George Cole
Acting
Born: April 22, 1925 · Tooting, South London, England, UK
Died: August 5, 2015 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
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
1963
Scrooge
1951
Midsomer Murders
1997
Mary Reilly
1996
The Vampire Lovers
1970
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Henry V
1944
An Inspector Calls
1954
Fright
1971
New Tricks
2004
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
UFO
1970
Photos (3)
Movies (64)
Cleopatra
Flavius
The Vampire Lovers
Roger Morton
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Scrooge
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Mary Reilly
Mr. Poole
Henry V
Boy
Fright
Jim
Quentin Durward
Hayraddin
Gone to Earth
Cousin Albert
The Blue Bird
Tylo
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
An Inspector Calls
Tram Conductor
Top Secret
George Archibald Potts
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
The Belles of St Trinian's
Flash Harry
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Johnny West
Happy Ever After
Terence
The Constant Husband
Luigi Sopranelli
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
'Flash' Harry
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
"Flash" Harry
Cottage to Let
Ronald
Too Many Crooks
Fingers
It's a Wonderful World
Ken Miller
The Spider and the Fly
Marc, detective
Station Jim
Stationmaster Pope
The Happy Family
Cyril
The Green Man
William Blake
Journey Together
Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
Our Girl Friday
Jimmy Carrol
Don't Panic Chaps
1959
The Weapon
Joshua Henry
Laughter in Paradise
Herbert Russell
The Right Prospectus
Mr. Newbold
Natural Causes
Vincent
One Way Pendulum
Defence Counsel
Morning Departure
ERA Marks
The Demi-Paradise
Percy
Killing Time
1970
Blott on the Landscape
1985
The Intruder
John Summers
Quartet
Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
The Dinner Party
George
A Prize of Gold
Sgt. Roger Morris
My Brother's Keeper
Willie Stannard
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Gobo
The Sleeper
George
Who Goes There!
Arthur Crisp
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
William Evans
Folly to Be Wise
Soldier in Brains Trust audience
Where There's a Will
Fred Slater
The Bridal Path
Police Sgt. Bruce
A Room in Town
Edwin
Will Any Gentleman...?
Henry Sterling
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
Great Uncle
Ginger
Ginger
A Class Apart
George - Candy's grandad
Flesh and Blood
John Hannah
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
narrorator
Life After Life
Eric Burt
The Last Lonely Man
James Hale
The Anatomist
Dr. Walter Anderson
Take Me High
Bert Jackson
The Gentleman Caller
Mr. Hicks
TV Shows (36)
Midsomer Murders
Lionel Hicks · 1 eps
Top of the Pops
Arthur Daley · 1 eps
Play for Today
Mr. Newbold · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Albert Hallows · 2 eps
Minder
Arthur Daley · 108 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Laurence Raeburn · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
David Carter · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Willie · 1 eps
New Tricks
Sir Edward Chambers · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Caramel · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Paul Bishop · 1 eps
The Sweeney
Dennis Longfield · 1 eps
UFO
Paul Roper · 1 eps
Return of the Saint
Fred · 1 eps
Out of the Unknown
James Hale · 1 eps
Gideon's Way
Bishop · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Mipps / Hellspite · 3 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
William Evans · 2 eps
Half Hour Story
Mr. Hinks · 1 eps
Half Hour Story
Cyril · 1 eps
Affairs of the Heart
Mr Prodmore · 1 eps
Village Hall
Ernest Grove · 1 eps
The Informer
Baxter · 1 eps
Quiller
Mays · 1 eps
Shadows of Fear
Gordon · 1 eps
Dad
Brian Hook · 13 eps
Don't Forget to Write!
Gordon Maple · 12 eps
Blott on the Landscape
Sir Giles Lynchwood · 6 eps
Armchair Theatre
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Edwin · 1 eps
The Bounder
Trevor Mountjoy · 14 eps
Bodily Harm
Sidney Greenfield · 2 eps
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Mr. Mipps · 3 eps
Comrade Dad
8 eps
A Class Apart
George · 1 eps
Diamond Geezer
3 eps