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, Kent, he became widely recognised as the abrupt, bewildered Mr Walt in the ''

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'' episode "

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" and as Mr Watson, the frustrated Public Relations training course instructor, in an episode of ''

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'' is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC1, created and written by Raymond Allen (scriptwriter), Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice. It was first broadcast in 1973 and ran for two series, inc ...

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Early life

He was born in

and educated at the

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. After serving in the

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, he trained at

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sen ...

, where he won the silver medal in 1952.

Career

He first appeared in repertory theatre and at 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 ...

. He played a wide range of characters throughout his colourful and extensive career on television and stage, often portraying blustering, pompous, crusty and cantankerous characters. Cossins appeared in ''

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'' at the Apollo Theatre in 1971 with

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, Garth Forwood,

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, and

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. He appeared in more than forty films, including ''

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'' (recreating his West End stage role), and '' The Lost Continent'' (both 1968), ''

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'' (1982), and '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974). On the small screen, he appeared as a guest in a variety of shows, including ''

The Likely Lads ''The Likely Lads'' is a British sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and produced by Dick Clement. Twenty episodes were broadcast by the BBC, in three series, between 16 December 1964 and 23 July 1966. However, only te ...

'' and ''

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'', ''

Minder A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds". Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...

'', '' Bergerac'', ''

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'', '' Bless This House'', ''

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'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', ''

Citizen Smith ''Citizen Smith'' is a British television sitcom written by John Sullivan, first broadcast from 1977 to 1980. It starred Robert Lindsay as Walter Henry "Wolfie" Smith, a young Marxist "urban guerrilla" in Tooting, south London, who is attempti ...

'', ''

Just William ''Just William'' is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for ...

'', '' The Good Life'', ''

L for Lester ''L for Lester'' is a BBC sitcom first broadcast in 1982, starring Brian Murphy. The programme followed the misfortunes of a small town driving instructor. It was intended as a new vehicle for Murphy after his previous hit show - ''George and Mi ...

'', Neville Dennis in ''

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'' "Rules of the Game" (1972), ''

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debuted ...

'', and as the regular character Bruce Westrop (in 1979) in ''

Emmerdale Farm ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

''. He also played Major Bagstock in ''

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'' (1983), and appeared in the first series of '' All in Good Faith'' in 1985. He played a magistrate in episodes of four different British sitcoms, ''

'', '' The Good Life'', ''

'' and ''Minder''. His later appearances were limited by ill health and he lived in semi-retirement in Surrey. Cossins died from heart disease at the age of 63, in 1997.

Filmography

Film

* '' Darling'' (1965) as Basildon * ''

The Deadly Bees ''The Deadly Bees'' is a 1966 British horror film based on H.F. Heard's 1941 novel ''A Taste for Honey''.Ed. Allan Bryce, ''Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood'', Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 43-45 It was directed by Freddie Francis, and ...

'' (1966) as Coroner * '' Privilege'' (1967) as Professor Tatham * ''

How I Won the War ''How I Won the War'' is a 1967 British black comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects t ...

'' (1967) as Drogue * ''

'' (1968) as Henry Taggart * '' A Dandy in Aspic'' (1968) as Heston-Stevas * '' The Lost Continent'' (1968) as Nick, Chief Engineer * ''

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'' (1968) as Geffcock * '' Scrooge'' (1970) as Party Guest * ''

The Horror of Frankenstein ''The Horror of Frankenstein'' is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and semi-remake of the 1957 film '' The Curse of Frankenstein'', of Hammer's ''Frankenstein'' series. It was produced and direct ...

'' (1970) as Dean * ''

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer ''The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer'' is a 1970 British satirical film starring Peter Cook, and co-written by Cook, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Kevin Billington, who directed the film. The film was devised and produced by David Frost u ...

'' (1970) as Crodder * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moorland, moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their tur ...

'' (1970 as Mr. Linton * ''

Say Hello to Yesterday ''Say Hello to Yesterday'' is a 1971 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Canadian Alvin Rakoff, on whose original story the film is based. Starring Jean Simmons and Leonard Whiting, it is 'a fast moving account of ten hours in the life ...

