George Cole

George Cole

Acting
Born 1925-04-22 - Died 2015-08-05Tooting, South London, England, UK

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.

Movies (72)

Cleopatra
7.1

Cleopatra

1963Movie7.1
Mary Reilly
5.8

Mary Reilly

1996Movie5.8
The Vampire Lovers
6.4

The Vampire Lovers

1970Movie6.4
Scrooge
7.4

Scrooge

1951Movie7.4
Fright
6.0

Fright

1971Movie6.0
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
6.2

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

1966Movie6.2
The Blue Bird
5.5

The Blue Bird

1976Movie5.5
The Green Man
7.0

The Green Man

1956Movie7.0
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
6.9

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963Movie6.9
Cottage to Let
6.7

Cottage to Let

1941Movie6.7
Don't Panic Chaps
5.2

Don't Panic Chaps

1959Movie5.2
Henry V
6.7

Henry V

1944Movie6.7
The Demi-Paradise
6.6

The Demi-Paradise

1943Movie6.6
Flesh and Blood
7.0

Flesh and Blood

1951Movie7.0
Natural Causes
8.0

Natural Causes

1988Movie8.0
Quartet
6.3

Quartet

1948Movie6.3
Gone to Earth
6.2

Gone to Earth

1950Movie6.2
It's a Wonderful World
5.8

It's a Wonderful World

1956Movie5.8
Quentin Durward
5.8

Quentin Durward

1955Movie5.8
An Inspector Calls
7.2

An Inspector Calls

1954Movie7.2
Sally Go Round the Moon

Sally Go Round the Moon

1968Movie
The Intruder
7.6

The Intruder

1953Movie7.6
Journey Together
6.6

Journey Together

1945Movie6.6
Our Girl Friday
5.3

Our Girl Friday

1953Movie5.3
The Dinner Party
6.0

The Dinner Party

2007Movie6.0
The Belles of St Trinian's
6.4

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954Movie6.4
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
6.5

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960Movie6.5
Morning Departure
6.9

Morning Departure

1950Movie6.9
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
6.8

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

1957Movie6.8
Lady Godiva Rides Again
5.9

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951Movie5.9
The Comic

The Comic

1969Movie
Laughter in Paradise
6.5

Laughter in Paradise

1951Movie6.5
Station Jim
7.5

Station Jim

2001Movie7.5
The Happiest Days of Your Life
6.7

The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950Movie6.7
The Weapon
6.1

The Weapon

1956Movie6.1
The Spider and the Fly
6.9

The Spider and the Fly

1949Movie6.9
Ginger

Ginger

1990Movie
The Happy Family
7.8

The Happy Family

1952Movie7.8
The Constant Husband
6.9

The Constant Husband

1955Movie6.9
A Prize of Gold
5.7

A Prize of Gold

1955Movie5.7
Too Many Crooks
7.4

Too Many Crooks

1959Movie7.4
A Room in Town
10.0

A Room in Town

1970Movie10.0
Where There's a Will
6.9

Where There's a Will

1955Movie6.9
Happy Ever After
5.5

Happy Ever After

1954Movie5.5
One Way Pendulum
6.0

One Way Pendulum

1965Movie6.0
Top Secret
8.0

Top Secret

1952Movie8.0
My Brother's Keeper
6.3

My Brother's Keeper

1948Movie6.3
Will Any Gentleman...?
6.3

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953Movie6.3
The Sleeper
6.5

The Sleeper

2000Movie6.5
The Right Prospectus
7.0

The Right Prospectus

1970Movie7.0
Life After Life

Life After Life

1990Movie
The Bridal Path
6.0

The Bridal Path

1959Movie6.0
A Class Apart

A Class Apart

2007Movie
The Anatomist
6.3

The Anatomist

1956Movie6.3
Blott on the Landscape
8.4

Blott on the Landscape

1985Movie8.4
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
7.0

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

2000Movie7.0
Folly to Be Wise
6.7

Folly to Be Wise

1952Movie6.7
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965Movie
Getting in on Concorde

Getting in on Concorde

1979Movie
Take Me High
4.8

Take Me High

1973Movie4.8
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
8.3

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

2008Movie8.3
The Clue of the Missing Ape
7.3

The Clue of the Missing Ape

1953Movie7.3
The Gentleman Caller
5.5

The Gentleman Caller

1967Movie5.5
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

1968Movie
Who Goes There!
6.0

Who Goes There!

1952Movie6.0
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
7.0

The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales

1982Movie7.0
The Last Lonely Man
8.0

The Last Lonely Man

1969Movie8.0
Lloyd George Knew My Father
9.0

Lloyd George Knew My Father

1975Movie9.0
Killing Time

Killing Time

1970Movie
Those Kids from Town
10.0

Those Kids from Town

1942Movie10.0
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?

Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?

1968Movie
Day To Remember

Day To Remember

1986Movie

TV Shows (45)

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Top of the Pops
6.6

Top of the Pops

1964Series6.6
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
Minder
7.1

Minder

1979Series7.1
Heartbeat
7.2

Heartbeat

1992Series7.2
New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

2004Series7.3
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
The Sweeney
8.1

The Sweeney

1975Series8.1
UFO
7.8

UFO

1970Series7.8
Out of the Unknown
7.1

Out of the Unknown

1965Series7.1
Gideon's Way
7.0

Gideon's Way

1965Series7.0
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

1961Series
Return of the Saint
7.0

Return of the Saint

1978Series7.0
Menace

Menace

1970Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
Blackmail
7.0

Blackmail

1965Series7.0
Half Hour Story
7.5

Half Hour Story

1967Series7.5
Single Voices
7.0

Single Voices

1990Series7.0
The Root of All Evil?

The Root of All Evil?

1968Series
Affairs of the Heart
7.0

Affairs of the Heart

1974Series7.0
The Informer

The Informer

1966Series
Comrade Dad
7.8

Comrade Dad

1984Series7.8
Shadows of Fear
6.7

Shadows of Fear

1970Series6.7
Dad
7.0

Dad

1997Series7.0
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1974Series
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1971Series
Good Friends

Good Friends

1995Series
Quiller
10.0

Quiller

1975Series10.0
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

1964Series
Don't Forget to Write!
6.2

Don't Forget to Write!

1977Series6.2
Blott on the Landscape
7.5

Blott on the Landscape

1985Series7.5
The Bounder
7.0

The Bounder

1982Series7.0
A Life Of Bliss

A Life Of Bliss

1960Series
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
Bodily Harm
5.3

Bodily Harm

2002Series5.3
Away from It All

Away from It All

1973Series
An Independent Man

An Independent Man

1995Series
That's What I Call Television

That's What I Call Television

2007Series
A Man of our Times
5.0

A Man of our Times

1968Series5.0
A Class Apart
4.0

A Class Apart

2007Series4.0
Diamond Geezer
8.5

Diamond Geezer

2005Series8.5
Root Into Europe
6.5

Root Into Europe

1992Series6.5
The Sex Game

The Sex Game

1968Series