---
name: "George Sweeney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-sweeney"
fi1m_id: "george-sweeney"
imdb_id: "nm0842118"
tmdb_id: 1214781
wikidata_id: "Q5544985"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 April 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T20:44:46.861557+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# George Sweeney

## Identity

George Sweeney

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/george-sweeney
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** george-sweeney
- **IMDb ID:** nm0842118
- **TMDB ID:** 1214781
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5544985
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sweeney_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5544985, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842118/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214781

Actor. Born 1 April 1943 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 April 1943, Bromley, Kent, England, UK
- **Active:** 1981–1996
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 66 (2), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $204m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sweeney_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5544985, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842118/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214781

## Biography

George Sweeney is a British film and television actor. Born on 1 April 1943 in Bromley, Kent, he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1971 and began his screen career in the early 1970s.

He has appeared in numerous television series, including *Z-Cars*, *The New Avengers* (1976), *Citizen Smith* (as Speed, 1977–80), *The Bill* (1990–2006) and *Casualty* (1994–2007). Film roles include the helicopter pilot in *For Your Eyes Only* (1981), Captain Biagi in *Lion of the Desert* (1981), John Clay in *Without a Clue* (1988), Lou in *Revolver* (2005) and a supporting part in *Dom Hemingway* (2013). He has also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Our Friends in the North* (1996), Fi1m 88, as DS Leonard Morris — [page](https://film.one/tv/our-friends-in-the-north.md)
- *Without a Clue* (1988), Fi1m 64, as John Clay — [page](https://film.one/film/without-a-clue.md)
- *For Your Eyes Only* (1981), Fi1m 68, as Helicopter Pilot — [page](https://film.one/film/for-your-eyes-only.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ready For My Close Up* (2019), as Steve
- *Saddam Goes to Hollywood* (2016), Actor
- *Dom Hemingway* (2013), as Man Outside Pub
- *Revolver* (2005), as Lou
- *G:MT Greenwich Mean Time* (1999), as Mr Rowntree
- *Our Friends in the North* (1996), series, as DS Leonard Morris — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/our-friends-in-the-north.md)
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as Garage Foreman
- *The Brittas Empire* (1991), series, Actor
- *Gawain and the Green Knight* (1991), as Guide
- *The Chief* (1990), series, as Frank Hardy
- *Sitting Targets* (1989), as Renton
- *Without a Clue* (1988), as John Clay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/without-a-clue.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Ted Faraday
- *Call Me Mister* (1986), series, Actor
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Heavy
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Pop Pirates* (1984), as Stewart
- *Submariners* (1983), Actor
- *Fair Ground!* (1983), series, Actor
- *Clash of Loyalties* (1983), Actor
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Blore (uncredited)
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Martin Thomas
- *For Your Eyes Only* (1981), as Helicopter Pilot — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/for-your-eyes-only.md)
- *Lion of the Desert* (1981), as Captain Biagi
- *Story Without a Hero* (1979), as Tafflin
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Clifton Fields, Little Pete
- *The Bitch* (1979), Actor
- *Return of the Saint* (1978), series, as Tad
- *Spearhead* (1978), series, as Private Twiss, Lance Corporal Twiss
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Moose McKnight
- *The Sea Can Kill* (1978), as Sailor (uncredited)
- *Citizen Smith* (1977), series, as Speed
- *Street Party* (1977), as Bob Fitch
- *Jubilee 1977* (1977), series, as Bob Fitch
- *The New Avengers* (1976), series, as Phil
- *Trial by Combat* (1976), as Lorry Driver #1
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), as Jo
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Tim Cook — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Taking Leave* (1974), as Mike
- *The Best Pair of Legs in the Business* (1973), as Dai
- *The Chopper* (1971), as Chaser
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, Actor
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Wilson

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