George Cole: movies and TV shows
George Cole has 121 credits in the archive: 72 films and 49 TV series, from 1941 to 2008. Highest rated: The Sweeney (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1941 – 2008 · busiest year: 1970 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh | Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 83 |
| 2007 | That's What I Call Television | Self | TV | — | 82 |
| 2007 | The Dinner Party | George | Film | 6.0 | 82 |
| 2007 | A Class Apart | George | TV | 4.0 | 82 |
| 2007 | A Class Apart | George - Candy's grandad | Film | — | 82 |
| 2005 | Diamond Geezer | TV | 8.5 | 80 | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Laurence Raeburn | TV | 7.8 | 79 |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Sir Edward Chambers | TV | 7.3 | 79 |
| 2002 | Bodily Harm | Sidney Greenfield | TV | 5.3 | 77 |
| 2001 | Station Jim | Stationmaster Pope | Film | 7.5 | 76 |
| 2000 | The Sleeper | George | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2000 | The Ghost of Greville Lodge | Great Uncle | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Lionel Hicks | TV | 7.5 | 72 |
| 1997 | Dad | Brian Hook | TV | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Mr. Poole | Film | 5.8 | 71 |
| 1995 | Good Friends | TV | — | 70 | |
| 1995 | An Independent Man | Freddie Patterson | TV | — | 70 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Albert Hallows | TV | 7.2 | 67 |
| 1992 | Root Into Europe | TV | 6.5 | 67 | |
| 1990 | Ginger | Ginger | Film | — | 65 |
| 1990 | Life After Life | Eric Burt | Film | — | 65 |
| 1988 | Natural Causes | Vincent | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1986 | Day To Remember | Wally | Film | — | 61 |
| 1985 | Blott on the Landscape | Sir Giles Lynchwood | TV | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1985 | Blott on the Landscape | Film | 8.4 | 60 | |
| 1984 | Comrade Dad | TV | 7.8 | 59 | |
| 1982 | The Bounder | Trevor Mountjoy | TV | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1982 | The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales | narrorator | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1979 | Minder | Arthur Daley | TV | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1979 | Getting in on Concorde | Willie | Film | — | 54 |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | Fred | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1977 | Don't Forget to Write! | Gordon Maple | TV | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1976 | The Blue Bird | Tylo | Film | 5.5 | 51 |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Dennis Longfield | TV | 8.1 | 50 |
| 1975 | Quiller | Mays | TV | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1975 | Lloyd George Knew My Father | Hubert Boothroyd MP | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1974 | Affairs of the Heart | Mr Prodmore | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1974 | Dial M for Murder | Pearce | TV | — | 49 |
| 1973 | Away from It All | Leonard | TV | — | 48 |
| 1973 | Take Me High | Bert Jackson | Film | 4.8 | 48 |
| 1971 | The Ten Commandments | Peter | TV | — | 46 |
| 1971 | Fright | Jim | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mr. Newbold | TV | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1970 | UFO | Paul Roper | TV | 7.8 | 45 |
| 1970 | Menace | Douglas Willet | TV | — | 45 |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear | Gordon | TV | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1970 | The Vampire Lovers | Roger Morton | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1970 | The Right Prospectus | Mr. Newbold | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1970 | A Room in Town | Edwin | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1970 | Killing Time | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1969 | The Comic | Tod | Film | — | 44 |
| 1969 | The Last Lonely Man | James Hale | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1968 | The Root of All Evil? | Syd Swope | TV | — | 43 |
| 1968 | The Root of All Evil? | Gordon Maple | TV | — | 43 |
| 1968 | A Man of our Times | Max Osborne | TV | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1968 | The Sex Game | Frank Healey | TV | — | 43 |
| 1968 | Sally Go Round the Moon | Max Osborne | Film | — | 43 |
| 1968 | Never Mind How We Got Here, Where Are We? | Max Osborne | Film | — | 43 |
| 1968 | Got Yourself Sorted Out at All? | Max Osborne | Film | — | 43 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | David Carter | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Willie | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Mr. Hinks | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Cyril | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1967 | The Gentleman Caller | Mr. Hicks | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1966 | The Informer | Baxter | TV | — | 41 |
| 1966 | The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery | 'Flash' Harry | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Paul Bishop | TV | 4.2 | 40 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Caramel | TV | 4.2 | 40 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Bishop | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown | James Hale | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1965 | One Way Pendulum | Defence Counsel | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1965 | The Legend of Young Dick Turpin | William Evans | Film | — | 40 |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops | Arthur Daley | TV | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1964 | The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh | Mr. Mipps | TV | — | 39 |
| 1963 | Cleopatra | Flavius | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1963 | Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow | Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite | Film | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Pinedus | TV | — | 36 |
| 1960 | A Life Of Bliss | TV | — | 35 | |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | 'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1959 | Don't Panic Chaps | Film | 5.3 | 34 | |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Fingers | Film | 7.4 | 34 |
| 1959 | The Bridal Path | Police Sgt. Bruce | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | "Flash" Harry | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | TV | 6.0 | 31 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Edwin | TV | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1956 | It's a Wonderful World | Ken Miller | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1956 | The Green Man | William Blake | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1956 | The Weapon | Joshua Henry | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1956 | The Anatomist | Dr. Walter Anderson | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1955 | Quentin Durward | Hayraddin | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1955 | Where There's a Will | Fred Slater | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1955 | The Constant Husband | Luigi Sopranelli | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1955 | A Prize of Gold | Sgt. Roger Morris | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Mr. Mipps / Hellspite | TV | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | William Evans | TV | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian's | Flash Harry | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1954 | An Inspector Calls | Tram Conductor | Film | 7.2 | 29 |
| 1954 | Happy Ever After | Terence | Film | 5.5 | 29 |
| 1953 | The Intruder | John Summers | Film | 7.6 | 28 |
| 1953 | Our Girl Friday | Jimmy Carrol | Film | 5.3 | 28 |
| 1953 | Will Any Gentleman...? | Henry Sterling | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1953 | The Clue of the Missing Ape | Gobo | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1952 | Top Secret | George Archibald Potts | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1952 | Folly to Be Wise | Soldier in Brains Trust audience | Film | 6.7 | 27 |
| 1952 | The Happy Family | Cyril | Film | 7.8 | 27 |
| 1952 | Who Goes There! | Arthur Crisp | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1951 | Scrooge | Young Ebenezer Scrooge | Film | 7.4 | 26 |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Johnny West | Film | 5.9 | 26 |
| 1951 | Laughter in Paradise | Herbert Russell | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1951 | Flesh and Blood | John Hannah | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1950 | Gone to Earth | Cousin Albert | Film | 6.2 | 25 |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1950 | Morning Departure | ERA Marks | Film | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1949 | The Spider and the Fly | Marc, detective | Film | 6.9 | 24 |
| 1948 | Quartet | Herbert Sunbury (segment "The Kite") | Film | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1948 | My Brother's Keeper | Willie Stannard | Film | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1945 | Journey Together | Curley, Bomb Aimer, Lancaster Crew | Film | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1944 | Henry V | Boy | Film | 6.7 | 19 |
| 1943 | The Demi-Paradise | Percy | Film | 6.6 | 18 |
| 1942 | Those Kids from Town | Charlie | Film | 10.0 | 17 |
| 1941 | Cottage to Let | Ronald | Film | 6.7 | 16 |