Portrait of George Cole

George Cole

Acting

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.

Born: April 22, 1925

Place of Birth: Tooting, South London, England, UK

Filmography

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

as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)

2007
2007
A Class Apart

as George

2007
A Class Apart

as George - Candy's grandad

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Laurence Raeburn

2004
New Tricks

as Sir Edward Chambers

2002
Bodily Harm

as Sidney Greenfield

2000
The Sleeper

as George

1997
Dad

as Brian Hook

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Lionel Hicks

1996
Mary Reilly

as Mr. Poole

1992
Heartbeat

as Albert Hallows

1990
Life After Life

as Eric Burt

1990
Ginger

as Ginger

1988
Natural Causes

as Vincent

1985
Blott on the Landscape

as Sir Giles Lynchwood

1982
The Bounder

as Trevor Mountjoy

1979
Minder

as Arthur Daley

1977
Don't Forget To Write!

as Gordon Maple

1976
1975
The Sweeney

as Dennis Longfield

1973
Take Me High

as Bert Jackson

1971
Fright

as Jim

1970
Play for Today

as Mr. Newbold

1970
The Vampire Lovers

as Roger Morton

1970
UFO

as Paul Roper

1970
1970
1970
The Right Prospectus

as Mr. Newbold

1969
The Comic

as Tod

1969
The Last Lonely Man

as James Hale

1967
1966
The Informer

as Baxter

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Paul Bishop

1965
1965
Gideon's Way

as Bishop

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

1959
The Bridal Path

as Police Sgt. Bruce

1959
Too Many Crooks

as Fingers

1957
1956
The Green Man

as William Blake

1956
The Weapon

as Joshua Henry

1956
1956
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
1954
1954
1954
An Inspector Calls

as Tram Conductor

1953
Our Girl Friday

as Jimmy Carrol

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
1951
Scrooge

as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

1951
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
1941