George Cole

Acting

April 22, 1925 – August 5, 2015 (died at 90)

Tooting, South London, England, UK

Male

72 Movies

47 TV Shows

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.

Cleopatra

1963 7.1

as Flavius

Age 38 (now 90)

Scrooge

1951 7.4

as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

Age 26 (now 90)

Mary Reilly

1996 5.8

as Mr. Poole

Age 70 (now 90)

The Vampire Lovers

1970 6.4

as Roger Morton

Age 45 (now 90)

Minder

1979 7.1

as Arthur Daley

Age 54 (now 90) 108 eps

108 eps

The Green Man

1956 7.0

as William Blake

Age 31 (now 90)

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 6.4

as Flash Harry

Age 29 (now 90)

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

1957 6.8

as "Flash" Harry

Age 32 (now 90)

Too Many Crooks

1959 7.4

as Fingers

Age 33 (now 90)

Fright

1971 6.0

as Jim

Age 46 (now 90)

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 6.5

as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

Age 35 (now 90)

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963 6.9

as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

Age 38 (now 90)

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

1966 6.2

as 'Flash' Harry

Age 40 (now 90)

Laughter in Paradise

1951 6.5

as Herbert Russell

Age 26 (now 90)

Henry V

1944 6.7

as Boy

Age 19 (now 90)

Morning Departure

1950 6.9

as ERA Marks

Age 24 (now 90)

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

2008 8.3

as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)

Age 83 (now 90)

The Dinner Party

2007 6.0

as George

Age 82 (now 90)

A Class Apart

2007

as George - Candy's grandad

Age 81 (now 90)

Station Jim

2001 7.5

as Stationmaster Pope

Age 76 (now 90)

The Sleeper

2000 6.5

as George

Age 75 (now 90)

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

2000 7.0

as Great Uncle

Age 75 (now 90)

Mary Reilly

1996 5.8

as Mr. Poole

Age 70 (now 90)

Life After Life

1990

as Eric Burt

Age 65 (now 90)

Ginger

1990

as Ginger

Age 65 (now 90)

Natural Causes

1988 8.0

as Vincent

Age 63 (now 90)

Day To Remember

1986

as Wally

Age 61 (now 90)

Blott on the Landscape

1985 8.4

Age 59 (now 90)

The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales

1982 7.0

as narrorator

Age 56 (now 90)

Getting in on Concorde

1979

as Willie

Age 54 (now 90)

The Blue Bird

1976 5.5

as Tylo

Age 51 (now 90)

Lloyd George Knew My Father

1975 9.0

as Hubert Boothroyd MP

Age 50 (now 90)

Take Me High

1973 4.8

as Bert Jackson

Age 48 (now 90)

Fright

1971 6.0

as Jim

Age 46 (now 90)

Killing Time

1970

Age 45 (now 90)

The Vampire Lovers

1970 6.4

as Roger Morton

Age 45 (now 90)

A Room in Town

1970 10.0

as Edwin

Age 45 (now 90)

The Right Prospectus

1970 7.0

as Mr. Newbold

Age 44 (now 90)

The Comic

1969

as Tod

Age 44 (now 90)

The Last Lonely Man

1969 8.0

as James Hale

Age 43 (now 90)

Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?

1968

as Max Osborne

Age 42 (now 90)

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

1968

as Max Osborne

Age 42 (now 90)

Sally Go Round the Moon

1968

as Max Osborne

Age 42 (now 90)

The Gentleman Caller

1967 5.5

as Mr. Hicks

Age 42 (now 90)

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

1966 6.2

as 'Flash' Harry

Age 40 (now 90)

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965

as William Evans

Age 39 (now 90)

One Way Pendulum

1965 6.0

as Defence Counsel

Age 39 (now 90)

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963 6.9

as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

Age 38 (now 90)

Cleopatra

1963 7.1

as Flavius

Age 38 (now 90)

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960 6.5

as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

Age 35 (now 90)

Don't Panic Chaps

1959 5.4

Age 34 (now 90)

The Bridal Path

1959 6.0

as Police Sgt. Bruce

Age 34 (now 90)

Too Many Crooks

1959 7.4

as Fingers

Age 33 (now 90)

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

1957 6.8

as "Flash" Harry

Age 32 (now 90)

The Green Man

1956 7.0

as William Blake

Age 31 (now 90)

The Weapon

1956 6.0

as Joshua Henry

Age 31 (now 90)

It's a Wonderful World

1956 5.8

as Ken Miller

Age 31 (now 90)

The Anatomist

1956 6.3

as Dr. Walter Anderson

Age 30 (now 90)

A Prize of Gold

1955 5.7

as Sgt. Roger Morris

Age 30 (now 90)

Quentin Durward

1955 5.8

as Hayraddin

Age 30 (now 90)

The Constant Husband

1955 6.9

as Luigi Sopranelli

Age 29 (now 90)

Where There's a Will

1955 6.9

as Fred Slater

Age 29 (now 90)

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 6.4

as Flash Harry

Age 29 (now 90)

Happy Ever After

1954 5.5

as Terence

Age 29 (now 90)

An Inspector Calls

1954 7.2

as Tram Conductor

Age 28 (now 90)

Our Girl Friday

1953 5.2

as Jimmy Carrol

Age 28 (now 90)

The Clue of the Missing Ape

1953 7.3

as Gobo

Age 28 (now 90)

The Intruder

1953 7.6

as John Summers

Age 28 (now 90)

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 6.3

as Henry Sterling

Age 28 (now 90)

Folly to Be Wise

1952 6.7

as Soldier in Brains Trust audience

Age 27 (now 90)

Top Secret

1952 8.0

as George Archibald Potts

Age 27 (now 90)

Who Goes There!

1952 6.0

as Arthur Crisp

Age 27 (now 90)

The Happy Family

1952 7.8

as Cyril

Age 26 (now 90)

Scrooge

1951 7.4

as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

Age 26 (now 90)

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951 5.9

as Johnny West

Age 26 (now 90)

Laughter in Paradise

1951 6.5

as Herbert Russell

Age 26 (now 90)

Flesh and Blood

1951 7.0

as John Hannah

Age 25 (now 90)

Gone to Earth

1950 6.2

as Cousin Albert

Age 25 (now 90)

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950 6.7

as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)

Age 24 (now 90)

Morning Departure

1950 6.9

as ERA Marks

Age 24 (now 90)

The Spider and the Fly

1949 6.9

as Marc, detective

Age 24 (now 90)

Quartet

1948 6.3

as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")

Age 23 (now 90)

My Brother's Keeper

1948 6.3

as Willie Stannard

Age 23 (now 90)

Journey Together

1945 6.6

as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew

Age 20 (now 90)

Henry V

1944 6.7

as Boy

Age 19 (now 90)

The Demi-Paradise

1943 6.6

as Percy

Age 18 (now 90)

Those Kids from Town

1942 10.0

as Charlie

Age 16 (now 90)

Cottage to Let

1941 6.7

as Ronald

Age 16 (now 90)