James Cossins

British actor (1933-1997)
Person human Q1680201
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Summary

James Cossins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Beckenham[2]. He was born on December 4, 1933[3]. He died in Hampshire[4]. He died on February 12, 1997[5]. He worked as an actor[6] and television actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (346 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • James Cossins was born in Beckenham[2].
  • James Cossins passed away in Hampshire[4].
  • James Cossins was born on December 4, 1933[3].
  • James Cossins died on February 12, 1997[5].
  • James Cossins held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • James Cossins worked as an actor[6].
  • James Cossins worked as a television actor[7].
  • James Cossins's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[10].
  • James Cossins is recorded as male[11].
  • James Cossins's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • James Cossins's family name is recorded as Cossins[13].
  • James Cossins's given name is recorded as James[14].
  • James Cossins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • James Cossins's start of work period is recorded as 1962[16].
  • James Cossins's P14750 is recorded as 6708-4BA1-2882-B702-D0DA[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1933-12-04[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1997-02-12[21]

  • Community tags: actor, united kingdom[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: def87ca5-287d-4724-819f-17989f25c6f1[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Beckenham[2], James Cossins… he was born on December 4, 1933[3].

Education

James Cossins was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6] and television actor[7].

Death and Burial

James Cossins died on February 12, 1997[5]. He passed away in Hampshire[4].

Why It Matters

James Cossins ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (346 views/month, #7,137 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was James Cossins born?

James Cossins was born in Beckenham[2].

Where did James Cossins die?

James Cossins passed away in Hampshire[4].

What did James Cossins do for work?

James Cossins worked as actor[6] and television actor[7].

Where did James Cossins go to school?

James Cossins was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 52996
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 52996, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322008082|ジェームズ・コシンズ (#322008082)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mi"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 6708-4BA1-2882-B702-D0DA
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  3. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 53463
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → actor, television actor
    Sex or gender → male
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31725|batch #31725]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (19)"
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