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- The role which best epitomised James Cossins was the fussy, repressed Brown in Villain (1971). He began movie acting in the mid '60s and featured in such films as Richard Lester's How I Won the War (1967), Hammer's The Lost Continent (1968), the Jack Wild vehicle Melody (1971) and the aforementioned cult classic Villain (1971) with Richard Burton. He was also particular effective as a driving test examiner in the comedy thriller Otley (1969) with Tom Courtenay.
His contribution was usually limited to no more than a few minutes of screentime but he was always effective. On television he was quite prolific putting in appearances in, to name just a few, The Avengers (1961), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), Bless This House (1971), Bergerac (1981), Minder (1979) and perhaps most memorably, Fawlty Towers (1975). He was a specialist in officious, blustering characters. In 1974 he joined a number of British character actors to have featured in a Bond movie, playing Colthorpe in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). It was five years before he returned to cinema screens in The Great Train Robbery (1978).
After appearing as Lord Carnaryon in Sphinx (1981) he made his last big film in 1982, Gandhi (1982), though he was far down the cast list. Two more films of little note were to follow, Grand Larceny (1987) and Immaculate Conception (1992) before his final appearance in the TV movie Unnatural Causes (1993) in 1993. He died in 1997. - Minor Watson was a jovial, grandfatherly actor specializing in playing warm-hearted doctors, affable small-town businessmen, concerned army officers and other such characters. Watson wasn't as prolific as many other actors of his type; while he made slightly more than 100 films, his colleagues such as Russell Hicks and Pierre Watkin had over 300 to their credit, although Watson usually brought a warmth and a good humor to his roles that the others often didn't. While Hicks' and Watkin's characters commanded respect, Watson's soft Southern drawl (he was from Arkansas), engaging manner and soothing demeanor made his characters both liked and respected. He was especially effective as Col. Grayson, the commander of the Marines hitting the beach, in Guadalcanal Diary (1943).
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- Producer
Howard Pays was an English actor who gave up acting for representing thespians and other professionals in television and motion pictures, becoming one of England's most successful talent agents in the process. After being demobilized from the military after serving his National Service commitment, Pays became an actor. He made his television debut in the popular series Sixpenny Corner (1955) in 1955 where he met, and married, his co-star, Jan Miller.
In the early 1960s, Pays quit acting and opened the talent agency "CCA" in London. He and his partner, Freddie Vale, turned the agency into one of the most important in the U.K. and the English-speaking world. He was still a top agent at the time of his death, from cancer, in April 2002. He was 74 years old.- Betty Jewel was born on 29 April 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was an actress, known for The Necessary Evil (1925), The New Commandment (1925) and Partners Again (1926). She died on 20 October 1963 in Alton, Illinois, USA.
- Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO PC DL (17 November 1887 - 24 March 1976 Alton) was a British military officer during World War II sometimes referred to as "Monty". He attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He married Elizabeth Carver and had a son, named David.
He fought in the First World War, where he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel and was shot twice, one in the chest, staying 3 hours on the battlefield until he was taken out and treated. During the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), Montgomery was the commanding officer of County Cork, Ireland, the largest county in the area. This conflict was notable for its ferocity and the reprisals carried out by UK forces. He was promoted to general in 1938. During the campaign in France in 1940, he commanded one of the British divisions, and evacuated at Dunkirk. - Actor
- Sound Department
Dale Swann was born on 21 January 1948 in Harrisburg, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Tango & Cash (1989), Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) and Drop Zone (1994). He died on 9 April 2009 in Alton, Illinois, USA.- Teresa Wilson was born on 19 November 1964 in the USA. She died on 15 May 2001 in West Alton, Missouri, USA.
- Pamela Sykes was born in 1927 in China. She was a writer, known for Come Back Lucy (1978). She was married to Colin Louis St. Hubert Pelham-Burns. She died in 2006 in Alton, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Florence Holway was born on 2 June 1915 in Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. She was married to Spear Thomas Holway. She died on 7 February 2012 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA.
- Cynthia Stock was born on 18 June 1908 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Shipmates o' Mine (1936), Reasonable Doubt (1936) and King of the Castle (1936). She died in 1971 in Alton, Hampshire, England, UK.
- David Wayne Black was born on 15 February 1970 in Pasadena, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Colonel Kill Motherfuckers (2008), Gameheads (2007) and CockHammer (2009). He died on 3 May 2014 in Alton, Illinois, USA.
- Cliff Woodbury was born on 8 July 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 13 November 1984 in Alton, Illinois, USA.
- Deering Wells was born on 31 January 1896 in Streatham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1960), The Royalty (1957) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 29 September 1961 in Alton, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Bob Weighton was born on 29 March 1908 in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England, UK. He died on 28 May 2020 in Alton, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Writer
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Pierce Kingsley was born on 5 June 1872 in Alma, Michigan, USA. Pierce was a writer and director, known for The House of Bondage (1914), Silver Threads Among the Gold (1915) and After the Ball (1914). Pierce was married to Gladys May "Minnie" Nastelske. Pierce died on 26 June 1936 in near East Alton, Illinois, USA.