George Cole

Birthday: 1925-04-22
Deathday: 2015-08-05
Birthplace: Tooting, South London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2008-11-11 Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
2007-09-09 The Dinner Party George
2007-03-23 A Class Apart George - Candy's grandad
2001-12-30 Station Jim Stationmaster Pope
2000-12-26 The Sleeper George
2000-10-06 The Ghost of Greville Lodge
1996-02-23 Mary Reilly Mr. Poole
1990-12-30 Life After Life Eric Burt
1988-09-11 Natural Causes Vincent
1986-12-21 Day To Remember Wally
1985-02-06 Blott on the Landscape
1982-01-19 The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales narrorator
1979-07-17 Getting in on Concorde Willie
1976-04-30 The Blue Bird Tylo
1975-08-19 Lloyd George Knew My Father Hubert Boothroyd MP
1973-12-07 Take Me High Bert Jackson
1971-09-18 Fright Jim
1970-11-10 Killing Time
1970-10-04 The Vampire Lovers Roger Morton
1970-09-15 A Room in Town Edwin
1970-01-02 The Right Prospectus Mr. Newbold
1969-11-29 The Comic Tod
1969-01-21 The Last Lonely Man James Hale
1968-03-14 Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? Max Osborne
1968-01-25 Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? Max Osborne
1968-01-18 Sally Go Round the Moon Max Osborne
1967-06-16 The Gentleman Caller Mr. Hicks
1966-03-11 The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery 'Flash' Harry
1965-03-01 The Legend of Young Dick Turpin William Evans
1965-01-21 One Way Pendulum Defence Counsel
1963-12-06 Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
1963-06-12 Cleopatra Flavius
1960-12-22 The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
1959-08-05 The Bridal Path Police Sgt. Bruce
1959-03-08 Too Many Crooks Fingers
1959-01-01 Don't Panic Chaps!
1957-12-01 Blue Murder at St. Trinian's "Flash" Harry
1956-12-21 The Green Man William Blake
1956-09-01 The Weapon Joshua Henry
1956-08-28 It's a Wonderful World Ken Miller
1956-02-06 The Anatomist Dr. Walter Anderson
1955-10-14 A Prize of Gold Sgt. Roger Morris
1955-09-09 Quentin Durward Hayraddin
1955-04-21 The Constant Husband Luigi Sopranelli
1955-03-01 Where There's a Will Fred Slater
1954-09-28 The Belles of St. Trinian's Flash Harry
1954-06-29 Happy Ever After Terence
1954-03-16 An Inspector Calls Tram Conductor
1953-12-01 Our Girl Friday Jimmy Carrol
1953-11-01 The Clue of the Missing Ape Gobo
1953-10-18 The Intruder John Summers
1953-08-25 Will Any Gentleman...? Henry Sterling
1952-12-04 Folly to Be Wise Soldier in Brains Trust audience
1952-11-10 Top Secret George Archibald Potts
1952-06-09 Who Goes There! Arthur Crisp
1952-03-30 The Happy Family Cyril
1951-11-28 Scrooge Young Ebenezer Scrooge
1951-10-25 Lady Godiva Rides Again Johnny West
1951-06-01 Laughter in Paradise Herbert Russell
1951-03-06 Flesh and Blood John Hannah
1950-11-06 Gone to Earth Cousin Albert
1950-03-08 The Happiest Days of Your Life Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
1950-02-21 Morning Departure ERA Marks
1949-12-01 The Spider and the Fly Marc, detective
1948-10-26 Quartet Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
1948-08-19 My Brother's Keeper Willie Stannard
1945-10-01 Journey Together Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
1944-11-24 Henry V Boy
1943-11-18 The Demi-Paradise Percy
1941-09-06 Cottage to Let Ronald