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Danny Sewell(1930-2001)

  • Actor
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Danny Sewell was born on 18 November 1930. He was an actor, known for Partners in Crime (1961), Man at the Top (1973) and The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959). He died on 18 May 2001 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1930
DiedMay 18, 2001(70)
BornNovember 18, 1930
DiedMay 18, 2001(70)
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Known for

Partners in Crime (1961)
Partners in Crime
6.3
  • Avery
  • 1961
Kenneth Haigh and Nanette Newman in Man at the Top (1973)
Man at the Top
5.2
  • Weston
  • 1973
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
7.7
TV Series
  • Avery
Z Cars (1962)
Z Cars
7.1
TV Series
  • Billy McCance

Credits

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Actor

  • Kenneth Haigh and Nanette Newman in Man at the Top (1973)
    Man at the Top
    5.2
    • Weston
    • 1973
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Gideon
    • 1969
  • Diane Cilento in Rogues' Gallery (1968)
    Rogues' Gallery
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Gideon the Gaoler
    • 1969
  • Marius Goring in The Expert (1968)
    The Expert
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Teddy Scammell
    • 1969
  • Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
    Dixon of Dock Green
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ryder
    • 1968
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Billy McCance
    • 1968
  • Bonehead (1957)
    Bonehead
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Sgt. Major Roughage
    • 1962
  • Partners in Crime (1961)
    Partners in Crime
    6.3
    • Avery
    • 1961
  • The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)
    The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Avery
    • 1961
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Boxer
    • 1960
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
    No Hiding Place
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Soho layabout
    • 1960
  • Where the Party Ended
    TV Movie
    • Sam
    • 1960
  • Nick of the River
    TV Series
    • 1st Waterman
    • 1959
  • Crime Sheet (1959)
    Crime Sheet
    TV Series
    • Joe Sinclair
    • 1959
  • Murder Bag (1957)
    Murder Bag
    5.4
    TV Series
    • 1958

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Man at the Top
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Man at the Top

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 18, 1930
  • Died
    • May 18, 2001
    • Sarasota, Florida, USA(undisclosed)
  • Relatives
    • George Sewell(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Played the elder Brendan Behan in the stage adaptation of Behan's memoir "Borstal Boy," directed by Eugene O'Sullivan at the Academy Playhouse (later Academy Festival Theatre) in Lake Forest, Illinois, in 1971. The younger Behan was portrayed by Mark Lamos. Others in the cast were Gordon Oas-Heim, James D. O'Reilly, Will Cleary, Terry Lomax, Paul Jott, Gary Houston, Douglas Mellor, Pauline Brailsford, Neil Hunt, Gary Koppel, Guy Barile and William Norris.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was once a promising light-heavy weight boxer in London, England, before polio ended his career. He went on to play Bill Sikes in the original stage production of "Oliver" and later toured the USA. His brother George Sewell also became an actor.

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