George Cole
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.
Cleopatra
as FlaviusDetermined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When...
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Scrooge
as Young Ebenezer ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he...
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Mary Reilly
as Mr. PooleA housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
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The Vampire Lovers
as Roger MortonIn the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their...
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An Inspector Calls
as Tram ConductorAn upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl...
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Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / HellspiteEnglish vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
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The Blue Bird
as TyloPeasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of...
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The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Flash HarryThe unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and...
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Henry V
as BoyIn the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the...
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Fright
as JimYoung babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their...
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Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
as "Flash" HarryWith their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find...
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The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
as 'Flash' HarryThe all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds...
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The Green Man
as William BlakeUnknown to everyone but his shady Middle Eastern bosses, watchmaker Hawkins is actually a...
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Laughter in Paradise
as Herbert RussellWhen an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they...
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
as Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is...
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Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Johnny WestMarjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain...
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Quentin Durward
as HayraddinDuring the 15th century reign of France's King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his...
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Quartet
as Herbert SunburySomerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The...
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Cottage to Let
as RonaldAllied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime...
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The Constant Husband
as Luigi SopranelliCharles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there....
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The Demi-Paradise
as PercyIvan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to...
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The Intruder
as John SummersWhen Ex Colonel Merton discovers a burglar ransacking his home, he is shocked to find out that...
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The Weapon
as Joshua HenryA boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building....
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Folly to Be Wise
as Soldier in Brains Trust audienceA newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting...
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A Prize of Gold
as Sgt. Roger MorrisA U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war...
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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert EdwardsThe fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s...
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Morning Departure
as ERA MarksThe crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued...
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Gone to Earth
as Cousin AlbertJennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in...
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Happy Ever After
as TerenceThe whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is...
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Too Many Crooks
as FingersAccident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky...
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Will Any Gentleman...?
as Henry SterlingA trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves...
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Journey Together
as Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster CrewTwo Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with...
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The Clue of the Missing Ape
as GoboStory of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.
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The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as William EvansWhen a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless,...
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The Happy Family
as CyrilWhen the Government decide to build a Festival of Britain exhibition site, everything goes to...
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Top Secret
as George Archibald PottsA British Sanitary Engineer, goes on holiday with a set of plans for a new secret weapon which...
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One Way Pendulum
as Defence CounselA study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room...
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My Brother's Keeper
as Willie StannardWar hero turned villain George Martin escapes from the police, but he is handcuffed to a naive...
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The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
as narroratorStory is told by George Cole and Sheila Hancock ; adapted by Milton Subotsky from the original...
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Our Girl Friday
as Jimmy CarrolRich Sadie Patch is marooned on a desert island after an emergency on her cruise-ship. With her...
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It's a Wonderful World
as Ken MillerTwo aspiring songwriters finally manage to sell a tune by claiming that it was composed by a...
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Take Me High
as Bert JacksonTim (Cliff Richard) is a successful ambitious young financier working for a London Merchant...
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The Bridal Path
as Police Sgt. BruceBased on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat...
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The Spider and the Fly
as Marc, detective"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline...
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Life After Life
as Eric BurtA 70 year old man gets shunned into a retirement home.
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A Class Apart
as George - Candy's grandadAn outspoken single mum is determined her son will go to the school of her choice, and he ends...
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The Dinner Party
as GeorgeYoung couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise...
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Who Goes There!
as Arthur CrispWhen Miles Cornwall returns suddenly to the home he shares with his father and sister in a...
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Don't Panic Chaps!
as uncreditedDuring World War II, four British soldiers are commissioned to set up an observation post on a...
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The Anatomist
as Dr. Walter AndersonTo acquire a fresh supply of cadavers for use in his medical school experiments, Dr. Knox turns...
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Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! The soldiers of the King feared his name!" And so begins the...
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Flesh and Blood
as John HannahBased upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three...
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The Ghost of Greville Lodge
as uncreditedTeenager James Greville has lived in children's homes his whole life, so he is surprised when a...
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Natural Causes
as VincentComedy thriller. Walter Bryce hires the professional services of the sinister Vincent to...
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Blott on the Landscape
as uncreditedBawdy adaption of Tom Sharpe's comic tale. A landowning MP attempts to have a motorway built...
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Where There's a Will
as Fred SlaterA Cockney family inherit a ramshackle Devon farm. The rest of the family don't want to leave...
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The Right Prospectus
as Mr. NewboldA school story with a noticeable difference - the adults regress to children.
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The Sleeper
as GeorgeViolet Moon wants to be in control of the circumstances and people in her life. Particularly her...
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A Room in Town
as EdwinA woman discovers that her husband has rented a flat in London for his mistress, and sets out to...
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Killing Time
as uncreditedDouglas Willetts is a shrew of a man in his mid-40s, barely able to communicate and renting a...
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The Sweeney
as Dennis LongfieldJack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...
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Midsomer Murders
as Lionel HicksThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
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Top of the Pops
as Arthur DaleyThe biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s...
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Minder
as Arthur DaleyThis comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...
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Agatha Christie's Marple
as Laurence RaeburnThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...
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New Tricks
as Sir Edward ChambersNew Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and...
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Heartbeat
as Albert HallowsSet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
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Play for Today
as Mr. NewboldPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Paul BishopThirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television...
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
as CaramelThirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television...
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UFO
as Paul RoperA secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.
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Return of the Saint
as FredFollow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
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Gideon's Way
as BishopGideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on...
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The Good Life
as Mr. Downs, Bank ManagerTom and Barbara Good escape the rat race and pursue a self-sufficient lifestyle in Surbiton,...
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Armchair Theatre
as uncreditedArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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Armchair Theatre
as EdwinArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...
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Quiller
as MaysQuiller is a British drama television . Quiller is the alias of a fictional spy created by...
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The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mr. Mipps / HellspiteWalt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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The Wonderful World of Disney
as William EvansWalt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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Diamond Geezer
as uncreditedDiamond Geezer is a British television comedy drama written by Caleb Ranson which stars David...
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The Bounder
as Trevor MountjoyThe Bounder is a British sitcom which ran from 16 April 1982 to 28 October 1983, made by...
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Blott on the Landscape
as uncreditedA thwarted Lady Maud runs off to her solicitor to start divorce proceedings and that gives Sir...
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Dad
as Brian HookDad is a BBC1 sitcom that ran for 13 episodes over two series and a Christmas special. Described...
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Comrade Dad
as uncreditedComrade Dad was a BBC television comedy satire series set in 1999 in Londongrad, the capital of...
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A Class Apart
as GeorgeA working class single mother appeals to send her son to the best state school in her area. When...
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Shadows of Fear
as GordonAnthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked...
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Don't Forget To Write!
as Gordon MapleDon’t Forget to Write! is a British television sitcom, broadcast by the BBC from 1977 to 1979. ...
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Bodily Harm
as Sidney GreenfieldMitchel, a mild-mannered suburban stockbroker spirals out of control after losing his job,...
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