George Cole

Apr 22, 1925 - Aug 05, 2015 (90 years old) in Tooting, South London, England, UK

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

poster

Midsomer Murders

Lionel Hicks

poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Paul Bishop

poster

Play for Today

Mr. Newbold

poster

Minder

Arthur Daley

poster

Heartbeat

Albert Hallows

poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

Laurence Raeburn

poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

Mr. Mipps / Hellspite

poster

New Tricks

Sir Edward Chambers

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The Sweeney

Dennis Longfield

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Gideon's Way

Bishop

Credits

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh 2008

Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

★ 8.3
The Dinner Party 2007

George

★ 6
That's What I Call Television 2007

★ NR
A Class Apart 2007

George - Candy's grandad

★ NR
Diamond Geezer 2005

★ 7
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004

Laurence Raeburn

★ 7.7
New Tricks 2004

Sir Edward Chambers

★ 7.4
Bodily Harm 2002

Sidney Greenfield

★ 7
Station Jim 2001

Stationmaster Pope

★ 7
The Sleeper 2000

George

★ 4
The Ghost of Greville Lodge 2000

★ 6
Dad 1997

Brian Hook

★ 6
Midsomer Murders 1997

Lionel Hicks

★ 7.5
Mary Reilly 1996

Mr. Poole

★ 5.8
An Independent Man 1995

★ NR
Good Friends 1995

★ NR
Root Into Europe 1992

★ 6
Heartbeat 1992

Albert Hallows

★ 7
Life After Life 1990

Eric Burt

★ NR
Natural Causes 1988

Vincent

★ NR
Day To Remember 1986

Wally

★ NR
Blott on the Landscape 1985

★ 8.8
Comrade Dad 1984

★ 7.5
The Bounder 1982

Trevor Mountjoy

★ 6.3
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales 1982

narrorator

★ 7
Minder 1979

Arthur Daley

★ 6.8
Getting in on Concorde 1979

Willie

★ NR
Return of the Saint 1978

Fred

★ 7
Don't Forget To Write! 1977

Gordon Maple

★ 6
The Blue Bird 1976

Tylo

★ 5.3
Quiller 1975

Mays

★ NR
Lloyd George Knew My Father 1975

Hubert Boothroyd MP

★ NR
The Sweeney 1975

Dennis Longfield

★ 7.7
Take Me High 1973

Bert Jackson

★ 4.6
Fright 1971

Jim

★ 6
Killing Time 1970

★ NR
Play for Today 1970

Mr. Newbold

★ 6.3
The Vampire Lovers 1970

Roger Morton

★ 6.4
UFO 1970

Paul Roper

★ 7.6
A Room in Town 1970

Edwin

★ NR
Shadows of Fear 1970

Gordon

★ 6
The Right Prospectus 1970

Mr. Newbold

★ NR
The Comic 1969

Tod

★ NR
The Last Lonely Man 1969

James Hale

★ NR
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? 1968

Max Osborne

★ NR
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? 1968

Max Osborne

★ NR
Sally Go Round the Moon 1968

Max Osborne

★ NR
A Man of our Times 1968

★ 5
The Gentleman Caller 1967

Mr. Hicks

★ 5.5
The Informer 1966

Baxter

★ NR
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery 1966

'Flash' Harry

★ 5.9
Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965

Paul Bishop

★ 3.8
Gideon's Way 1965

Bishop

★ 6.8
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin 1965

William Evans

★ NR
One Way Pendulum 1965

Defence Counsel

★ 5.5
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh 1964

Mr. Mipps

★ NR
Top of the Pops 1964

Arthur Daley

★ 6.6
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow 1963

Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

★ 7
Cleopatra 1963

Flavius

★ 7
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's 1960

'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

★ 6.2
A Life Of Bliss 1960

★ NR
The Bridal Path 1959

Police Sgt. Bruce

★ 5.5
Too Many Crooks 1959

Fingers

★ 7.4
Don't Panic Chaps! 1959

★ 5.6
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 1957

"Flash" Harry

★ 6.4
The Green Man 1956

William Blake

★ 7
The Weapon 1956

Joshua Henry

★ 5.9
It's a Wonderful World 1956

Ken Miller

★ 5.3
Armchair Theatre 1956

★ 5.8
The Anatomist 1956

Dr. Walter Anderson

★ 6
A Prize of Gold 1955

Sgt. Roger Morris

★ 5.4
Quentin Durward 1955

Hayraddin

★ 6
The Constant Husband 1955

Luigi Sopranelli

★ 6.9
Where There's a Will 1955

Fred Slater

★ 6.4
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954

Mr. Mipps / Hellspite

★ 7.8
The Belles of St. Trinian's 1954

Flash Harry

★ 6.3
Happy Ever After 1954

Terence

★ 5.2
An Inspector Calls 1954

Tram Conductor

★ 7.1
Our Girl Friday 1953

Jimmy Carrol

★ 5.1
The Clue of the Missing Ape 1953

Gobo

★ 6
The Intruder 1953

John Summers

★ 7.2
Will Any Gentleman...? 1953

Henry Sterling

★ 5.6
Folly to Be Wise 1952

Soldier in Brains Trust audience

★ 6.7
Top Secret 1952

George Archibald Potts

★ 6
Who Goes There! 1952

Arthur Crisp

★ 5.7
The Happy Family 1952

Cyril

★ 7.2
Scrooge 1951

Young Ebenezer Scrooge

★ 7.4
Lady Godiva Rides Again 1951

Johnny West

★ 5.8
Laughter in Paradise 1951

Herbert Russell

★ 6.5
Flesh and Blood 1951

John Hannah

★ NR
Gone to Earth 1950

Cousin Albert

★ 6.2
The Happiest Days of Your Life 1950

Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)

★ 6.5
Morning Departure 1950

ERA Marks

★ 6.6
The Spider and the Fly 1949

Marc, detective

★ 6.8
Quartet 1948

Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

★ 6.2
My Brother's Keeper 1948

Willie Stannard

★ 6.1
Journey Together 1945

Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew

★ 6.4
Henry V 1944

Boy

★ 6.6
The Demi-Paradise 1943

Percy

★ 6.3
Those Kids from Town 1942

Charlie

★ NR
Cottage to Let 1941

Ronald

★ 6.7