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

Cheers

Magnum Force

Bourbon Street Beat

High Plains Drifter

The Eiger Sanction

Play Misty for Me

Earth vs. the Spider

Breezy

All Movies (15)

• Empire of the Ants1977 · as Thomas Lawson
• The Death of Richie1977 · as The Principal
• The Eiger Sanction1975 · as Reporter
• Magnum Force1973 · as Walter
• Breezy1973 · as Driver
• High Plains Drifter1973 · as Saddlemaker
• Play Misty for Me1971 · as Cab Driver
• Didn’t You Hear?1970 · as Higby
• The Magic Sword1962 · as The Ogre
• Earth vs. the Spider1958 · as Mr. Fraser
• War of the Colossal Beast1958 · as Newscaster
• Attack of the Puppet People1958 · as Sgt. Paterson
• The Amazing Colossal Man1957 · as Lieutenant in Briefing Room
• The Devil's Hairpin1957 · as Tony Botari
• The Devil's Hairpin1957 · as Tony Boari

All TV Shows (2)

• Cheers1982 · as Bill
• Bourbon Street Beat1959 · as Hotel Desk Clerk