Basil Hoskins
Basil Hoskins | |
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Born | 10 June 1929 Edmonton, London, United Kingdom |
Died | 17 January 2005 London, United Kingdom | (aged 75)
Resting place | St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Salehurst, East Sussex, United Kingdom[1] |
Education | Edmonton County School |
Years active | 1952-1995 |
Partner(s) | Harry Andrews[2] |
Basil William Hoskins (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English actor.
Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London, was educated at the Edmonton County School. A popular British actor who also had a distinguished career on the London stage, Hoskins studied acting at RADA and later joined the Nottingham Playhouse Company.[3][4] Hoskins was the long term partner of fellow English actor Harry Andrews.[5] They are buried alongside each other at St Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, in East Sussex.[6]
His best-known films are Ice Cold in Alex (1958) and North West Frontier (1959). On television, he played the part of Number 14 on The Prisoner television series (episode "Hammer Into Anvil").[7]
Filmography[]
- It Started in Paradise (1952) - 2nd Detective (uncredited)
- Ice Cold in Alex (1958) - C.M.P. Lieutenant (Alexandria)
- North West Frontier (1959) - A.D.C.
- The Millionairess (1960) - First Secretary
- Edge of Sanity (1989) - Mr. Bottingham
Notes[]
- ^ "Famous People in Robertsbridge".
- ^ "Basil Hoskins". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Basil Hoskins | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Basil Hoskins — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "Basil Hoskins", The Daily Telegraph, 2 November 2005, retrieved 7 February 2012
- ^ "Basil Hoskins (1929-2005) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com.
- ^ "Basil Hoskins". BFI.
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Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2005 deaths
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- English male film actors
- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- Gay actors
- LGBT entertainers from England
- People from Edmonton, London
- People from Salehurst
- United Kingdom theatre stubs