Personal Info
James Cossins
Acting
Biography
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 Play…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Mr. Walt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unnatural Causes
as Justin Bryce
Immaculate Conception
as Godfrey
Grand Larceny
The Masks of Death
as Frederick Bains
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Colthorpe (archive footage)
Gandhi
as Brigadier
Aliens
as Major Lucas
Sphinx
as Lord Carnarvon
Timon of Athens
as Lucullus
TV Shows
Murder Most Horrid
as Sir Hugh Lotterby · 1 ep.
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
as Colonel Luscombe · 2 ep.
Call Me Mister
1 ep.
Marjorie And Men
6 ep.
Number 10
as Sir William Harcourt · 1 ep.
L For Lester
as Chief Inspector Rodgers · 6 ep.
Bergerac
as Calhoun · 1 ep.
Minder
as Judge · 1 ep.
All Creatures Great and Small
as Aloysius Barge · 1 ep.
Citizen Smith
as Court Judge · 1 ep.
