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James Cossins
British actor (1933-1997) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 63
James Cossins 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.
James Cossins is read about 66 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 22 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1997Died12 February 19971993
Unnatural CausesFilm, Justin Bryce1991
Murder Most HorridSeries, Sir Hugh Lotterby1987
Grand LarcenyFilm1984
The Masks of DeathFilm, Frederick Bains1982
GandhiFilm, Brigadier1981
LoopholeFilm, 1st Interviewer1979
MinderSeries, Judge1978
All Creatures Great and SmallSeries, Mr. Barge
The First Great Train RobberyFilm, 1978Harranby1974
Churchill's PeopleSeries, William
The Man with the Golden GunFilm, 1974Colthorpe1972
Crown CourtSeries, Graham Erringburn
A Day OutFilm, 1972Mr. Shorter1971
Bless This HouseSeries, Tom Williams
Blood from the Mummy's TombFilm, 1971Older Male Nurse1969
Carry On CampingFilm, Man in Cinema (uncredited)1968
A Dandy in AspicFilm1966
Mystery and ImaginationSeries, Landlord
The Deadly BeesFilm, 1966Coroner1965
DarlingFilm, Mr. Basildon1964
Theatre 625Series, Henry1961
The AvengersSeries, Henry1959
No Hiding PlaceSeries1933Born4 December 1933
Unnatural CausesFilm, Justin Bryce1991Murder Most HorridSeries, Sir Hugh Lotterby1987Grand LarcenyFilm1984The Masks of DeathFilm, Frederick Bains1982GandhiFilm, Brigadier1981LoopholeFilm, 1st Interviewer1979MinderSeries, Judge1978All Creatures Great and SmallSeries, Mr. BargeThe First Great Train RobberyFilm, 1978Harranby1974Churchill's PeopleSeries, WilliamThe Man with the Golden GunFilm, 1974Colthorpe1972Crown CourtSeries, Graham ErringburnA Day OutFilm, 1972Mr. Shorter1971Bless This HouseSeries, Tom WilliamsBlood from the Mummy's TombFilm, 1971Older Male Nurse1969Carry On CampingFilm, Man in Cinema (uncredited)1968A Dandy in AspicFilm1966Mystery and ImaginationSeries, LandlordThe Deadly BeesFilm, 1966Coroner1965DarlingFilm, Mr. Basildon1964Theatre 625Series, Henry1961The AvengersSeries, Henry1959No Hiding PlaceSeries1933Born4 December 1933People around James
Close ties
Richard Attenborough Produced Gandhi (1983)- Roy Ward Baker Directed The Anniversary and The Masks of Death
John Mills Also in Gandhi and Young Winston
Laurence Harvey Directed A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
Eric Porter Also in The Lost Continent (1968)- Michael Jayston Also in Follow Me! and Love's Labour's Lost
- James Villiers Also in Follow Me! and Otley
Norman Rossington Also in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)- Frank Middlemass Also in Love's Labour's Lost and Otley
Valerie Leon Also in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)- Roy Kinnear Also in How I Won the War and Melody
Geoffrey Bayldon Also in A Dandy in Aspic and Otley- Jimmy Sangster Directed The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Christopher Lee Also in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Michael Crichton Directed The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
Mia Farrow Also in A Dandy in Aspic and Follow Me!
Nigel Hawthorne Also in Gandhi and Young Winston
Julian Glover Also in Wuthering Heights (1970)
Lesley-Anne Down Also in Sphinx and The First Great Train Robbery
Albert R. Broccoli Produced The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Freddie Francis Directed The Deadly Bees (1966)- Brian Glover Also in A Day Out (1972)
- Jack Hedley Also in The Anniversary and How I Won the War
- Sheila Steafel Also in Otley and Melody
Known for
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Gandhi 1982
Melody 1971
Scrooge 1970
The First Great Train Robbery 1978
Darling 1965
Filmography 40
100 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1997 · aged 63
