George Mikell

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 and The Great Escape (1963). Mikell appeared in over 30 British and American feature films and had numerous leading roles in theatre.

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.

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 Code Name: Emerald (1985) – Major Seltz Night of the Fox (1990) – Maj. Hecker