James Cossins

James Cossins

Acting 1933-12-04 Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

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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1993 Justin Bryce
1992 Godfrey
1991 Sir Hugh Lotterby
1987 Colonel Luscombe
1984 Frederick Bains
1983 Colthorpe (archive footage)
1983 Sir William Harcourt
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1982 Brigadier
1982 Major Lucas
1981 Lord Carnarvon
1981 Lucullus
1981 Tuchel
1981 Calhoun
1980 Henry Bassington-ffrench
1979 Judge
1978 Harranby
1978 Mr. Barge
1978 Aloysius Barge
1977 Court Judge
1975 Mr. Walt
1975 Colonel Rosier
1975 Magistrate
1975 Custodian
1974 Colthorpe
1974
1974 Count Josi Hoyos
1974 William
1973 German Officer
1973 Eric
1973 McKillop
1973 Kellet
1973 Kellet
1972 James Manfred O.BE.
1972 The Doctor
1972 Mr. Shorter
1972 Partridge
1972 Barnsby
1972 Noordhoff
1972 Graham Erringburn
1972 Old Elam
1971 Brown
1971 Policeman
1971 Headmaster
1971 Older Male Nurse
1971 Father - Mr. Rainbird
1971 Jeremy
1971 Forestier
1971 Dr. Jervis
1971 Mr. Ritson
1971 Tom
1971 Charles Forestier
1970 Mr. Linton
1970
1970 Crodder
1970 Dean
1969 Man in Cinema (uncredited)
1969 Jeffcot
1968 Nick, chief engineer
1968 Henry Taggart
1967 Professor Tatham
1967 Drogue
1967
1966 Coroner
1966 Landlord
1965 Holofernes
1965 Mr. Basildon
1965 William Scantlebury
1965 The Interviewer
1964 Scoutmaster
1964 Vicar
1964 Henry
1963 TV Commentator
1961 Henry