George Cole (actor)

George Cole
Cole with Rona Anderson in the 1951 film Scrooge
Born
George Edward Cole

(1925-04-22)22 April 1925
Tooting, London, England
Died5 August 2015(2015-08-05) (aged 90)
Resting placeReading Cemetery and Crematorium, Reading, England
OccupationActor
Years active1940–2008
Spouses
(m. 1954; div. 1962)
(m. 1967)
Children4, including Cris

George Edward Cole OBE (22 April 1925 – 5 August 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned 75 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.