Arthur Cox

Q: When did Arthur Cox die?

Arthur Cox died on April 9, 2021.

Q: How old was Arthur Cox when they died?

Arthur Cox was 87 years old at the time of death.

Arthur Cox (7 April 1934 – 9 April 2021) was a character actor from Northern Ireland, who appeared in a number of roles in television and on stage during a career which spanned from the mid-1950s to 2020.

Life and career

Cox was born in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, in April 1934. He made his theatrical debut in Belfast during the mid-1950s, appearing in a production of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller. His first appearance on stage in Dublin was as Ordulto in the play, The Masquerade of Henry IV in 1955.

Television

Cox played Cully in the 1968 Dr Who serial The Dominators. In 1978 he played Sir Jasper Addleton in the Wodehouse Playhouse episode 'The Smile that Wins'. During the 1980s, Cox's profile on television was raised after portraying Inspector Marriott in the drama Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime, as well as starring in Yes Minister as George, the driver of cabinet minister Jim Hacker.

He died on 9 April 2021, two days after turning 87.

Partial filmography

Saturday Playhouse (1958, TV Series) as Mr. Hushes
Hereward the Wake (1965) as Pery
Fahrenheit 451 (1966) as Male Nurse (uncredited)
Dixon of Dock Green (1966–1968, TV Series) as First Officer / Johnson / Hall
The Avengers (1967–1968, TV Series) as Anaesthetist / Clarke
Doctor Who (1968, TV Series) as Cully
ITV Playhouse (1968–1978, TV Series) as Sergeant / Cousin / Mr. Baker
Sweeney 2 (1978) as Detective
Yes Minister (1980–1981, TV Series) as George
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983–1984, TV Series) as Inspector Marriott
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) as BBC Engineer
Castaway (1986) as Inland Revenue manager (uncredited)
God's Outlaw (1986) as Peter Quentel
The Bill (1986–1993, TV Series) as Off-License Manager / Simpkins
Personal Services (1987) as Lennox
Aria (1987) as Major (segment "Un ballo in maschera")
Hope and Glory (1987) as Fireman
Little Dorrit (1987) as Stage Carpenter
The Zero Option (1988) as Sid
She-Wolf of London (1990–1991, TV Series) as Dad Matheson
Shuttlecock (1991) as Fizz / Fox
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1993, TV Series) as Dr. Hawker
Lovejoy (1993, TV Series) as Peter Stroud
Coronation Street (1994, TV Series) as Mr. Tonks
The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995) as Ray
Girl from Rio (2001) as Bank Customer
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) as Dr. Lambert (voice)
To Kill a King (2003) as Westminster Abbey priest
Jane Eyre (2006, TV Mini-Series) as Colonel Dent
Doctor Who (2010, TV Series) as Mr. Henderson
Shuttlecock (2020) as Fizz