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'''Basil William Hoskins''' (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English [[actor]].
'''Basil William Hoskins''' (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English [[theatre]] and [[film]] [[actor]].


Hoskins, a native of [[Edmonton, London]], was educated at the [[Edmonton County School]]. Hoskins studied acting at [[RADA]] and joined the [[Nottingham Playhouse]] Company in 1951.<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news|title=Basil Hoskins |date=11 February 2005 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1483247/Basil-Hoskins.html |access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/2c1/basil-hoskins/past|title=Basil Hoskins|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/basil-hoskins/|title=Basil Hoskins – RADA|website=rada.ac.uk}}</ref> Hoskins was the long-term partner of fellow English actor [[Harry Andrews]].<ref name="Telegraphobit" /> They are buried alongside each other at St Mary the Virgin, [[Salehurst]], in East Sussex.
Hoskins, a native of [[Edmonton, London]], was educated at the [[Edmonton County School]]. Hoskins studied acting at [[RADA]] and joined the [[Nottingham Playhouse]] Company in 1951.<ref name="Telegraphobit">{{cite news|title=Basil Hoskins |date=11 February 2005 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1483247/Basil-Hoskins.html |access-date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/2c1/basil-hoskins/past|title=Basil Hoskins|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/basil-hoskins/|title=Basil Hoskins – RADA|website=rada.ac.uk}}</ref> Hoskins was the long-term partner of fellow English actor [[Harry Andrews]].<ref name="Telegraphobit" /> They are buried alongside each other at St Mary the Virgin, [[Salehurst]], in East Sussex.

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Basil Hoskins
Born10 June 1929
Died17 January 2005 (2005-01-18) (aged 75)
London, England
Resting placeSt Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Salehurst, East Sussex, England[1]
EducationEdmonton County School
Years active1952-1995
PartnerHarry Andrews[2]

Basil William Hoskins (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English theatre and film actor.

Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London, was educated at the Edmonton County School. Hoskins studied acting at RADA and joined the Nottingham Playhouse Company in 1951.[3][4][5] Hoskins was the long-term partner of fellow English actor Harry Andrews.[3] They are buried alongside each other at St Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, in East Sussex.

His best-known films are Ice Cold in Alex (1958) and North West Frontier (1959). On television, he played the part of Number 14 on The Prisoner television series (episode "Hammer Into Anvil").[6]

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^ "Famous People in Robertsbridge".
  2. ^ "Basil Hoskins". The Telegraph. London.
  3. ^ a b "Basil Hoskins". The Telegraph. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Basil Hoskins". theatricalia.com.
  5. ^ "Basil Hoskins – RADA". rada.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Basil Hoskins". BFI.

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