George Cole
Known for
Acting
Life
1925 – 2015 (aged 90)
Born in
Tooting, South London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb116 acting credits
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
Cleopatra
12 Jun 1963
Scrooge
30 Nov 1951
Midsomer Murders
23 Mar 1997
Mary Reilly
23 Feb 1996
The Vampire Lovers
04 Oct 1970
Agatha Christie's Marple
12 Dec 2004
Henry V
24 Nov 1944
An Inspector Calls
16 Mar 1954
Photos
Filmography
2008
- Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marshas Mr. Sexton Mipps
2007
- The Dinner Partyas George
- A Class Apartas George - Candy's grandad
- A Class Apartas George1 episode
2005
- Diamond Geezer3 episodes
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marpleas Laurence Raeburn1 episode
- New Tricksas Sir Edward Chambers1 episode
2002
- Bodily Harmas Sidney Greenfield2 episodes
2001
- Station Jimas Stationmaster Pope
2000
- The Sleeperas George
- The Ghost of Greville Lodgeas Great Uncle
1997
- Dadas Brian Hook13 episodes
- Midsomer Murdersas Lionel Hicks1 episode
1996
- Mary Reillyas Mr. Poole
1995
- An Independent Manas Freddie Patterson7 episodes
- Good Friends14 episodes
1992
- Root Into Europe5 episodes
- Heartbeatas Albert Hallows2 episodes
1990
- Life After Lifeas Eric Burt
- Gingeras Ginger
- Single Voicesas Ginger1 episode
1988
- Natural Causesas Vincent
1986
- Day To Rememberas Wally
1985
- Blott on the Landscape
- Blott on the Landscapeas Sir Giles Lynchwood6 episodes
1984
- Comrade Dad8 episodes
1982
- The Bounderas Trevor Mountjoy14 episodes
- The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Talesas narrorator
1979
- Minderas Arthur Daley108 episodes
- Getting in on Concordeas Willie
1978
- Return of the Saintas Fred1 episode
1977
- Don't Forget to Write!as Gordon Maple12 episodes
1976
- The Blue Birdas Tylo
1975
- Quilleras Mays1 episode
- Lloyd George Knew My Fatheras Hubert Boothroyd MP
- The Sweeneyas Dennis Longfield1 episode
1974
- Affairs of the Heartas Mr Prodmore1 episode
- Dial M for Murderas Pearce1 episode
1973
- Take Me Highas Bert Jackson
- Away from It Allas Leonard1 episode
1971
- Frightas Jim
- The Ten Commandmentsas Peter1 episode
1970
- Killing Time
- Play for Todayas Mr. Newbold1 episode
- The Vampire Loversas Roger Morton
- Menaceas Douglas Willet1 episode
- UFOas Paul Roper1 episode
- A Room in Townas Edwin
- Shadows of Fearas Gordon1 episode
- The Right Prospectusas Mr. Newbold
1969
- The Comicas Tod
- The Last Lonely Manas James Hale
1968
- The Sex Gameas Frank Healey1 episode
- The Root of All Evil?as Gordon Maple1 episode
- Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?as Max Osborne
- Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?as Max Osborne
- Sally Go Round the Moonas Max Osborne
- A Man of our Timesas Max Osborne13 episodes
1967
- ITV Playhouseas Willie1 episode
- The Gentleman Calleras Mr. Hicks
- Half Hour Storyas Cyril1 episode
1966
- The Informeras Baxter1 episode
- The Great St Trinian's Train Robberyas 'Flash' Harry
1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Caramel1 episode
- Out of the Unknownas James Hale1 episode
- Blackmailas Len Grantham1 episode
- Gideon's Wayas Bishop1 episode
- The Legend of Young Dick Turpinas William Evans
- One Way Pendulumas Defence Counsel
1964
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marshas Mr. Mipps3 episodes
- Top of the Popsas Arthur Daley1 episode
1963
- Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrowas Mr. Sexton Mipps
- Cleopatraas Flavius
1961
- Drama 61-67as Pinedus1 episode
1960
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sas 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
- A Life Of Bliss20 episodes
1959
- Don't Panic Chaps
- The Bridal Pathas Police Sgt. Bruce
- Too Many Crooksas Fingers
1957
- Blue Murder at St. Trinian'sas "Flash" Harry
1956
- The Green Manas William Blake
- The Weaponas Joshua Henry
- It's a Wonderful Worldas Ken Miller
- Armchair Theatre1 episode
- The Anatomistas Dr. Walter Anderson
1955
- A Prize of Goldas Sgt. Roger Morris
- Quentin Durwardas Hayraddin
- The Constant Husbandas Luigi Sopranelli
- Where There's a Willas Fred Slater
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas William Evans2 episodes
- The Belles of St Trinian'sas Flash Harry
- Happy Ever Afteras Terence
- An Inspector Callsas Tram Conductor
1953
- Our Girl Fridayas Jimmy Carrol
- The Clue of the Missing Apeas Gobo
- The Intruderas John Summers
- Will Any Gentleman...?as Henry Sterling
1952
- Folly to Be Wiseas Soldier in Brains Trust audience
- Top Secretas George Archibald Potts
- Who Goes There!as Arthur Crisp
- The Happy Familyas Cyril
1951
- Scroogeas Young Ebenezer Scrooge
- Lady Godiva Rides Againas Johnny West
- Laughter in Paradiseas Herbert Russell
- Flesh and Bloodas John Hannah
1950
- Gone to Earthas Cousin Albert
- The Happiest Days of Your Lifeas Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
- Morning Departureas ERA Marks
1949
- The Spider and the Flyas Marc, detective
1948
- Quartetas Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
- My Brother's Keeperas Willie Stannard
1945
- Journey Togetheras Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
1944
- Henry Vas Boy
1943
- The Demi-Paradiseas Percy
1942
- Those Kids from Townas Charlie
1941
- Cottage to Letas Ronald