George Cole

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.

Cast

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
The Belles of St. Trinian's
Flash Harry
Cleopatra
Flavius
The Vampire Lovers
Roger Morton
Mary Reilly
Mr. Poole
Scrooge
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Fright
Jim
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
'Flash' Harry
The Weapon
Joshua Henry
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
"Flash" Harry
Morning Departure
ERA Marks
Laughter in Paradise
Herbert Russell
The Bridal Path
Police Sgt. Bruce
Cottage to Let
Ronald
Station Jim
Stationmaster Pope
My Brother's Keeper
Willie Stannard
Quentin Durward
Hayraddin
The Constant Husband
Luigi Sopranelli
The Green Man
William Blake
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
Gone to Earth
Cousin Albert
One Way Pendulum
Defence Counsel
A Prize of Gold
Sgt. Roger Morris
Top Secret
George Archibald Potts
Take Me High
Bert Jackson
Will Any Gentleman...?
Henry Sterling
Folly to Be Wise
Soldier in Brains Trust audience
The Spider and the Fly
Marc, detective
It's a Wonderful World
Ken Miller
A Class Apart
George - Candy's grandad
Don't Panic Chaps!
Unknown
Our Girl Friday
Jimmy Carrol
Happy Ever After
Terence
The Right Prospectus
Mr. Newbold
Too Many Crooks
Fingers
Blott on the Landscape
Unknown
The Intruder
John Summers
Killing Time
Unknown
Where There's a Will
Fred Slater
The Anatomist
Dr. Walter Anderson
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Johnny West
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
Unknown
Day To Remember
Wally
Getting in on Concorde
Willie
The Dinner Party
George
The Last Lonely Man
James Hale
The Gentleman Caller
Mr. Hicks
The Comic
Tod
Sally Go Round the Moon
Max Osborne
Who Goes There!
Arthur Crisp
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Gobo
Henry V
Boy
Natural Causes
Vincent
The Happy Family
Cyril
Flesh and Blood
John Hannah
Life After Life
Eric Burt
Quartet
Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Lloyd George Knew My Father
Hubert Boothroyd MP
The Demi-Paradise
Percy
The Blue Bird
Tylo
An Inspector Calls
Tram Conductor
A Room in Town
Edwin
The Sleeper
George
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
narrorator
Journey Together
Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
William Evans
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
Max Osborne
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
Max Osborne
Those Kids from Town
Charlie
Ginger
Ginger