George Cole (actor)

George Cole OBE
Cole with Rona Anderson in the 1951 film Scrooge
Born	George Edward Cole (1925-04-22)22 April 1925 Tooting, London, England
Died	5 August 2015(2015-08-05) (aged 90) Reading, Berkshire, England
Resting place	Reading Cemetery and Crematorium, Reading, England
Nationality	English
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1940–2015
Spouses	Eileen Moore ​ ​ (m. 1954; div. 1962)​ Penny Morrell ​ ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	4, 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.