MINDER actor and Henley-on-Thames resident George Cole has died aged 90.

He famously played Arthur Daley, alongside Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, in the comedy-drama, which ran between 1979 and 1994.

He died last night in the Royal Berkshire Hospital after a short illness.

The actor lived in rural Oxfordshire with his wife of 48 years Penny nee Morrell.

Mr and Mrs Cole campaigned against the building of a saw mill next to their home in Newnham Hill in 2013.

The South London-born actor had 118 film credits to his name, including working alongside David Jason in Diamond Geezer.

Mr Cole, who received an OBE for his contribution to entertainment, is survived by his wife and two children.