James Cossins
- Recitazione
- 4 dicembre 1933 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
- 12 febbraio 1997
Biografia
James Cossins (4 December 1933 – 12 February 1997) was an English actor. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he became widely recognised as the abrupt, bewildered Mr Walt in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Hotel Inspectors" and as Mr Watson, the frustrated Public Relations training course instructor, in an episode of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Cossins was born in Beckenham and educated at the City of London School. After serving in the Royal Air Force, he trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he won the silver medal in 1952. Cossins first appeared in repertory theatre and at the Nottingham Playhouse. He played a wide range of characters throughout his colourful and extensive career on television and stage, often portraying blustering, pompous, crusty and cantankerous characters. Cossins appeared in Charley's Aunt at the Apollo Theatre in 1971 with Tom Courtenay, David Horovitch, Garth Forwood, Joanna McCallum, and Celia Bannerman. He appeared in more than forty films, including The Anniversary (recreating his West End stage role), and The Lost Continent (both 1968), Gandhi (1982), and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). On the small screen, Cossins appeared as a guest in a variety of shows, including The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Minder, Bergerac, The Sweeney, Bless This House, Shadows, All Creatures Great and Small, Citizen Smith, Just William, The Good Life, L for Lester, Neville Dennis in Callan "Rules of the Game" (1972), Z-Cars, and as the regular character Bruce Westrop (in 1979) in Emmerdale Farm. He also played Major Bagstock in Dombey and Son (1983), and appeared in the first series of All in Good Faith in 1985. He played a magistrate in episodes of four different British sitcoms, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, The Good Life, Citizen Smith and Minder. Cossins's later appearances were limited by ill health and he lived in semi-retirement in Surrey. Cossins died from heart disease at the age of 63, in 1997
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Filmografia
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy · Mr. Walt (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Unnatural Causes · Justin Bryce
- Immaculate Conception · Godfrey
- Murder Most Horrid · Sir Hugh Lotterby
- Miss Marple al Bertram Hotel · Colonel Luscombe
- Grand Larceny
- Call Me Mister
- All in Good Faith · Major Andrews
- Marjorie And Men · Henry Bartlett
- La maschera della morte · Frederick Bains
- James Bond: The First 21 Years · Colthorpe (archive footage)
- Good Night And God Bless · Geoffrey
- Number 10 · Sir William Harcourt
- Gandhi · Brigadier
- Aliens · Major Lucas
- L For Lester · Chief Inspector Rodgers
- L'asso della Manica · Tuchel, Calhoun
- Unico Spiraglio · 1st Interviewer
- Timon of Athens · Lucullus
- Sfinge · Lord Carnarvon
- Why Didn't They Ask Evans? · Henry Bassington-ffrench
- Minder · Judge
- 1855 - La prima grande rapina al treno · Harranby
- All Creatures Great and Small · Mr. Barge, Aloysius Barge
- Don't Forget to Write! · Phillip Mounter
- Citizen Smith · Court Judge
- One-Upmanship
- Fawlty Towers · Mr. Walt
- Shadows · Custodian
- The Good Life · Magistrate
- L'ispettore Regan · Colonel Rosier
- Churchill's People · William
- Agente 007 - L'uomo dalla pistola d'oro · Colthorpe
- Good Girl · Manager
- Fall of Eagles · Count Josi Hoyos
- La dinastia del potere · Sergeant Bunfit
- What Next?
- That Sinking Feeling · Eric
- Centre Play · Burret
- Gli ultimi 10 giorni di Hitler · German Officer
- Bequest to the Nation · McKillop
- Thriller · Kellet
- Possession · Kellet
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
- Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? · Magistrate
- A Day Out · Mr. Shorter
- Crown Court · Graham Erringburn
- The Breaking of Colonel Keyser · Partridge
- Non prendete quel metrò · James Manfred O.BE.
- The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night · Peter Elmstead
- Van der Valk · Noordhoff
- Gli anni dell'avventura · Barnsby
- Detective privato... anche troppo · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Paura nella notte · The Doctor
- Pretenders · Old Elam
- Exorcismus - Cleo, la dea dell'amore · Older Male Nurse
- Justice · Mr. Ritson
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes · Dr. Jervis
- Il mascalzone · Brown
- Bel Ami · Forestier
- Bel Ami · Charles Forestier
- The Ten Commandments · Tom
- Come sposare la compagna di banco e farla in barba alla maestra · Headmaster
- The Rainbirds · Father - Mr. Rainbird
- Mr. Abbott e famiglia · Tom Williams
- The Piano · Jeremy
- Il ragazzo e la quarantenne · Policeman
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · Crodder
- Gli orrori di Frankenstein · Dean
- La più bella storia di Dickens · Party Guest (uncredited)
- Cime tempestose · Mr. Linton
- Mad Jack
- Carry On Camping · Man in Cinema (uncredited)
- L'incredibile affare Kopcenko · Jeffcot
- La nebbia degli orrori · Nick, chief engineer
- Sull'orlo della paura
- L'anniversario · Henry Taggart
- Come ho vinto la guerra · Drogue
- Privilege · Professor Tatham
- Callan