Campbell Cotts | |
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![]() Portrait by John Vere Brown, 1957 | |
Born | William Campbell Cotts 21 April 1902 Fondebosch, Cape Colony |
Died | 19 February 1964 61) London, England | (aged
Other names | Sir William Campbell Mitchell-Cotts, 2nd Baronet |
Occupation | Actor, writer, barrister |
Years active | 1947–1962 |
Campbell Cotts (21 April 1902 –19 February 1964) was a Cape Colony-born actor of British stage, film and television. [1] [2] [3] A former barrister and a published poet, Cotts studied at Cambridge and fought in Second World War, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant in the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). [4] [5] His acting roles included a Broadway appearance opposite Katharine Hepburn in a revival of Shaw's The Millionairess at the Shubert Theatre in 1952. [6]
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