'' (1971) as Policeman * ''

Melody A melody (from Greek language, Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a Linearity#Music, linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most liter ...

'' (1971) as Headmaster * ''

Villain A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ...

'' (1971) as Brown * ''

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb ''Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' is a 1971 British horror film starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, and James Villiers. It was director Seth Holt's final film, and was loosely adapted from Bram Stoker's 1903 novel ''The Jewel of Seven Stars''.G ...

'' (1971) as Older Male Nurse * ''

Death Line ''Death Line'' is a 1972 horror film written and directed by Gary Sherman and starring Donald Pleasence, Norman Rossington, David Ladd, Sharon Gurney, Hugh Armstrong, and Christopher Lee. Its plot follows two university students who find thems ...

'' (1972) as James Manfred, OBE * '' Fear in the Night'' (1972) as The Doctor * '' Follow Me!'' (1972) as Party Guest * ''

Young Winston ''Young Winston'' is a 1972 British biographical adventure drama war film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his 1930 book, '' My Early Life''. The first part of the film covers Churchill ...

'' (1972) as Barnsby * '' Bequest to the Nation'' (1973) as McKillop - HMS Victory * '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days'' (1973) as German Officer * '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) as Colthorpe * ''

The First Great Train Robbery ''The First Great Train Robbery'' (known in the United States as ''The Great Train Robbery'') is a 1978 Irish heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel '' The Great Train Robbery''. ...

'' (1979) as Harranby * ''

Loophole A loophole is an ambiguity or inadequacy in a system, such as a law or security, which can be used to circumvent or otherwise avoid the purpose, implied or explicitly stated, of the system. Originally, the word meant an arrowslit, a narrow verti ...

'' (1981) as 1st Interviewer * ''

Sphinx A sphinx ( , grc, σφίγξ , Boeotian: , plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a falcon. In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of ...

'' (1981) as Lord Carnarvon * ''

'' (1982) as Brigadier * ''Immaculate Conception'' (1992) as Godfrey

Television

* '' The Dangerous Game'' (1958, 1 episode) as Auctioneer * ''

Saturday Playhouse ''Saturday Playhouse'' was a 60-minute UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 4 January 1958 until 1 April 1961. There were sixty-eight episodes, among them adaptations of the pla ...

'' (1959, 1 episode) as Frank Coppin * ''

Theatre Night ''Theatre Night'' is the umbrella title under which adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays were usually broadcast on BBC 2 between 15 September 1985 and 21 July 1990. List of episodes The main source for compiling this list was th ...

'' (1961, 1 episode) as Edgar Lucas, the bride's father * ''

The Caucasian Chalk Circle ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' (german: Der kaukasische Kreidekreis) is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a b ...

'' (1962, 3 episodes) as Schauwa * ''

'' (1962-1963, 11 episodes) as Sergeant Michaelson * ''

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'' (1963, 13 episodes) as Newcastle Pope * ''

Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Canadi ...

'' (1963-1973, 3 episodes) as Partridge * ''

ITV Television Playhouse ''ITV Television Playhouse'', often simplified to ''Television Playhouse'', was a British anthology television series produced by and airing on the ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, ...

'' (1963, 1 episode) as Hilliard * ''

The Sullavan Brothers ''The Sullavan Brothers'' is a British television series which originally aired on ITV between 1964 and 1965.Vahimagi p.132 One episode, "Insufficient Evidence", is believed to be lost. Cast Main * Hugh Manning as Robert Sullavan * Anthony ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as Maurice Ashley * '' Londoners'' (1965, 1 episode) as The interviewer * ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) an ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as 'Muddy' Waters * ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as Interviewer * ''

The Man in Room 17 ''The Man in Room 17'' is a British television series which ran for two series in the mid-1960s, produced by the northern weekday ITV franchise, Granada Television. Key to the series' success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chap ...

'' (1965, 1 episode) as Harry Morrison * ''

Legend of Death A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess ...

'' (1965, 4 episodes) as Irwin * ''

'' (1965-1966, 2 epsidoes) as Scoutmaster/Vicar * ''

Mystery and Imagination ''Mystery and Imagination'' is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and (later) Thames Television. Outline The se ...

