Campbell Cotts


Campbell Cotts was a Cape Colony-born actor of British stage, film and television. 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. His acting roles included a Broadway appearance opposite Katharine Hepburn in a revival of Shaw's The Millionairess at the Shubert Theatre in 1952.

Selected filmography

Fame Is the Spur The [Brass Monkey (film)|The Brass Monkey] The Idol of Paris Trottie True Stop Press Girl Dear Mr. Prohack Last Holiday The [Angel with the Trumpet (1950 film)|The Angel with the Trumpet] My Seal and Them The Hour of 13 Barbados Quest Three [Men in a Boat (1956 film)|Three Men in a Boat] Just My Luck