Jack Kosslyn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-12-28

Deathday

2005-06-24 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

New London, Connecticut, USA

Jack Kosslyn

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.

Known For

High Plains Drifter
7.3%

High Plains Drifter

Apr 19, 1973

Magnum Force
7.1%

Magnum Force

Dec 13, 1973

Cheers
7.6%

Cheers

Sep 30, 1982

Play Misty for Me
6.6%

Play Misty for Me

Oct 1, 1971

The Eiger Sanction
6.1%

The Eiger Sanction

May 21, 1975

Breezy
6.8%

Breezy

Nov 18, 1973

Empire of the Ants
4.9%

Empire of the Ants

Jun 29, 1977

The Spider
4.7%

The Spider

Sep 1, 1958

The Amazing Colossal Man
4.4%

The Amazing Colossal Man

Oct 25, 1957

The Magic Sword
4.2%

The Magic Sword

Apr 1, 1962

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Acting

1982
Cheers as Bill
1977
Empire of the Ants as Thomas Lawson
1977
The Death of Richie as The Principal
1975
The Eiger Sanction as Reporter
1973
Magnum Force as Walter
1973
Breezy as Driver
1973
High Plains Drifter as Saddlemaker
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
The Spider as Mr. Fraser
1958
War of the Colossal Beast as Newscaster
1958
Attack of the Puppet People as Sgt. Paterson
1957
The Amazing Colossal Man as Lieutenant in Briefing Room
1957
The Devil's Hairpin as Tony Botari
1957
The Devil's Hairpin as Tony Boari

Crew

1975
The Eiger Sanction as Dialogue Coach
1973
Breezy as Dialogue Coach
1971
Play Misty for Me as Dialogue Coach

Production

1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales as Casting
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