
George Cole
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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
Credits

Cleopatra (1963)
as Flavius

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

The Vampire Lovers (1970)
as Roger Morton

Mary Reilly (1996)
as Mr. Poole

Scrooge (1951)
as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

The Blue Bird (1976)
as Tylo

Henry V (1944)
as Boy

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

The Demi-Paradise (1943)
as Percy

Fright (1971)
as Jim

Gone to Earth (1950)
as Cousin Albert

The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
as Flash Harry

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
as Johnny West

Our Girl Friday (1953)
as Jimmy Carrol

A Prize of Gold (1955)
as Sgt. Roger Morris

The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)

Don't Panic Chaps (1959)
Actor

It's a Wonderful World (1956)
as Ken Miller

My Brother's Keeper (1948)
as Willie Stannard

Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (2008)
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)

Natural Causes (1988)
as Vincent

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
as "Flash" Harry

Laughter in Paradise (1951)
as Herbert Russell

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
as 'Flash' Harry

The Spider and the Fly (1949)
as Marc, detective

Quentin Durward (1955)
as Hayraddin

An Inspector Calls (1954)
as Tram Conductor

The Constant Husband (1955)
as Luigi Sopranelli

Folly to Be Wise (1952)
as Soldier in Brains Trust audience

Happy Ever After (1954)
as Terence

A Room in Town (1970)
as Edwin

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin (1965)
as William Evans

The Green Man (1956)
as William Blake
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? (1968)
as Max Osborne

Flesh and Blood (1951)
as John Hannah

Where There's a Will (1955)
as Fred Slater

Blott on the Landscape (1985)
Actor

One Way Pendulum (1965)
as Defence Counsel
Sally Go Round the Moon (1968)
as Max Osborne
The Comic (1969)
as Tod

Ginger (1990)
as Ginger

Cottage to Let (1941)
as Ronald
Those Kids from Town (1942)
as Charlie

The Intruder (1953)
as John Summers

Station Jim (2001)
as Stationmaster Pope

Too Many Crooks (1959)
as Fingers

The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000)
as Great Uncle
Lloyd George Knew My Father (1975)
as Hubert Boothroyd MP

The Right Prospectus (1970)
as Mr. Newbold

Morning Departure (1950)
as ERA Marks

The Bridal Path (1959)
as Police Sgt. Bruce

Journey Together (1945)
as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew

The Last Lonely Man (1969)
as James Hale

Top Secret (1952)
as George Archibald Potts

The Dinner Party (2007)
as George

Quartet (1948)
as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? (1968)
as Max Osborne
Getting in on Concorde (1979)
as Willie

Killing Time (1970)
Actor

The Weapon (1956)
as Joshua Henry

The Clue of the Missing Ape (1953)
as Gobo

The Sleeper (2000)
as George

Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)
as Henry Sterling

Take Me High (1973)
as Bert Jackson

A Class Apart (2007)
as George - Candy's grandad

The Happy Family (1952)
as Cyril

The Anatomist (1956)
as Dr. Walter Anderson

Life After Life (1990)
as Eric Burt

The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales (1982)
as narrorator

Who Goes There! (1952)
as Arthur Crisp

The Gentleman Caller (1967)
as Mr. Hicks
Day To Remember (1986)
as Wally





