David Kossoff

David Kossoff

Nascimento : 1919-11-24, Hackney, London

Morte : 2005-03-23

História

​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.

Perfil

David Kossoff

Filmes

Staggered
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?
The London Connection
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.
Three for All
Airport Passenger
A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain
Ring of Spies
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.
O Rato na Lua
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 to the moon.
Tudo Começou em Paris
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 that she's a famous American pop star on the run, chased by the media and her parents.
Freud: Além da Alma
Jacob Freud
John Huston realiza uma pseudo-biografia do psicanalista vienense Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), mas descrevendo apenas um período de cinco anos (a partir de 1885) da vida do médico. Nessa época, a maioria dos colegas de Freud se recusavam a tratar dos casos de histeria por acreditar que tudo não passava de fingimento dos pacientes para chamar atenção. Mas Freud não acreditava nisso e passou a aplicar a técnica da hipnose, que viria a se tornar uma prática no tratamento psiquiátrico.
O Monstro de Duas Faces
Dr. Littauer
Londres, 1874. Henry Jekyll (Paul Massie) é um dedicado pesquisador que há 6 anos está casado com Kitty (Dawn Addams), mas lhe dá pouca atenção. Com isso ela se apaixonou por Paul Allen (Christopher Lee), o maior amigo de Jekyll. Paralelamente Henry desenvolve uma fórmula que faz vir à tona o lado negro de cada ser e, ao aplicar em si esta droga, Jekyll se altera não só psicologicamente como fisicamente. Logo ele está na Sphinx, uma casa noturna cara mas de má reputação. Lá encontra Kitty e Paul, que conversam com ele. Logo Jekyll está dançando com Kitty, que não imagina que este desconhecido que diz se chamar Edward Hyde é o seu marido, que ela tanto evita. Este encontro marca o início de várias tragédias.
Inn for Trouble
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.
The House of the Seven Hawks
Wilhelm Dekker
A ship's captain gets mixed up with murder during the hunt for lost Nazi treasure.
Jet Storm
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.
O Rato que Ruge
Professor Alfred Kokintz
O ducado de Grand Fenwick decide que a única maneira de se livrar de seus problemas econômicos é declarar guerra aos Estados Unidos, perder e aceitar a ajuda estrangeira. Eles enviam uma força de invasão a Nova York (armados com arcos e flechas), que chega durante um exercício nuclear que deixou as ruas desertas. Vagando pelas ruas desertas em busca de encontrar alguém para se renderem, eles descobrem um cientista com uma arma moderníssima que pode destruir a Terra. Quando eles capturam o cientista e sua bomba eles ficam diante de uma nova possibilidade: O que você faz quando você ganha uma guerra?
Crepúsculo Vermelho
Simon Avron
Budapeste, novembro de 1956. Uma revolta força a União Soviética a uma intervenção militar. Diana Ashmore (Deborah Kerr), uma inglesa divorciada, tenta tirar do país Paul Kedes (Jason Robards), um húngaro com quem está envolvido. Ele está com um passaporte in
Indiscreta
Carl Banks
Philip (Cary Grant), um americano rico, e uma famosa atriz, Anne (Ingrid Bergman), se encontram de maneira inusitada. Anne insiste em conquistá-lo, como faz com todos os homens. Embora Philip resista, acaba fisgado, e ela também não consegue resistir ao charme eletrizante do galã. Quando Cary Grant e Ingrid Bergman se reuniram novamente em Indiscreta - mais de uma década depois de Interlúdio, de Hitchcock - um grande sucesso já era previsto. Essa dupla de astros mais o grande diretor Stanley Donen (Charada) transformam um simples romance, num clássico de alto nível. "Um filme inteligente, agradável, um belo conto sobre a acidentada estrada do amor" (Variety).
Innocent Sinners
George Vincent
A neglected girl (June Archer) in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church.
Count Five and Die
Dr. Mulder
Dutch patriots, a U.S. officer and a British spy fool the Nazis with a fake Soho film company.
A Casa dos Segredos
Henryk van de Heide, CIA
Police in Paris recruit an English ship's officer (Michael Craig) to help trap counterfeiters by joining them.
Now and Forever
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.
A Saia de Ferro
Dr. Anton Antonovich Dubratz
A Capitã Vinka Kovelenko deserta da Rússia, mas não por razões políticas. Ela deserta porque ela se sente discriminada como mulher. O Capitão Chuck Lockwood recebe a missão de mostrar a ela o lado bom do capitalismo, enquanto ela tenta convencê-lo da superioridade do comunismo. Naturalmente eles se apaixonam, mas ainda há a KGB que não gosta da ideia de ter um oficial russo desertor passeando em Londres.
Lodo na Alma
Sam Lewis
A ruthless woman takes advantage of gullible men to climb up the social ladder.
Who Done It?
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.
1984
Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
Em uma sociedade futurística totalitária, controlada pelo "Big Brother", o amor é proibido. Winston Smith é um funcionários do Estado, ele é responsável por reescrever a história e, ao se apaixonar por Julia, é visto como rebelde, sofrendo tortura e lavagem cerebral pelo seu crime.
A Rua da Esperança
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.
The Bespoke Overcoat
Morry
Fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. His one ambition is to have an overcoat of his own. Refused one by the cold hearted Ranting he asks a tailor friend, Morry, to make him one instead, but dies of cold before he can take delivery of it. Unwilling to give up his only desire even in death, he returns as a ghost to persuade Morry to steal him the overcoat he so coveted in life.
The Woman for Joe
Max
A carnival boss and a little person from the sideshow compete for the same woman.
Svengali
Gecko
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
The Young Lovers
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.
The Good Beginning
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.
The Good Beginning
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.