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A professional assassin and master of disguise is assigned to murder a pompous politician - only to find his efforts hampered by a bumbling vacuum cleaner salesman. Black comedy, starring Alastair Sim, George Cole, Jill Adams and Terry-Thomas
1956
subtitles
Comedy
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Alastair Sim
(Actor)
.. Hawkins
Terry-Thomas
(Actor)
.. Boughtflower
George Cole
(Actor)
.. William Blake
Jill Adams
(Actor)
.. Ann Vincent
Avril Angers
(Actor)
.. Marigold
John Chandos
(Actor)
.. McKecknie
Dora Bryan
(Actor)
.. Lily
Colin Gordon
(Actor)
.. Reginald
Robert Day
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Alastair Sim
(Actor)
.. Hawkins
Terry-Thomas
(Actor)
.. Boughtflower
George Cole
(Actor)
.. William Blake
Born:
April 22, 1925
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Arthur Daley in Minder.
Early-life:
George Edward Cole was born in London on April 22, 1925. His mother, whom he never met, abandoned him at 10 days old, and he was adopted by the Cole family. George left school to be a butcher's boy, but won a part in a touring musical and opted for acting instead. At 15 he and his adoptive mother moved in with Alastair Sim's family after he appeared in a film with the thespian. They helped him lose his cockney accent, and he stayed with them until his first marriage at 27.
Career:
Cole made his big-screen debut in 1941's Cottage to Let, but didn't achieve fame until he landed the part of Flash Harry in the classic St Trinian's films. He went on to have a successful career on stage, TV and in movies, often appearing opposite mentor Sim in such productions as Scrooge and The Green Man. TV credits include My Good Friend, Dad, An Independent Man, Blott on the Landscape and Minder, which ran for 15 years. In his later years, he appeared in Station Jim, Bodily Harm, Mary Reilly, A Class Apart, and Diamond Geezer. He died on August 6, 2015, after a long illness. He was 90.
Quote:
'I made my first film in 1940. I can't think much has changed apart from the equipment and cost.'
Trivia:
In 2013, Cole published his autobiography, The World Was My Lobster.
Jill Adams
(Actor)
.. Ann Vincent
Avril Angers
(Actor)
.. Marigold
John Chandos
(Actor)
.. McKecknie
Dora Bryan
(Actor)
.. Lily
Colin Gordon
(Actor)
.. Reginald
Robert Day
(Director)
