George Cole

1925-

Biography: life and films

George Cole is an English actor. He was born in Tooting, South London, England on 22nd April 1925.

His best films as an actor include Mario Zampi's comedy Laughter in Paradise (1951), Frank Launder's The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957), Too Many Crooks (1959) and Roy Ward Baker's thriller The Vampire Lovers (1970).

George Cole has so far appeared in 51 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Frank Launder (6 films), Mario Zampi (4), Val Guest (2), Sidney Gilliat (2), Roy Ward Baker (2), Michael Powell (2), H.B. Halicki (2), Guy Hamilton (2), Anthony Kimmins (2) and Anthony Asquith (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (24 films), drama (17), Thriller (7), romance (5), Horror (5), War (4), history (3), Fantasy (3), crime-thriller (2), comedy-romance (2) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for George Cole over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Cottage to Let (1941) [a]

Those Kids from Town (1942) [a]

The Demi-Paradise (1943) [a]

The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift (1944) [a]

My Brother's Keeper (1948) [a]

Quartet (1948) [a]

The Spider and the Fly (1949) [a]

Gone to Earth (1950) [a]

Morning Departure (1950) [a]

Flesh & Blood (1951) [a]

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) [a]

Laughter in Paradise (1951) [a]

Scrooge (1951) [a]

The Happy Family (1952) [a]

Top Secret (1952) [a]

Who Goes There! (1952) [a]

Folly to Be Wise (1953) [a]

Our Girl Friday (1953) [a]

The Clue of the Missing Ape (1953) [a]

The Intruder (1953) [a]

Will Any Gentleman...? (1953) [a]

An Inspector Calls (1954) [a]

Happy Ever After (1954) [a]

The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) [a]

A Prize of Gold (1955) [a]

Quentin Durward (1955) [a]

The Constant Husband (1955) [a]

Where There's a Will (1955) [a]

It's a Wonderful World (1956) [a]

The Green Man (1956) [a]

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) [a]

The Weapon (1957) [a]

Don't Panic Chaps! (1959) [a]

The Bridal Path (1959) [a]

Too Many Crooks (1959) [a]

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) [a]

The Anatomist (1961) [a]

Cleopatra (1963) [a]

One Way Pendulum (1964) [a]

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) [a]

The Vampire Lovers (1970) [a]

Fright (1971) [a]

Take Me High (1973) [a]

Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) [a]

The Blue Bird (1976) [a]

Double Nickels (1977) [a]

Deadline Auto Theft (1983) [a]

Hollow Gate (1988) [a]

Mary Reilly (1996) [a]

The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000) [a]



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