George Cole
Acting

George Cole

Born 22 April 1925 · Tooting, South London, England, UK · Died 5 August 2015

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.

Known for

Cleopatra
Scrooge
Midsomer Murders
Mary Reilly
The Vampire Lovers
Henry V
An Inspector Calls
Fright
The Belles of St Trinian's
The Green Man
Gone to Earth
Laughter in Paradise
A Class Apart
The Dinner Party
Station Jim
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
The Sleeper
Mary Reilly
Life After Life
Ginger
Natural Causes
Blott on the Landscape
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
The Blue Bird
Take Me High
Fright
The Vampire Lovers
The Right Prospectus
Killing Time
A Room in Town
The Last Lonely Man
The Gentleman Caller
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
One Way Pendulum
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Cleopatra
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Bridal Path
Don't Panic Chaps
Too Many Crooks
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
The Weapon
The Green Man
It's a Wonderful World
The Anatomist
Quentin Durward
The Constant Husband
A Prize of Gold
Where There's a Will
The Belles of St Trinian's
Happy Ever After
An Inspector Calls
Will Any Gentleman...?
Our Girl Friday
The Intruder
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Top Secret
Folly to Be Wise
Who Goes There!
The Happy Family
Scrooge
Laughter in Paradise
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Flesh and Blood
Morning Departure
Gone to Earth
The Spider and the Fly
My Brother's Keeper
Quartet
Journey Together
Henry V
The Demi-Paradise
Cottage to Let
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