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Jack Kosslyn

Actor

Jack Kosslyn

Born December 28, 1920 in New London, Connecticut, USADied June 24, 200514 films

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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High Plains Drifter posterFirst watchHigh Plains Drifter19737.3as SaddlemakerA gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who…View film

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14 films as actor
  1. 1977Empire of the AntsThomas Lawson
  2. 1977The Death of RichieThe Principal
  3. 1975The Eiger SanctionReporter
  4. 1973Magnum ForceWalter
  5. 1973BreezyDriver
  6. 1973High Plains DrifterSaddlemaker
  7. 1971Play Misty for MeCab Driver
  8. 1970Didn’t You Hear?Higby
  9. 1962The Magic SwordThe Ogre
  10. 1958Earth vs. the SpiderMr. Fraser
  11. 1958War of the Colossal BeastNewscaster
  12. 1958Attack of the Puppet PeopleSgt. Paterson
  13. 1957The Amazing Colossal ManLieutenant in Briefing Room
  14. 1957The Devil's HairpinTony Botari