James Cossins (4 December 1933 – 12 February 1997) was an English actor. Born in

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, Kent, he became widely recognised as the abrupt, bewildered Mr Walt in the ''

Fawlty Towers ''Fawlty Towers'' is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. The series is set in Fawlty Towers, a dysfunctional fictional ...

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" and as Mr Watson, the frustrated Public Relations training course instructor, in an episode of ''

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Raymond Allen (scriptwriter), Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for two series, inc ...

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Early life

Cossins was born in

and educated at the

City of London School The City of London School, also known as CLS and City, is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school for Single-sex education, boys in the City of London, England, on the banks of the River Thames next to the Millennium Bridge, ...

. After serving in the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...

, he trained at

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central London ...

, where he won the silver medal in 1952.

Career

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 ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' at the Apollo Theatre in 1971 with

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, 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), ''

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'' (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? ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' is a British sitcom which was broadcast on BBC1 between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit ''The Likely Lads''. It was created and written, as was its predec ...

'', ''

Minder A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds". Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...

'', '' Bergerac'', '' The Sweeney'', '' Bless This House'', ''

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'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''

Citizen Smith ''Citizen Smith'' is a British television sitcom written by John Sullivan, first broadcast from 1977 to 1980. It starred Robert Lindsay as Walter Henry "Wolfie" Smith, a young Marxist "urban guerrilla" in Tooting, south London, who is attempti ...

'', '' Just William'', '' The Good Life'', '' L for Lester'', Neville Dennis in '' Callan'' "Rules of the Game" (1972), ''

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police and CID detectives in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by ...

'', and as the regular character Bruce Westrop (in 1979) in '' Emmerdale Farm''. He also played Major Bagstock in ''

Dombey and Son ''Dombey and Son'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventual ...

'' (1983), and appeared in the first series of ''

All in Good Faith ''All in Good Faith'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 30 December 1985 to 30 May 1988. Starring Richard Briers, it was written by John Kane. ''All in Good Faith'' was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. Synopsis The Rev ...

'' 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.

Filmography

Film

* '' Darling'' (1965) as Basildon * '' The Deadly Bees'' (1966) as Coroner * '' Privilege'' (1967) as Professor Tatham * ''

How I Won the War ''How I Won the War'' is a 1967 British black comedy film directed and produced by Richard Lester and starring Michael Crawford, Jack MacGowran, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, and John Lennon in his only non-musical acting role. The screenplay was b ...

'' (1967) as Drogue * '' The Anniversary'' (1968) as Henry Taggart * ''

A Dandy in Aspic ''A Dandy in Aspic'' is a 1968 British spy film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay and Mia Farrow, with costumes by Pierre Cardin. It was written by Derek Marlowe based on his 1966 novel of the same title. It w ...

'' (1968) as Heston-Stevas * '' The Lost Continent'' (1968) as Nick, Chief Engineer * ''

Otley Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 c ...

'' (1968) as Geffcock * '' Scrooge'' (1970) as Party Guest * ''

The Horror of Frankenstein ''The Horror of Frankenstein'' is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and semi-remake of the 1957 film ''The Curse of Frankenstein'', of Frankenstein (Hammer film series), Hammer's ''Frankenstein'' s ...

'' (1970) as Dean * '' The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer'' (1970) as Crodder * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...

'' (1970 as Mr. Linton * ''

Say Hello to Yesterday ''Say Hello to Yesterday'' is a 1971 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Jean Simmons and Leonard Whiting. It was written by Rakoff and Peter King, based on an original story by Rakoff and Ray Mathew. The f ...

'' (1971) as Policeman * ''

Melody A melody (), also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of Pitch (music), pitch and rhythm, while more figurativel ...

'' (1971) as Headmaster * ''

Villain A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villai ...

'' (1971) as Brown * '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971) as Older Male Nurse * '' Death Line'' (1972) as James Manfred, OBE * '' Fear in the Night'' (1972) as The Doctor * '' Follow Me!'' (1972) as Party Guest * '' Young Winston'' (1972) as Barnsby * '' Bequest to the Nation'' (1973) as McKillop - HMS Victory * '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days'' (1973) as German Officer * '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) as Colthorpe * '' The First Great Train Robbery'' (1979) as Harranby * ''

Loophole A loophole is an ambiguity or inadequacy in a system, such as a law or security, which can be used to circumvent or otherwise avoid the purpose, implied or explicitly stated, of the system. Originally, the word meant an arrowslit, a narrow vertic ...

