# Michael Coles (actor)

Ernest Michael Coles (12 August 1936 – 26 April 2005) was an English actor. He appeared in a number of British television series and films during the 1960s and 1970s including No Hiding Place, Dr. Who and the Daleks, The Troubleshooters, The Saint, The Baron, The Avengers, Department S and Z-Cars. His other film roles included Inspector Murray in Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) and The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973), three of the Edgar Wallace films of the early sixties (Man Detained, Solo for Sparrow and Never Mention Murder), as well as the film version of The Sweeney (1977).

## Filmography

| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | 1960 | Terry Malone | "The Ruffians" |
| ITV Television Playhouse | 1961 | Journalist | "The Bad One" |
| Edgar Wallace Mysteries | 1961-1964 | Frank Murray / Pin Norman / Tony Sorbo | "Man Detained" / "Solo for Sparrow" / "Never Mention Murder" |
| Armchair Theatre | 1961-1972 | Fred / Ginge / Dick | "No Licence for Singing" / "Always Something Hot" /"On Call" |
| H.M.S. Defiant | 1962 | Flag Lieutenant | Film |
| Private Potter | 1962 | Pvt. Robertson | Film |
| ITV Play of the Week | 1962-1967 | Charles the Dauphin / Lance Corporal Cooke / Jack Henley / Cpl. Bull / Armidal / Det. Sgt. Joe Brandon | "The Lark" / "Jacko at War" / "Giants on Saturday" / "The Cretan" / "The Crossfire" / "Person Unknown" |
| The Plane Makers | 1963 | Johnny | "The Silent and the Damned" |
| Ghost Squad | 1963 | Max | "Hot Money" |
| Maupassant | 1963 | Jacques | "The Story of a Farm Girl" |
| First Night | 1963 | Dave | "The Strain" |
| The Informers | 1963 | Ben | Film |
| Love Story | 1963-1964 | Tomo / Charles | "The Wedding of Smith Seven-Nine" / "The Emotional Machine" |
| No Hiding Place | 1963-1966 | Det. Sgt. Tim Benson / Frankie Archer | "Statement to the Press" / "The Lifer" |
| Drama 61-67 | 1964 | Stage Manager | "Studio '64: The Close Prisoner" |
| Story Parade | 1964 | Charlie | "Brake Pedal Down" |
| Never Mention Murder | 1965 | Tony Sorbo | |
| Dr. Who and the Daleks | 1965 | Ganatus | Film |
| The Likely Lads | 1965 | Big Duggy | "Talk of the Town" |
| The Wednesday Play | 1966 | Anthony Charles Goodwin | "The Portsmouth Defence" |
| The Troubleshooters | 1966 | Tiger | "Is That Tiger, Man" |
| The Cretan Plays of Action | 1966 | Corporal Bull | TV movie |
| ABC Stage 67 | 1966 | Injured man | "Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn?" |
| The Saint | 1966 | Hugo | "The Better Mousetrap" |
| The Avengers | 1967 | Verret | "The Bird Who Knew Too Much" |
| The Baron | 1967 | Vince Florio | "The Man Outside" |
| Mickey Dunne | 1967 | Little Chick | "Big Fleas, Little Fleas" |
| Boy Meets Girl | 1967 | Jack Spade | "The Young Visitors" |
| ITV Playhouse | 1967-1970 | Frank Mowbray / Det. Supt. Jagger / Sam Hunter | "They Said 'Let's Live Together'" / "Suspect" / "Rumour" |
| Virgin of the Secret Service | 1968 | Prince Rouvaloff | "Russian Roundabout" |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1969 | A Guest | "Invasion" |
| Fraud Squad | 1969 | Brother Simple | "Brother Simple" |
| A Touch of Love | 1969 | Joe Hurt | Film |
| Plays of Today | 1969 | Bacca Lank | "Men of Iron" |
| Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | 1969 | Larry Wentworth | "For the Girl Who Has Everything" |
| Happy Ever After | 1970 | George Harcourt | "What's the Matter Can't You Sleep?" |
| Department S | 1970 | Rupert Fallon | "The Soup of the Day" |
| Z-Cars | 1970 | Mike Fletcher | 2 episodes: "The Senior Partner" |
| Play for Today | 1970 | Simon Hallam | "A Distant Thunder" |
| Hine | 1971 | Martin | "Caviare and Chips" |
| Trial | 1971 | Jarratt | 2 episodes |
| Justice | 1971-1974 | Det. Sgt. Gable / Tindall | "The Rain It Raineth" / "Within a Year and a Day" / "Growing Up" |
| I Want What I Want | 1972 | Frank | Film |
| Dracula A.D. 1972 | 1972 | Inspector Murray | Film |
| Pathfinders | 1972 | Flight Lieutenant Andrew Cross | "Fly There, Walk Back" |
| ITV Sunday Night Theatre | 1973 | Ron | "Pleased to Meet You" |
| Six Days of Justice | 1973 | Mr. Fisher | "Black Spot" |
| The Satanic Rites of Dracula | 1973 | Inspector Murray | Film |
| The Protectors | 1974 | Sandom | "Route 27" |
| Flame | 1975 | Roy Priest | Film |
| The Hanged Man | 1975 | Hans Ericksen | "Knave of Coins" |
| The Sweeney | 1975 | Maynard | "I Want the Man" |
| Murder | 1976 | John Lovel | "Hello Lola" |
| Spring and Autumn | 1976 | Dave | 1 episode |
| Sweeney! | 1977 | Johnson | Film |
| Horse in the House | 1977 | Mr. Webb | 4 episodes |
| The Professionals | 1980 | Rio | "Mixed Doubles" |
| 99-1 | 1994 | Glass | "Where the Money Is" |
| Pie in the Sky | 1994 | Vince Palmer | "Once a Copper" |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | 1996 | Papworth | "An Autumn Shroud", (final appearance) |