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George Cole 1925

M (1) Eileen Moore 2 Children (2) Penny Morrell 1 child

First stage appearance was in 1939
Best known for the character of Arthur Daley, in Minder. More...




Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1939 Grand Theatre, Blackpool White Horse Inn ..... .. ..... .. ..
1940 Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham / Wyndham Theatre Cottage to Let Ronald .. ..... .. ..
1941 Wyndham Theatre Cottage to Let Ronald .. ..... .... ....
1942 New Theatre Goodnight Children Percy King .. ..... .. ..
1942 Tour Old Master ..... .. ..... .. ..
1942 Apollo Theatre Flare Path Percy .. ..... Those Kids from Town Charlie
1943 Playhouse Theatre Mr Bolfry Cohen .. ..... The Demi-Paradise Percy
1944 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth.... Boy
1946 .. .. ..... .. ..... Journey Together Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew
1947 Phoenix Theatre Dr Angelus Dr Johnson .. ..... .. ..
1948 Westminster Theatre The Anatomist Walter Anderson .. ..... My Brother's Keeper Willie Stannard
1948 .. .. ..... .. ..... Quartet Herbert Sunbury
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Spider and the Fly Marc, detective
1950 Garrick Theatre Mr Gillie Tom Donnelly .. ..... Morning Departure ERA Marks
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Happiest Days of Your Life Junior assistant caretaker at Ministry of Education
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Gone to Earth Cousin Albert
1951 Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith Thor with Angels Hoel .. ..... Flesh & Blood John Hannah
1951 Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith A Phoenix Too Frequent Tegeus-Chromis .. ..... Laughter in Paradise Herbert Russell
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Lady Godiva Rides Again Johnny
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Scrooge Young Ebenezer Scrooge
1952 Citizens Theatre, Glasgow The Blaikie Charivari Joe Mascara .. ..... Who Goes There? Arthur Crisp
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Happy Family Cyril
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Wild Heart Cousin Albert
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Top Secret George Potts
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Folly to Be Wise Soldier
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Will Any Gentleman...? Henry Sterling
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Clue of the Missing Ape Gobo
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Our Girl Friday Jimmy Carrol
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Intruder John Summers
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... Happy Ever After Terence
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Belles of St. Trinian's 'Flash' Harry
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... An Inspector Calls Tram Conductor
1955 Duchess Theatre Misery Me Adam .. ..... Where There's a Will Fred Slater
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... A Prize of Gold Sergeant Roger Morris
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Constant Husband Luigi Sopranelli
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Adventures of Quentin Durward Hayraddin
1956 Aldwych Theatre Mr Bolfry Cohen .. ..... The Green Man William Blake
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... It's a Wonderful World Ken Miller
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Weapon Joshua Henry
1957 .. .. ..... Suspicion - Rainy Day Willis Blue Murder at St. Trinian's 'Flash' Harry
1958 Strand Theatre The Brass Butterfly Phonocles .. ..... .. ..
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Don't Panic Chaps! Finch
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Too Many Crooks Fingers
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Bridal Path Police Sergeant Bruce
1960 Theatre Royal, Bath The Bargain ..... A Life of Bliss David Bliss The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Flash Harry
1961 St Martins Theatre The Bargain Morgan .. ..... The Anatomist ..
1962 Royal Court Theatre The Sponge Room / Squat Betty Leslie Edwards / Stanley Mintey .. ..... .. ..