'' (1981) as 1st Interviewer * ''

Sphinx A sphinx ( ; , ; or sphinges ) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. In Culture of Greece, Greek tradition, the sphinx is a treacherous and merciless being with the head of a woman, th ...

'' (1981) as Lord Carnarvon * ''

'' (1982) as Brigadier * ''Immaculate Conception'' (1992) as Godfrey

Television

* '' The Dangerous Game'' (1958, 1 episode) as Auctioneer * ''

Saturday Playhouse ''Saturday Playhouse'' was a 60-minute UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 4 January 1958 until 1 April 1961. There were sixty-eight episodes, among them adaptations of the pla ...

'' (1959, 1 episode) as Frank Coppin * '' Theatre Night'' (1961, 1 episode) as Edgar Lucas, the bride's father * ''

The Caucasian Chalk Circle ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' () is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than the baby's wealthy b ...

'' (1962, 3 episodes) as Schauwa * ''

'' (1962-1963, 11 episodes) as Sergeant Michaelson * ''

Compact Compact as used in politics may refer broadly to a pact or treaty; in more specific cases it may refer to: * Interstate compact, a type of agreement used by U.S. states * Blood compact, an ancient ritual of the Philippines * Compact government, a t ...

'' (1963, 13 episodes) as Newcastle Pope * ''

Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Ca ...

'' (1963-1973, 3 episodes) as Partridge * '' ITV Television Playhouse'' (1963, 1 episode) as Hilliard * ''

The Sullavan Brothers ''The Sullavan Brothers'' is a British television drama series created by Ted Willis, Baron Willis, Ted Willis which originally aired 1964–1965 on ITV (TV network), ITV in 26 episodes. The series chronicles the adventures of four lawyer brothe ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as Maurice Ashley * '' Londoners'' (1965, 1 episode) as The interviewer * ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV (TV network), ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as 'Muddy' Waters * ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as Interviewer * '' The Man in Room 17'' (1965, 1 episode) as Harry Morrison * '' Legend of Death'' (1965, 4 episodes) as Irwin * '' The Likely Lads'' (1965-1966, 2 epsidoes) as Scoutmaster/Vicar * ''

Mystery and Imagination ''Mystery and Imagination'' is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and (later) Thames Television. Outline The se ...

'' (1966, 1 episode) as Landlord * '' The Power Game'' (1966-1969, 2 episodes) as Henry Outram/Candleford * ''

Theatre 625 ''Theatre 625'' is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production an ...

'' (1966, 1 episode) as Henry * '' The Fellows'' (1967, 1 episode) as Visitor * ''

Out of the Unknown ''Out of the Unknown'' is a British television science fiction and horror anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Most episodes of the first three series were dramatisations of s ...

'' (1967, 1 episode) as Interviewer * '' The Contenders'' (1969, 1 episode) as Bloater * '' Strange Report'' (1969, 1 episode) as Churchill * ''

Dr. Finlay's Casebook ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fiction ...

'' (1969, 1 episode) as Robbie Cannock * '' The ITV Play'' (1969, 1 episode) as Mr. Peachham * '' The Avengers'' (1969, 1 episode) as Henry * '' Paul Temple'' (1970, 1 episode) as Inspector Lescoe * ''

The Wednesday Play ''The Wednesday Play'' is an anthology series of United Kingdom, British television plays which ran on BBC One, BBC1 for six seasons from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually original works written for television, although dramatic ...

'' (1970, 1 episode) as Colonel Jones-William * ''

Thirty-Minute Theatre ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' was a British anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which ...

'' (1970, 1 episode) as Tim Singleton * '' Dear Mother...Love Albert'' (1970-1972, 2 episodes) as S.M.N. Beanstock/Col. Tomlinson * ''

Special Branch Special Branch is a label customarily used to identify units responsible for matters of national security and Intelligence (information gathering), intelligence in Policing in the United Kingdom, British, Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth, ...

