James Cossins
Acting
1933 – 1997 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
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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
★ 6.8Unnatural Causes
Film · 1993
Justin Bryce
★ 5.4Immaculate Conception
Film · 1992
Godfrey
★ 6.9Murder Most Horrid
TV series · 1991
Sir Hugh Lotterby
★ 7.4Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
TV series · 1987
Colonel Luscombe
★ 5.0Grand Larceny
Film · 1987
Role
★ 6.0Call Me Mister
TV series · 1986
Role
★ 2.3All in Good Faith
TV series · 1985
Major Andrews
★ 5.4The Masks of Death
Film · 1984
Frederick Bains
★ 6.7James Bond: The First 21 Years
Film · 1983
Colthorpe (archive footage)
★ 7.0Number 10
TV series · 1983
Sir William Harcourt
★ 7.6Gandhi
Film · 1982
Brigadier
Aliens
Film · 1982
Major Lucas
★ 7.0Bergerac
TV series · 1981
Tuchel
★ 6.3Loophole
Film · 1981
1st Interviewer
★ 8.5Timon of Athens
Film · 1981
Lucullus
★ 5.7Sphinx
Film · 1981
Lord Carnarvon
★ 6.7Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Film · 1980
Henry Bassington-ffrench
★ 7.1Minder
TV series · 1979
Judge
★ 6.7The First Great Train Robbery
Film · 1978
Harranby
★ 7.8All Creatures Great and Small
TV series · 1978
Mr. Barge
★ 6.2Don't Forget to Write!
TV series · 1977
Phillip Mounter
★ 6.8Citizen Smith
TV series · 1977
Court Judge
★ 8.3Fawlty Towers
TV series · 1975
Mr. Walt
★ 6.8Shadows
TV series · 1975
Custodian
★ 7.7The Good Life
TV series · 1975
Magistrate
★ 8.1The Sweeney
TV series · 1975
Colonel Rosier
★ 5.0Churchill's People
TV series · 1974
William
★ 6.5The Man with the Golden Gun
Film · 1974
Colthorpe
★ 7.0Fall of Eagles
TV series · 1974
Count Josi Hoyos
★ 6.4The Pallisers
TV series · 1974
Sergeant Bunfit
★ 7.0Centre Play
TV series · 1973
Burret
★ 6.2Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Film · 1973
German Officer
★ 6.5Bequest to the Nation
Film · 1973
McKillop
★ 7.0Thriller
TV series · 1973
Kellet
★ 7.8Possession
Film · 1973
Kellet
★ 7.6Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
TV series · 1973
Role
★ 7.7Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
TV series · 1973
Magistrate
★ 5.5A Day Out
Film · 1972
Mr. Shorter
★ 5.7Crown Court
TV series · 1972
Role
★ 5.8Death Line
Film · 1972
James Manfred O.BE.
★ 10.0The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Film · 1972
Peter Elmstead
★ 6.2Van der Valk
TV series · 1972
Noordhoff
★ 6.2Young Winston
Film · 1972
Barnsby
★ 7.8Follow Me!
Film · 1972
Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.8Fear in the Night
Film · 1972
The Doctor
★ 6.5Pretenders
TV series · 1972
Old Elam
★ 5.5Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Film · 1971
Older Male Nurse
★ 7.3Justice
TV series · 1971
Mr. Ritson
★ 7.5The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV series · 1971
Dr. Jervis
★ 6.1Villain
Film · 1971
Brown
★ 7.1Melody
Film · 1971
Headmaster
★ 10.0The Rainbirds
Film · 1971
Father - Mr. Rainbird
★ 9.0The Piano
Film · 1971
Jeremy
★ 4.4Say Hello to Yesterday
Film · 1971
Policeman
★ 6.0The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Film · 1970
Crodder
★ 5.9The Horror of Frankenstein
Film · 1970
Dean
★ 6.8Scrooge
Film · 1970
Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.4Wuthering Heights
Film · 1970
Mr. Linton
★ 9.0Mad Jack
Film · 1970
Role
★ 6.6Carry On Camping
Film · 1969
Man in Cinema (uncredited)
★ 6.3Otley
Film · 1969
Jeffcot
★ 5.6The Lost Continent
Film · 1968
Nick, chief engineer
★ 6.9A Dandy in Aspic
Film · 1968
Role
★ 6.6The Anniversary
Film · 1968
Henry Taggart
★ 5.6How I Won the War
Film · 1967
Drogue
★ 6.7Privilege
Film · 1967
Professor Tatham
★ 7.0Callan
TV series · 1967
Role
The Prophet
Film · 1967
Interviewer
★ 4.4The Deadly Bees
Film · 1966
Coroner
★ 5.8Mystery and Imagination
TV series · 1966
Landlord
★ 4.3Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV series · 1965
Tim Singleton
Strife
Film · 1965
William Scantlebury
★ 6.8Darling
Film · 1965
Mr. Basildon
Londoners
TV series · 1965
The Interviewer
★ 8.0Love's Labour's Lost
Film · 1965
Holofernes
★ 7.3The Likely Lads
TV series · 1964
Scoutmaster
★ 7.2Theatre 625
TV series · 1964
Henry
★ 7.8The Avengers
TV series · 1961
Henry
★ 5.4Coronation Street
TV series · 1960
Mr. Soames
★ 4.8No Hiding Place
TV series · 1959
Role
★ 6.0Armchair Theatre
TV series · 1956
Uncle Eric