'' (1966, 1 episode) as Landlord * ''

The Power Game ''The Plane Makers'' is a British television series created by Wilfred Greatorex and produced by Rex Firkin. ATV made three series for ITV between 1963 and 1965. It was succeeded by ''The Power Game'', which ran for an additional three se ...

'' (1966-1969, 2 episodes) as Henry Outram/Candleford * ''

Theatre 625 ''Theatre 625'' is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production a ...

'' (1966, 1 episode) as Henry * '' The Fellows'' (1967, 1 episode) as Visitor * ''

Out of the Unknown ''Out of the Unknown'' is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Most episodes of the first three series were a dramatisation of a science f ...

'' (1967, 1 episode) as Interviewer * ''

The Contenders ''The Contenders'' is a 14-program series that was produced and aired by C-SPAN in the fall of 2011. It looked at the lives and careers of 14 candidates for the presidency of the United States who were determined to have made significant impacts ...

'' (1969, 1 episode) as Bloater * ''

Strange Report ''Strange Report'' is a British television crime drama series starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1969 on ITV In the United States, NBC broadcast ''Strange Report'' between 8 Ja ...

'' (1969, 1 episode) as Churchill * ''

Dr. Finlay's Casebook ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictiona ...

'' (1969, 1 episode) as Robbie Cannock * ''

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'' (1969, 1 episode) as Mr. Peachham * '' The Avengers'' (1969, 1 episode) as Henry * ''

Paul Temple Paul Temple is a fictional character created by English writer Francis Durbridge. Temple is a professional author of crime fiction and an amateur private detective. With his wife Louise, affectionately known as 'Steve' in reference to her jo ...

'' (1970, 1 episode) as Inspector Lescoe * ''

The Wednesday Play ''The Wednesday Play'' is an anthology series of United Kingdom, British television plays which ran on BBC One, BBC1 for six seasons from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually original works written for television, although dramati ...

'' (1970, 1 episode) as Colonel Jones-William * ''

Thirty-Minute Theatre ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' was a British anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which t ...

'' (1970, 1 episode) as Tim Singleton * '' Dear Mother...Love Albert'' (1970-1972, 2 episodes) as S.M.N. Beanstock/Col. Tomlinson * ''

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'' (1970, 1 episode) as Det. Sgt. Davis * '' Menace'' (1970, 1 episode) as Controller * '' Bless This House'' (1971, 1 episode) as Tom Williams * ''

The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ� ...

'' (1971, 1 episode) as Tom * ''

Bel Ami ''Bel-Ami'' (, "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled ''Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel'' first appeared in 1903. The story chronicles journalist ...

'' (1971, 4 episodes) as Forestier * '' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'' (1971, 1 episode) as . Dr. Jervis * ''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

'' (1971, 3 episodes) as Jeremy * ''

'' (1972, 1 episode) as Neville Dennis * ''

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'' (1972, 13 episodes) as Old Elam * '' The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Nigh'' (1972, 1 episode) as Rev. Peter Elmstead * '' Man at the Top'' (1972, 1 episode) as Colonel Broadhurst * ''

A Day Out "A Day Out" is the fourth episode from the first series of the British sitcom ''Porridge''. It first aired on 26 September 1974, and is the fourth episode of the first series. In this episode, Fletcher and some of his fellow prisoners are allowed ...

'' (1972, TV film) as Shorter * ''

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'' (1973, 4 episodes) as Graham Erringburn * '' Thriller'' (1973, 1 episode) as Kellet * ''

Harriet's Back in Town ''Harriet's Back in Town'' is a 1972 British television series produced by Thames Television. The cast included Pauline Yates, William Russell, Edwin Richfield and Sally Bazely. The show featured a newly divorced woman (Harriet Preston, play ...

'' (1973, 2 episodes) as Arthur * '' Marked Personal'' (1973, 2 episodes) as J.C. Smart * ''

Van der Valk ''Van der Valk'' is a British television crime drama series produced for the ITV network. The first series ran from 1972 to 1992; followed by a remake in 2020. Created by Nicolas Freeling and based on his novels about a detective in Amsterd ...

