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Jack Kosslyn

Acting Born Dec 28, 1920 New London, Connecticut, USA 17 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Cheers (1982) as Bill
  • Bourbon Street Beat (1959) as Hotel Desk Clerk
  • Magnum Force (1973) as Walter
  • High Plains Drifter (1973) as Saddlemaker
  • The Eiger Sanction (1975) as Reporter
  • Play Misty for Me (1971) as Cab Driver
  • Empire of the Ants (1977) as Thomas Lawson
  • Earth vs. the Spider (1958) as Mr. Fraser
  • Breezy (1973) as Driver
  • The Magic Sword (1962) as The Ogre
  • War of the Colossal Beast (1958) as Newscaster
  • Attack of the Puppet People (1958) as Sgt. Paterson
  • The Death of Richie (1977) as The Principal
  • The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) as Lieutenant in Briefing Room
  • Didn’t You Hear? (1970) as Higby
  • The Devil's Hairpin (1957) as Tony Botari
  • The Devil's Hairpin (1957) as Tony Boari