James Cossins

James Cossins

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy ★ 6.5 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005 Unnatural Causes ★ 6.8 Unnatural Causes 1993 Immaculate Conception ★ 5.4 Immaculate Conception 1992 Murder Most Horrid ★ 6.9 Murder Most Horrid 1991 Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel ★ 7.4 Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel 1987 Grand Larceny ★ 5.0 Grand Larceny 1987 Call Me Mister ★ 6.0 Call Me Mister 1986 Marjorie And Men Marjorie And Men 1985 The Masks of Death ★ 5.4 The Masks of Death 1984 James Bond: The First 21 Years ★ 6.7 James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983 Number 10 ★ 7.0 Number 10 1983 Gandhi ★ 7.6 Gandhi 1982 Aliens Aliens 1982 L For Lester ★ 7.5 L For Lester 1982 Bergerac ★ 6.7 Bergerac 1981 Timon of Athens ★ 8.5 Timon of Athens 1981 Sphinx ★ 5.7 Sphinx 1981 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? ★ 6.7 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 1980 Minder ★ 7.1 Minder 1979 The First Great Train Robbery ★ 6.7 The First Great Train Robbery 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 Citizen Smith ★ 6.7 Citizen Smith 1977 One-Upmanship ★ 7.7 One-Upmanship 1976 Fawlty Towers ★ 8.3 Fawlty Towers 1975 Shadows ★ 6.8 Shadows 1975 The Good Life ★ 7.7 The Good Life 1975 The Sweeney ★ 8.0 The Sweeney 1975 Churchill's People ★ 5.0 Churchill's People 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun ★ 6.5 The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 Good Girl Good Girl 1974 Fall of Eagles ★ 7.0 Fall of Eagles 1974 The Pallisers ★ 6.4 The Pallisers 1974 What Next? ★ 10.0 What Next? 1974 That Sinking Feeling That Sinking Feeling 1973 Centre Play ★ 7.0 Centre Play 1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days ★ 6.2 Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973 Bequest to the Nation ★ 6.5 Bequest to the Nation 1973 Thriller ★ 6.9 Thriller 1973 Possession ★ 8.0 Possession 1973 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ★ 7.6 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 1973 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? ★ 7.7 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 1973 A Day Out ★ 5.5 A Day Out 1972 The Breaking of Colonel Keyser The Breaking of Colonel Keyser 1972 Death Line ★ 5.8 Death Line 1972 Crown Court ★ 5.7 Crown Court 1972 The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night ★ 10.0 The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night 1972 Van der Valk ★ 6.2 Van der Valk 1972 Young Winston ★ 6.2 Young Winston 1972 Follow Me! ★ 7.6 Follow Me! 1972 Fear in the Night ★ 5.8 Fear in the Night 1972 Pretenders ★ 6.5 Pretenders 1972 Blood from the Mummy's Tomb ★ 5.5 Blood from the Mummy's Tomb 1971 Justice ★ 7.3 Justice 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ★ 7.5 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971 Villain ★ 6.2 Villain 1971 Bel Ami Bel Ami 1971 Bel Ami ★ 10.0 Bel Ami 1971 The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments 1971 Melody ★ 7.1 Melody 1971 The Rainbirds ★ 10.0 The Rainbirds 1971 The Piano ★ 9.0 The Piano 1971 Say Hello to Yesterday ★ 4.4 Say Hello to Yesterday 1971 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer ★ 6.0 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 1970 The Horror of Frankenstein ★ 5.9 The Horror of Frankenstein 1970 Scrooge ★ 6.8 Scrooge 1970 Wuthering Heights ★ 6.4 Wuthering Heights 1970 Mad Jack ★ 9.0 Mad Jack 1970 Carry On Camping ★ 6.6 Carry On Camping 1969 Otley ★ 6.3 Otley 1969 The Lost Continent ★ 5.6 The Lost Continent 1968 A Dandy in Aspic ★ 6.9 A Dandy in Aspic 1968 The Anniversary ★ 6.6 The Anniversary 1968 How I Won the War ★ 5.6 How I Won the War 1967 Callan ★ 7.0 Callan 1967 Privilege ★ 6.7 Privilege 1967 The Prophet The Prophet 1967 The Deadly Bees ★ 4.4 The Deadly Bees 1966 Mystery and Imagination ★ 5.8 Mystery and Imagination 1966 Strife Strife 1965 Darling ★ 6.7 Darling 1965