George Cole
Born in Tooting, South London, England, UK — Apr 22 1925• Died Aug 05 2015
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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.
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Midsomer Murders
Lionel Hicks
Top of the Pops
Arthur Daley
Minder
Arthur Daley
Play for Today
Mr. Newbold
Heartbeat
Albert Hallows
New Tricks
Sir Edward Chambers
Agatha Christie's Marple
Laurence Raeburn
The Sweeney
Dennis Longfield
Gideon's Way
Bishop
UFO
Paul Roper
Drama 61-67
Pinedus
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Caramel
Out of the Unknown
James Hale
Return of the Saint
Fred
The Informer
Baxter
Cleopatra
Flavius
Quiller
Mays
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
The Ten Commandments
Peter
The Bounder
Trevor Mountjoy
Bodily Harm
Sidney Greenfield
Dad
Brian Hook
Scrooge
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Shadows of Fear
Gordon
Diamond Geezer
Mary Reilly
Mr. Poole
Armchair Theatre
Blott on the Landscape
Sir Giles Lynchwood
That's What I Call Television
Self
Good Friends
A Class Apart
George
The Vampire Lovers
Roger Morton
The Intruder
John Summers
Quartet
Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
The Blue Bird
Tylo
Don't Forget To Write!
Gordon Maple
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
Top Secret
George Archibald Potts
Gone to Earth
Cousin Albert
Fright
Jim
Cottage to Let
Ronald
Station Jim
Stationmaster Pope
The Green Man
William Blake
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Johnny West
A Prize of Gold
Sgt. Roger Morris
The Bridal Path
Police Sgt. Bruce
The Constant Husband
Luigi Sopranelli
The Belles of St Trinian's
Flash Harry
Henry V
Boy
The Sleeper
George
Happy Ever After
Terence
An Inspector Calls
Tram Conductor
The Weapon
Joshua Henry
Our Girl Friday
Jimmy Carrol
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
Take Me High
Bert Jackson
A Class Apart
George - Candy's grandad
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
'Flash' Harry
Morning Departure
ERA Marks
Quentin Durward
Hayraddin
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Mr. Mipps
Folly to Be Wise
Soldier in Brains Trust audience
An Independent Man
A Room in Town
Edwin
It's a Wonderful World
Ken Miller
Too Many Crooks
Fingers
A Life Of Bliss
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
"Flash" Harry
Journey Together
Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
The Spider and the Fly
Marc, detective
The Anatomist
Dr. Walter Anderson
One Way Pendulum
Defence Counsel
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
William Evans
Don't Panic Chaps
Laughter in Paradise
Herbert Russell
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
The Dinner Party
George
The Comic
Tod
My Brother's Keeper
Willie Stannard
The Happy Family
Cyril
Natural Causes
Vincent
Comrade Dad
Ginger
Ginger
Who Goes There!
Arthur Crisp
Root Into Europe
Where There's a Will
Fred Slater
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
Will Any Gentleman...?
Henry Sterling
A Man of our Times
Flesh and Blood
John Hannah
Killing Time
Blott on the Landscape
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Gobo
The Demi-Paradise
Percy
The Last Lonely Man
James Hale
Life After Life
Eric Burt
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
narrorator
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
Max Osborne
Day To Remember
Wally
Lloyd George Knew My Father
Hubert Boothroyd MP
The Right Prospectus
Mr. Newbold
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
Great Uncle
Getting in on Concorde
Willie
Those Kids from Town
Charlie
The Gentleman Caller
Mr. Hicks
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
Max Osborne
Sally Go Round the Moon
Max Osborne