
George Cole
Actor
Born: April 22, 1925 (90 years old)
Died: August 5, 2015
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (52)
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960, ★ 6.4)
- The Belles of St Trinian's (1954, ★ 6.3)
- Cleopatra (1963, ★ 7)
- Scrooge (1951, ★ 7.4)
- The Vampire Lovers (1970, ★ 6.3)
- Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963, ★ 6.9)
- Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957, ★ 6.7)
- Morning Departure (1950, ★ 6.8)
- Laughter in Paradise (1951, ★ 6.4)
- Cottage to Let (1941, ★ 6.8)
- The Constant Husband (1955, ★ 6.9)
- The Green Man (1956, ★ 7)
- Folly to Be Wise (1952, ★ 6.7)
- The Spider and the Fly (1949, ★ 6.8)
- Too Many Crooks (1959, ★ 7.4)
- The Intruder (1953, ★ 7.2)
- Where There's a Will (1955, ★ 6.4)
- The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000, ★ 6.4)
- Henry V (1944, ★ 6.7)
- The Demi-Paradise (1943, ★ 6.3)
- An Inspector Calls (1954, ★ 7.2)
- The Sweeney (1975, ★ 7.9)
- UFO (1970, ★ 7.7)
- Journey Together (1945, ★ 6.4)
- Heartbeat (1992, ★ 7.1)
- Minder (1979, ★ 7.1)
- New Tricks (2004, ★ 7.3)
- Return of the Saint (1978, ★ 7)
- Midsomer Murders (1997, ★ 7.5)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954, ★ 7.8)