

James Cossins
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
4 Dec 1933
Age
93 Years
Born In
Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Total Projects
92
Years Active
49 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Mr. Walt (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
as Justin Bryce

movie
Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception
as Godfrey

tv
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
as Sir Hugh Lotterby

tv
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
as Colonel Luscombe

movie
Grand Larceny
Grand Larceny

tv
Call Me Mister
Call Me Mister

tv
Marjorie And Men
Marjorie And Men

movie
The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death
as Frederick Bains

movie
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Colthorpe (archive footage)

tv
Number 10
Number 10
as Sir William Harcourt

movie
Gandhi
Gandhi
as Brigadier

movie
Aliens
Aliens
as Major Lucas

tv
L For Lester
L For Lester
as Chief Inspector Rodgers

tv
Bergerac
Bergerac
as Tuchel

tv
Bergerac
Bergerac
as Calhoun

movie
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens
as Lucullus

movie
Sphinx
Sphinx
as Lord Carnarvon

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

tv
Minder
Minder
as Judge

movie
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery
as Harranby

tv
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mr. Barge

tv
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Aloysius Barge

tv
Citizen Smith
Citizen Smith
as Court Judge

tv
One-Upmanship
One-Upmanship

tv
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
as Mr. Walt

tv
Shadows
Shadows
as Custodian

tv
The Good Life
The Good Life
as Magistrate

tv
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Colonel Rosier

tv
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
as William

movie
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Colthorpe

tv
Good Girl
Good Girl
as Manager

tv
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Count Josi Hoyos

tv
The Pallisers
The Pallisers
as Sergeant Bunfit

movie
What Next?
What Next?

movie
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
as Eric

tv
Centre Play
Centre Play
as Burret

movie
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as German Officer

movie
Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation
as McKillop

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Kellet

movie
Possession
Possession
as Kellet

tv
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

tv
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as Magistrate

movie
A Day Out
A Day Out
as Mr. Shorter

movie
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
as Partridge

movie
Death Line
Death Line
as James Manfred O.BE.

tv
Crown Court
Crown Court

tv
Crown Court
Crown Court
as Graham Erringburn

movie
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
as Peter Elmstead

tv
Van der Valk
Van der Valk
as Noordhoff

movie
Young Winston
Young Winston
as Barnsby

movie
Follow Me!
Follow Me!
as Party Guest (uncredited)

movie
Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night
as The Doctor

tv
Pretenders
Pretenders
as Old Elam

movie
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
as Older Male Nurse

tv
Justice
Justice
as Mr. Ritson

tv
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. Jervis

movie
Villain
Villain
as Brown

movie
Bel Ami
Bel Ami
as Forestier

tv
Bel Ami
Bel Ami
as Charles Forestier

tv
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
as Tom

movie
Melody
Melody
as Headmaster

movie
The Rainbirds
The Rainbirds
as Father - Mr. Rainbird

movie
The Piano
The Piano
as Jeremy

movie
Say Hello to Yesterday
Say Hello to Yesterday
as Policeman

movie
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Crodder

movie
The Horror of Frankenstein
The Horror of Frankenstein
as Dean

movie
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Mr. Linton

movie
Mad Jack
Mad Jack

movie
Carry On Camping
Carry On Camping
as Man in Cinema (uncredited)

movie
Otley
Otley
as Jeffcot

movie
The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent
as Nick, chief engineer

movie
A Dandy in Aspic
A Dandy in Aspic

movie
The Anniversary
The Anniversary
as Henry Taggart

movie
How I Won the War
How I Won the War
as Drogue

tv
Callan
Callan

movie
Privilege
Privilege
as Professor Tatham

movie
The Prophet
The Prophet
as Interviewer

movie
The Deadly Bees
The Deadly Bees
as Coroner

tv
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
as Landlord

movie
Strife
Strife
as William Scantlebury

movie
Darling
Darling
as Mr. Basildon

tv
Londoners
Londoners
as The Interviewer

movie
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
as Holofernes

tv
The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads
as Scoutmaster

tv
The Likely Lads
The Likely Lads
as Vicar

tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as Henry

movie
The Invasion
The Invasion
as TV Commentator

tv
The Avengers
The Avengers
as Henry

tv
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
as Mr. Soames

tv
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Uncle Eric