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Acting

David Kossoff

Career

Active from 1952 to 1994, with a break from 1965 to 1978, busiest in 1956 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Indiscreet
Indiscreet
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Kossoff Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Quirky Characters 3
  • British Comedy 3
  • Cold War Satire 2
  • Political Farce 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Gentle Humor 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 49
Staggered
Staggered (1994)
GoodWatch score 49

as Elderly Man

1980s

3 titles · average score 50
Young Charlie Chaplin
Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)

TV show · as Pawnbroker

A Beginners Guide to Freud
A Beginners Guide to Freud (1989)

as Sigmund Freud

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Mr. Rosenbaum

1970s

2 titles
The London Connection
The London Connection (1979)

as Prof. Buchinski

Three for All
Three for All (1975)

as Airport Passenger

1960s

11 titles · average score 64
One Million Years B.C.
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Narrator (uncredited)

Ring of Spies
Ring of Spies (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Peter Kroger

A Little Big Business
A Little Big Business (1963)

TV show · as Marcus Lieberman

The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

as Professor Kokintz

Espionage
Espionage (1963)

TV show · as Defense Attorney

Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday (1963)
GoodWatch score 47

as Magistrate

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Herman Uberlasch

Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jacob Freud

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr. Littauer

Inn for Trouble
Inn for Trouble (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Alf Larkin

Alice Through the Looking Box
Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)

as Duke of Larkin

1950s

24 titles · average score 63
The Mouse That Roared
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
GoodWatch score 79

as Professor Alfred Kokintz

The House of the Seven Hawks
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)
GoodWatch score 47

as Wilhelm Dekker

The Larkins
The Larkins (1958)

TV show · as Alf Larkins

Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

as George Vincent

Indiscreet
Indiscreet (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as Carl Banks

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1956)
GoodWatch score 52

as Zacco

1984
1984 (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Charrington the Junk Shop Owner

The Iron Petticoat
The Iron Petticoat (1956)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz

A Kid for Two Farthings
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Avrom Kandinsky

The Bespoke Overcoat
The Bespoke Overcoat (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Morry

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1953)

TV show

The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk (1952)

as First batlon