David Kossoff

David Kossoff was a British actor. In 1954 he won a BAFTA for his appearance in The Young Lovers. Perhaps his bestknown roles were Alf Larkin in The Larkins and Professor Kokintz in The Mouse that Roared and its sequel The Mouse on the Moon .

Kossoff was born in London, the youngest of three children, to poor RussianJewish immigrant parents. His father, Louis Kossoff , was a tailor, while another son, the eldest named Alec, changed his surname to Keith the middle sister was named Sarah Rebecca . In its obituary of David Kossoff, The Scotsman wrote how he was a man of deep convictions and proud of his Jewish origins.

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