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David Kossoff(1919-2005)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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David Kossoff
During the Cold War, a RN warrant officer stationed in the British Embassy in Warsaw leaks secrets to his Polish girlfriend who's a Soviet agent and after his transfer to a naval station in Britain he joins a Soviet spy ring.
Play trailer2:53
Shadow of Treason (1964)
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9 Photos
David Kossoff was born on 24 November 1919 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mouse on the Moon (1963), The Mouse That Roared (1959) and Chance Meeting (1954). He was previously married to Margaret Jenkins. He died on 23 March 2005 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
BornNovember 24, 1919
DiedMarch 23, 2005(85)
BornNovember 24, 1919
DiedMarch 23, 2005(85)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win total

Photos9

Ingrid Bergman and David Kossoff in Indiscreet (1958)
Megs Jenkins and David Kossoff in Indiscreet (1958)
Hildegard Knef, David Kossoff, and Donald Wolfit in Svengali (1954)
Bernard Cribbins, David Kossoff, and Terry-Thomas at an event for The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, David Kossoff, E.G. Marshall, and Robert Morley in The Journey (1959)
Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, David Kossoff, and E.G. Marshall in The Journey (1959)
David Kossoff in The Bespoke Overcoat (1954)
Benny Hill and David Kossoff in Who Done It? (1956)

Known for

The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
The Mouse on the Moon
6.3
  • Professor Kokintz
  • 1963
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
The Mouse That Roared
6.9
  • Doctor Alfred Kokintz
  • 1959
Chance Meeting (1954)
Chance Meeting
6.3
  • Geza Szobek
  • 1954
Jan Sterling, Edmond O'Brien, and Michael Redgrave in 1984 (1956)
1984
6.9
  • Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
  • 1956

Credits

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Actor

  • Staggered (1994)
    Staggered
    • Elderly Man
    • 1994
  • Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan, Ian McShane, Diane Parish, and Dudley Sutton in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
    • Mr. Rosenbaum
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • A Beginners Guide to Freud
    • Dr Freud
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
    Young Charlie Chaplin
    • Pawnbroker
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Here Comes Channel 8
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • The London Connection (1979)
    The London Connection
    • Professor Buchinski
    • 1979
  • Three for All (1975)
    Three for All
    • Airport Passenger
    • 1975
  • New York Television Theatre (1965)
    New York Television Theatre
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C. (1966)
    One Million Years B.C.
    • Narrator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • David Kossoff and Francis Matthews in A Little Big Business (1963)
    A Little Big Business
    • Marcus Lieberman
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1965
  • The Larkins (1958)
    The Larkins
    • Alf Larkins
    • TV Series
    • 1958–1964
  • Shadow of Treason (1964)
    Shadow of Treason
    • Peter Kroger
    • 1964
  • Espionage (1963)
    Espionage
    • Defense Attorney
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
    The Mouse on the Moon
    • Professor Kokintz
    • 1963
  • Lionel Murton, Lauri Peters, and Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963)
    Summer Holiday
    • Magistrate
    • 1963

Writer

  • Late Great Paul
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Kossoff and Company
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • New York Television Theatre (1965)
    New York Television Theatre
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • Sunday Story
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1964

Videos3

Trailer
Trailer 2:53
Trailer
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Trailer 2:28
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
The Mouse That Roared
Trailer 2:30
The Mouse That Roared

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • BFI_
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • November 24, 1919
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 23, 2005
    • Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK(liver cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Margaret Jenkins1947 - 1995 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Paul Kossoff
  • Relatives
    • Alan Keith(Sibling)
  • Other works
    He acted in Sholom Aleichem's play, "The World of Sholom Aliechem," at the Embassy Theatre in London, England with Alfie Bass, Miriam Karlin, Tutte Lemkow, and Mark Dignam in the cast. Sam Wanamaker was director.

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    Father of the late Paul Kossoff, guitarist with the band Free.

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