'' (1970, 1 episode) as Det. Sgt. Davis * '' Menace'' (1970, 1 episode) as Controller * '' Bless This House'' (1971, 1 episode) as Tom Williams * '' The Ten Commandments'' (1971, 1 episode) as Tom * ''

Bel Ami ''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled ''Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel'' first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist ...

'' (1971, 4 episodes) as Forestier * '' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' (1971, 1 episode) as . Dr. Jervis * ''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

'' (1971, 3 episodes) as Jeremy * '' Callan'' (1972, 1 episode) as Neville Dennis * ''

Pretenders Pretenders may refer to: Film * ''Pretenders'' (2018 film), an American drama film * ''The Pretenders'' (1916 film), a lost American silent film * ''The Pretenders'' (1981 film), a Dutch film Literature * ''Cemetery Girl – Book One: The P ...

'' (1972, 13 episodes) as Old Elam * '' The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Nigh'' (1972, 1 episode) as Rev. Peter Elmstead * '' Man at the Top'' (1972, 1 episode) as Colonel Broadhurst * ''

A Day Out "A Day Out" is the fourth episode from the first series of the British sitcom ''Porridge Porridge is a food made by heating, soaking or boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants, typically grain, in milk or water. It is often cooked or ...

'' (1972, TV film) as Shorter * ''

Crown Court The Crown Court is the criminal trial court, court of first instance in England and Wales responsible for hearing all indictable offences, some Hybrid offence, either way offences and appeals of the decisions of magistrates' courts. It is ...

'' (1973, 3 episodes) as Graham Erringburn * '' Thriller'' (1973, 1 episode) as Kellet * ''

Harriet's Back in Town ''Harriet's Back in Town'' is a 1972 British television series produced by Thames Television. The cast included Pauline Yates, William Russell, Edwin Richfield and Sally Bazely. The show featured a newly divorced woman (Harriet Preston, ...

'' (1973, 2 episodes) as Arthur * '' Marked Personal'' (1973, 2 episodes) as J.C. Smart * '' Van der Valk'' (1973, 1 episode) as Noordhoff * '' Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em '' (1973, 1 episode) as Watson * ''

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Magistrate * ''

Fall of Eagles Autumn, also known as fall (especially in US & Canada), is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere ...

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Count Josi Hoyos * '' The Pallisers'' (1974, 2 episodes) as Sergeant Bunfit * ''

Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Mr. Ritson * '' The Double Dealers'' (1974, 1 episode) as Sir Julian * '' Good Girl'' (1974, 1 episode) as Manager * '' Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt'' (1974, 1 episode) as Chairman * '' Notorious Woman'' (1974, 1 episode) as Gustave Flaubert * '' Centre Play'' (1975, 1 episode) as Burret * ''

Churchill's People ''Churchill's People'' is a series of 26 historical dramas produced by the BBC, based on Winston Churchill's '' A History of the English-Speaking Peoples''. They were first broadcast on BBC1 in 1974 and 1975. It was produced to mark the centena ...

'' (1975, 1 episode) as William * ''

'' (1975, 1 episode) as Mr. Walt * ''

'' (1975, 1 episode) as Custodian * '' The Good Life'' (1976, 1 episode) as Magistrate * ''

Jackanory ''Jackanory'' was a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in Reading (activity), reading. The programme was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the ...

'' (1976, 6 episodes) as Storyteller * ''

Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour may also refer to: Film * Love Thy Neighbor (1940 film), ''Love Thy Neighbor'' (1940 film), an American film * Love Thy Neighbour (1967 film), ''Love Thy Neighbour'' (1967 film), a Danish-German comedy fil ...

'' (1976, 1 episode) as George Brittain * ''

One-Upmanship Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individ ...

'' (1976, 1 episode) * '' Shades of Greene'' (1976, 1 episode) as . Shop assistant * '' The Sweeney'' (1976, 1 episode) as Col. Rosier * '' Don't Forget to Write!'' (1977-1979, 3 episodes) as Phillip Mounter * '' Bernie'' (1978, 2 episodes) as Various parts * '' The Devil's Crown'' (1978, 1 episode) as Hugues de Lusignan * '' Just William'' (1978, 1 episode) as Uncle Frederick * ''

Prince Regent A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead of a monarch, e.g., as a result of the sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness) or ab ...

