George Cole
Known For
Acting
Born
1925-04-22 in Tooting, South London, England, UK
Died
2015-08-05
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.
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Lionel Hicks
Top of the Pops
as Arthur Daley
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Laurence Raeburn
Minder
as Arthur Daley
Heartbeat
as Albert Hallows
Play for Today
as Mr. Newbold
UFO
as Paul Roper
New Tricks
as Sir Edward Chambers
The Sweeney
as Dennis Longfield
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Paul Bishop
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Caramel
Return of the Saint
as Fred
Out of the Unknown
as James Hale
Fright
as Jim
Cleopatra
as Flavius
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
The Wonderful World of Disney
as William Evans
Gideon's Way
as Bishop
The Informer
as Baxter
The Ten Commandments
as Peter