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George Cole

George Cole

Acting April 22, 1925 (90 years old) August 5, 2015 Tooting, South London, England, UK

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.

Movies 72

Cleopatra 7.1

Cleopatra

as Flavius

1963
Scrooge 7.4

Scrooge

as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

1951
The Vampire Lovers 6.4

The Vampire Lovers

as Roger Morton

1970
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow 6.9

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

1963
Mary Reilly 5.8

Mary Reilly

as Mr. Poole

1996
Henry V 6.7

Henry V

as Boy

1944
Gone to Earth 6.3

Gone to Earth

as Cousin Albert

1950
The Belles of St Trinian's 6.4

The Belles of St Trinian's

as Flash Harry

1954
The Blue Bird 5.5

The Blue Bird

as Tylo

1976
An Inspector Calls 7.2

An Inspector Calls

as Tram Conductor

1954
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 6.8

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

as "Flash" Harry

1957
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery 6.2

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

as 'Flash' Harry

1966
Fright 6.0

Fright

as Jim

1971
The Happiest Days of Your Life 6.7

The Happiest Days of Your Life

as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)

1950
A Prize of Gold 5.7

A Prize of Gold

as Sgt. Roger Morris

1955
Quartet 6.3

Quartet

as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

1948
Don't Panic Chaps 5.2

Don't Panic Chaps

1959
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's 6.5

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

1960
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh 8.3

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)

2008
The Spider and the Fly 6.9

The Spider and the Fly

as Marc, detective

1949
Quentin Durward 5.8

Quentin Durward

as Hayraddin

1955
Laughter in Paradise 6.5

Laughter in Paradise

as Herbert Russell

1951
The Green Man 7.0

The Green Man

as William Blake

1956
The Weapon 6.1

The Weapon

as Joshua Henry

1956
Lady Godiva Rides Again 5.9

Lady Godiva Rides Again

as Johnny West

1951
The Intruder 7.7

The Intruder

as John Summers

1953
Happy Ever After 5.5

Happy Ever After

as Terence

1954
Station Jim 7.5

Station Jim

as Stationmaster Pope

2001
A Room in Town 10.0

A Room in Town

as Edwin

1970
It's a Wonderful World 5.8

It's a Wonderful World

as Ken Miller

1956
My Brother's Keeper 6.3

My Brother's Keeper

as Willie Stannard

1948
Blott on the Landscape 8.4

Blott on the Landscape

1985
Where There's a Will 6.9

Where There's a Will

as Fred Slater

1955
The Right Prospectus 7.0

The Right Prospectus

as Mr. Newbold

1970
Cottage to Let 6.7

Cottage to Let

as Ronald

1941
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

as William Evans

1965
The Constant Husband 6.9

The Constant Husband

as Luigi Sopranelli

1955
The Comic

The Comic

as Tod

1969
The Demi-Paradise 6.6

The Demi-Paradise

as Percy

1943
Top Secret 8.0

Top Secret

as George Archibald Potts

1952
Our Girl Friday 5.3

Our Girl Friday

as Jimmy Carrol

1953
Morning Departure 6.9

Morning Departure

as ERA Marks

1950
Folly to Be Wise 6.7

Folly to Be Wise

as Soldier in Brains Trust audience

1952
The Last Lonely Man 8.0

The Last Lonely Man

as James Hale

1969
The Sleeper 6.5

The Sleeper

as George

2000
The Dinner Party 6.0

The Dinner Party

as George

2007
The Clue of the Missing Ape 7.3

The Clue of the Missing Ape

as Gobo

1953
Take Me High 4.8

Take Me High

as Bert Jackson

1973
Who Goes There! 6.0

Who Goes There!

as Arthur Crisp

1952
The Ghost of Greville Lodge 7.0

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

as Great Uncle

2000
One Way Pendulum 6.0

One Way Pendulum

as Defence Counsel

1965
The Bridal Path 6.0

The Bridal Path

as Police Sgt. Bruce

1959
Natural Causes 8.0

Natural Causes

as Vincent

1988
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales 7.0

The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales

as narrorator

1982
Flesh and Blood 7.0

Flesh and Blood

as John Hannah

1951
Sally Go Round the Moon

Sally Go Round the Moon

as Max Osborne

1968
Too Many Crooks 7.4

Too Many Crooks

as Fingers

1959
Will Any Gentleman...? 6.3

Will Any Gentleman...?

as Henry Sterling

1953
The Happy Family 7.8

The Happy Family

as Cyril

1952
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

as Max Osborne

1968
Those Kids from Town 10.0

Those Kids from Town

as Charlie

1942
Day To Remember

Day To Remember

as Wally

1986
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?

Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?

as Max Osborne

1968
The Anatomist 6.3

The Anatomist

as Dr. Walter Anderson

1956
Lloyd George Knew My Father 9.0

Lloyd George Knew My Father

as Hubert Boothroyd MP

1975
A Class Apart

A Class Apart

as George - Candy's grandad

2007
Journey Together 6.6

Journey Together

as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew

1945
The Gentleman Caller 5.5

The Gentleman Caller

as Mr. Hicks

1967
Killing Time

Killing Time

1970
Life After Life

Life After Life

as Eric Burt

1990
Getting in on Concorde

Getting in on Concorde

as Willie

1979
Ginger

Ginger

as Ginger

1990

TV Shows 53

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Lionel Hicks

1997
Top of the Pops 6.6

Top of the Pops

as Arthur Daley

1964
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Albert Hallows

1992
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Mr. Newbold

1970
Minder 7.2

Minder

as Arthur Daley

1979
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Laurence Raeburn

2004
New Tricks 7.3

New Tricks

as Sir Edward Chambers

2004
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as David Carter

1967
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Willie

1967
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Caramel

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Paul Bishop

1965
The Sweeney 8.1

The Sweeney

as Dennis Longfield

1975
UFO 7.7

UFO

as Paul Roper

1970
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as William Evans

1954
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Pinedus

1961
Out of the Unknown 7.1

Out of the Unknown

as James Hale

1965
Return of the Saint 7.0

Return of the Saint

as Fred

1978
Gideon's Way 7.0

Gideon's Way

as Bishop

1965
Half Hour Story 7.5

Half Hour Story

as Mr. Hinks

1967
Half Hour Story 7.5

Half Hour Story

as Cyril

1967
Menace

Menace

as Douglas Willet

1970
The Informer

The Informer

as Baxter

1966
Affairs of the Heart 7.0

Affairs of the Heart

as Mr Prodmore

1974
Quiller 10.0

Quiller

as Mays

1975
The Bounder 7.0

The Bounder

as Trevor Mountjoy

1982
Blackmail 7.0

Blackmail

as Len Grantham

1965
Don't Forget to Write! 6.2

Don't Forget to Write!

as Gordon Maple

1977
Village Hall 8.0

Village Hall

as Ernest Grove

1974
The Root of All Evil?

The Root of All Evil?

as Syd Swope

1968
The Root of All Evil?

The Root of All Evil?

as Gordon Maple

1968
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

as Pearce

1974
Dad 7.0

Dad

as Brian Hook

1997
Blott on the Landscape 7.5

Blott on the Landscape

as Sir Giles Lynchwood

1985
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Edwin

1956
Shadows of Fear 6.7

Shadows of Fear

as Gordon

1970
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

as Peter

1971
Away from It All

Away from It All

as Leonard

1973
My Good Friend

My Good Friend

1995
Comrade Dad 7.8

Comrade Dad

1984
An Independent Man

An Independent Man

as Freddie Patterson

1995
A Life Of Bliss

A Life Of Bliss

1960
Diamond Geezer 8.5

Diamond Geezer

2005
Single Voices 7.0

Single Voices

as Ginger

1990
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

as Mr. Mipps

1964
Bodily Harm 5.3

Bodily Harm

as Sidney Greenfield

2002
That's What I Call Television

That's What I Call Television

as Self

2007
A Class Apart 4.0

A Class Apart

as George

2007
The Sex Game

The Sex Game

as Frank Healey

1968
A Man of our Times 5.0

A Man of our Times

as Max Osborne

1968
Tube Mice

Tube Mice

as Vernon

1988
Root Into Europe 6.5

Root Into Europe

1992

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