George Mikell

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George Mikell
Born	Jurgis Mikelaitis (1930-04-15) 15 April 1930 Bildeniai, Lithuania
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actor writer
Known for	The Guns of Navarone The Great Escape
Height	6' 0" (1.83m)

George Mikell (born Jurgis Mikelaitis; 15 April 1930) is an 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.^[1]

Selected filmography

Kill Her Gently (1957)
Sea of Sand (1958)
Operation Bullshine (1959)
Beyond the Curtain (1960)
Jackpot (1960)
Mystery Submarine (1963)
Where the Spies Are (1965)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Dateline Diamonds (1966)
Attack on the Iron Coast (1967)
Doppelgänger (1969)
Zeppelin (1971)
Young Winston (1972)
Scorpio (1973)
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
Sweeney 2 (1978)
The Sea Wolves (1980)
Escape to Victory (1981)
Code Name: Emerald (1985)

References

↑ Kulturos Barai, 2002 (monthly culture and arts journal in Vilnius, Lithuania).

External links

Official website
George Mikell at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Mikell, George
Alternative names
Short description	Australian actor
Date of birth	15 April 1930
Place of birth	Bildeniai, Lithuania
Date of death
Place of death

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