George Cole
Acting
Born: 1925-04-22 in Tooting, 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.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
Lionel Hicks
Top of the Pops
Arthur Daley
Play for Today
Mr. Newbold
Agatha Christie's Marple
Laurence Raeburn
Minder
Arthur Daley
Heartbeat
Albert Hallows
New Tricks
Sir Edward Chambers
ITV Playhouse
David Carter
ITV Playhouse
Willie
The Sweeney
Dennis Longfield
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Paul Bishop
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Caramel
UFO
Paul Roper
Out of the Unknown
James Hale
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
The Wonderful World of Disney
William Evans
Gideon's Way
Bishop
Return of the Saint
Fred
Cleopatra
Flavius
Half Hour Story
Mr. Hinks
Half Hour Story
Cyril
The Informer
Baxter
Affairs of the Heart
Mr Prodmore
Scrooge
Young Ebenezer Scrooge
Comrade Dad
Quiller
Mays
Mary Reilly
Mr. Poole
The Vampire Lovers
Roger Morton
Dad
Brian Hook
Don't Forget to Write!
Gordon Maple
Shadows of Fear
Gordon
Fright
Jim