George Cole

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-04-22 (90 years old)

Deathday

2015-08-05

Place of Birth

Tooting, South London, England, UK

George Cole

Biography

George Edward Cole, OBE 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

1960

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

1954

1963

Cleopatra

as Flavius

1970

The Vampire Lovers

as Roger Morton

1996

Mary Reilly

as Mr. Poole

1951

Scrooge

as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

1971

Fright

as Jim

1956

The Weapon

as Joshua Henry

1963

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

1957

1950

Morning Departure

as ERA Marks

1951

Laughter in Paradise

as Herbert Russell

1959

The Bridal Path

as Police Sgt. Bruce

1941

2001

Station Jim

as Stationmaster Pope

1948

My Brother's Keeper

as Willie Stannard

1955

Quentin Durward

as Hayraddin

1955

The Constant Husband

as Luigi Sopranelli

1956

The Green Man

as William Blake

1950

Gone to Earth

as Cousin Albert

1965

One Way Pendulum

as Defence Counsel

1955

A Prize of Gold

as Sgt. Roger Morris

1952

Top Secret

as George Archibald Potts

1973

Take Me High

as Bert Jackson

1953

Will Any Gentleman...?

as Henry Sterling

1952

Folly to Be Wise

as Soldier in Brains Trust audience

1949

The Spider and the Fly

as Marc, detective

1956

2007

A Class Apart

as George - Candy's grandad

1953

Our Girl Friday

as Jimmy Carrol

1954

1970

The Right Prospectus

as Mr. Newbold

1959

Too Many Crooks

as Fingers

1953

The Intruder

as John Summers

1955

Where There's a Will

as Fred Slater

1956

The Anatomist

as Dr. Walter Anderson

1951

1986

2007

1969

The Last Lonely Man

as James Hale

1967

1969

The Comic

as Tod

1968

1952

Who Goes There!

as Arthur Crisp

1944

Henry V

as Boy

1988

Natural Causes

as Vincent

1952

1951

Flesh and Blood

as John Hannah

1990

Life After Life

as Eric Burt

1948

Quartet

as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

1975

Lloyd George Knew My Father

as Hubert Boothroyd MP

1943

1976

1954

An Inspector Calls

as Tram Conductor

1970

2000

The Sleeper

as George

1945

Journey Together

as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew

1950

The Happiest Days of Your Life

as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)

1942

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