Jack Kosslyn
Born: 1920-12-28 in New London, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2005-06-24
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jack Kosslyn was a drama coach in the Los Angeles area for over forty years and taught classes at his own studio in Hollywood. He also worked for Universal Studios and Warner Brothers, and coached performers including David Janssen, Mary Tyler Moore and John Travolta. He spent six years with Clint Eastwood's Malpaso Productions as a casting director, dialogue coach, and actor, appearing in small parts in several of Eastwood's films. In the 1980s, he helped form OPACT, the Organization of Professional Acting Coaches and Teachers.
Filmography
1982
- Cheers as Bill
1977
- Empire of the Ants as Thomas Lawson
- The Death of Richie as The Principal
1976
- The Outlaw Josey Wales ... (Casting)
1975
- The Eiger Sanction as Reporter
1973
- Magnum Force as Walter
- High Plains Drifter as Saddlemaker
- Breezy as Driver
1971
- Play Misty for Me as Cab Driver
1970
- Didn’t You Hear? as Higby
1962
- The Magic Sword as The Ogre
1959
- Bourbon Street Beat as Hotel Desk Clerk
1958
- Thunder Road ... (Location Casting)
- Attack of the Puppet People as Sgt. Paterson
- War of the Colossal Beast as Newscaster
- Earth vs. the Spider as Mr. Fraser
1957
- The Amazing Colossal Man as Lieutenant in Briefing Room
- The Devil's Hairpin as Tony Botari