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Jack Kosslyn(1920-2005)

  • Actor
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  • Casting Department
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Jack Kosslyn in Empire of the Ants (1977)
A lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people. When the teenagers under his control realize their fate, they attempt to escape.
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Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
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Jack Kosslyn was born on 28 December 1920 in New London, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Magnum Force (1973), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Play Misty for Me (1971). He was married to Sharon Skinner-Kosslyn. He died on 24 June 2005 in Calabasas, California, USA.
BornDecember 28, 1920
DiedJune 24, 2005(84)
BornDecember 28, 1920
DiedJune 24, 2005(84)
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Known for

Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
Magnum Force
7.2
  • Walter
  • 1973
Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and George Kennedy in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
7.0
  • Casting Department
  • 1974
Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me (1971)
Play Misty for Me
6.9
  • Cab Driver
  • 1971
Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
7.8
  • Casting Director
  • 1976

Credits

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Actor

  • Echos of Enlightenment (2001)
    Echos of Enlightenment
    6.2
    • Judge Maximillian
    • 2001
  • Danger Zone II: Reaper's Revenge (1989)
    Danger Zone II: Reaper's Revenge
    5.6
    • Attorney Bowers
    • 1989
  • Vendetta (1986)
    Vendetta
    5.4
    • Warden Haines
    • 1986
  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Bill
    • 1985
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Pharmacist
    • 1984
  • Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mikhail
    • 1984
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Reporter #1
    • 1984
  • Voyagers! (1982)
    Voyagers!
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Man with pipe
    • 1982
  • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Custodian
    • 1981
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Harrison
    • Clerk
    • 1978–1981
  • Blind Ambition (1979)
    Blind Ambition
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Paul
    • 1979
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Sisko
    • 1978
  • Joan Collins, John David Carson, Robert Lansing, Robert Pine, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, and Pamela Susan Shoop in Empire of the Ants (1977)
    Empire of the Ants
    4.3
    • Thomas Lawson
    • 1977
  • Robby Benson in The Death of Richie (1977)
    The Death of Richie
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • The Principal
    • 1977
  • Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)
    Most Wanted
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Barry Norton
    • 1977

Additional Crew

  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • archive footage (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • Clint Eastwood in Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
    Eastwood on Eastwood
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • home movie footage
    • 1997
  • The Eiger Sanction (1975)
    The Eiger Sanction
    6.4
    • dialog coach
    • 1975
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
    Magnum Force
    7.2
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1973
  • William Holden and Kay Lenz in Breezy (1973)
    Breezy
    7.0
    • dialogue coach
    • 1973
  • Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walter in Play Misty for Me (1971)
    Play Misty for Me
    6.9
    • dialogue coach
    • 1971

Casting Department

  • Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and George Kennedy in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
    7.0
    • additional location casting
    • 1974
  • Robert Mitchum in Thunder Road (1958)
    Thunder Road
    6.5
    • location casting (uncredited)
    • 1958

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Attack of the Puppet People
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Attack of the Puppet People
Echos Of Enlightenment, a true book of the last days of Daniel a once and future Prophet
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Echos Of Enlightenment, a true book of the last days of Daniel a once and future Prophet
Echos Of Enlightenment, a true book of the last days of Daniel a once and future Prophet
Trailer 5:51
Echos Of Enlightenment, a true book of the last days of Daniel a once and future Prophet

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 28, 1920
    • New London, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • June 24, 2005
    • Calabasas, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Sharon Skinner-KosslynDecember 12, 1985 - June 24, 2005 (his death)

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    Was a casting director and dialogue coach for Clint Eastwood's Malpaso Productions for a few years during the 1970s and was handed small parts in more than a few of Eastwood's box office films from Play Misty for Me (1971) through The Eiger Sanction (1975).

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