James Cossins

James Cossins

Acting

Born December 4, 1933 · Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

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…

Known for

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

Minder

Minder

1979

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964

Bergerac

Bergerac

1981

Bergerac

Bergerac

1981

Acting(93)

2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMr. Walt (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993Unnatural CausesJustin Bryce

1992Immaculate ConceptionGodfrey

1991Murder Most HorridSir Hugh Lotterby

1987Miss Marple: At Bertram's HotelColonel Luscombe

1987Grand Larceny

1986Call Me Mister

1985Marjorie And MenHenry Bartlett

1984The Masks of DeathFrederick Bains

1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsColthorpe (archive footage)

1983Good Night And God BlessGeoffrey

1983Number 10Sir William Harcourt

1982GandhiBrigadier

1982AliensMajor Lucas

1982L For LesterChief Inspector Rodgers

1981BergeracTuchel

1981Timon of AthensLucullus

1981SphinxLord Carnarvon

1980Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Henry Bassington-ffrench

1979MinderJudge

1978The First Great Train RobberyHarranby

1978All Creatures Great and SmallMr. Barge

1977Don't Forget to Write!Phillip Mounter

1977Citizen SmithCourt Judge

1976One-Upmanship

1975Fawlty TowersMr. Walt

1975ShadowsCustodian

1975The Good LifeMagistrate

1975The SweeneyColonel Rosier

1974Churchill's PeopleWilliam

1974The Man with the Golden GunColthorpe

1974Good GirlManager

1974Fall of EaglesCount Josi Hoyos

1974The PallisersSergeant Bunfit

1973That Sinking FeelingEric

1973Centre PlayBurret

1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysGerman Officer

1973Bequest to the NationMcKillop

1973ThrillerKellet

1973PossessionKellet

1973Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Magistrate

1972A Day OutMr. Shorter

1972The Breaking of Colonel KeyserPartridge

1972Death LineJames Manfred O.BE.

1972Crown Court

1972The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come NightPeter Elmstead

1972Van der ValkNoordhoff

1972Young WinstonBarnsby

1972Follow Me!Party Guest (uncredited)

1972Fear in the NightThe Doctor

1972PretendersOld Elam

1971Blood from the Mummy's TombOlder Male Nurse

1971JusticeMr. Ritson

1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesDr. Jervis

1971VillainBrown

1971Bel AmiForestier

1971Bel AmiCharles Forestier

1971The Ten CommandmentsTom

1971MelodyHeadmaster

1971The RainbirdsFather - Mr. Rainbird

1971The PianoJeremy

1971Say Hello to YesterdayPoliceman

1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerCrodder

1970The Horror of FrankensteinDean

1970ScroogeParty Guest (uncredited)

1970Wuthering HeightsMr. Linton

1969Carry On CampingMan in Cinema (uncredited)

1969OtleyJeffcot

1968The Lost ContinentNick, chief engineer

1968A Dandy in Aspic

1968The AnniversaryHenry Taggart

1967How I Won the WarDrogue

1967PrivilegeProfessor Tatham

1967The ProphetInterviewer

1966The Deadly BeesCoroner

1966Mystery and ImaginationLandlord

1965Thirty-Minute TheatreTim Singleton

1965StrifeWilliam Scantlebury

1965DarlingMr. Basildon

1965Legend of DeathIrwin

1965LondonersThe Interviewer

1965Love's Labour's LostHolofernes

1964The Likely LadsScoutmaster

1964Theatre 625Henry

1963The InvasionTV Commentator

1961The AvengersHenry

1960Coronation StreetMr. Soames

1959No Hiding Place

1956Armchair TheatreUncle Eric

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