'' (1973, 1 episode) as Noordhoff * '' Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em '' (1973, 1 episode) as Watson * ''

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Magistrate * ''

Fall of Eagles ''Fall of Eagles'' is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series was created by John Elliot and produced by Stuart Burge. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the ruling dynasties of ...

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Count Josi Hoyos * ''

The Pallisers ''The Pallisers'' is a 1974 BBC television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels. Set in Victorian era England with a backdrop of parliamentary life, Simon Raven's dramatisation covers six of Anthony Trollope's novels and follows the e ...

'' (1974, 2 episodes) as Sergeant Bunfit * ''

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Mr. Ritson * '' The Double Dealers'' (1974, 1 episode) as Sir Julian * '' Good Girl'' (1974, 1 episode) as Manager * '' Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt'' (1974, 1 episode) as Chairman * ''

Notorious Woman ''Notorious Woman'' is a 1974 BBC television serial based on the life of the French author George Sand. It starred Rosemary Harris in the title role. The seven episodes were written by Harry W. Junkin and directed by Waris Hussein. In the United ...

'' (1974, 1 episode) as Gustave Flaubert * ''

Centre Play Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricit ...

'' (1975, 1 episode) as Burret * ''

Churchill's People ''Churchill's People'' is a series of 26 historical dramas produced by the BBC, based on Winston Churchill's ''A History of the English-Speaking Peoples''. They were first broadcast on BBC1 in 1974 and 1975. It was produced to mark the centena ...

'' (1975, 1 episode) as William * ''

'' (1975, 1 episode) as Mr. Walt * ''

'' (1975, 1 episode) as Custodian * '' The Good Life'' (1976, 1 episode) as Magistrate * ''

Jackanory ''Jackanory'' is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-t ...

'' (1976, 6 episodes) as Storyteller * ''

Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour refers to the Biblical phrase "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" from the Book of Leviticus 19:18 in the Old Testament about the ethic of reciprocity known as the Golden Rule or the Great Commandment. ...

'' (1976, 1 episode) as George Brittain * ''

One-Upmanship One-upmanship, also called "one-upsmanship", is the art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. The term was first used in the title of a book by Stephen Potter, published in 1952 as a follow-up to ''The Theory and Practice of Gamesmans ...

'' (1976, 1 episode) * ''

Shades of Greene ''Shades of Greene'' is a British television series based on short stories written by the author Graham Greene. The series began in 1975, with each hour-long episode featuring a dramatisation of one of Greene's stories, many of which dealt with ...

'' (1976, 1 episode) as . Shop assistant * ''

'' (1976, 1 episode) as Col. Rosier * ''

Don't Forget to Write! ''Don't Forget to Write!'' is a British television sitcom, broadcast by the BBC from 1977 to 1979. Plot The central character is Gordon Maple ( George Cole) who was formerly a successful playwright, but is now procrastinating, lacking self-confid ...

'' (1977-1979, 3 episodes) as Phillip Mounter * '' Bernie'' (1978, 2 episodes) as Various parts * ''

The Devil's Crown ''The Devil's Crown'' is a BBC television series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard I and John. It is also known as ''La couronne du Diable'' in French. The series was written by Jack ...

'' (1978, 1 episode) as Hugues de Lusignan * ''

'' (1978, 1 episode) as Uncle Frederick * ''

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'' (1979, 1 episode) as Sir Robert Gifford * '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (1980, 1988, 2 episodes) as Aloysius Barge * ''

'' (1980, 1 episode) as Judge * '' The Jim Davidson Show'' (1980, 1 episode) as Various parts * '' Jukes of Piccadilly'' (1980, 2 episodes) as Geoffrey Martindale * ''

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? ''Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'' is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in September 1934 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1935 under the title of ...

'' (1980, TV film) as Henry Bassington-ffrench * '' Bergerac'' (1981, 2 episodes) as Tuchel/Calhoun * '' Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1981, 2 episodes) as Baxter * '' Shelley'' (1981, 1 episode) as Bernard Nelson * ''

Timon of Athens ''Timon of Athens'' (''The Life of Tymon of Athens'') is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the ''First Folio'' in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companion ...

