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Graham Cole
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Graham Cole
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-03-16,Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Graham Cole OBE (born Graham Coleman-Smith on 16 March 1952) is an English actor. Cole was born in Willesden, Middlesex in 1952 to Victor and Freda Coleman-Smith (née Coleman), the youngest of three children. He appeared in numerous episodes of Doctor Who in the early 1980s, often in uncredited roles, such as Marshman and then a Cyberman in Earthshock. He has also played Melkur in The Keeper of Traken and finally a Jacondan in The Twin Dilemma. He also made a guest appearance in the final series of Sooty and Co as a detective called Maurice and in Only Fools and Horses as a Spanish customs official. His first film appearance was in the James Bond film The Living Daylights in 1987. Cole then appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as one of Walter Donovan's henchmen, who escort Indiana Jones to their boss's New York apartment. He is best known as PC Tony Stamp in the ITV police drama The Bill, a role he played initially as a recurring character from 1984, and then as a regular from 1988 until 2009. Cole appeared in more episodes of the programme than any other actor, appearing in 1,202 episodes. He had previously spent 12 years in Repertory Theatre, and musicals. He presented and narrated the police video programme Police Stop!. He appeared regularly on Noel's House Party in sketches with Andrew Paul. Cole has also made a guest appearance in ITV series Law & Order: UK as a barman in one episode. Cole in costume after appearing in a pantomime in Lichfield in 2015 In his early career in the late 1970s Cole appeared as the Emperor of China in a season of Aladdin at the Grand Theatre in Swansea. Other pantomime appearances have included the role of "Beast" in Beauty & The Beast at the Woodville Halls in Gravesend, Kent. He played Scrooge at Garrick Theatre, Lichfield in 2012 and Abanazer for Theater Royal, Norwich, 2013–2014. He played General Waverley in Irving Berlin's White Christmas at The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. He later returned to the role at The Dominion Theatre, London. Cole starred in the gangster-horror film Evil Never Dies in 2014, as DI David Bracken, a film that also starred Katy Manning, P.H. Moriarty and former The Bill colleague Tony Scannell. Cole made appearances in Doctors (2015) and Holby City (2018), before starring in the romantic-drama film 23 Walks in 2020 with Alison Steadman.

Filmography

The Usual Children

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The Usual Children
1997-12-12

The Living Daylights

6.527

The Living Daylights
1987-06-29

6.9

Hope and Glory
1987-09-03

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

7.848

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989-05-24

0

Pareidolia
2023-11-24

Evil Never Dies

4.4

Evil Never Dies
2014-01-13

0

Crossfire
1988-03-15

The Story of Doctor Who

0

The Story of Doctor Who
2003-12-30

Doctor Who: Shada

6.1

Doctor Who: Shada
1992-07-06

Carnival of Monsters

0

Carnival of Monsters
1999-11-13

6.6

23 Walks
2020-07-30

The Bill: Target

0

The Bill: Target
1996-03-11

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

7

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995-05-26

5.8

Countdown
1982-11-02

It's Only TV But I Like It

6

It's Only TV But I Like It
1999-06-03

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

6.7

The Bill
1984-10-16

A Touch of Cloth

7.25

A Touch of Cloth
2012-08-26

6.7

The Bill
1984-10-16

7.2

Sooty & Co.
1993-09-06

6.7

The Bill
1984-10-16

Ready Steady Cook

0

Ready Steady Cook
1994-10-24

5.2

This Morning
1988-10-03

Harry Hill's TV Burp

6.4

Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002-11-14