George Cole
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Lionel Hicks
1997
Series
Top of the Pops
Arthur Daley
1964
Series
Play for Today
Mr. Newbold
1970
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Laurence Raeburn
2004
Series
Minder
Arthur Daley
1979
Series
Gideon's Way
Bishop
1965
Series
Heartbeat
Albert Hallows
1992
Series
New Tricks
Sir Edward Chambers
2004
Series
The Sweeney
Dennis Longfield
1975
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Caramel
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Paul Bishop
1965
Series
ITV Playhouse
David Carter
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Willie
1967
Series
UFO
Paul Roper
1970
Film
Cleopatra
Flavius
1963
Drama 61-67
Pinedus
1961
Series
Out of the Unknown
James Hale
1965
Series
Return of the Saint
Fred
1978
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
William Evans
1954
Film
The Vampire Lovers
Roger Morton
1970
Series
Half Hour Story
Mr. Hinks
1967
Series
Half Hour Story
Cyril
1967
Menace
Douglas Willet
1970
Film
Scrooge
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
1951
Series
The Informer
Baxter
1966
Film
Mary Reilly
Mr. Poole
1996
Series
Don't Forget to Write!
Gordon Maple
1977
The Ten Commandments
Peter
1971
Dial M for Murder
Pearce
1974
Series
Affairs of the Heart
Mr Prodmore
1974
Series
Shadows of Fear
Gordon
1970
Series
The Bounder
Trevor Mountjoy
1982
Film
Fright
Jim
1971
Film
The Blue Bird
Tylo
1976
Series
Quiller
Mays
1975
Film
The Belles of St Trinian's
Flash Harry
1954
The Root of All Evil?
Syd Swope
1968
The Root of All Evil?
Gordon Maple
1968
Away from It All
Leonard
1973
Series
Armchair Theatre
1956
Series
Armchair Theatre
Edwin
1956
Series
Dad
Brian Hook
1997
Film
Gone to Earth
Cousin Albert
1950
Film
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
1963
Series
Bodily Harm
Sidney Greenfield
2002
Series
Comrade Dad
1984
Series
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Mr. Mipps
1964
Film
The Green Man
William Blake
1956
That's What I Call Television
Self
2007
Film
Henry V
Boy
1944
Film
Laughter in Paradise
Herbert Russell
1951
Film
An Inspector Calls
Tram Conductor
1954
An Independent Man
Freddie Patterson
1995
Series
Blott on the Landscape
Sir Giles Lynchwood
1985
Film
Flesh and Blood
John Hannah
1951
Film
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Johnny West
1951
Film
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
"Flash" Harry
1957
Film
It's a Wonderful World
Ken Miller
1956
Film
The Weapon
Joshua Henry
1956
Film
Don't Panic Chaps
1959
Film
The Dinner Party
George
2007
A Life Of Bliss
1960
Series
Diamond Geezer
2005
The Sex Game
Frank Healey
1968
Film
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
'Flash' Harry
1966
Film
Station Jim
Stationmaster Pope
2001
Film
Where There's a Will
Fred Slater
1955
Film
The Constant Husband
Luigi Sopranelli
1955
Series
A Class Apart
George
2007
Film
Quartet
Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
1948
Good Friends
1995
Film
Natural Causes
Vincent
1988
Film
Morning Departure
ERA Marks
1950
Film
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
1960
Film
A Prize of Gold
Sgt. Roger Morris
1955
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
Max Osborne
1968
Film
Ginger
Ginger
1990
Film
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
William Evans
1965
Film
Quentin Durward
Hayraddin
1955
A Man of our Times
Max Osborne
1968
Film
The Intruder
John Summers
1953
Film
Happy Ever After
Terence
1954
Film
Cottage to Let
Ronald
1941
The Comic
Tod
1969
Film
The Right Prospectus
Mr. Newbold
1970
Film
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Gobo
1953
Film
Journey Together
Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
1945
Film
Blott on the Landscape
1985
Film
Top Secret
George Archibald Potts
1952
Film
Too Many Crooks
Fingers
1959
Film
The Demi-Paradise
Percy
1943
Film
The Spider and the Fly
Marc, detective
1949
Film
Take Me High
Bert Jackson
1973
Film
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
1950
Root Into Europe
1992
Sally Go Round the Moon
Max Osborne
1968
Film
The Bridal Path
Police Sgt. Bruce
1959
Film
The Happy Family
Cyril
1952
Film
Will Any Gentleman...?
Henry Sterling
1953
Film
The Sleeper
George
2000
Film
One Way Pendulum
Defence Counsel
1965
Film
My Brother's Keeper
Willie Stannard
1948
Film
A Room in Town
Edwin
1970
Film
Who Goes There!
Arthur Crisp
1952
Film
Our Girl Friday
Jimmy Carrol
1953
Film
The Last Lonely Man
James Hale
1969
Film
Folly to Be Wise
Soldier in Brains Trust audience
1952
Film
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
2008
Lloyd George Knew My Father
Hubert Boothroyd MP
1975
Film
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
Great Uncle
2000
Film
The Gentleman Caller
Mr. Hicks
1967
Film
Killing Time
1970
Day To Remember
Wally
1986
Film
Life After Life
Eric Burt
1990
Film
A Class Apart
George - Candy's grandad
2007
Film
The Anatomist
Dr. Walter Anderson
1956
Getting in on Concorde
Willie
1979
Those Kids from Town
Charlie
1942
Film
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
narrorator
1982
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
Max Osborne
1968