Birthday:
Apr 22, 1925
Place of Birth: Tooting, South London, England, UK
Place of Birth: Tooting, South London, England, UK
George Cole
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards | 1960 |
| The Belles of St. Trinian's | Flash Harry | 1954 |
| Cleopatra | Flavius | 1963 |
| The Vampire Lovers | Roger Morton | 1970 |
| Bodily Harm | Sidney Greenfield | 2002 |
| Mary Reilly | Mr. Poole | 1996 |
| Scrooge | Young Ebenezer Scrooge | 1951 |
| Fright | Jim | 1971 |
| The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | 'Flash' Harry | 1966 |
| The Weapon | Joshua Henry | 1956 |
| Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow | Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite | 1963 |
| Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | "Flash" Harry | 1957 |
| Morning Departure | ERA Marks | 1950 |
| Laughter in Paradise | Herbert Russell | 1951 |
| The Bridal Path | Police Sgt. Bruce | 1959 |
| Cottage to Let | Ronald | 1941 |
| Station Jim | Stationmaster Pope | 2001 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Willie Stannard | 1948 |
| Quentin Durward | Hayraddin | 1955 |
| The Constant Husband | Luigi Sopranelli | 1955 |
| The Green Man | William Blake | 1956 |
| Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh | Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite | 2008 |
| Gone to Earth | Cousin Albert | 1950 |
| One Way Pendulum | Defence Counsel | 1965 |
| A Prize of Gold | Sgt. Roger Morris | 1955 |
| Top Secret | George Archibald Potts | 1952 |
| Take Me High | Bert Jackson | 1973 |
| Will Any Gentleman...? | Henry Sterling | 1953 |
| Folly to Be Wise | Soldier in Brains Trust audience | 1952 |
| The Spider and the Fly | Marc, detective | 1949 |
| It's a Wonderful World | Ken Miller | 1956 |
| A Class Apart | George - Candy's grandad | 2007 |
| Don't Panic Chaps! | 1959 | |
| Our Girl Friday | Jimmy Carrol | 1953 |
| Happy Ever After | Terence | 1954 |
| The Right Prospectus | Mr. Newbold | 1970 |
| Too Many Crooks | Fingers | 1959 |
| Blott on the Landscape | 1985 | |
| The Intruder | John Summers | 1953 |
| Killing Time | 1970 | |
| Where There's a Will | Fred Slater | 1955 |
| The Anatomist | Dr. Walter Anderson | 1956 |
| Lady Godiva Rides Again | Johnny West | 1951 |
| The Ghost of Greville Lodge | 2000 | |
| Day To Remember | Wally | 1986 |
| Getting in on Concorde | Willie | 1979 |
| The Dinner Party | George | 2007 |
| The Last Lonely Man | James Hale | 1969 |
| The Gentleman Caller | Mr. Hicks | 1967 |
| Sally Go Round the Moon | Max Osborne | 1968 |
| The Comic | Tod | 1969 |
| Who Goes There! | Arthur Crisp | 1952 |
| The Clue of the Missing Ape | Gobo | 1953 |
| Henry V | Boy | 1944 |
| Natural Causes | Vincent | 1988 |
| The Happy Family | Cyril | 1952 |
| Flesh and Blood | John Hannah | 1951 |
| Life After Life | Eric Burt | 1990 |
| Quartet | Herbert Sunbury | 1948 |
| Lloyd George Knew My Father | Hubert Boothroyd MP | 1975 |
| The Demi-Paradise | Percy | 1943 |
| The Blue Bird | Tylo | 1976 |
| An Inspector Calls | Tram Conductor | 1954 |
| A Room in Town | Edwin | 1970 |
| The Sleeper | George | 2000 |
| The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales | narrorator | 1982 |
| Journey Together | Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew | 1945 |
| The Happiest Days of Your Life | Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited) | 1950 |
| The Legend of Young Dick Turpin | William Evans | 1965 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Sweeney | Dennis Longfield | 1975 |
| Gideon's Way | Bishop | 1965 |
| Root Into Europe | 1992 | |
| UFO | Paul Roper | 1970 |
| Heartbeat | Albert Hallows | 1992 |
| Minder | Arthur Daley | 1979 |
| Shadows of Fear | Gordon | 1970 |
| Diamond Geezer | 2005 | |
| Dad | Brian Hook | 1997 |
| New Tricks | Sir Edward Chambers | 2004 |
| The Bounder | Trevor Mountjoy | 1982 |
| Comrade Dad | 1984 | |
| A Life Of Bliss | 1960 | |
| Quiller | Mays | 1975 |
| That's What I Call Television | 2007 | |
| A Class Apart | George | 2007 |
| Good Friends | 1995 | |
| A Man of our Times | 1968 | |
| Blott on the Landscape | 1985 | |
| An Independent Man | 1995 | |
| Return of the Saint | Fred | 1978 |
| Bodily Harm | Sidney Greenfield | 2002 |
| Midsomer Murders | Lionel Hicks | 1997 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Mr. Mipps / Hellspite | 1954 |
| Don't Forget To Write! | Gordon Maple | 1977 |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Laurence Raeburn | 2004 |
| Play for Today | Mr. Newbold | 1970 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Caramel | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Paul Bishop | 1965 |
| Top of the Pops | Arthur Daley | 1964 |
| Armchair Theatre | 1956 | |
| Armchair Theatre | Edwin | 1956 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | William Evans | 1954 |
| The Good Life | Mr. Downs, Bank Manager | 1975 |
