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.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Top of the Pops

Minder

Agatha Christie's Marple

New Tricks

Play for Today

Heartbeat

Thirty-Minute Theatre

All Movies (72)

• Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh2008 · as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
• The Dinner Party2007 · as George
• A Class Apart2007 · as George - Candy's grandad
• Station Jim2001 · as Stationmaster Pope
• The Sleeper2000 · as George
• The Ghost of Greville Lodge2000 · as Great Uncle
• Mary Reilly1996 · as Mr. Poole
• Life After Life1990 · as Eric Burt
• Ginger1990 · as Ginger
• Natural Causes1988 · as Vincent
• Day To Remember1986 · as Wally
• Blott on the Landscape1985
• The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales1982 · as narrorator
• Getting in on Concorde1979 · as Willie
• The Blue Bird1976 · as Tylo
• Lloyd George Knew My Father1975 · as Hubert Boothroyd MP
• Take Me High1973 · as Bert Jackson
• Fright1971 · as Jim
• Killing Time1970
• The Vampire Lovers1970 · as Roger Morton
• A Room in Town1970 · as Edwin
• The Right Prospectus1970 · as Mr. Newbold
• The Comic1969 · as Tod
• The Last Lonely Man1969 · as James Hale
• Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?1968 · as Max Osborne
• Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?1968 · as Max Osborne
• Sally Go Round the Moon1968 · as Max Osborne
• The Gentleman Caller1967 · as Mr. Hicks
• The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery1966 · as 'Flash' Harry
• The Legend of Young Dick Turpin1965 · as William Evans
• One Way Pendulum1965 · as Defence Counsel
• Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow1963 · as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
• Cleopatra1963 · as Flavius
• The Pure Hell of St Trinian's1960 · as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
• Don't Panic Chaps1959
• The Bridal Path1959 · as Police Sgt. Bruce
• Too Many Crooks1959 · as Fingers
• Blue Murder at St. Trinian's1957 · as "Flash" Harry
• The Green Man1956 · as William Blake
• The Weapon1956 · as Joshua Henry
• It's a Wonderful World1956 · as Ken Miller
• The Anatomist1956 · as Dr. Walter Anderson
• A Prize of Gold1955 · as Sgt. Roger Morris
• Quentin Durward1955 · as Hayraddin
• The Constant Husband1955 · as Luigi Sopranelli
• Where There's a Will1955 · as Fred Slater
• The Belles of St Trinian's1954 · as Flash Harry
• Happy Ever After1954 · as Terence
• An Inspector Calls1954 · as Tram Conductor
• Our Girl Friday1953 · as Jimmy Carrol
• The Clue of the Missing Ape1953 · as Gobo
• The Intruder1953 · as John Summers
• Will Any Gentleman...?1953 · as Henry Sterling
• Folly to Be Wise1952 · as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
• Top Secret1952 · as George Archibald Potts
• Who Goes There!1952 · as Arthur Crisp
• The Happy Family1952 · as Cyril
• Scrooge1951 · as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
• Lady Godiva Rides Again1951 · as Johnny West
• Laughter in Paradise1951 · as Herbert Russell
• Flesh and Blood1951 · as John Hannah
• Gone to Earth1950 · as Cousin Albert
• The Happiest Days of Your Life1950 · as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
• Morning Departure1950 · as ERA Marks
• The Spider and the Fly1949 · as Marc, detective
• Quartet1948 · as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
• My Brother's Keeper1948 · as Willie Stannard
• Journey Together1945 · as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
• Henry V1944 · as Boy
• The Demi-Paradise1943 · as Percy
• Those Kids from Town1942 · as Charlie
• Cottage to Let1941 · as Ronald

All TV Shows (47)

• That's What I Call Television2007 · as Self
• A Class Apart2007 · as George
• Diamond Geezer2005
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Laurence Raeburn
• New Tricks2004 · as Sir Edward Chambers
• Bodily Harm2002 · as Sidney Greenfield
• Dad1997 · as Brian Hook
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Lionel Hicks
• An Independent Man1995 · as Freddie Patterson
• Good Friends1995
• Root Into Europe1992
• Heartbeat1992 · as Albert Hallows
• Blott on the Landscape1985 · as Sir Giles Lynchwood
• Comrade Dad1984
• The Bounder1982 · as Trevor Mountjoy
• Minder1979 · as Arthur Daley
• Return of the Saint1978 · as Fred
• Don't Forget To Write!1977 · as Gordon Maple
• Quiller1975 · as Mays
• The Sweeney1975 · as Dennis Longfield
• Affairs of the Heart1974 · as Mr Prodmore
• Dial M for Murder1974 · as Pearce
• Away from It All1973 · as Leonard
• The Ten Commandments1971 · as Peter
• Play for Today1970 · as Mr. Newbold
• Menace1970 · as Douglas Willet
• UFO1970 · as Paul Roper
• Shadows of Fear1970 · as Gordon
• The Sex Game1968 · as Frank Healey
• A Man of our Times1968 · as Max Osborne
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as David Carter
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Willie
• Half Hour Story1967 · as Mr. Hinks
• Half Hour Story1967 · as Cyril
• The Informer1966 · as Baxter
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Caramel
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Paul Bishop
• Out of the Unknown1965 · as James Hale
• Gideon's Way1965 · as Bishop
• The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh1964 · as Mr. Mipps
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Arthur Daley
• Drama 61-671961 · as Pinedus
• A Life Of Bliss1960
• Armchair Theatre1956
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Edwin
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as William Evans