Known For
Acting
Known Credits
28
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 16, 1952 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK
Graham Cole OBE (born Graham Coleman-Smith on 16 March 1952) is an English actor. Cole was born in Willesden, Middlesex in 1952 to Victor and Freda Coleman-Smith (née Coleman), the youngest of three children.
He appeared in numerous episodes of Doctor Who in the early 1980s, often in uncredited roles, such as Marshman and then a Cyberman in Earthshock. He has also played Melkur in The Keeper of Traken and finally a Jacondan in The Twin Dilemma. He also made a guest appearance in the final series of Sooty and Co as a detective called Maurice and in Only Fools and Horses as a Spanish customs official. His first film appearance was in the James Bond film The Living Daylights in 1987. Cole then appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as one of Walter Donovan's henchmen, who escort Indiana Jones to their boss's New York apartment.
He is best known as PC Tony Stamp in the ITV police drama The Bill, a role he played initially as a recurring character from 1984, and then as a regular from 1988 until 2009. Cole appeared in more episodes of the programme than any other actor, appearing in 1,202 episodes. He had previously spent 12 years in Repertory Theatre, and musicals.
He presented and narrated the police video programme Police Stop!. He appeared regularly on Noel's House Party in sketches with Andrew Paul. Cole has also made a guest appearance in ITV series Law & Order: UK as a barman in one episode.
Cole in costume after appearing in a pantomime in Lichfield in 2015
In his early career in the late 1970s Cole appeared as the Emperor of China in a season of Aladdin at the Grand Theatre in Swansea. Other pantomime appearances have included the role of "Beast" in Beauty & The Beast at the Woodville Halls in Gravesend, Kent. He played Scrooge at Garrick Theatre, Lichfield in 2012 and Abanazer for Theater Royal, Norwich, 2013–2014. He played General Waverley in Irving Berlin's White Christmas at The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. He later returned to the role at The Dominion Theatre, London.
Cole starred in the gangster-horror film Evil Never Dies in 2014, as DI David Bracken, a film that also starred Katy Manning, P.H. Moriarty and former The Bill colleague Tony Scannell. Cole made appearances in Doctors (2015) and Holby City (2018), before starring in the romantic-drama film 23 Walks in 2020 with Alison Steadman.
| 2023 | Pareidoliaas Father John Cavanagh | |
| 2020 | 23 Walksas Jimmy | |
| 2014 | Evil Never Diesas Inspector Bracken | |
| 2012 | A Touch of Clothas Graham Cole | |
| 2003 | The Story of Doctor Whoas | |
| 2002 | Harry Hill's TV Burpas Tony Stamp | |
| 1999 | Carnival of Monstersas | |
| 1999 | It's Only TV But I Like Itas Self | |
| 1997 | The Usual Childrenas | |
| 1996 | The Bill: Targetas P.C. Stamp | |
| 1995 | In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everettas Sketch Performer (Archive Footage) | |
| 1994 | Police Stop!as Narrator | |
| 1994 | Ready, Steady, Cookas Self - Contestant | |
| 1993 | Sooty & Co.as | |
| 1992 | Doctor Who: Shadaas Krarg | |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusadeas Henchman (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | This Morningas Self | |
| 1988 | Crossfireas Terrorist (uncredited) | |
| 1987 | Hope and Gloryas Audience Member (uncredited) | |
| 1987 | The Living Daylightsas Agent | |
| 1984 | The Billas P.C. Stamp | |
| 1984 | The Billas PC Tony Stamp | |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemmaas Jacondan | |
| 1982 | Countdownas | |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Time-Flightas Melkur | |
| 1982 | The Kenny Everett Television Showas Self | |
| 1981 | Doctor Who: The Keeper of Trakenas Melkur | |
| 1979 | Blankety Blankas Self |