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George Mikell (born Jurgis Mikelaitis; 4 April 1929 – 12 May 2020 [1] [2]) was a Lithuanian-Australian actor and writer best known for his performances as Schutzstaffel (SS) officers in The Guns of Navarone (1961) and The Great Escape (1963). [3] Mikell appeared in over 30 British and American feature films and had numerous leading roles in ...
Harry Riebauer (4 July 1921 – 8 November 1999) was a German film and television actor. [1] Riebauer was born in Reichenberg (Liberec, Czechoslovakia) in a Sudetengerman family. Active in acting from 1950 through 1990, one of his many roles was appearing as Sgt. Strachwitz in the film The Great Escape (1963). [2]
John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) [1] is an English retired actor and singer.. Leyton as a singer is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), [2] which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. [3]
Angus Wilson Lennie (18 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was a Scottish film, television and theatre actor with a 50-year career. His numerous credits include the character of Flying Officer Archibald Ives in The Great Escape, and Shughie McFee in the television soap opera Crossroads.
Ketel One is a vodka brand of the Nolet Distillery in Schiedam, Netherlands. Ketel One Vodka is distilled from 100% wheat in copper pot stills (Ketel is Dutch for pot still ), filtered over loose charcoal , and rests in tile-lined tanks until ready.
Tom Adams (born Anthony Frederick Charles Adams; 9 March 1938 – 11 December 2014) was an English actor with roles in adventure, horror and mystery films, and several TV shows. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was known for his appearance in The Great Escape (1963) and as Daniel Fogarty in several series of The Onedin Line .
Replica of motorcycle used by Ekins for stunts in the film The Great Escape.. Through his association with McQueen, Ekins began a career as a film stuntman. [2] Ekins is best known as the actor who jumped the fence on a motorcycle in the 1963 film The Great Escape, and one of the stuntmen who drove the Ford Mustang 390 GT in the car chase scene in the 1968 film Bullitt.
The Great Escape: Group Captain Ramsey "The SBO" 1965: King Rat: Dr. Kennedy: 1966: Cast a Giant Shadow: Major Safir: 1967: The Jokers: Colonel Gurney-Simms: 1967: Quatermass and the Pit: Dr. Mathew Roney (Released as Five Million Years to Earth in the US) 1969: Hannibal Brooks: Padre: 1969: The Royal Hunt of the Sun: King Carlos: 1970: David ...