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Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-04-22

Deathday

2015-08-05 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Tooting, South London, England, UK

Also Known As

Джордж Коул
George Edward Cole

George Cole

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.

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Acting

2008

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

2007		The Dinner Party as George
2007		That's What I Call Television
2007		A Class Apart as George
2007		A Class Apart as George - Candy's grandad

2005

Diamond Geezer

2004		Agatha Christie's Marple as Laurence Raeburn
2004		New Tricks as Sir Edward Chambers

2002

Bodily Harm as Sidney Greenfield

2001

Station Jim as Stationmaster Pope

2000		The Sleeper as George
2000		The Ghost of Greville Lodge

1997		Dad as Brian Hook
1997		Midsomer Murders as Lionel Hicks

1996

Mary Reilly as Mr. Poole

1995		An Independent Man
1995		Good Friends

1992		Root Into Europe
1992		Heartbeat as Albert Hallows

1990

Life After Life as Eric Burt

1988

Natural Causes as Vincent

1986

Day To Remember as Wally

1985		Blott on the Landscape
1985		Blott on the Landscape

1984

Comrade Dad

1982		The Bounder as Trevor Mountjoy
1982		The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales as narrorator

1979		Minder as Arthur Daley
1979		Getting in on Concorde as Willie

1978

Return of the Saint as Fred

1977

Don't Forget To Write! as Gordon Maple

1976

The Blue Bird as Tylo

1975		Quiller as Mays
1975		Lloyd George Knew My Father as Hubert Boothroyd MP
1975		The Good Life as Mr. Downs, Bank Manager
1975		The Sweeney as Dennis Longfield

1973

Take Me High as Bert Jackson

1971

Fright as Jim

1970		Killing Time
1970		Play for Today as Mr. Newbold
1970		The Vampire Lovers as Roger Morton
1970		UFO as Paul Roper
1970		A Room in Town as Edwin
1970		Shadows of Fear as Gordon
1970		The Right Prospectus as Mr. Newbold

1969		The Comic as Tod
1969		The Last Lonely Man as James Hale

1968		Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? as Max Osborne
1968		Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? as Max Osborne
1968		Sally Go Round the Moon as Max Osborne
1968		A Man of our Times

1967

The Gentleman Caller as Mr. Hicks

1966		The Informer as Baxter
1966		The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery as 'Flash' Harry

1965		Thirty-Minute Theatre as Paul Bishop
1965		Thirty-Minute Theatre as Caramel
1965		Gideon's Way as Bishop
1965		The Legend of Young Dick Turpin as William Evans
1965		One Way Pendulum as Defence Counsel

1964

Top of the Pops as Arthur Daley

1963		Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
1963		Cleopatra as Flavius

1960		The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
1960		A Life Of Bliss

1959		The Bridal Path as Police Sgt. Bruce
1959		Too Many Crooks as Fingers
1959		Don't Panic Chaps!

1957

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's as "Flash" Harry

1956		The Green Man as William Blake
1956		The Weapon as Joshua Henry
1956		It's a Wonderful World as Ken Miller
1956		Armchair Theatre
1956		Armchair Theatre as Edwin
1956		The Anatomist as Dr. Walter Anderson

1955		A Prize of Gold as Sgt. Roger Morris
1955		Quentin Durward as Hayraddin
1955		The Constant Husband as Luigi Sopranelli
1955		Where There's a Will as Fred Slater

1954		The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
1954		The Wonderful World of Disney as William Evans
1954		The Belles of St. Trinian's as Flash Harry
1954		Happy Ever After as Terence
1954		An Inspector Calls as Tram Conductor

1953		Our Girl Friday as Jimmy Carrol
1953		The Clue of the Missing Ape as Gobo
1953		The Intruder as John Summers
1953		Will Any Gentleman...? as Henry Sterling

1952		Folly to Be Wise as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
1952		Top Secret as George Archibald Potts
1952		Who Goes There! as Arthur Crisp
1952		The Happy Family as Cyril

1951		Scrooge as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
1951		Lady Godiva Rides Again as Johnny West
1951		Laughter in Paradise as Herbert Russell
1951		Flesh and Blood as John Hannah

1950		Gone to Earth as Cousin Albert
1950		The Happiest Days of Your Life as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
1950		Morning Departure as ERA Marks

1949

The Spider and the Fly as Marc, detective

1948		Quartet as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
1948		My Brother's Keeper as Willie Stannard

1945

Journey Together as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew

1944

Henry V as Boy

1943

The Demi-Paradise as Percy

1941

Cottage to Let as Ronald