1963 Tour The Yes Yes Yes Man Toby Pilgrim Nicked at the Bottle Mossy Cleopatra Flavius
1964 Garrick Theatre Too True to be Good ..... Disneyland - The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Mr. Mipps/Hellspite One Way Pendulum Defense Counsel/Friend
1964 New Arts Theatre / St. Martins Theatre Hedda Gabler George Tesman .. ..... .. ..
1965 St. Martins Theatre A Public Mischief Mark Gideon's Way - The Firebug Bishop .. ..
1965 Strand Theatre Too Good to be True Sergeant Fielding .. ..... .. ..
1966 New Arts Theatre The Waiting Game Toby Pilgrim Disneyland - The Legend of Young Dick Turpin William Evans The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Flash Harry
1966 .. .. ..... Thirty-Minute Theatre - The Caramel Crisis ..... .. ..
1966 .. .. ..... The End of the Tunnel Charles .. ..
1966 .. .. ..... The Informer - Its an Unfair World, Baxter Baxter .. ..
1966 .. .. ..... Blackmail - The Sound of Distant Guns ..... .. ..
1967 Royal Court The Three Sisters Andrey A Man of our Times Max Osborne .. ..
1967 .. .. ..... Half Hour Story - Friends / The Gentleman Caller Cyril / Mr. Hicks .. ..
1968 Hampstead Theatre Club Double Haunts Ballad / Butler Thirty-Minute Theatre - Of Public Concern ..... The Green Shoes ..
1969 Tour The Passionate Husband Dr Peter Estriss Out of the Unknown - The Last Lonely Man James Hale .. ..
1969 Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead There Was an Old Woman Mr Mortymer / Mr Pollard The Gold Robbers - The Big Spender Barry Porter .. ..
1969-1971 .. .. ..... Jackanory Storyteller .. ..
1970 New Theatre, Bromley The Man Most Likely To.. Victor Cadwallader Armchair Theatre - A Room in Town Edwin The Vampire Lovers Roger Morton
1970 .. .. ..... Play for Today - The Right Prospectus Mr. Newbold .. ..
1970 .. .. ..... Menace - Killing Time Douglas Willett .. ..
1971 May Fair / Tour The Philanthropist ..... UFO - Flight Path Paul Roper Fright Jim
1971 .. .. ..... Shadows of Fear - Return of Favours Gordon .. ..
1972 .. .. ..... Madigan - The London Beat ..... .. ..
1973 Hampstead Theatre Country Life Richard .. ..... Take Me High Bert Jackson
1974 New Theatre Deja Revue ..... Dial M for Murder - Should Anyone Answer Pearce .. ..
1975 New Theatre, London Deja Revue ..... Quiller - Safe Conduct Mays .. ..
1976 Savoy Theatre Banana Ridge ..... The Sweeney - Tomorrow Man Dennis Longfield The Blue Bird The Dog
1976 Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford / Tour Motive Andrew Creed .. ..... .. ..
1977 .. .. ..... Don't Forget to Write! George Maple Double Nickels George
1978 .. .. ..... The Good Life - When I'm 65 Mr. Downs, Bank Manager .. ..
1978 .. .. ..... The Voyage of Charles Darwin Josiah Wedgwood .. ..
1978 .. .. ..... Return of the Saint - The Armageddon Alternative Fred .. ..
1979-1994 .. .. ..... Minder Arthur Daley .. ..
1982 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Pirates of Penzance ..... The Bounder Trevor Mountjoy .. ..
1983 .. .. ..... .. ..... Deadline Auto Theft Atlee Jackson
1985 .. .. ..... Blott on the Landscape Sir Giles Lynchwood .. ..
1986 .. .. ..... Comrade Dad Reg Dudgeon .. ..
1987 Apollo Theatre A Piece of my Mind ..... .. ..... .. ..
1988 .. .. ..... Tube Mice Various .. ..
1989 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford The Bread Winner ..... .. ..... .. ..
1990 .. .. ..... Life After Life Eric Burt .. ..
1992 Theatre Royal, Bath Natural Causes ..... Root Into Europe Henry Root .. ..
1994 Theatre Royal, Bath Theft ..... .. ..... .. ..
1995 .. .. ..... An Independent Man Freddie Patterson .. ..
1995 .. .. ..... My Good Friend Peter Banks .. ..
1996 .. .. ..... .. ..... Mary Reilly Mr. Poole the Butler
1997 Theatre Royal, Bath Heritage ..... Dad Brian Hook .. ..
2000 .. .. ..... The Sleeper George The Ghost of Greville Lodge Uncle James
2001 .. .. ..... Station Jim Stationmaster Pope .. ..
2002 .. .. ..... Bodily Harm ..... .. ..
2004 .. .. ..... Family Business Pat Williams .. ..
2005 .. .. ..... Heartbeat - Mastermind Albert Hallows .. ..
2007 .. .. ..... Marple: Nemesis Mr. Raeburn .. ..
2007 .. .. ..... Diamond Geezer 2 Gerald .. ..
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