George Mikell has died age 91. His agent Thomas Bowington confirmed the sad news on Monday. The actor - famous for his roles in The Great Escape and The Guns Of Navarone - died of natural causes after a period of illness.
His acting representative Thomas told in a statement: "Unlike the many grim, cold and sometimes outright sadistic parts he was asked to portray on the big and small screen, they could not have been in further contrast to the man himself. "He really was gentle George.
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