James Cossins
| James Cossins | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Cossins 4 December 1933 Beckenham, Kent |
| Died | 12 February 1997 (aged 63) |
James Cossins (4 December 1933 – 12 February 1997) was an English character actor. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he became widely recognised as the abrupt, bewildered Mr. Walt in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Hotel Inspectors".
After serving in the Royal Air Force he trained at RADA where he won the silver medal in 1952, he then appeared in repertory theatre[1] and played a wide range of characters throughout his colourful and extensive career on television and stage. His film credits include The Anniversary and The Lost Continent (both 1968), Gandhi (1982), and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). On the small screen, he appeared as a guest in a variety of shows, including Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Minder, Bergerac, The Sweeney, All Creatures Great and Small, Citizen Smith, Just William, The Good Life, 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. Cossins died at the age of 63 in 1997.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Privilege (1967)
- How I Won the War (1967)
- The Anniversary (1968)
- A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
- The Lost Continent (1968)
- Otley (1968)
- Wuthering Heights (1970)
- The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
- Melody (1971)
- Villain (1971)
- Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
- Raw Meat (1972)
- Death Line (1972)
- Fear in the Night (1972)
- Young Winston (1972)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The First Great Train Robbery (1979)
- Sphinx (1981)
- Gandhi (1982)
[edit] References
- ^ Eddie Pedder (1985). Who's Who on Television, 3rd Edition. Michael Joseph. ISBN 0-907965318.
