David Kossoff | |
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| Born | 24 November 1919 |
| Died | 23 March 2005 (aged 85) Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–1994 |
| Spouse |
Margaret Jenkins
(m. 1947; died 1995) |
| Children | 3; including Paul Kossoff |
David Kossoff (24 November 1919 – 23 March 2005) was a British actor. In 1954 he won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for his appearance as Geza Szobek in The Young Lovers.[2] He played Alf Larkin in TV sitcom The Larkins and Professor Kokintz in The Mouse that Roared (1959) and its sequel The Mouse on the Moon (1963).[3]
Because of the drug use of his son Paul, a blues rock musician, who subsequently died, he became an anti-drug campaigner. In 1971 he was also actively involved in the Nationwide Festival of Light, an organisation protesting against the commercial exploitation of sex and violence, and advocating the teachings of Christ as the key to re-establishing moral stability in Britain.[4]
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Film in 1955". bafta.org.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "David Kossoff – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Green, Jonathon; Karolides, Nicholas J. (14 May 2014). Encyclopedia of Censorship. ISBN 9781438110011.