 1998) was a British character actor.

Born in Italy, he made his film debut in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Battle of the River Plate (1956), Murcell went on to develop a career playing snarling villains in both film and television. These could either be stupid, brutish henchmen, as in Hell Drivers and Campbell's Kingdom (both 1957), or sophisticated rogues, such as Needle in "You Have Just Been Murdered", an episode of The Avengers.

He specialised in playing foreign characters, including Germans, Russians and South Americans. A number of these roles were in ITC adventure TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Danger Man, The Baron, The Saint, The Champions (Reply Box No.666 episode, 1967) Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Persuaders! and Jason King. His film roles included Sea of Sand (1958), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), The Heroes of Telemark (1965), Kaleidoscope (1966), The Fixer (1968), A Dandy in Aspic (1968), The Assassination Bureau (1969), A Walk with Love and Death (1969), Penny Gold (1973), Special Branch (1974), Inside the Third Reich (1982, as Hermann Göring), Year of the Gun (1991), and Cutthroat Island (1995).

He enjoyed a long stage career, which involved working with Tyrone Guthrie and Peter Brook, and was active in the Royal Shakespeare Company.In the 1970s, he acquired a Victorian church in North London, which he converted into an Elizabethan-style theatre in collaboration with director Adrian Brown. In 1973, he opened it as "St George's Theatre", intending that it present little-seen classical plays.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he continued to work at St George's Theatre as both an actor and a director, often with his wife, Elvi Hale.

Known For

Acting

2022Presented in Supercolorisationas Professor Rudolph Popkiss (voice) (credit only)
2022Presented in Supercolorisationas Professor Rudolph Popkiss / Black Morgan (voice)
1996The Ice Princessas
1995Cutthroat Islandas Mordachai Fingers
1991Year of the Gunas Pierre Bernier
1988Pascali's Islandas Herr Gesing
1986Peter the Greatas
1982Inside the Third Reichas Herman Goering
1981Smuggleras Silas Kemble
1977The Professionalsas Yashinkov
19771990as Tiny
1975Rime of the Ancient Marineras
1975Penelope Pulls It Offas Owen
1974Armchair Cinemaas Maître Rabut
1974The Prisonas Maître Rabut
1973Penny Goldas Doctor Merrick
1973Mafia Junctionas
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Inspector Vandeleur
1971The Persuaders!as Zorakin
1971Jason Kingas
1971The Horsemenas Mizrar
1970A Sound from the Seaas George
1970Manhuntas Franco
1969A Walk with Love and Deathas The Captain
1969The Possessedas Liputin
1969The Assassination Bureauas Zeppelin pilot
1968The Championsas El Gaudillo
1968The Championsas Nikko
1968The Year of the Sex Olympicsas Grels
1968A Dandy in Aspicas
1968Rogues' Galleryas Sir Esmond Bellasize
1967The Naked Runneras
1967You Only Live Twiceas Russian Diplomat (uncredited)
1966The Informeras Willie Cluff
1966Kaleidoscopeas Johnny
1965The Heroes of Telemarkas Sturmfuhrer
1965Thirty-Minute Theatreas Second Man
1965Gideon's Wayas Kautsky
1964Theatre 625as Delamarche
1964Theatre 625as Grels
1964Theatre 625as Wensley Grafton
1964The Fall of the Roman Empireas Victorinus
1962In Search of the Castawaysas Ayerton's Assistant
1962The Saintas Abdul Graner
1962The Saintas Vogler
1962The Cherry Orchardas Yermolai Alexeyevich Lopahin
1961The Pursuersas Freddy
1961Supercaras
1961The Avengersas Needle
1960Crossroads to Crimeas Diamond
1960Sunday-Night Playas Gannerac
1960Danger Manas Bruno
1960There Was a Crooked Manas Receptionist at 'The McKillup Arms'
1960The Angry Silenceas Jones
1959Don't Panic Chapsas Meister
1959No Hiding Placeas
1958Sea of Sandas Cpl. Simms
1958Sea Furyas Loudon
1958Blood of the Vampireas First Guard
1957Campbell's Kingdomas Max, a worker
1957Hell Driversas Tub
1956The Battle of the River Plateas Chief Officer, Newton Beach
1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelotas Jaggyd
1956Armchair Theatreas Beno
1955The Merry Christmasas Mr. Fezziwig
1955The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Sheriff's Guard
1950Sunday Night Theatreas
1950Sunday Night Theatreas M. Lafarge

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