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.
'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
Flash Harry
The Belles of St. Trinian's
Flavius
Cleopatra
Roger Morton
The Vampire Lovers
Mr. Poole
Mary Reilly
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Scrooge
Jim
Fright
'Flash' Harry
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
Joshua Henry
The Weapon
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
"Flash" Harry
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
ERA Marks
Morning Departure
Herbert Russell
Laughter in Paradise
Police Sgt. Bruce
The Bridal Path
Ronald
Cottage to Let
Stationmaster Pope
Station Jim
Willie Stannard
My Brother's Keeper
Hayraddin
Quentin Durward
Luigi Sopranelli
The Constant Husband
William Blake
The Green Man
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Cousin Albert
Gone to Earth
Defence Counsel
One Way Pendulum
Sgt. Roger Morris
A Prize of Gold
George Archibald Potts
Top Secret
Bert Jackson
Take Me High
Henry Sterling
Will Any Gentleman...?
Soldier in Brains Trust audience
Folly to Be Wise
Marc, detective
The Spider and the Fly
Ken Miller
It's a Wonderful World
George - Candy's grandad
A Class Apart
Don't Panic Chaps!
Jimmy Carrol
Our Girl Friday
Terence
Happy Ever After
Mr. Newbold
The Right Prospectus
Fingers
Too Many Crooks
Blott on the Landscape
John Summers
The Intruder
Killing Time
Fred Slater
Where There's a Will
Dr. Walter Anderson
The Anatomist
Johnny West
Lady Godiva Rides Again
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
Wally
Day To Remember
Willie
Getting in on Concorde
George
The Dinner Party
James Hale
The Last Lonely Man
Mr. Hicks
The Gentleman Caller
Tod
The Comic
Max Osborne
Sally Go Round the Moon
Arthur Crisp
Who Goes There!
Gobo
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Boy
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
Vincent
Natural Causes
Cyril
The Happy Family
John Hannah
Flesh and Blood
Eric Burt
Life After Life
Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Quartet
Hubert Boothroyd MP
Lloyd George Knew My Father
Percy
The Demi-Paradise
Tylo
The Blue Bird
Tram Conductor
An Inspector Calls
Edwin
A Room in Town
George
The Sleeper
narrorator
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
Journey Together
Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
The Happiest Days of Your Life
William Evans
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Max Osborne
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
Max Osborne
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
Charlie
Those Kids from Town
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
71
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-04-22
Place of Birth
Tooting, South London, England, UK
Also Known As
Джордж Коул