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George Cole

George Cole

Birthday: 1925-04-22 | Place of Birth: 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 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2007
A Class Apart

as    George

2001
Station Jim

as    Stationmaster Pope

1997
Dad

as    Brian Hook

1996
Mary Reilly

as    Mr. Poole

1979
Minder

as    Arthur Daley

1973
Take Me High

as    Bert Jackson

1972
Fright

as    Jim

1970
The Vampire Lovers

as    Roger Morton

1966
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

as    'Flash' Harry

1963
Cleopatra

as    Flavius

1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

as    Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

as    'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

1957
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

as    "Flash" Harry

1957
The Weapon

as    Joshua Henry

1956
The Anatomist

as    Dr. Walter Anderson

1956
It's a Wonderful World

as    Ken Miller

1955
Quentin Durward

as    Hayraddin

1955
The Intruder

as    John Summers

1955
A Prize of Gold

as    Sgt. Roger Morris

1954
The Belles of St. Trinian's

as    Flash Harry

1954
Happy Ever After

as    Terence

1953
1951
Scrooge

as    Young Ebenezer Scrooge