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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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George Cole Biography (1925-)
Born April 22, 1925, in Tooting, South London, England; son of George and Florence (maiden name, Smith) Cole; married Eileen Moore, 1954 (divorced, 1962);married Penelope Morell, 1964; children: (first marriage) two children, including a daughter (an actress); (second marriage) one daughter (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Joy Jameson Ltd., West Eaton Place Mews, London SW1X8LY, England; c/o Donnelly, Hewnham Hill Bottom, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- April 22, 1925
- Tooting, South London, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) White Horse Inn, Grand Theatre, Blackpool, England,1939
- (London debut) Ronald, Cottage to Let, Wyndham's Theatre, 1940
- Ronald, Cottage to Let, Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1940
- Percy King, Goodnight Children, New Theatre, London, 1942
- Percy, Flare Path, Apollo Theatre, London, 1942
- Cohen, Mr. Bolfry, Playhouse, London, 1943
- Dr. Johnson, Dr. Angelus, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1947
- Walter Anderson, The Anatomist, Westminster Theatre, London, 1948
- Tom Donnelly, Mr. Gillie, Garrick Theatre, London, 1950
- Tegeus-Chromis, A Phoenix Too Frequent, and Hoel, Thor, with Angels (double-bill), Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, England, 1951
- Joe Mascara, The Blaikie Charivari, Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1952
- Adam, Misery Me, Duchess Theatre, London, 1955
- Cohen, Mr. Bolfry, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1956
- Phanocles, The Brass Butterfly, Strand Theatre, London, 1958
- Morgan, The Bargain, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1961
- Leslie Edwards, The Sponge Room, and Stanley Mintey, Squat Betty (double-bill), Royal Court Theatre, London, 1962
- George Tesman, Hedda Gabler, New Arts Theatre, London, then St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1964
- Mark, A Public Mischief, St. Martin's Theatre, 1965
- Sergeant Fielding, Too True to Be Good, Strand Theatre, 1965
- Toby Pilgrim, The Waiting Game, New Arts Theatre, 1966
- Andrey, The Three Sisters, Royal Court Theatre, 1967
- Ballad, "The Ghost," and Butler, "No Principals," Doubtful Haunts(double-bill), Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1968
- Mr. Mortymer and Mr. Pollard, There Was an Old Woman, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, England, 1969
- Victor Cadwallader, The Man Most Likely To ... , New Theatre, Bromley, England, 1970
- Philip, The Philanthropist, May Fair Theatre, London, 1971
- Richard, Country Life, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1973
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Deja Revue, New Theatre, London, 1974
- Willoughby Pink, Banana Ridge, Savoy Theatre, London, 1976
- Andreas Capodistriou and Inspector Fathom, The Case of the Oily Levantine, Arnaud Theatre, London, 1978
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Something's Afoot, Hong Kong, 1978
- Mr. Bates, Brimstone and Treacle, Open Space Theatre, London, 1979
- Skinner, Liberty Hall, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1980
- Major General Stanley, The Pirates of Penzance, Theatre Royal, London, 1982
- Cooper, First Sunday in Every Month, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, England, 1985, retitled A Month of Sundays, Duchess Theatre, 1986
- Mr. Darling/Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1987
- Ted Forest, A Piece of My Mind, Nuffield Theatre, then Apollo Theatre, 1987
- Harry, Heritage, Hampstead Theatre, 1997
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Major Tours
- Ronald, Cottage to Let, 1941
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Old Master, 1942
- Toby Pilgrim, The Yes-Yes-Yes Man, 1963
- Dr. Peter Estriss, The Passionate Husband, 1969
- Andrew Creed, Motive, Arnaud, Guildford, and tour, 1976
- Also appeared as Philip, The Philanthropist.
