George Cole
Known for Acting
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
Cleopatra
1963
as Flavius
The Vampire Lovers
1970
as Roger Morton
Scrooge
1951
as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
An Inspector Calls
1954
as Tram Conductor
Fright
1971
as Jim
Henry V
1944
as Boy
Mary Reilly
1996
as Mr. Poole
The Blue Bird
1976
as Tylo
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
as Flash Harry
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
The Green Man
1956
as William Blake
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
2008
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
The Happy Family
1952
as Cyril
Cottage to Let
1941
as Ronald
Quartet
1948
as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
Quentin Durward
1955
as Hayraddin
Too Many Crooks
1959
as Fingers
Happy Ever After
1954
as Terence
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
1957
as "Flash" Harry