Known For
Acting
Known Credits
119
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 22, 1925 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Tooting, South London, England, UK
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.
| 2008 | Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marshas Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | The Dinner Partyas George | |
| 2007 | That's What I Call Televisionas Self | |
| 2007 | A Class Apartas George - Candy's grandad | |
| 2007 | A Class Apartas George | |
| 2005 | Diamond Geezeras | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marpleas Laurence Raeburn | |
| 2004 | New Tricksas Sir Edward Chambers | |
| 2002 | Bodily Harmas Sidney Greenfield | |
| 2001 | Station Jimas Stationmaster Pope | |
| 2000 | The Sleeperas George | |
| 2000 | The Ghost of Greville Lodgeas Great Uncle | |
| 1997 | Dadas Brian Hook | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Lionel Hicks | |
| 1996 | Mary Reillyas Mr. Poole | |
| 1995 | An Independent Manas Freddie Patterson | |
| 1995 | Good Friendsas | |
| 1992 | Root Into Europeas | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Albert Hallows | |
| 1990 | Life After Lifeas Eric Burt | |
| 1990 | Gingeras Ginger | |
| 1988 | Natural Causesas Vincent | |
| 1986 | Day To Rememberas Wally | |
| 1985 | Blott on the Landscapeas | |
| 1985 | Blott on the Landscapeas Sir Giles Lynchwood | |
| 1984 | Comrade Dadas | |
| 1982 | The Bounderas Trevor Mountjoy | |
| 1982 | The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Talesas narrorator | |
| 1979 | Minderas Arthur Daley | |
| 1979 | Getting in on Concordeas Willie | |
| 1978 | Return of the Saintas Fred | |
| 1977 | Don't Forget to Write!as Gordon Maple | |
| 1976 | The Blue Birdas Tylo | |
| 1975 | Quilleras Mays | |
| 1975 | Lloyd George Knew My Fatheras Hubert Boothroyd MP | |
| 1975 | The Sweeneyas Dennis Longfield | |
| 1974 | Affairs of the Heartas Mr Prodmore | |
| 1974 | Dial M for Murderas Pearce | |
| 1973 | Take Me Highas Bert Jackson | |
| 1973 | Away from It Allas Leonard | |
| 1971 | Frightas Jim | |
| 1971 | The Ten Commandmentsas Peter | |
| 1970 | Killing Timeas | |
| 1970 | Play for Todayas Mr. Newbold | |
| 1970 | The Vampire Loversas Roger Morton | |
| 1970 | Menaceas Douglas Willet | |
| 1970 | UFOas Paul Roper | |
| 1970 | A Room in Townas Edwin | |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fearas Gordon | |
| 1970 | The Right Prospectusas Mr. Newbold | |
| 1969 | The Comicas Tod | |
| 1969 | The Last Lonely Manas James Hale | |
| 1968 | The Sex Gameas Frank Healey | |
| 1968 | Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?as Max Osborne | |
| 1968 | Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?as Max Osborne | |
| 1968 | Sally Go Round the Moonas Max Osborne | |
| 1968 | A Man of our Timesas Max Osborne | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas David Carter | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Willie | |
| 1967 | The Gentleman Calleras Mr. Hicks | |
| 1967 | Half Hour Storyas Cyril | |
| 1967 | Half Hour Storyas Mr. Hinks | |
| 1966 | The Informeras Baxter | |
| 1966 | The Great St Trinian's Train Robberyas 'Flash' Harry | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Caramel | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Paul Bishop | |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknownas James Hale | |
| 1965 | Gideon's Wayas Bishop | |
| 1965 | The Legend of Young Dick Turpinas William Evans | |
| 1965 | One Way Pendulumas Defence Counsel | |
| 1964 | The Scarecrow of Romney Marshas Mr. Mipps | |
| 1964 | Top of the Popsas Arthur Daley | |
| 1963 | Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrowas Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite | |
| 1963 | Cleopatraas Flavius | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67as Pinedus | |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sas 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards | |
| 1960 | A Life Of Blissas | |
| 1959 | Don't Panic Chapsas | |
| 1959 | The Bridal Pathas Police Sgt. Bruce | |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooksas Fingers | |
| 1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian'sas "Flash" Harry | |
| 1956 | The Green Manas William Blake | |
| 1956 | The Weaponas Joshua Henry | |
| 1956 | It's a Wonderful Worldas Ken Miller | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Edwin | |
| 1956 | The Anatomistas Dr. Walter Anderson | |
| 1955 | A Prize of Goldas Sgt. Roger Morris | |
| 1955 | Quentin Durwardas Hayraddin | |
| 1955 | The Constant Husbandas Luigi Sopranelli | |
| 1955 | Where There's a Willas Fred Slater | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas Mr. Mipps / Hellspite | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas William Evans | |
| 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian'sas Flash Harry | |
| 1954 | Happy Ever Afteras Terence | |
| 1954 | An Inspector Callsas Tram Conductor | |
| 1953 | Our Girl Fridayas Jimmy Carrol | |
| 1953 | The Clue of the Missing Apeas Gobo | |
| 1953 | The Intruderas John Summers | |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...?as Henry Sterling | |
| 1952 | Folly to Be Wiseas Soldier in Brains Trust audience | |
| 1952 | Top Secretas George Archibald Potts | |
| 1952 | Who Goes There!as Arthur Crisp | |
| 1952 | The Happy Familyas Cyril | |
| 1951 | Scroogeas Young Ebenezer Scrooge | |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Againas Johnny West | |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradiseas Herbert Russell | |
| 1951 | Flesh and Bloodas John Hannah | |
| 1950 | Gone to Earthas Cousin Albert | |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Lifeas Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Morning Departureas ERA Marks | |
| 1949 | The Spider and the Flyas Marc, detective | |
| 1948 | Quartetas Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite") | |
| 1948 | My Brother's Keeperas Willie Stannard | |
| 1945 | Journey Togetheras Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew | |
| 1944 | Henry Vas Boy | |
| 1943 | The Demi-Paradiseas Percy | |
| 1942 | Those Kids from Townas Charlie | |
| 1941 | Cottage to Letas Ronald |