Born in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK — Dec 04 1933• Died Feb 12 1997

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 repe…
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Mr. Soames

Judge

Henry

Tuchel


Henry

Mr. Barge

Colonel Rosier


Kellet

William

Noordhoff

Dr. Jervis

Mr. Walt


Sergeant Bunfit

Landlord

Mr. Ritson

Sir Hugh Lotterby

Count Josi Hoyos

Burret

Magistrate

Court Judge

Colthorpe

Custodian


Harranby

Magistrate

Brigadier


Vicar
Tom

The Interviewer

Sir William Harcourt

Older Male Nurse

Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Barnsby

Mr. Linton

Colonel Luscombe

Mr. Basildon

Uncle Eric

Headmaster

Colthorpe (archive footage)

Old Elam

McKillop

James Manfred O.BE.

German Officer

Drogue

Brown

Crodder

Coroner

Dean


Mr. Walt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Forestier

Frederick Bains

Lord Carnarvon

Mr. Shorter

Jeffcot
Manager

Lucullus

Professor Tatham

Nick, chief engineer

Henry Taggart

Henry Bassington-ffrench
Forestier

Godfrey

Peter Elmstead


Major Lucas
Chief Inspector Rodgers

Father - Mr. Rainbird

Holofernes

The Doctor

Jeremy

Justin Bryce
Partridge
Eric
TV Commentator

Policeman

Interviewer

Kellet

William Scantlebury