Graham Cole

Graham Cole OBE born Graham ColemanSmith on 16 March 1952 is an English actor Cole was born in Willesden Middlesex in 1952 to Victor and Freda ColemanSmith 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 Donovans henchmen who escort Indiana Jones to their bosss 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 1202 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 Noels 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 20132014 He played General Waverley in Irving Berlins White Christmas at The Festival Theatre Edinburgh He later returned to the role at The Dominion Theatre London Cole starred in the gangsterhorror film Evil Never Dies in 2014 as DI David Bracken a film that also starred Katy Manning PH Moriarty and former The Bill colleague Tony Scannell Cole made appearances in Doctors 2015 and Holby City 2018 before starring in the romanticdrama film 23 Walks in 2020 with Alison Steadman