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George Cole is a Actor British born on 22 april 1925
George Edward Cole, OBE (22 April 1925 – 5 August 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned more than 70 years. He was best known for playing Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV comedy-drama show Minder and Flash Harry in the early St Trinian's films.
He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1992. He resided for over 70 years in Stoke Row, Oxfordshire. His autobiography, The World Was My Lobster, was published in 2013.
Cole died at the age of 90 on 5 August 2015 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, after a short illness. His funeral took place at Reading Crematorium on 13 August. The Minder theme song was played and Cole's Minder co-star Dennis Waterman gave a eulogy.
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Birth name George Edward Cole
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 april 1925
Death 5 august 2015 (at 90 years)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 april 1925
Death 5 august 2015 (at 90 years)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
George Edward Cole, OBE (22 April 1925 – 5 August 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned more than 70 years. He was best known for playing Arthur Daley in the long-running ITV comedy-drama show Minder and Flash Harry in the early St Trinian's films.
Biography
Cole was married twice, first to actress Eileen Moore (1954–1962, divorced) and then to actress Penny Morrell (1967–2015, his death). Cole had four children, two from each marriage.He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1992. He resided for over 70 years in Stoke Row, Oxfordshire. His autobiography, The World Was My Lobster, was published in 2013.
Cole died at the age of 90 on 5 August 2015 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, after a short illness. His funeral took place at Reading Crematorium on 13 August. The Minder theme song was played and Cole's Minder co-star Dennis Waterman gave a eulogy.
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Station Jim (2001)
, 1h30Genres Drama, Romance
Actors George Cole, Charlie Creed-Miles, John Thomson, Laura Fraser, Celia Imrie, Frank Finlay
Roles Stationmaster Pope
Rating69%
Un jeune homme tente de sauver, avec l'aide de son chien et de sa fiancée, l'orphelinat où il a grandi.
Mary Reilly (1996)
, 1h48Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Michael Gambon, Glenn Close, Kathy Staff
Roles Mr. Poole
Rating58%
Mary Reilly is a servant in the home of Dr. Henry Jekyll. A friendship between Mary and the doctor develops, which becomes an attraction. The doctor takes an interest in Mary, confiding in her and she in him; specifically she tells him of abuse she suffered at her father's hands. After Mary and the Doctor spend a considerable time talking one morning as she brings him his breakfast; the head of the household staff, Mr Poole challenges Mary's story that the two of them were discussing the planting a garden, thinking that she lied. Upon being discreetly questioned by Poole, the doctor deftly covers for Mary and says that the garden they talked about is "the very thing" needed in the house. However, the household is thrown into turmoil when the master announces he will be getting an assistant. The staff speculate on his employment and origins, as he is never fully seen and remains a mystery.
The End of Innocence (1990)
, 1h42Directed by Dyan Cannon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Rebecca Schaeffer, John Heard, Dyan Cannon, Stephen Meadows, George Coe, George Cole
Roles Dad
Rating53%
A young girl is spiritually torn apart by forces beyond her control. After suffering a nervous breakdown, she is placed in an asylum, where for the first time she is treated as a human being by a compassionate psychiatrist.
Minder on the Orient Express (1985)
, 1h46Origin United-kingdom
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Honor Blackman
Rating72%
When Nikki South (Amanda Pays) inherits the contents of a bank strongbox left by her father, former gangland boss Jack South, she realises that the contents form a clue to the number of a Swiss bank account used to stash her father's ill-gotten gains - an idea possibly derived from the money supposedly left in a secret account by Diana Dors.
Deadline Auto Theft (1983)
, 1h38Directed by Henry Blight Halicki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Henry Blight Halicki, Hoyt Axton, Dan Grimaldi, George Cole, Lang Jeffries
Roles Atlee Jackson
Rating54%
After the attempted theft of his daughter's (Judi Gibbs) husband's car (Dan Grimaldi), LAPD Captain Gibbs (Hoyt Axton) declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace (H.B 'Toby' Halicki). Meanwhile, Pace is hired to steal 48 cars, and must do so without being caught. The plot is virtually identical to that of Gone in 60 Seconds, with the addition of the character of Gibbs.
The Blue Bird (1976)
, 1h39Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Ava Gardner, Cicely Tyson, Robert Morley, Patsy Kensit
Roles Tylo
Rating54%
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl are peasant children who are led on a quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness by the Queen of Light, who gives them a hat with a magic diamond that allows them to call forth the souls of all things, both living and inanimate. On their journey, they are accompanied by the human personifications of a dog, a cat, water, sugar, bread, milk, light, fire, and the like. They visit the kingdoms of the past and future and the queendoms of night and luxury, at each place absorbing more wisdom. Eventually they discover the blue bird they've been seeking has been in their own backyard all along.
Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
, 1h45Directed by Henry Blight Halicki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Henry Blight Halicki, George Cole, Wally Burr, Terence H. Winkless
Roles Atlee Jackson
Rating62%
Maindrian Pace (H.B. "Toby" Halicki) is a respectable insurance investigator who runs an automobile chop shop in Long Beach, California. However, he is also the leader of a professional car theft ring, who steal and re-sell stolen cars; utilizing the VIN numbers, engines, parts, and details (such as parking decals and bumper stickers) sourced from legitimately-purchased wrecks. As an insurance industry insider, Pace does have one small idiosyncrasy: All vehicles stolen must be insured.
Take Me High (1973)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Cliff Richard, Deborah Watling, Hugh Griffith, George Cole, Anthony Andrews, Richard Wattis
Roles Bert Jackson
Rating47%
Fright (1971)
, 1h27Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Ian Bannen, Susan George, Honor Blackman, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman
Roles Jim
Rating58%
A homicidal escapee from a psychiatric asylum terrorises a babysitter who is looking after his son.
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
, 1h31Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Vampires in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Ingrid Pitt, George Cole, Kate O'Mara, Peter Cushing, Dawn Addams, Lindsay Kemp
Roles Roger Morton
Rating63%
In early 19th century Styria, a beautiful blonde (Kirsten Lindholm) in a diaphanous gown materializes from a misty graveyard. Encountering the Baron Hartog (Douglas Wilmer), a vampire hunter out to avenge the death of his sister, the girl is identified as a vampire and decapitated. Many years later, a dark-haired lady leaves her daughter Marcilla (Ingrid Pitt) in the care of General von Spielsdorf (Peter Cushing) and his family in Styria. Marcilla quickly befriends the General's niece, Laura (Pippa Steel). Laura subsequently suffers nightmares that she is being attacked, and dies of a gradual sickness; whereupon Marcilla departs.
, 1h30Directed by Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about education, Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Frankie Howerd, Dora Bryan, George Cole, Reg Varney, Raymond Huntley, Richard Wattis
Roles 'Flash' Harry
Rating58%
"Alphonse" Askett (Frankie Howerd) is a hairdresser who is also the operational leader of a gang of crooks who are led behind the scenes by an invisible mastermind (voiced by Stratford Johns). He gives instructions to Askett about the robbery, Operation Windfall, using a variety of James Bond-like communications devices—including a converted showerhead.
, 2hDirected by James Neilson
Origin USA
Actors George Cole, Leonard Whiting, Bernard Lee, Richard Pearson, Colin Blakely, Richard Wattis
Roles William Evans
Rating73%
Le jeune fermier Dick Turpin est contraint de devenir un bandit de grand chemin à cause de Lord Calmsden, un suzerain corrompu qui lui a confisqué sa ferme et tous ses biens.
One Way Pendulum (1965)
, 1h30Directed by Peter Yates
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Eric Sykes, George Cole, Julia Foster, Peggy Mount, Alison Leggatt, Mona Washbourne
Roles Defence Counsel
Rating58%
Study of absurdity in a suburban family: father rebuilds the Old Bailey in the living room, and the son teaches weighing machines to sing in the bathroom.
Cleopatra (1963)
, 4h8Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck, Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Roddy McDowall, Martin Landau, Hume Cronyn
Roles Flavius
Rating69%
After the Battle of Pharsalus where Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) has defeated Pompey, Pompey flees to Egypt, hoping to enlist the support of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan) and his sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor). The Romans hold, and the armies of Mithridates arrive on Egyptian soil. The following day, Caesar passes judgment. He sentences Ptolemy's lord chamberlain to death for arranging an assassination attempt on Cleopatra. Cleopatra is crowned Queen of Egypt. She dreams of ruling the world with Caesar. When their son Caesarion is born, Caesar accepts him publicly, which becomes the talk of Rome and the Senate.
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
, 1h38Directed by James Neilson, John Peverall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Patrick McGoohan, George Cole, Tony Britton, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Keen, Kay Walsh
Roles Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Rating72%
En 1775, dans la région de Romney Marsh (située dans le comté de Kent, dans le sud-est de l'Angleterre), le pasteur Christopher Syn, paisible vicaire de la paroisse de Dymchurch, devient à la nuit tombée l'Épouvantail (surnom dû à son déguisement), justicier masqué à la tête d'une bande de contrebandiers qui lutte contre les collecteurs de taxes du roi George III.