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George Edward Cole, OBE was an English actor whose career spanned more than 70 years. He was best known for playing Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV comedy-drama show Minder and Flash Harry in the early St Trinian's films.
Birth Name
George Edward Cole
Born
Wednesday, 22 April 1925
Died
Wednesday, 05 August 2015
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Dinner Party | George | 2007 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| That's What I Call Television | Self | 2007 |
| A Class Apart | George - Candy's grandad | 2007 |
| Drama Connections | Self | 2005 |
| Rough Diamond | Gerald | 2005 |
| Marple | Laurence Raeburn | 2004 |
| New Tricks | Sir Edward Chambers | 2003 |
| Station Jim | Stationmaster Pope | 2001 |
| The Sleeper | George | 2000 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Dinner Party | George | 2007 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| That's What I Call Television | Self | 2007 |
| A Class Apart | George - Candy's grandad | 2007 |
| Drama Connections | Self | 2005 |
| Rough Diamond | Gerald | 2005 |
| Marple | Laurence Raeburn | 2004 |
| New Tricks | Sir Edward Chambers | 2003 |
| Station Jim | Stationmaster Pope | 2001 |
| The Sleeper | George | 2000 |
| The Ghost of Greville Lodge | Great Uncle | 2000 |
| Dad | Brian Hook | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Lionel Hicks | 1997 |
| Mary Reilly | Mr. Poole | 1996 |
| My Good Friend | Peter Banks | 1995 |
| Root Into Europe | Henry Root | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Albert Hallows | 1992 |
| The Republic Pictures Story | George Armstrong Custer (clip from Son of the Morning Star TV Mini-Series) | 1991 |
| Single Voices | Ginger | 1990 |
| Natural Causes | Vincent | 1988 |
| Tube Mice | Vernon | 1988 |
| Blott on the Landscape | Sir Giles Lynchwood | 1985 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| The Bounder | Trevor Mountjoy / Trevor | 1982 |
| Minder | Arthur / Arthur Daley | 1979 |
| Return of the Saint | Fred | 1978 |
| To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
| The Blue Bird | Tylo | 1976 |
| Quiller | Mays | 1975 |
| Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
| The Sweeney | Dennis Longfield | 1975 |
| Affairs of the Heart | Mr. Prodmore | 1974 |
| Village Hall | Ernest Groves | 1974 |
| Dial M for Murder | Pearce | 1974 |
| Take Me High | Bert Jackson | 1973 |
| Madigan | Constable Lumpton | 1972 |
| Fright | Jim / Jim Lloyd | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Mr. Newbold | 1970 |
| The Vampire Lovers | Roger Morton | 1970 |
| UFO | Paul Roper | 1970 |
| Shadows of Fear | Gordon | 1970 |
| The Gold Robbers | Barry Porter | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Tod | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | David Carter / Willie | 1967 |
| The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | 'Flash' Harry | 1966 |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Caramel / Paul Bishop | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | James Hale | 1965 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Bishop | 1964 |
| One Way Pendulum | Fred / Defense Counsel | 1964 |
| Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow | Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite | 1963 |
| Cleopatra | Flavius | 1963 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Mossy Marcus / Charles | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Pinedus | 1961 |
| The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards | 1960 |
| The Bridal Path | Police Sgt. Bruce | 1959 |
| Too Many Crooks | Fingers | 1959 |
| Don't Panic Chaps | Finch | 1959 |
| Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | 'Flash' Harry | 1957 |
| Suspicion | George Willis | 1957 |
| The Weapon | Joshua Henry | 1957 |
| The Green Man | William Blake | 1956 |
| It's a Wonderful World | Ken Miller / Ken Millar | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Edwin | 1956 |
| The Anatomist | Dr. Walter Anderson | 1956 |
| Quentin Durward | Hayraddin | 1955 |
| A Prize of Gold | Sergeant Roger Morris / Sgt. Roger Morris | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Frank Cockburn / Walter | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Tegeus-Chromus (Corporal) | 1955 |
| Marriage a la Mode | Luigi Sopranelli / Friends and Relations - Luigi Sopranelli | 1955 |
| Where There's a Will | Fred Slater | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Mipps / William Evans | 1954 |
| The Belles of St. Trinian's | Flash Harry | 1954 |
| Tonight's the Night | Terence | 1954 |
| An Inspector Calls | Tram Conductor | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Sadie | Jimmy Carrol / Carrol | 1953 |
| The Clue of the Missing Ape | Gobo | 1953 |
| The Intruder | John Summers | 1953 |
| Will Any Gentleman...? | Henry Sterling | 1953 |
| Folly to Be Wise | Soldier in Brains Trust audience | 1952 |
| Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow | George Archibald Potts / George | 1952 |
| The Passionate Sentry | Arthur Crisp | 1952 |
| Mr. Lord Says No | Cyril | 1952 |
| A Christmas Carol | Young Ebenezer Scrooge | 1951 |
| Bikini Baby | Johnny / Johnny West | 1951 |
| Laughter in Paradise | Herbert Russell | 1951 |
| Flesh and Blood | John Hannah | 1951 |
| Gone to Earth | Cousin Albert | 1950 |
| The Happiest Days of Your Life | Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education / Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited) | 1950 |
| Operation Disaster | E.R.A. Marks / ERA Marks | 1950 |
| The Spider and the Fly | Marc - A Detective / Marc, detective | 1949 |
| Quartet | Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite") / Herbert Sunbury | 1948 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Willie Stannard | 1948 |
| Journey Together | Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew | 1945 |
| Henry V | Boy | 1944 |
| Adventure for Two | Percy | 1943 |
| Those Kids from Town | Charlie | 1942 |
| Bombsight Stolen | Ronald | 1941 |
