George Cole

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George Cole

Acting April 22, 1925

Tooting, South London, England, UK

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 cen…

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

6.6 1964 TV Show
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

7.1 1963 Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

7.8 2004 TV Show
Minder

Minder

7.1 1979 TV Show
Scrooge

Scrooge

7.4 1951 Movie
Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

5.8 1996 Movie
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.2 1992 TV Show
New Tricks

New Tricks

7.3 2004 TV Show
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

8.1 1975 TV Show
The Vampire Lovers

The Vampire Lovers

6.4 1970 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

    Movie Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)

  2. 2007
    The Dinner Party

    Movie George

  3. 2007
    That's What I Call Television

    TV show Self

  4. 2007
    A Class Apart

    TV show George

  5. 2007
    A Class Apart

    Movie George - Candy's grandad

  6. 2005
    Diamond Geezer

    TV show

  7. 2004
    Agatha Christie's Marple

    TV show Laurence Raeburn

  8. 2004
    New Tricks

    TV show Sir Edward Chambers

  9. 2002
    Bodily Harm

    TV show Sidney Greenfield

  10. 2001
    Station Jim

    Movie Stationmaster Pope

  11. 2000
    The Sleeper

    Movie George

  12. 2000
    The Ghost of Greville Lodge

    Movie Great Uncle

  13. 1997
    Dad

    TV show Brian Hook

  14. 1997
    Midsomer Murders

    TV show Lionel Hicks

  15. 1996
    Mary Reilly

    Movie Mr. Poole

  16. 1995
    An Independent Man

    TV show Freddie Patterson

More credits
  1. 1995
    Good Friends

    TV show

  2. 1992
    Root Into Europe

    TV show

  3. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show Albert Hallows

  4. 1990
    Life After Life

    Movie Eric Burt

  5. 1990
    Ginger

    Movie Ginger

  6. 1990
    Single Voices

    TV show Ginger

  7. 1988
    Natural Causes

    Movie Vincent

  8. 1986
    Day To Remember

    Movie Wally

  9. 1985
    Blott on the Landscape

    TV show Sir Giles Lynchwood

  10. 1985
    Blott on the Landscape

    Movie

  11. 1984
    Comrade Dad

    TV show

  12. 1982
    The Bounder

    TV show Trevor Mountjoy

  13. 1982
    The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales

    Movie narrorator

  14. 1979
    Minder

    TV show Arthur Daley

  15. 1979
    Getting in on Concorde

    Movie Willie

  16. 1978
    Return of the Saint

    TV show Fred

  17. 1977
    Don't Forget to Write!

    TV show Gordon Maple

  18. 1976
    The Blue Bird

    Movie Tylo

  19. 1975
    Quiller

    TV show Mays

  20. 1975
    Lloyd George Knew My Father

    Movie Hubert Boothroyd MP

  21. 1975
    The Sweeney

    TV show Dennis Longfield

  22. 1974
    Affairs of the Heart

    TV show Mr Prodmore

  23. 1974
    Dial M for Murder

    TV show Pearce

  24. 1973
    Take Me High

    Movie Bert Jackson