George Cole
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
1960
The Belles of St Trinian's
as Flash Harry
1954
Cleopatra
as Flavius
1963
The Vampire Lovers
as Roger Morton
1970
Mary Reilly
as Mr. Poole
1996
Scrooge
as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
1951
Fright
as Jim
1971
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
as 'Flash' Harry
1966
The Weapon
as Joshua Henry
1956
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
1963
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
as "Flash" Harry
1957
Morning Departure
as ERA Marks
1950
Laughter in Paradise
as Herbert Russell
1951
The Bridal Path
as Police Sgt. Bruce
1959
Cottage to Let
as Ronald
1941
Station Jim
as Stationmaster Pope
2001
My Brother's Keeper
as Willie Stannard
1948
Quentin Durward
as Hayraddin
1955
The Constant Husband
as Luigi Sopranelli
1955
The Green Man
as William Blake
1956
TV Appearances
The Sweeney
as Dennis Longfield
1975
Gideon's Way
as Bishop
1965
Root Into Europe
1992
UFO
as Paul Roper
1970
Heartbeat
as Albert Hallows
1992
Minder
as Arthur Daley
1979
Shadows of Fear
as Gordon
1970
Diamond Geezer
2005
Dad
as Brian Hook
1997
New Tricks
as Sir Edward Chambers
2004
The Bounder
as Trevor Mountjoy
1982
Comrade Dad
1984