George Cole
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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Acting History
2008
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
2007The Dinner Party as George
2007That's What I Call Television as Self
2007A Class Apart as George - Candy's grandad
2007A Class Apart as George
2005Diamond Geezer
2004Agatha Christie's Marple as Laurence Raeburn
2004New Tricks as Sir Edward Chambers
2002Bodily Harm as Sidney Greenfield
2001Station Jim as Stationmaster Pope
2000The Sleeper as George
2000The Ghost of Greville Lodge
1997Dad as Brian Hook
1997Midsomer Murders as Lionel Hicks
1996Mary Reilly as Mr. Poole
1995An Independent Man
1995Good Friends
1992Root Into Europe
1992Heartbeat as Albert Hallows
1990Life After Life as Eric Burt
1990Ginger as Ginger
1988Natural Causes as Vincent
1986Day To Remember as Wally
1985Blott on the Landscape
1985Blott on the Landscape as Sir Giles Lynchwood
1984Comrade Dad
1982The Bounder as Trevor Mountjoy
1982The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales as narrorator
1979Minder as Arthur Daley
1979Getting in on Concorde as Willie
1978Return of the Saint as Fred
1977Don't Forget To Write! as Gordon Maple
1976The Blue Bird as Tylo
1975Quiller as Mays
1975Lloyd George Knew My Father as Hubert Boothroyd MP
1975The Sweeney as Dennis Longfield
1973Take Me High as Bert Jackson
1971Fright as Jim
1971The Ten Commandments as Peter
1970Killing Time
1970Play for Today as Mr. Newbold
1970The Vampire Lovers as Roger Morton
1970UFO as Paul Roper
1970A Room in Town as Edwin
1970Shadows of Fear as Gordon
1970The Right Prospectus as Mr. Newbold
1969The Comic as Tod
1969The Last Lonely Man as James Hale
1968Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? as Max Osborne
1968Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? as Max Osborne
1968Sally Go Round the Moon as Max Osborne
1968A Man of our Times
1967The Gentleman Caller as Mr. Hicks
1966The Informer as Baxter
1966The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery as 'Flash' Harry
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre as Paul Bishop
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre as Caramel
1965Gideon's Way as Bishop
1965The Legend of Young Dick Turpin as William Evans
1965One Way Pendulum as Defence Counsel
1964The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh as Mr. Mipps
1964Top of the Pops as Arthur Daley
1963Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
1963Cleopatra as Flavius
1960The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
1960A Life Of Bliss
1959The Bridal Path as Police Sgt. Bruce
1959Too Many Crooks as Fingers
1959Don't Panic Chaps!
1957Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as "Flash" Harry
1956The Green Man as William Blake
1956The Weapon as Joshua Henry
1956It's a Wonderful World as Ken Miller
1956Armchair Theatre as Edwin
1956Armchair Theatre
1956The Anatomist as Dr. Walter Anderson
1955A Prize of Gold as Sgt. Roger Morris
1955Quentin Durward as Hayraddin
1955The Constant Husband as Luigi Sopranelli
1955Where There's a Will as Fred Slater
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
1954The Wonderful World of Disney as William Evans
1954The Belles of St. Trinian's as Flash Harry
1954Happy Ever After as Terence
1954An Inspector Calls as Tram Conductor
1953Our Girl Friday as Jimmy Carrol
1953The Clue of the Missing Ape as Gobo
1953The Intruder as John Summers
1953Will Any Gentleman...? as Henry Sterling
1952Folly to Be Wise as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
1952Top Secret as George Archibald Potts
1952Who Goes There! as Arthur Crisp
1952The Happy Family as Cyril
1951Scrooge as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
1951Lady Godiva Rides Again as Johnny West
1951Laughter in Paradise as Herbert Russell
1951Flesh and Blood as John Hannah
1950Gone to Earth as Cousin Albert
1950The Happiest Days of Your Life as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
1950Morning Departure as ERA Marks
1949The Spider and the Fly as Marc, detective
1948Quartet as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
1948My Brother's Keeper as Willie Stannard
1945Journey Together as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
1944Henry V as Boy
1943The Demi-Paradise as Percy
1942Those Kids from Town as Charlie
1941Cottage to Let as Ronald