George Cole
Actor
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
Scrooge
as Young Ebenezer Scrooge 1951
Mary Reilly
as Mr. Poole 1996
The Vampire Lovers
as Roger Morton 1970
Henry V
as Boy 1944
An Inspector Calls
as Tram Conductor 1954
Fright
as Jim 1971
The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Flash Harry 1954
The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited) 1950
The Green Man
as William Blake 1956
Gone to Earth
as Cousin Albert 1950
Laughter in Paradise
as Herbert Russell 1951
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as "Flash" Harry 1957
The Blue Bird
as Tylo 1976
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
as 'Flash' Harry 1966
Cottage to Let
as Ronald 1941
Too Many Crooks
as Fingers 1959