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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Unnatural Causes
Character:Justin Bryce
Release Date:02/01/1993
Immaculate Conception
Character:Godfrey
Release Date:11/09/1992
Grand Larceny
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1987
The Masks of Death
Character:Frederick Bains
Release Date:23/12/1984
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Character:Colthorpe (archive footage)
Release Date:27/05/1983
Gandhi
Character:Brigadier
Release Date:01/12/1982
Aliens
Character:Major Lucas
Release Date:30/11/1982
Timon of Athens
Character:Lucullus
Release Date:16/04/1981
Sphinx
Character:Lord Carnarvon
Release Date:11/02/1981
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Character:Henry Bassington-ffrench
Release Date:30/03/1980
The First Great Train Robbery
Character:Harranby
Release Date:14/12/1978
The Man with the Golden Gun
Character:Colthorpe
Release Date:04/12/1974
What Next?
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1974
That Sinking Feeling
Character:Eric
Release Date:13/11/1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Character:German Officer
Release Date:19/04/1973
Bequest to the Nation
Character:McKillop
Release Date:18/04/1973
Possession
Character:Kellet
Release Date:12/04/1973
A Day Out
Character:Mr. Shorter
Release Date:24/12/1972
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
Character:Partridge
Release Date:17/10/1972
Death Line
Character:James Manfred O.BE.
Release Date:13/10/1972
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
Character:Peter Elmstead
Release Date:06/10/1972
Young Winston
Character:Barnsby
Release Date:20/07/1972
Fear in the Night
Character:The Doctor
Release Date:09/07/1972
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Character:Older Male Nurse
Release Date:14/10/1971
Villain
Character:Brown
Release Date:26/05/1971
Bel Ami
Character:Forestier
Release Date:08/05/1971
Melody
Character:Headmaster
Release Date:28/03/1971
The Rainbirds
Character:Father - Mr. Rainbird
Release Date:11/02/1971
The Piano
Character:Jeremy
Release Date:28/01/1971
Say Hello to Yesterday
Character:Policeman
Release Date:14/01/1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Character:Crodder
Release Date:12/11/1970
The Horror of Frankenstein
Character:Dean
Release Date:08/11/1970
Wuthering Heights
Character:Mr. Linton
Release Date:09/06/1970
Mad Jack
Character:
Release Date:04/02/1970
Carry On Camping
Character:Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1969
Otley
Character:Jeffcot
Release Date:11/03/1969
The Lost Continent
Character:Nick, chief engineer
Release Date:19/06/1968
A Dandy in Aspic
Character:
Release Date:02/04/1968
The Anniversary
Character:Henry Taggart
Release Date:07/02/1968
How I Won the War
Character:Drogue
Release Date:18/10/1967
Privilege
Character:Professor Tatham
Release Date:28/02/1967
The Deadly Bees
Character:Coroner
Release Date:23/12/1966
Strife
Character:William Scantlebury
Release Date:06/09/1965
Darling
Character:Mr. Basildon
Release Date:03/08/1965
Love's Labour's Lost
Character:Holofernes
Release Date:06/05/1965
The Invasion
Character:TV Commentator
Release Date:31/03/1963
Television Appearances
Murder Most Horrid
Character:Sir Hugh Lotterby
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Character:Colonel Luscombe
Call Me Mister
Character:
Marjorie And Men
Character:
Number 10
Character:Sir William Harcourt
Bergerac
Character:Tuchel
Bergerac
Character:Calhoun
Minder
Character:Judge
All Creatures Great and Small
Character:Mr. Barge
All Creatures Great and Small
Character:Aloysius Barge
Citizen Smith
Character:Court Judge
Fawlty Towers
Character:Mr. Walt
Shadows
Character:Custodian
The Good Life
Character:Magistrate
The Sweeney
Character:Colonel Rosier
Churchill's People
Character:William
Fall of Eagles
Character:Count Josi Hoyos
Thriller
Character:Kellet
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Character:
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Character:Magistrate
Crown Court
Character:
Crown Court
Character:Graham Erringburn
Van der Valk
Character:Noordhoff
Pretenders
Character:Old Elam
Justice
Character:Mr. Ritson
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Dr. Jervis
Bel Ami
Character:Charles Forestier
The Ten Commandments
Character:Tom
Callan
Character:
Mystery and Imagination
Character:Landlord
Londoners
Character:The Interviewer
The Likely Lads
Character:Scoutmaster
The Likely Lads
Character:Vicar
Theatre 625
Character:Henry
The Avengers
Character:Henry
Coronation Street
Character:Mr. Soames
No Hiding Place
Character:
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