David Kossoff
Birthday: Born in 1919-11-24 in Hackney, London, England, UK
Deathday: 2005-03-23
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Kossoff (24 November 1919 – 23 March 2005) was a British actor. Following the death of his son Paul, a rock musician, he became an anti-drug campaigner. In 1971 he was also actively involved in the Nationwide Festival of Light protesting against the commercial exploitation of sex and violence, and advocating the teaching of Christ as the key to re-establishing moral stability in Britain. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Kossoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Saint
Character: Herman Uberlasch
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need....
Lovejoy
Character: Mr. Rosenbaum
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries....
Interpol Calling
Character: Professor Renee
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery....
A Little Big Business
Character:
Marcus Lieberman passes on the secrets of the furniture trade to his young son, Simon....
The Larkins
Character: Alf Larkins
'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to 1960. An additional two series aired from 1963 to 1964....
Young Charlie Chaplin
Character: Pawnbroker
The challenging and spirited early life of cinema's first great comedic artist, Charlie Chaplin, is portrayed. The innately talented young Charlie must overcome a wayward life of poverty and familial chaos to reach the pinnacle of stardom....
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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Character: Dr. Littauer
After a series of scientific experiments directed towards freeing the inner man and controlling human personalities, the kindly, generous Dr Henry Jekyll succeeds in freeing his own alter ego, Edward Hyde, a sadistic, evil creature whose pleasure is murder....
Indiscreet
Character: Carl Banks
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. She is in the middle of taking off her face cream, while talking about this subject with her sister, when in walks Philip Adams. She loses her concentration for a moment as she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for....
The Mouse That Roared
Character: Professor Alfred Kokintz
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets....
The Dybbuk
Character: First batlon
A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding....
Freud: The Secret Passion
Character: Jacob Freud
An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis....
Wicked as They Come
Character: Sam Lewis
A ruthless woman takes advantage of gullible men to climb up the social ladder....
The Mouse on the Moon
Character: Professor Kokintz
Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new set of plumbing, they request foreign aid from the U.S. for Space Research. The Russians then send aid as well to show that they too are for the internationalization of space. While the grand Duke is dreaming of hot baths, their one scientist is slapping together a rocket. The U.S. and Soviets get wind of the impending launch and try and beat them t...
The House of the Seven Hawks
Character: Wilhelm Dekker
A ship's captain gets mixed up with murder during the hunt for lost Nazi treasure....
The Journey
Character: Simon Avron
A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary....
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
Character:
Peggy Lee hosts an all-star cast and sings a number of her signature songs....
The Young Lovers
Character: Geza Szobek
A young employee of the British State Department falls in love with the daughter of a top Russian diplomat, much to the panic of their respective countries' officials, who suspect espionage. The cast includes David Knight, Odile Versois, Theodore Bikel and David Kossoff....
House of Secrets
Character: Henryk van de Heide, CIA
Police in Paris recruit an English ship's officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by joining them....
A Kid for Two Farthings
Character: Avrom Kandinsky
Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true....
Count Five and Die
Character: Dr. Mulder
Dutch patriots, a U.S. officer and a British spy fool the Nazis with a fake Soho film company....
Innocent Sinners
Character: George Vincent
A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church....
The Bespoke Overcoat
Character: Morry
A humble clerk yearns for an overcoat, but his employer's refusal and his subsequent death lead him to return as a ghost, determined to claim the garment with the help of a tailor friend....
The Good Beginning
Character: 2nd Hand Clothes Dealer
After their honeymoon, Johnny Lipton and his wife Kit move into their small apartment. Kit runs the flat on a tight budget, for she hopes that one day with her support her husband will eventually run his own business. A lack of understanding of each other s character and aspirations, however, leads to many problems before Johnny and Kit are able to attempt a 'good beginning' to their marriage....
Inn for Trouble
Character: Alf Larkin
Peggy Mount and David Kossoff star as Ada and Alf Larkin in this big screen version of the hugely popular 1950s TV comedy. Alf Larkin has finally made good his dream to own a pub. The trouble is, it's got no customers. But leave it to the Larkins to find unorthodox ways to bring in the punters....
Ring of Spies
Character: Peter Kroger
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them....
Jet Storm
Character: Dr. Bergstein
Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic....
Now and Forever
Character: Pawnbroker
A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope....
The Good Beginning
Character: Dealer
After their honeymoon, Johnny Lipton and his wife Kit move into their small apartment. Kit runs the flat on a tight budget, for she hopes that one day with her support her husband will eventually run his own business. A lack of understanding of each other s character and aspirations, however, leads to many problems before Johnny and Kit are able to attempt a 'good beginning' to their marriage....
The Woman for Joe
Character: Max
A carnival boss and a little person from the sideshow compete for the same woman....
Staggered
Character: Elderly Man
Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island. A road trip ensues, with Neil encountering many obstacles as he makes his way to London for what he believes is to be his wedding day. Or is it?...
1984
Character: Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love....
The London Connection
Character: Prof. Buchinski
A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle....
The Iron Petticoat
Character: Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz
Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism. Naturally, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London....
Who Done It?
Character: Zacco
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists....
Summer Holiday
Character: Magistrate
1960s musical showcasing Cliff Richard. Four bus mechanics working for London Transport strike up a deal with the company: they do up a one of the company's legendary red double decker buses and take it to southern Europe as a mobile hotel. If it succeeds, they will be put in charge of a whole fleet. While on the road in France they pick up three young British ladies whose car breaks down and offer to take them to their next singing job in Athens. They also pick up a stowaway, who hides the fact...
Three for All
Character: Airport Passenger
A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain...
Svengali
Character: Gecko
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer....