Ernest Cossart
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| Ernest Cossart | |
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 from the trailer for the film The Great Ziegfeld (1936). |
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| Born | Emil von Holst September 24, 1876 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | January 21, 1951 (aged 74) New York City, New York, USA |
| Years active | 1916-1950 |
| Spouse | Maude Davis (? - ?) |
Ernest Cossart (September 24, 1876 – January 21, 1951) was a British-born Hollywood actor. Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, his real name was Emil von Holst. He was the brother of composer Gustav Holst. His daughter was the actress Valeria Cossart.
He was a clerk in a wine-maker's office before trying the stage. After appearing in Britain and South Africa, he went to America in 1908. After stage work in New York, and all over America, he went into films.
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Strange Case of Mary Page (1916)
- Desire (1936)
- Letter of Introduction (1938)
- Zaza (1939)
- Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
- Tower of London (1939)
- The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
- Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
- Kitty Foyle (1940)
- Skylark (1941)
- Kings Row (1942)
- The Jolson Story (1946)
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- Ernest Cossart at the Internet Broadway Database
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