George Murcell

George Murcell

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1925-10-30

  • Day of Death

    1998-12-03 (73 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Naples, Campania, Italy

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.

Acting