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
Scrooge
(1951)
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Cleopatra
(1963)
Flavius
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Mr. Poole
The Vampire Lovers
(1970)
Roger Morton
Fright
(1971)
Jim
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
(1963)
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Full Filmography
Acting
Cottage to Let
(1941)
Ronald
The Demi-Paradise
(1943)
Percy
Henry V
(1944)
Boy
Journey Together
(1945)
Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
Quartet
(1948)
Herbert Sunbury
My Brother's Keeper
(1948)
Willie Stannard
The Spider and the Fly
(1949)
Marc, detective
The Happiest Days of Your Life
(1950)
Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
Morning Departure
(1950)
ERA Marks
Gone to Earth
(1950)
Cousin Albert
Scrooge
(1951)
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Flesh and Blood
(1951)
John Hannah
Laughter in Paradise
(1951)
Herbert Russell
Lady Godiva Rides Again
(1951)
Johnny West
Top Secret
(1952)
George Archibald Potts
Folly to Be Wise
(1952)
Soldier in Brains Trust audience
The Happy Family
(1952)
Cyril
Who Goes There!
(1952)
Arthur Crisp
The Clue of the Missing Ape
(1953)
Gobo
Our Girl Friday
(1953)
Jimmy Carrol
The Intruder
(1953)
John Summers
Will Any Gentleman...?
(1953)
Henry Sterling
Happy Ever After
(1954)
Terence
The Belles of St. Trinian's
(1954)
Flash Harry
An Inspector Calls
(1954)
Tram Conductor
A Prize of Gold
(1955)
Sgt. Roger Morris
The Constant Husband
(1955)
Luigi Sopranelli
Quentin Durward
(1955)
Hayraddin
Where There's a Will
(1955)
Fred Slater
The Green Man
(1956)
William Blake
It's a Wonderful World
(1956)
Ken Miller
The Weapon
(1956)
Joshua Henry
The Anatomist
(1956)
Dr. Walter Anderson
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
(1957)
"Flash" Harry
The Bridal Path
(1959)
Police Sgt. Bruce
Don't Panic Chaps!
(1959)
Too Many Crooks
(1959)
Fingers
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
(1960)
'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
(1963)
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Cleopatra
(1963)
Flavius
One Way Pendulum
(1965)
Defence Counsel
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
(1966)
'Flash' Harry
The Gentleman Caller
(1967)
Mr. Hicks
Sally Go Round the Moon
(1968)
Max Osborne
The Comic
(1969)
Tod
The Last Lonely Man
(1969)
James Hale
Killing Time
(1970)
The Right Prospectus
(1970)
Mr. Newbold
A Room in Town
(1970)
Edwin
The Vampire Lovers
(1970)
Roger Morton
Fright
(1971)
Jim
Take Me High
(1973)
Bert Jackson
Lloyd George Knew My Father
(1975)
Hubert Boothroyd MP
The Blue Bird
(1976)
Tylo
Getting in on Concorde
(1979)
Willie
The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
(1982)
narrorator
Blott on the Landscape
(1985)
Day To Remember
(1986)
Wally
Natural Causes
(1988)
Vincent
Life After Life
(1990)
Eric Burt
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Mr. Poole
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
(2000)
The Sleeper
(2000)
George
Station Jim
(2001)
Stationmaster Pope
Bodily Harm
(2002)
Sidney Greenfield
A Class Apart
(2007)
George - Candy's grandad
The Dinner Party
(2007)
George
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
(2008)
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite