Sergeant Paine — The Third Man Character Profile

About Sergeant Paine

British Field Security officer and fan of Martins' novels. He accompanies Calloway during the investigation, pursues Lime into the sewers, and is shot dead by Lime during the chase.

Character Facts

Played by

Bernard Lee

Appears in

The Third Man (1949)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Third Man

• Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten)
• Anna Schmidt (Alida Valli)
• Major Calloway (Trevor Howard)
• Harry Lime (Orson Welles)
• Crabbin (Wilfrid Hyde-White)
• Karl the Porter (Paul Hörbiger)
• Hansel's Father (uncredited) (Frederick Schrecker)
• 'Baron' Kurtz (Ernst Deutsch)
• Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited) (Karl Stepanek)
• Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited) (Herbert Halbik)
• Taxi Driver (uncredited) (Thomas Gallagher)
• Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited) (Alexis Chesnakov)