What is George Mikell?
[[File:Mikell in 2017 bw.jpg|thumb|George Mikell in 2017]] '''George Mikell''' (born '''Jurgis Mikelaitis'''; 4 April 1929 – 12 May 2020) was a Lithuanian-Australian actor and writer. He was best known for his roles as [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS) officers in ''[[The Guns of Navarone (movie)|The Guns of Navarone]]'' (1961) and ''[[The Great Escape (movie)|The Great Escape]]'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba18e7875|title=George Mikell|work=BFI|access-date=2020-05-18|archive-date=2012-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715112656/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba18e7875|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mikell has appeared in over 30 British and American movies from 1957 until his retirement in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/george-mikell-p49048|title=George Mikell movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> Mikell was born in Bildeniai, [[Tauragė district]], Lithuania. Mikell died on 12 May 2020 in [[London]], aged 91.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/18/great-escape-george-mikell-dies-aged-91-12721523/ The Great Escape star George Mikell dies aged 91]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|http://www.georgemikell.co.uk/}} * {{IMDb name|586393}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikell, George}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Lithuanian actors]] [[Category:Lithuanian writers]] [[Category:Australian movie actors]] [[Category:Australian television actors]] [[Category:Australian stage actors]] [[Category:Australian writers]] {{actor-stub}}