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Stage Work
- Coproducer, The Bargain, St. Martin's Theatre, 1961
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Ronald Mittsby, Bombsight Stolen (also known as Cottage to Let), General Films Distributors, 1941
- Charlie, Those Kids from Town, Anglo American, 1942
- (Uncredited) Percy, The Demi-Paradise (also known as Adventurefor Two), 1943
- Boy, Henry V, United Artists, 1944
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Journey Together, English Films, 1946
- Willie Stannard, My Brother's Keeper, Eagle-Lion, 1949
- Herbert Sunbury, "The Kite," Quartet, Eagle-Lion, 1949
- (Uncredited) Junior assistant caretaker at ministry/unarmed schoolboy, The Happiest Days of Your Life, 1950
- Scrooge as a young man, A Christmas Carol (also known as Scrooge), United Artists, 1951
- John Hannah, Flesh and Blood, British Lion, 1951
- Herbert Russell, Laughter in Paradise, Associated British Films/Pathe, 1951
- E. R. A. Marks, Operation Disaster (also known as Morning Departure), Universal, 1951
- Cyril, Mr. Lord Says No (also known as The Happy Family), Souvaine, 1952
- Arthur Crisp, The Passionate Sentry (also known as Who Goes There?), Fine Arts, 1952
- Marc, detective, The Spider and the Fly, General Films Distributors, 1952
- Cousin Albert, The Wild Heart (also known as Gone to Earthand Gypsy Blood), RKO/Selznick, 1952
- Gobo, The Clue of the Missing Ape (also known as Gibraltar Adventure), Continental Distributing, 1953
- Private, Folly to Be Wise, Fine Arts, 1953
- George Potts, Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow (also known as Top Secret), Stratford, 1953
- Flash Harry, The Belles of St. Trinian's, British Lion, 1954
- Terence, Tonight's the Night (also known as Happy Ever After and O'Leary Night), Pathe, 1954
- Jimmy Carroll, The Adventures of Sadie (also known as Our GirlFriday), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- Luigi Sopranelli, The Constant Husband, British Lion, 1955
- John Summers, The Intruder, British Lion, 1955
- Johnny, Lady Godiva Rides Again, Carroll, 1955
- Sergeant Roger Morris, A Prize of Gold, Columbia, 1955
- Hayraddin, Quentin Durward (also known as The Adventures of Quentin Durward), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
- Fred Slater, Where There's a Will, Eros, 1955
- Henry Sterling, Will Any Gentleman?, Stratford, 1955
- Ken Miller, It's a Wonderful World, Renown, 1956
- William Blake, The Green Man, Distributors Corporation of America,1957
- Joshua Henry, The Weapon, Republic, 1957
- Flash Harry, Blue Murder at St. Trinian's, British Lion, 1958
- Sergeant Bruce, The Bridal Path, British Lion, 1959
- Finch, Don't Panic Chaps!, Columbia, 1959
- Fingers, Too Many Crooks, Lopert, 1959
- Flash Harry, The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's, Continental Distributing, 1961
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The Anatomist, British International Pictures, 1961
- Flavius, Cleopatra, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
- Defense counsel and friend, One Way Pendulum, Lopert, 1965
- Flash Harry, The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery, Braywild/British Lion, 1966
- Roger Morton, The Vampire Lovers, American International, 1970
- Jim, Fright (also known as Night Legs), Allied Artists, 1971
- Bert Jackson, Take Me High (also known as Hot Property), EMI, 1973
- Atlee Jackson, Gone in 60 Seconds, Halicki International, 1974
- Mr. Mipps, Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (also known as The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh), Disney, 1975
- The Dog, The Blue Bird (also known as Sinyaya ptitsa), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
- George, Double Nickels, Smokey, 1977
- Freddie Patterson, An Independent Man, 1995
- Mr. Poole the butler, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
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Station Jim, 2001
- Also appeared in The Legend of Young Dick Turpin.
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Television Appearances
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Series
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A Life of Bliss, 1960
- Max Osborne, A Man of Our Times, 1969
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Don't Forget to Write, 1978
- Arthur Daley, Minder, 1979-85
- Trevor Mountjoy, The Bounder, 1984-85
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Comrade Dad, 1986
- Sir Giles Lynchwood, Blotton the Landscape, 1986
- Henry Root, Root into Europe, 1992
- Peter, My Good Friend, 1996
- Brian Hook, Dad, 1997
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Movies
- Arthur Daley, Murder on the Orient Express, 1985
- Arthur Daley, Minder: An Officer and a Car Salesman, 1988
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Specials
- Trevor, The Bounder, 1985
- (Archival footage) The 100 Greatest TV Ads, 2000
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Episodic
- Mipps, "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh," Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, NBC, 1964
- Bishop, "The Firebug," Gideon's Way, 1965
- James Hale, "Last Lonely Man," Out of the Unknown, 1968
- Porter, "Big Spender," The God Robbers, 1969
- Paul Roper, "Flight Path," U.F.O., 1970
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Madigan, 1972
- Longfield, "Tomorrow Man," The Sweeney, 1975
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Other Television Appearances
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The Sex Game, 1968
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30 Minute Theatre, 1968
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Half Hour Story, 1968
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Murder, 1969
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Root of All Evil, 1969
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The Comic, 1969
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The Right Prospectus, 1970
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Menace, 1970
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The Ten Commandments, 1970
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A Room in Town, 1970
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Six Faces of a Man, 1972
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Away from it All, 1973
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Dial M for Murder, 1974
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Village Hall, 1974
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Affair of the Heart, 1974
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Quiller, 1975
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Lloyd George Knew My Father, 1975
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Losing Her, 1978
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The Good Life, 1978
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Return of the Giant, 1978
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Getting in On Concorde, 1980
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Heggerty, Haggerty, 1984
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Natural Causes, ITV, 1988
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
- Read Back to Basics: Arthur Daley's Anatomy of Britain, Reed Audio.
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