George Cole

Birth Name:

George Edward Cole

Birth Place:

Tooting, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Served in the British Royal Air Force for three years during World War II
Was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1992
As a child, he performed in musical routines on stage with his parents, who were both amateur musicians
Was a protégé of the Scottish actor Alastair Sim, whom he met in a theater production when he was a teenager and later lived with as an unofficial evacuee from London during the Blitz
Best known for playing Arthur Daley in "Minder" and Flash Harry in the "St Trinian's" film series

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