George Cole
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 22, 1925 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2008 | Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney MarshMr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | A Class ApartGeorge - Candy's grandad | |
| 2007 | The Dinner PartyGeorge | |
| 2007 | That's What I Call TelevisionSelf | |
| 2007 | A Class ApartGeorge | |
| 2005 | Diamond Geezer | |
| 2004 | New TricksSir Edward Chambers | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleLaurence Raeburn | |
| 2002 | Bodily HarmSidney Greenfield | |
| 2001 | Station JimStationmaster Pope | |
| 2000 | The Ghost of Greville LodgeGreat Uncle | |
| 2000 | The SleeperGeorge | |
| 1997 | DadBrian Hook | |
| 1997 | Midsomer MurdersLionel Hicks | |
| 1996 | Mary ReillyMr. Poole | |
| 1995 | Good Friends | |
| 1995 | An Independent Man | |
| 1992 | Root Into Europe | |
| 1992 | HeartbeatAlbert Hallows | |
| 1990 | Life After LifeEric Burt | |
| 1990 | GingerGinger | |
| 1988 | Natural CausesVincent | |
| 1986 | Day To RememberWally | |
| 1985 | Blott on the Landscape | |
| 1985 | Blott on the LandscapeSir Giles Lynchwood | |
| 1984 | Comrade Dad | |
| 1982 | The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Talesnarrorator | |
| 1982 | The BounderTrevor Mountjoy | |
| 1979 | Getting in on ConcordeWillie | |
| 1979 | MinderArthur Daley | |
| 1978 | Return of the SaintFred | |
| 1977 | Don't Forget To Write!Gordon Maple | |
| 1976 | The Blue BirdTylo | |
| 1975 | Lloyd George Knew My FatherHubert Boothroyd MP | |
| 1975 | The SweeneyDennis Longfield | |
| 1975 | QuillerMays | |
| 1973 | Take Me HighBert Jackson | |
| 1971 | FrightJim | |
| 1971 | The Ten CommandmentsPeter | |
| 1970 | The Vampire LoversRoger Morton | |
| 1970 | The Right ProspectusMr. Newbold | |
| 1970 | Killing Time | |
| 1970 | A Room in TownEdwin | |
| 1970 | UFOPaul Roper | |
| 1970 | Shadows of FearGordon | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayMr. Newbold | |
| 1969 | The Last Lonely ManJames Hale | |
| 1969 | The ComicTod | |
| 1968 | Sally Go Round the MoonMax Osborne | |
| 1968 | Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?Max Osborne | |
| 1968 | Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?Max Osborne | |
| 1968 | A Man of our Times | |
| 1967 | The Gentleman CallerMr. Hicks | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseDavid Carter | |
| 1966 | The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery'Flash' Harry | |
| 1966 | The InformerBaxter | |
| 1965 | One Way PendulumDefence Counsel | |
| 1965 | The Legend of Young Dick TurpinWilliam Evans | |
| 1965 | Gideon's WayBishop | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute TheatrePaul Bishop | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute TheatreCaramel | |
| 1965 | Out of the UnknownJames Hale | |
| 1964 | Top of the PopsArthur Daley | |
| 1964 | The Scarecrow of Romney MarshMr. Mipps | |
| 1963 | CleopatraFlavius | |
| 1963 | Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowMr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67Pinedus | |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards | |
| 1960 | A Life Of Bliss | |
| 1959 | The Bridal PathPolice Sgt. Bruce | |
| 1959 | Don't Panic Chaps | |
| 1959 | Too Many CrooksFingers | |
| 1957 | Blue Murder at St Trinian's"Flash" Harry | |
| 1956 | The WeaponJoshua Henry | |
| 1956 | The Green ManWilliam Blake | |
| 1956 | It's a Wonderful WorldKen Miller | |
| 1956 | The AnatomistDr. Walter Anderson | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreEdwin | |
| 1955 | Quentin DurwardHayraddin | |
| 1955 | The Constant HusbandLuigi Sopranelli | |
| 1955 | A Prize of GoldSgt. Roger Morris | |
| 1955 | Where There's a WillFred Slater | |
| 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian'sFlash Harry | |
| 1954 | Happy Ever AfterTerence | |
| 1954 | An Inspector CallsTram Conductor | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyMr. Mipps / Hellspite | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyWilliam Evans | |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...?Henry Sterling | |
| 1953 | Our Girl FridayJimmy Carrol | |
| 1953 | The IntruderJohn Summers | |
| 1953 | The Clue of the Missing ApeGobo | |
| 1952 | Top SecretGeorge Archibald Potts | |
| 1952 | Folly to Be WiseSoldier in Brains Trust audience | |
| 1952 | Who Goes There!Arthur Crisp | |
| 1952 | The Happy FamilyCyril | |
| 1951 | ScroogeYoung Ebenezer Scrooge | |
| 1951 | Laughter in ParadiseHerbert Russell | |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides AgainJohnny West | |
| 1951 | Flesh and BloodJohn Hannah | |
| 1950 | Morning DepartureERA Marks | |
| 1950 | Gone to EarthCousin Albert | |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your LifeJunior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited) | |
| 1949 | The Spider and the FlyMarc, detective | |
| 1948 | My Brother's KeeperWillie Stannard | |
| 1948 | QuartetHerbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite") | |
| 1945 | Journey TogetherCurley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew | |
| 1944 | Henry VBoy | |
| 1943 | The Demi-ParadisePercy | |
| 1942 | Those Kids from TownCharlie | |
| 1941 | Cottage to LetRonald |