George Mikell Explained

George Mikell
Birth Name:	Jurgis Mikelaitis
Birth Date:	4 April 1929
Birth Place:	Bildeniai, Tauragė district, Lithuania
Death Place:	London, United Kingdom
Known For:	The Guns of Navarone The Great Escape
Occupation:	Actor, writer
Nationality:	Lithuanian, Australian
Height:	6 ft 0 in
Yearsactive:	1957–2020
Website:	http://www.georgemikell.co.uk/

George Mikell (born Jurgis Mikelaitis; 4 April 1929 – 12 May 2020^{[1] [2]}) 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).^[3] Mikell appeared in over 30 British and American feature films and had numerous leading roles in theatre.^[4]

After retiring from acting, Mikell wrote two film scripts, numerous short stories and in 2002 published an essay of his 2001 trip to the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.^[5]

Selected filmography

• The One That Got Away (1957) – German Prisoner
• Kill Her Gently (1957) – Lars Svenson
• Sea of Sand (1958) – German Officer
• Operation Bullshine(1959) – German Airman
• Carve Her Name with Pride (1959) - German Officer (uncredited)
• Whirlpool (1959) – German Policeman
• The Treasure of San Teresa (1959) – Border guard
• Jackpot (1960) – Carl Stock
• Beyond the Curtain (1960) – Pieter von Seefeldt
• A Circle of Deception (1960) – German Officer (uncredited)
• The Guns of Navarone (1961) – Capt. Sessler
• Highway to Battle (1961) – Brauwitz
• The Primitives (1961) – Claude
• The Password Is Courage (1962) – Necke
• Mystery Submarine (1963) – Lt. Remer
• The Gentle Terror (1963) – Turk
• The Great Escape (1963) – Capt. Dietrich
• The Victors (1963) – Russian Sentry
• Operation Crossbow (1965) – German Officer at V2 Launch
• The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) – Checkpoint Charlie Guard
• Dateline Diamonds (1965) – Paul Verlekt
• Raiders of the Sahara (1965) – Ronald Wayne
• Where the Spies Are (1966) – Assassin
• Sabina V'Hagvarim (1966)
• The Double Man (1967) – Max Gruner
• Attack on the Iron Coast (1968) – Captain Strasser
• Doppelgänger (1969) – Paris Delegate Clavel
• Zeppelin (1971) – German Officer
• Young Winston (1972) – Field Cornet (uncredited)
• Scorpio (1973) – Dor
• The Tamarind Seed (1974) – Major Stukalov
• Sweeney 2 (1978) – Superintendent
• The Sea Wolves (1980) – Ehrenfels Captain
• Escape to Victory (1981) – POW Camp Commander
• (1985) – Major Seltz
• Night of the Fox (1990) – Maj. Hecker

Notes and References

1. Web site: LMTA | Londone mirė garsus lietuvių kilmės aktorius George Mikell (1929–2020).
2. News: The Great Escape actor George Mikell remembered as 'the best of gentlemen' after death at 91. The Telegraph. 18 May 2020.
3. Web site: George Mikell. https://web.archive.org/web/20120715112656/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba18e7875. dead. 2012-07-15. BFI.
4. Web site: George Mikell movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography – AllMovie. AllMovie.
5. Kulturos Barai, 2002 (monthly culture and arts journal in Vilnius, Lithuania).