George Cole
Acting
Born April 22, 1925 · 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 · 40 titles
Midsomer Murders
Top of the Pops
Play for Today
Heartbeat
Minder
Agatha Christie's Marple
ITV Playhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Gideon's Way
New Tricks
The Sweeney
Drama 61-67
UFO
Return of the Saint
The Wonderful World of Disney
Out of the Unknown
Cleopatra
Half Hour Story
The Informer
Menace
Affairs of the Heart
The Ten Commandments
Scrooge
Bodily Harm
The Vampire Lovers
Shadows of Fear
Dad
Armchair Theatre
The Root of All Evil?
A Life Of Bliss
Mary Reilly
The Bounder
Quiller
Don't Forget to Write!
Dial M for Murder
An Independent Man
Comrade Dad
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
Good Friends
Blott on the Landscape