Basil Hoskins

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Basil William Hoskins (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English actor.

Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London was educated at the Edmonton County School. The popular British actor who also had a distinguished career on the London stage, Hoskins studied acting at RADA and later joined the Nottingham Playhouse Company. Hoskins was the long term romantic partner of fellow English actor Harry Andrews.^[1]

His best known films are Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) and North West Frontier (1959). On television, he played the part of Number 14 on The Prisoner television series (episode "Hammer Into Anvil").

Notes

↑ "Basil Hoskins", The Daily Telegraph, 2 November 2005, retrieved 7 February 2012

External links

Basil Hoskins at the Internet Movie Database
The Prisoner
Information at Edmonton County School

Persondata
Name	Hoskins, Basil
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	10 June 1929
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England, UK
Date of death	17 January 2005
Place of death	London, England, UK

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