ACTOR · FROM TOOTING, UK
George Cole
1925–2015116 credits since 1941
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ABOUT GEORGE
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born22 April 1925
Died5 August 2015
BirthplaceTooting, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora42 of 116 titles
Known for
The titles people know George from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 42
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- The Wonderful World of DisneyIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1941
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
11 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
as George
as George - Candy's grandad
as George · 1 episode
3 episodes
Seriesas Laurence Raeburn · 1 episode
Seriesas Sir Edward Chambers · 1 episode
as Sidney Greenfield · 2 episodes
The 1990s
10 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Brian Hook · 13 episodes
Seriesas Lionel Hicks · 1 episode
Movieas Mr. Poole
An Independent Man
Not on Cineoraas Freddie Patterson · 7 episodes
My Good Friend
Not on Cineora14 episodes
Root Into Europe
Not on Cineora5 episodes
Seriesas Albert Hallows · 2 episodes
as Eric Burt
The 1980s
7 titles
as Vincent
Day To Remember
Not on Cineoraas Wally
as Sir Giles Lynchwood · 6 episodes
8 episodes
as Trevor Mountjoy · 14 episodes
as narrorator
The 1970s
23 titles · IMDb 6.7 on averageSeriesas Arthur Daley · 108 episodes
Getting in on Concorde
Not on Cineoraas Willie
Seriesas Fred · 1 episode
as Gordon Maple · 12 episodes
Movieas Tylo
as Mays · 1 episode
Lloyd George Knew My Father
Not on Cineoraas Hubert Boothroyd MP
Seriesas Dennis Longfield · 1 episode
The 1960s
25 titles · IMDb 6.5 on averageThe Comic
Not on Cineoraas Tod
as James Hale
The Sex Game
Not on Cineoraas Frank Healey · 1 episode
The Root of All Evil?
Not on Cineoraas Syd Swope · 1 episode
Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We?
Not on Cineoraas Max Osborne
Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
Not on Cineoraas Max Osborne
Sally Go Round the Moon
Not on Cineoraas Max Osborne
A Man of our Times
Not on Cineoraas Max Osborne · 13 episodes
The 1950s
32 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
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as Police Sgt. Bruce
Movieas Fingers
Movieas "Flash" Harry
Movieas William Blake
Movieas Joshua Henry
as Ken Miller
as Edwin · 1 episode
The 1940s
8 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Marc, detective
Movieas Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Movieas Willie Stannard
as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
Movieas Boy
as Percy
Those Kids from Town
Not on Cineoraas Charlie
Movieas Ronald
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in George’s titles.
Alastair SimScrooge, An Inspector Calls and 7 more
Frank LaunderDirector · The Belles of St Trinian's, The Green Man and 6 more
Sidney GilliatWriter · The Belles of St Trinian's, The Green Man and 4 more
Malcolm ArnoldComposer · The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue Murder at St. Trinian's and 4 more
Val ValentineWriter · The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue Murder at St. Trinian's and 3 more
Dennis WatermanNew Tricks, Minder and 2 more
Joyce GrenfellThe Belles of St Trinian's, Laughter in Paradise and 2 more
