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George Cole

George Edward Cole, OBE was an English actor whose career spanned 75 years. He was best known for playing Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV series Minder and Flash Harry in the early St Trinian's films.

English
Filmography
  • Born In Tooting, London, England, UK
  • Born April 22, 1925
  • Died August 5, 2015
  • Gender Male
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com Wikipedia
  • Created April 5, 2019 by
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  • Modified March 19, 2023 by
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An Independent Man

1995
as Freddie Patterson

Life After Life

1990
as Eric Burt

Henry V

1944
as Boy

My Good Friend

1995
as Peter Banks

Natural Causes

1988
as Vincent

Deadline Auto Theft

1983
as Atlee Jackson

The Green Man

1956
as William Blake

Fright

1971
as Jim

The Intruder

1953
as John Summers

Don't Forget to Write

1977
as Gordon Maple

Station Jim

2001
as Stationmaster Pope

The Clue of the Missing Ape

1953

Quartet

1948
as Herbert Sunbury

The Bridal Path

1959
as Police Sgt. Bruce

A Prize of Gold

1955
as Sergeant Roger Morris

Blott on the Landscape

1985

My Brother's Keeper

1948
as Willie Stannard

Laughter in Paradise

1951
as Herbert Russell

The Bounder

1982

Folly to be Wise

1953
as Soldier in Brains Trust audience

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

1963
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

Hollow Gate

1988
as Bill

Lloyd George Knew My Father

1975
as Hubert Boothroyd MP

Morning Departure

1950
as ERA Marks

The Weapon

1957
as Joshua Henry

Single Voices

1990
as Ginger

The Vampire Lovers

1970
as Roger Morton

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

2000
as Great Uncle

Too Many Crooks

1959
as Fingers

Double Nickels

1977
as George

Gone in 60 Seconds

1974
as Atlee Jackson

A Life of Bliss

1960

Who Goes There!

1952
as Arthur Crisp

The Gold Robbers

1969
as Barry Porter

The Right Prospectus

1970
as Mr. Newbold

Cleopatra

1963
as Flavius

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

1966
as 'Flash' Harry

The Happy Family

1952
as Cyril

Our Girl Friday

1953
as Jimmy Carrol

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953
as Henry Sterling

Minder

1979
as Arthur Daley

Take Me High

1973
as Bert Jackson

The Constant Husband

1955
as Luigi Sopranelli

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

1960
as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

Mary Reilly

1996
as Der Butler Mr. Poole

Quentin Durward

1955
as Hayraddin

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

1957
as 'Flash' Harry

A Room in Town

1970
as Edwin

The Blue Bird

1976
as Tylo

Dad

1997

The Anatomist

1956
as Dr. Walter Anderson

A Christmas Carol

1951
as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

Root into Europe

1992
as Henry Root

Bombsight Stolen

1941
as Ronald

Gone to Earth

1950
as Cousin Albert

The Demi-Paradise

1943
as Percy

The Spider and the Fly

1949
as Marc, detective

Don't Panic Chaps!

1959

Dr Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

1963
as Mr. Mipps / Hellspite

The Belles of St. Trinian's

1954
as Flash Harry

An Inspector Calls

1954
as Tram Conductor

Happy Ever After

1954
as Terence

Top Secret

1952
as George Archibald Potts

One Way Pendulum

1965
as Defense Counsel

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951
as Johnny West

Guest Star

Episode ITV Playhouse
Getting in on Concorde 		1979
Episode UFO
Flight Path 		1971
Episode The Sweeney
Tomorrow Man 		1976
Episode Midsomer Murders
Shot at Dawn 		2008
Episode The Root of All Evil?
A Bit of a Holiday 		1969
Episode Agatha Christie's Marple
Nemesis 		2009
Episode The Gold Robbers
The Big Spender 		1969
Episode Play for Today
The Right Prospectus 		1970
Episode Dr Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Part 1 		1964
Episode Dr Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Part 2 		1964
Episode The Root of All Evil?
Of Course We Trust You Arnold 		1968
Episode Dr Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Part 3 		1964
Episode Affairs of the Heart
Grace 		1974