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Graham Cole

Graham Cole

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1952-03-16

Birth Place

Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

23 Walks

23 Walks

2020

6.6

Movie
poster

A Touch of Cloth

2012

7.3

TV
Carnival of Monsters

Carnival of Monsters

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

Countdown

1982

5.8

TV
Crossfire

Crossfire

1988

0.0

Movie
Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

1992

6.1

Movie
Evil Never Dies

Evil Never Dies

2014

4.8

Movie
poster

Harry Hill's TV Burp

2002

6.4

TV
Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987

6.9

Movie
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

1995

0.0

Movie
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989

7.8

Movie
poster

It's Only TV But I Like It

1999

6.0

TV
Pareidolia

Pareidolia

2023

0.0

Movie
poster

Ready Steady Cook

1994

0.0

TV
poster

Sooty & Co.

1993

7.2

TV
poster

The Bill

1984

6.7

TV
The Bill: Target

The Bill: Target

1996

0.0

Movie
poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982

7.0

TV
The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

1987

6.5

Movie
The Story of Doctor Who

The Story of Doctor Who

2003

0.0

Movie
The Usual Children

The Usual Children

1997

0.0

Movie
poster

This Morning

1988

5.5

TV