Basil William Hoskins (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English theatre and

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

actor. Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London, was educated at the Edmonton County School. Hoskins studied acting at RADA and joined the

Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in 1948 when it operated from a former cinema in Goldsmith Street. Directors during this period included Val May and Fr ...

Company in 1951. Hoskins was the long-term partner of fellow English actor Harry Andrews. They are buried alongside each other at St Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, in East Sussex. His best-known films are '' Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958) and '' North West Frontier'' (1959). On television, he played the part of Number 14 on '' The Prisoner'' television series (episode "

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Filmography

* '' It Started in Paradise'' (1952) – 2nd Detective (uncredited) * '' Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958) – C.M.P. Lieutenant (Alexandria) * '' North West Frontier'' (1959) – A.D.C. * '' The Millionairess'' (1960) – First Secretary * '' Edge of Sanity'' (1989) – Mr. Bottingham

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The Prisoner

Information at Edmonton County School
1929 births 2005 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English gay actors People from Edmonton, London Place of death missing People from Salehurst 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people {{UK-theat-stub