'' (1981, TV film) as Lucullus * '' Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years'' (1981, 1 episode) as Lord Lothian * ''

The Confessions of Felix Krull ''Confessions of Felix Krull'' () is an unfinished 1954 novel by the German author Thomas Mann. Synopsis The novel is narrated by the protagonist, an impostor and adventurer named Felix Krull, the son of a ruined Rhineland winemaker. Felix avoi ...

'' (1982, 5 episodes) as Lord Kilmarnock * ''

'' (1982, 6 episodes) as Chief Insp. Rodgers * ''

'' (1982, 1 episode) as Judge * ''

'' (1983, 5 episodes) as Major Bagstock * '' Goodnight and God Bless'' (1983, 6 episodes) as Geoffrey * ''

Nanny A nanny is a person who provides child care. Typically, this care is given within the children's family setting. Throughout history, nannies were usually servants in large households and reported directly to the lady of the house. Today, modern ...

'' (1983, 1 episode) as Mr. Croome * '' Number 10'' (1983, 1 episode) as Lord Harcourt * '' The Lady Is a Tramp'' (1984, 1 episode) as Man * '' The Masks of Death'' (1984, TV film) as Frederick Baines * '' Sharing Time'' (1984, 1 episode) as Arthur * ''

Strangers and Brothers ''Strangers and Brothers'' is a series of novels by C. P. Snow, published between 1940 and 1970. They deal with – among other things – questions of political and personal integrity, and the mechanics of exercising power. Plot All eleven ...

'' (1984, 3 episodes) as Mr. Knight * '' All in Good Faith'' (1985, 5 episodes) as Major Andrews * ''

My Brother Jonathan ''My Brother Jonathan'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Ronald Howard and Beatrice Campbell. It is adapted from the 1930 novel ''My Brother Jonathan'' by Francis Brett Young, lat ...

'' (1985, 2 episodes) as Reverend Perry * '' Marjorie and Men'' (1985, 4 episodes) as Henry Bartlett * ''

The Pickwick Papers ''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was Charles Dickens's first novel. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Boz'' published in 1836, Dickens was asked by the publisher Chapman & Hall to s ...

'' (1985, 1 episode) as Nupkins * ''

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle ''Up the Elephant and Round the Castle'' is a British television sitcom, which aired from 1983 to 1985, and was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. Starring comedian Jim Davidson, who played the role of Jim London, the show spaw ...

'' (1985, 1 episode) as The Major * ''

Call Me Mister ''Call Me Mister'' is a revue with sketches by Arnold Auerbach and words and music by Harold Rome. The title refers to troops who are happily returning to civilian life and no longer want to be addressed by their military ranks. The Broadway pr ...

'' (1986, 1 episode) as Charlie Staples * ''

Miss Marple Miss Marple is a fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories. Jane Marple lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective. Often characterized as an elderly spinster, she is one of Chr ...

'' (1987, 1 episode) as Colonel Luscombe * ''

Grand Larceny Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of Engla ...

'' (1987, TV film) * '' Rude Health'' (1988, 1 episode) as Col. Jardine * '' Chelworth'' (1989, 2 episodes) as Mr. Kilbeck * ''

Woof! ''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg. It was directed by David Cobham with the screenp ...

'' (1990, 1 episode) as Mr. Hudson * ''

Murder Most Horrid ''Murder Most Horrid'' is a British black comedy anthology series starring Dawn French. It was broadcast on BBC Two for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. Created by Paul Smith (television writer), Paul Smith, who also co-created '' ...

'' (1991, 1 episode) as Sir Hugh Lotterby *''

Adam Dalgliesh Adam Dalgliesh (pronounced "dal-gleash") is a fictional character who is the protagonist of fourteen mystery novels by P. D. James; the first being James's 1962 novel ''Cover Her Face''. He also appears in the two novels featuring James's other ...

'' (1993, 1 episode) as Justin Bryce * ''

Under the Hammer ''Under the Hammer'' is a British comedy drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 1994. Written by John Mortimer, it is set at a London auction house. Episodes #"The Fatal Attribution" (10 January 1994) #"Wonders in the Deep" (1 ...

'' (1994, 1 episode) as Meredith Bland

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cossins, James 1933 births 1997 deaths English male film actors English male television actors People from Beckenham Male actors from Kent 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art People educated at the City of London School 20th-century English male actors