Biography
James Cossins (4 December 1933 β 12 February 1997) was an English character 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.
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Filmography
all 65
Movies 37
TV Shows 28
Justin Bryce
Unnatural Causes (1993)
Movie
Godfrey
Immaculate Conception (1992)
Movie
Sir Hugh Lotterby
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
TV
Colonel Luscombe
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
TV
6
Actor
Grand Larceny (1987)
Movie
Call Me Mister (1986)
TV
Major Andrews
All in Good Faith (1985)
TV
Marjorie And Men (1985)
TV
Frederick Bains
The Masks of Death (1984)
Movie
Brigadier
Gandhi (1982)
Movie
4.44
Major Lucas
Aliens (1982)
Movie
Tuchel / Calhoun
Bergerac (1981)
TV
6
Lucullus
Timon of Athens (1981)
Movie
Lord Carnarvon
Sphinx (1981)
Movie
Henry Bassington-ffrench
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
Movie
Judge
Minder (1979)
TV
6
Harranby
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
Movie
1
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
TV
Actor
Bernie (1978)
TV
Aloysius Barge / Mr. Barge
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
TV
6
Phillip Mounter
Don't Forget To Write! (1977)
TV
Court Judge
Citizen Smith (1977)
TV
6
Mr. Walt
Fawlty Towers (1975)
TV
6.7
Magistrate
The Good Life (1975)
TV
Colonel Rosier
The Sweeney (1975)
TV
Colthorpe
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Movie
5.77
Count Josi Hoyos
Fall of Eagles (1974)
TV
Phelps
What Next? (1974)
Movie
German Officer
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
Movie
McKillop (uncredited)
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
Movie
Kellet
Thriller (1973)
TV
Kellet
Possession (1973)
Movie
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
TV
5.71
Magistrate
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973)
TV
6
Shorter
A Day Out (1972)
Movie
James Manfred O.BE.
Death Line (1972)
Movie
Graham Erringburn
Crown Court (1972)
TV
Rev. Peter Elmstead
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night (1972)
Movie
Noordhoff
Van der Valk (1972)
TV
The Doctor
Fear in the Night (1972)
Movie
Old Elam
Pretenders (1972)
TV
Mr. Ritson
Justice (1971)
TV
Dr. Jervis
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
TV
Older Male Nurse
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
Movie
5.9
Brown
Villain (1971)
Movie
Headmaster
Melody (1971)
Movie
Father - Mr. Rainbird
The Rainbirds (1971)
Movie
Jeremy
The Piano (1971)
Movie
Policeman
Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)
Movie
Crodder
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
Movie
Dean
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
Movie
5.42
Mr. Linton
Wuthering Heights (1970)
Movie
Mad Jack (1970)
Movie
Jeffcot
Otley (1969)
Movie
Nick, chief engineer
The Lost Continent (1968)
Movie
Henry Taggart
The Anniversary (1968)
Movie
Drogue
How I Won the War (1967)
Movie
Callan (1967)
TV
Professor Tatham
Privilege (1967)
Movie
Coroner
The Deadly Bees (1966)
Movie
Mystery and Imagination (1966)
TV
Mr. Basildon
Darling (1965)
Movie
4
Holofernes
Love's Labour's Lost (1965)
Movie
Henry
The Avengers (1961)
TV
6
No Hiding Place (1959)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.88
Based on 565 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1959
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1973
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1993
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1933-12-04
Deathday1997-02-12 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceBeckenham, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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