Campbell Cotts

British actor (1902–1964)

Sir Campbell Cotts Bt
Portrait by John Vere Brown, 1957
Born	William Campbell Cotts (1902-04-21)21 April 1902 Fondebosch, Cape Colony
Died	19 February 1964(1964-02-19) (aged 61) London, England
Other names	Sir William Campbell Mitchell-Cotts, 2nd Baronet
Occupation(s)	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]

Selected filmography

Fame Is the Spur (1947)
The Brass Monkey (1948)
The Idol of Paris (1948)
Trottie True (1949)
Stop Press Girl (1949)
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
Last Holiday (1950)
The Angel with the Trumpet (1950)
My Seal and Them (1951)
The Hour of 13 (1952)
Barbados Quest (1955)
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Just My Luck (1957)
The Good Companions (1957)

References

^ Chibnall p.334
^ "Campbell Cotts". Archived from the original on 5 September 2017.
^ "Campbell Cotts – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
^ "Surrender to Dreams by Campbell Mitchell Cotts – AbeBooks". abebooks.com.
^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
^ League, The Broadway. "The Millionairess – Broadway Play – 1952 Revival – IBDB". ibdb.com.