George Cole — Actor

Biography

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

MOVIE

CleopatraFlavius · 1963
★ 7.1

TV

Midsomer MurdersLionel Hicks · 1997
★ 7.5

TV

Agatha Christie's MarpleLaurence Raeburn · 2004
★ 7.8

TV

New TricksSir Edward Chambers · 2004
★ 7.3

TV

UFOPaul Roper · 1970
★ 7.7

TV

Top of the PopsArthur Daley · 1964
★ 6.6

MOVIE

Gone to EarthCousin Albert · 1950
★ 6.2

MOVIE

Laughter in ParadiseHerbert Russell · 1951
★ 6.5

Filmography

Movies

Cottage to LetRonald

1941

TK

Those Kids from TownCharlie

1942

The Demi-ParadisePercy

1943

Henry VBoy

1944

Journey TogetherCurley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew

1945

My Brother's KeeperWillie Stannard

1948

QuartetHerbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

1948

The Spider and the FlyMarc, detective

1949

Gone to EarthCousin Albert

1950

Morning DepartureERA Marks

1950

The Happiest Days of Your LifeJunior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)

1950

Flesh and BloodJohn Hannah

1951

Lady Godiva Rides AgainJohnny West

1951

Laughter in ParadiseHerbert Russell

1951

ScroogeYoung Ebenezer Scrooge

1951

Folly to Be WiseSoldier in Brains Trust audience

1952

The Happy FamilyCyril

1952

Top SecretGeorge Archibald Potts

1952

Who Goes There!Arthur Crisp

1952

Our Girl FridayJimmy Carrol

1953

The Clue of the Missing ApeGobo

1953

The IntruderJohn Summers

1953

Will Any Gentleman...?Henry Sterling

1953

An Inspector CallsTram Conductor

1954

Happy Ever AfterTerence

1954

The Belles of St Trinian'sFlash Harry

1954

A Prize of GoldSgt. Roger Morris

1955

Quentin DurwardHayraddin

1955

The Constant HusbandLuigi Sopranelli

1955

Where There's a WillFred Slater

1955

It's a Wonderful WorldKen Miller

1956

The AnatomistDr. Walter Anderson

1956

The Green ManWilliam Blake

1956

The WeaponJoshua Henry

1956

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's"Flash" Harry

1957

Don't Panic Chaps

1959

The Bridal PathPolice Sgt. Bruce

1959

Too Many CrooksFingers

1959

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

1960

CleopatraFlavius

1963

Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowMr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

1963

One Way PendulumDefence Counsel

1965

The Legend of Young Dick TurpinWilliam Evans

1965

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery'Flash' Harry

1966

The Gentleman CallerMr. Hicks

1967

GY

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?Max Osborne

1968

NM

Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?Max Osborne

1968

SG

Sally Go Round the MoonMax Osborne

1968

TC

The ComicTod

1969

The Last Lonely ManJames Hale

1969

A Room in TownEdwin

1970

Killing Time

1970

The Right ProspectusMr. Newbold

1970

The Vampire LoversRoger Morton

1970

FrightJim

1971

Take Me HighBert Jackson

1973

LG

Lloyd George Knew My FatherHubert Boothroyd MP

1975

The Blue BirdTylo

1976

GI

Getting in on ConcordeWillie

1979

The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Talesnarrorator

1982

Blott on the Landscape

1985

DT

Day To RememberWally

1986

Natural CausesVincent

1988

GingerGinger

1990

Life After LifeEric Burt

1990

Mary ReillyMr. Poole

1996

The Ghost of Greville LodgeGreat Uncle

2000

The SleeperGeorge

2000

Station JimStationmaster Pope

2001

A Class ApartGeorge - Candy's grandad

2007

The Dinner PartyGeorge

2007

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney MarshMr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)

2008

Television

The Wonderful World of DisneyMr. Mipps / Hellspite · 3 eps

1954

The Wonderful World of DisneyWilliam Evans · 2 eps

1954

Armchair Theatre1 eps

1956

Armchair TheatreEdwin · 1 eps

1956

AL

A Life Of Bliss20 eps

1960

D6

Drama 61-67Pinedus · 1 eps

1961

The Scarecrow of Romney MarshMr. Mipps · 3 eps

1964

Top of the PopsArthur Daley · 1 eps

1964

B

BlackmailLen Grantham · 1 eps

1965

Gideon's WayBishop · 1 eps

1965

Out of the UnknownJames Hale · 1 eps

1965

Thirty-Minute TheatreCaramel · 1 eps

1965

Thirty-Minute TheatrePaul Bishop · 1 eps

1965

The InformerBaxter · 1 eps

1966

Half Hour StoryMr. Hinks · 1 eps

1967

Half Hour StoryCyril · 1 eps

1967

ITV PlayhouseDavid Carter · 1 eps

1967

ITV PlayhouseWillie · 1 eps

1967

AM

A Man of our TimesMax Osborne · 13 eps

1968

TR

The Root of All Evil?Syd Swope · 1 eps

1968

TR

The Root of All Evil?Gordon Maple · 1 eps

1968

TS

The Sex GameFrank Healey · 1 eps

1968

M

MenaceDouglas Willet · 1 eps

1970

Play for TodayMr. Newbold · 1 eps

1970

Shadows of FearGordon · 1 eps

1970

UFOPaul Roper · 1 eps

1970

TT

The Ten CommandmentsPeter · 1 eps

1971

AF

Away from It AllLeonard · 1 eps

1973

Affairs of the HeartMr Prodmore · 1 eps

1974

DM

Dial M for MurderPearce · 1 eps

1974

Village HallErnest Grove · 1 eps

1974

QuillerMays · 1 eps

1975

The SweeneyDennis Longfield · 1 eps

1975

Don't Forget to Write!Gordon Maple · 12 eps

1977

Return of the SaintFred · 1 eps

1978

MinderArthur Daley · 108 eps

1979

The BounderTrevor Mountjoy · 14 eps

1982

Comrade Dad8 eps

1984

Blott on the LandscapeSir Giles Lynchwood · 6 eps

1985

SV

Single VoicesGinger · 1 eps

1990

HeartbeatAlbert Hallows · 2 eps

1992

RI

Root Into Europe5 eps

1992

AI

An Independent ManFreddie Patterson · 7 eps

1995

MG

My Good Friend14 eps

1995

DadBrian Hook · 13 eps

1997

Midsomer MurdersLionel Hicks · 1 eps

1997

Bodily HarmSidney Greenfield · 2 eps

2002

Agatha Christie's MarpleLaurence Raeburn · 1 eps

2004

New TricksSir Edward Chambers · 1 eps

2004

Diamond Geezer3 eps

2005

A Class ApartGeorge · 1 eps

2007

TW

That's What I Call TelevisionSelf · 1 eps

2007

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