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 tr...
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
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Death Line
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Villain
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The Lost Continent
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The Masks of Death
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Fear in the Night
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The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night
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Unnatural Causes
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The Breaking of Colonel Keyser
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Carry On Camping
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Melody
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How I Won the War
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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
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Darling
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The Rainbirds
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
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Bequest to the Nation
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Possession
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A Dandy in Aspic
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Murder Most Horrid
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
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Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
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No Hiding Place
Fall of Eagles
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Mystery and Imagination
Call Me Mister
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All Creatures Great and Small
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Miss Marple
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The Likely Lads
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The Avengers
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