George Cole
Acting
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.
Born: April 22, 1925
Place of Birth: Tooting, South London, England, UK
Known For
Blott on the Landscape
Bawdy adaption of Tom Sharpe's comic tale. A landowning MP attempts to have a motorway built through the grounds of his wife's ancestral home.
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! The soldiers of the King feared his name!" And so begins the hard-to-forget theme song to The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Walt Disney's thrilling 3-part adventure was produced for his Wonderful World of Color weekly TV show and aired February 1964. Filled with action, drama and suspense, it follows the adventures of Dr. Christopher Syn - brave priest by day, righter of wrongs by night. And, for the first time, presented in Widescreen format on DVD.
Natural Causes
Comedy thriller. Walter Bryce hires the professional services of the sinister Vincent to eliminate his rich, neurotic wife, Celia. All this to achieve a place in the sun with his secretary Angie. What seems to be a neat idea goes wrong when Vincent becomes involved on a personal level.
The Sweeney
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
Agatha Christie's Marple
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
UFO
A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.
Blott on the Landscape
A thwarted Lady Maud runs off to her solicitor to start divorce proceedings and that gives Sir Giles his bright idea-why not run the proposed bypass for the area through their very own Cleene Gorge, thereby wrecking Lady Maud's ancestral home and copping rather a lot of compensation from the government to boot? Witness the frolics of the bumbling dundridge - the Y-front clad man from the ministry, Sir Giles' versatile Mrs Forthby - Mediterranean harlot and naughty schoolgirl extraordinaire, not forgetting Blott himself, gardener and mystery man, casting his enigmatic eye over the eccentricities of the great British aristocracy... Starring, George Cole, Geraldine James, David Suchet, Simon Cadell and Julia McKenzie
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Filmography
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage)
as George
as George
as George - Candy's grandad
as Laurence Raeburn
as Sir Edward Chambers
as Sidney Greenfield
as George
as Great Uncle
as Brian Hook
as Lionel Hicks
as Mr. Poole
as Albert Hallows
as Eric Burt
as Ginger
as Vincent
as Sir Giles Lynchwood
as Trevor Mountjoy
as narrorator
as Arthur Daley
as Fred
as Gordon Maple
as Tylo
as Dennis Longfield
as Bert Jackson
as Jim
as Mr. Newbold
as Roger Morton
as Paul Roper
as Edwin
as Gordon
as Mr. Newbold
as Tod
as James Hale
as Mr. Hicks
as Baxter
as 'Flash' Harry
as Paul Bishop
as Caramel
as James Hale
as Bishop
as William Evans
as Defence Counsel
as Mr. Mipps
as Arthur Daley
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
as Flavius
as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards
as Police Sgt. Bruce
as Fingers
as "Flash" Harry
as William Blake
as Joshua Henry
as Ken Miller
as Edwin
as Dr. Walter Anderson
as Sgt. Roger Morris
as Hayraddin
as Luigi Sopranelli
as Fred Slater
as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite
as William Evans
as Flash Harry
as Terence
as Tram Conductor
as Jimmy Carrol
as Gobo
as John Summers
as Henry Sterling
as Soldier in Brains Trust audience
as George Archibald Potts
as Arthur Crisp
as Cyril
as Young Ebenezer Scrooge
as Johnny West
as Herbert Russell
as John Hannah
as Cousin Albert
as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
as ERA Marks
as Marc, detective
as Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
as Willie Stannard
as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
as Boy
as Percy
as Ronald