George Cole
April 22, 1925 (99 years old) in Tooting, South London, England, UK
George Edward Cole, OBE (22 April 1925 - 5 August 2015) was an English film and television actor with a career which ran from the 1940s to the first decade of the twenty first century. Best known in the role of Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV hit drama show 'Minder', Cole's career began in the role of the young evacuee in the wartime thriller 'Cottage to Let', alongside long-time friend, Alastair Sim, and went onto to encompass over 40 movies, including the popular St Trinian's films, and a host of television roles.
Known For
Credits
- 2008 · Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
- 2007 · The Dinner Party as George
- 2007 · That's What I Call Television as
- 2007 · A Class Apart as George
- 2007 · A Class Apart as George - Candy's grandad
- 2005 · Diamond Geezer as
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Laurence Raeburn
- 2004 · New Tricks as Sir Edward Chambers
- 2002 · Bodily Harm as Sidney Greenfield
- 2002 · Bodily Harm as Sidney Greenfield
- 2001 · Station Jim as Stationmaster Pope
- 2000 · The Sleeper as George
- 2000 · The Ghost of Greville Lodge as
- 1997 · Dad as Brian Hook
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Lionel Hicks
- 1996 · Mary Reilly as Mr. Poole
- 1995 · An Independent Man as
- 1995 · Good Friends as
- 1992 · Root Into Europe as
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Albert Hallows
- 1990 · Life After Life as Eric Burt
- 1988 · Natural Causes as Vincent
- 1986 · Day To Remember as Wally
- 1985 · Blott on the Landscape as
- 1985 · Blott on the Landscape as
- 1984 · Comrade Dad as
- 1982 · The Bounder as Trevor Mountjoy
- 1982 · The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales as narrorator
- 1979 · Minder as Arthur Daley
- 1979 · Getting in on Concorde as Willie
- 1978 · Return of the Saint as Fred
- 1977 · Don't Forget To Write! as Gordon Maple
- 1976 · The Blue Bird as Tylo
- 1975 · Quiller as Mays
- 1975 · Lloyd George Knew My Father as Hubert Boothroyd MP
- 1975 · The Good Life as Mr. Downs, Bank Manager
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Dennis Longfield
- 1973 · Take Me High as Bert Jackson
- 1971 · Fright as Jim
- 1970 · Killing Time as
- 1970 · Play for Today as Mr. Newbold
- 1970 · The Vampire Lovers as Roger Morton
- 1970 · UFO as Paul Roper
- 1970 · A Room in Town as Edwin
- 1970 · Shadows of Fear as Gordon
- 1970 · The Right Prospectus as Mr. Newbold
- 1969 · The Comic as Tod
- 1969 · The Last Lonely Man as James Hale
- 1968 · Sally Go Round the Moon as Max Osborne
- 1968 · A Man of our Times as
- 1967 · The Gentleman Caller as Mr. Hicks
- 1966 · The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery as 'Flash' Harry
- 1965 · Thirty-Minute Theatre as Caramel
- 1965 · Thirty-Minute Theatre as Paul Bishop
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as Bishop
- 1965 · The Legend of Young Dick Turpin as William Evans
- 1965 · One Way Pendulum as Defence Counsel
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Arthur Daley
- 1963 · Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
- 1963 · Cleopatra as Flavius
- 1960 · The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
- 1960 · A Life Of Bliss as
- 1959 · The Bridal Path as Police Sgt. Bruce
- 1959 · Too Many Crooks as Fingers
- 1959 · Don't Panic Chaps! as
- 1957 · Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as "Flash" Harry
- 1956 · The Green Man as William Blake
- 1956 · The Weapon as Joshua Henry
- 1956 · It's a Wonderful World as Ken Miller
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as Edwin
- 1956 · The Anatomist as Dr. Walter Anderson
- 1955 · A Prize of Gold as Sgt. Roger Morris
- 1955 · Quentin Durward as Hayraddin
- 1955 · The Constant Husband as Luigi Sopranelli
- 1955 · Where There's a Will as Fred Slater
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as William Evans
- 1954 · The Belles of St. Trinian's as Flash Harry
- 1954 · Happy Ever After as Terence
- 1954 · An Inspector Calls as Tram Conductor
- 1953 · Our Girl Friday as Jimmy Carrol
- 1953 · The Clue of the Missing Ape as Gobo
- 1953 · The Intruder as John Summers
- 1953 · Will Any Gentleman...? as Henry Sterling
- 1952 · Folly to Be Wise as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
- 1952 · Top Secret as George Archibald Potts
- 1952 · Who Goes There! as Arthur Crisp
- 1952 · The Happy Family as Cyril
- 1951 · Scrooge as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
- 1951 · Lady Godiva Rides Again as Johnny West
- 1951 · Laughter in Paradise as Herbert Russell
- 1951 · Flesh and Blood as John Hannah
- 1950 · Gone to Earth as Cousin Albert
- 1950 · The Happiest Days of Your Life as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
- 1950 · Morning Departure as ERA Marks
- 1949 · The Spider and the Fly as Marc, detective
- 1948 · Quartet as Herbert Sunbury
- 1948 · My Brother's Keeper as Willie Stannard
- 1945 · Journey Together as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
- 1944 · Henry V as Boy
- 1943 · The Demi-Paradise as Percy
- 1941 · Cottage to Let as Ronald