George Cole
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-04-22
Day of Death
2015-08-05 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Tooting, South London, England, UK
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.
Acting
(2008)
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
(2007)
The Dinner Party
as George
(2007)
A Class Apart
as George - Candy's grandad
(2001)
Station Jim
as Stationmaster Pope
(2000)
The Sleeper
as George
(2000)
(1996)
Mary Reilly
as Mr. Poole
(1990)
Life After Life
as Eric Burt
(1988)
Natural Causes
as Vincent
(1986)
Day To Remember
as Wally
(1985)
(1982)
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
as narrorator
(1979)
Getting in on Concorde
as Willie
(1976)
The Blue Bird
as Tylo
(1975)
Lloyd George Knew My Father
as Hubert Boothroyd MP
(1973)
Take Me High
as Bert Jackson
(1971)
Fright
as Jim
(1970)
The Vampire Lovers
as Roger Morton
(1970)
A Room in Town
as Edwin
(1970)
The Right Prospectus
as Mr. Newbold
(1970)
(1969)
The Comic
as Tod
(1969)
The Last Lonely Man
as James Hale
(1968)
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
as Max Osborne
(1968)
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
as Max Osborne
(1968)
Sally Go Round the Moon
as Max Osborne
(1967)
The Gentleman Caller
as Mr. Hicks
(1966)
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
as 'Flash' Harry
(1965)
One Way Pendulum
as Defence Counsel
(1965)
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as William Evans
(1963)
Cleopatra
as Flavius
(1963)
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
(1960)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
(1959)
Too Many Crooks
as Fingers
(1959)
(1959)
The Bridal Path
as Police Sgt. Bruce
(1957)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as "Flash" Harry
(1956)
The Green Man
as William Blake
(1956)
The Weapon
as Joshua Henry
(1956)
The Anatomist
as Dr. Walter Anderson
(1956)
It's a Wonderful World
as Ken Miller
(1955)
Quentin Durward
as Hayraddin
(1955)
The Constant Husband
as Luigi Sopranelli
(1955)
A Prize of Gold
as Sgt. Roger Morris
(1955)
Where There's a Will
as Fred Slater
(1954)
An Inspector Calls
as Tram Conductor
(1954)
The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Flash Harry
(1954)
Happy Ever After
as Terence
(1953)
Will Any Gentleman...?
as Henry Sterling
(1953)
The Intruder
as John Summers
(1953)
Our Girl Friday
as Jimmy Carrol
(1953)
The Clue of the Missing Ape
as Gobo
(1952)
The Happy Family
as Cyril
(1952)
Top Secret
as George Archibald Potts
(1952)
Who Goes There!
as Arthur Crisp
(1952)
Folly to Be Wise
as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
(1951)
Scrooge
as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
(1951)
Laughter in Paradise
as Herbert Russell
(1951)
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Johnny West
(1951)
Flesh and Blood
as John Hannah
(1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
(1950)
Gone to Earth
as Cousin Albert
(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