'' (1979, 1 episode) as Sir Robert Gifford * '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1980, 1988, 2 episodes) as Aloysius Barge * ''

'' (1980, 1 episode) as Judge * '' The Jim Davidson Show'' (1980, 1 episode) as Various parts * '' Jukes of Piccadilly'' (1980, 2 episodes) as Geoffrey Martindale * '' Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'' (1980, TV film) as Henry Bassington-ffrench * '' Bergerac'' (1981, 2 episodes) as Tuchel/Calhoun * '' Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1981, 2 episodes) as Baxter * '' Shelley'' (1981, 1 episode) as Bernard Nelson * ''

Timon of Athens ''The Life of Tymon of Athens'', often shortened to ''Timon of Athens'', is a play written by William Shakespeare and likely also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the ''First Folio'' in 1623. Timon of Athens (person), Timon ...

'' (1981, TV film) as Lucullus * '' Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years'' (1981, 1 episode) as Lord Lothian * '' The Confessions of Felix Krull'' (1982, 5 episodes) as Lord Kilmarnock * '' L for Lester'' (1982, 6 episodes) as Chief Insp. Rodgers * ''

'' (1982, 1 episode) as Judge * ''

'' (1983, 5 episodes) as Major Bagstock * '' Goodnight and God Bless'' (1983, 6 episodes) as Geoffrey * ''

Nanny A nanny is a person who provides child care. Typically, this care is given within the children's family setting. Throughout history, nannies were usually servants in large households and reported directly to the lady of the house. Today, modern ...

'' (1983, 1 episode) as Mr. Croome * '' Number 10'' (1983, 1 episode) as Lord Harcourt * ''

The Lady Is a Tramp "The Lady Is a Tramp" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical '' Babes in Arms'', in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. This song is a spoof of New York high society and its strict etiquette (the first line ...

'' (1984, 1 episode) as Man * ''

The Masks of Death ''The Masks of Death'' is a 1984 British mystery television film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and John Mills as Doctor Watson. Plot In 1913, Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by ...

'' (1984, TV film) as Frederick Baines * '' Sharing Time'' (1984, 1 episode) as Arthur * '' Strangers and Brothers'' (1984, 3 episodes) as Mr. Knight * ''

'' (1985, 5 episodes) as Major Andrews * '' My Brother Jonathan'' (1985, 2 episodes) as Reverend Perry * '' Marjorie and Men'' (1985, 4 episodes) as Henry Bartlett * ''

The Pickwick Papers ''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was the Debut novel, first novel serialised from March 1836 to November 1837 by English author Charles Dickens. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Bo ...

'' (1985, 1 episode) as Nupkins * ''

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle ''Up the Elephant and Round the Castle'' is a British television sitcom, which aired from 30 November 1983 to 7 November 1985, and was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. Starring comedian Jim Davidson, who played the role of J ...

'' (1985, 1 episode) as The Major * '' Call Me Mister'' (1986, 1 episode) as Charlie Staples * ''

Miss Marple Miss Jane Marple is a fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories. Miss Marple lives in the village of St Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective. Often characterised as an elderly spinster, she is one ...

'' (1987, ' At Bertram's Hotel ', episode) as Colonel Luscombe * ''

Grand Larceny Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of Eng ...

'' (1987, TV film) * '' Rude Health'' (1988, 1 episode) as Col. Jardine * '' Chelworth'' (1989, 2 episodes) as Mr. Kilbeck * ''

Woof! ''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. Based on the book by Allan Ahlberg (who wrote several episodes of the series), it was dire ...

'' (1990, 1 episode) as Mr. Hudson * '' Murder Most Horrid'' (1991, 1 episode) as Sir Hugh Lotterby *'' Adam Dalgliesh'' (1993, 1 episode) as Justin Bryce * '' Under the Hammer'' (1994, 1 episode) as Meredith Bland

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cossins, James 1933 births 1997 deaths 20th-century English male actors 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel Actors from the London Borough of Bromley Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Kent People educated at the City of London School People from Beckenham