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| death_place = Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England | death_cause = Liver cancer | nationality = English | othername = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1952–1994 | spouse = | children = 3; including Paul | partner = | parents = }} David Kossoff (November 24, 1919 – March 23, 2005) was an English actor. In 1954 he won a BAFTA for his appearance in ''The Young Lovers''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Film in 1955 )〕 Perhaps his best-known roles were Alf Larkin in ''The Larkins'' and Professor Kokintz in ''The Mouse that Roared'' (1959) and its sequel ''The Mouse on the Moon'' (1963).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Kossoff - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie )〕 Because of the drug use of his son Paul, a rock musician, who subsequently died, he became an anti-drug campaigner. In 1971 he was also actively involved in the Nationwide Festival of Light, an organisation protesting against the commercial exploitation of sex and violence, and advocating the teaching of Christ as the key to re-establishing moral stability in Britain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Encyclopedia of Censorship )〕 ==Life and career== Kossoff was born in London, the youngest of three children, to poor Russian-Jewish〔〕 immigrant parents. His father, Louis Kossoff (1883–1943), was a tailor, while another son, the eldest named Alec, changed his surname to Keith; the middle sister was named Sarah Rebecca (Sadie). In its obituary of David Kossoff, ''The Scotsman'' wrote how he was "a man of deep convictions and proud of his Jewish origins".〔Alasdair, Steven. ("David Kossoff: Actor" ), ''The Scotsman'', April 5, 2005. Accessed September 1, 2011. "As an actor David Kossoff brought a refined and quick-witted quality to his roles. But he was also a man of deep convictions and proud of his Jewish origins, though he had a delightfully self-deprecating way of telling rambling Jewish jokes."〕 Kossoff started working in light entertainment on British television in the years following World War II. His first stage appearance was at the Unity Theatre in 1942 at the age of 23.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Kossoff )〕 He took part in numerous plays and films. He was a Member of the Society of Artists and Designers. In addition to this, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His best-known television roles were the hen-pecked husband Alf Larkin in ''The Larkins'', first broadcast in 1958, and a Jewish furniture maker in ''A Little Big Business''. Film credits included ''The Young Lovers'' (1954 - for which he won a British Academy Film Award as ''Most Promising Newcomer to Film''), ''A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955), his role as Morry in the Oscar-winning ''The Bespoke Overcoat'' (1956), Professor Kokintz in ''The Mouse that Roared'' (1959), starring Peter Sellers, and its sequel ''The Mouse on the Moon'' (1963) with Bernard Cribbins. He played Sigmund Freud's father in ''Freud: The Secret Passion'' (1962) with Montgomery Clift in the lead.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Kossoff - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Kossoff )〕 He was also well known for his story-telling skills, particularly with regard to reinterpreting the Bible. His best-known book, also a television series, is ''The Book of Witnesses'' (1971), in which he turned the Gospels into a series of monologues. He also retold dozens of Old Testament and Apocrypha stories in ''Bible Stories'' (1968).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Obituary: David Kossoff )〕 In 1953, he played the character Lemuel "Lemmy" Barnet in the British sci-fi radio series ''Journey into Space''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=JOURNEY INTO SPACE )〕 He died in 2005 of liver cancer at age 85.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Kossoff )〕 He was cremated and interred at the Golders Green Crematorium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Kossoff (1919 - 2005) - Find A Grave Memorial )〕 He married Jennie and had two sons, Paul and Simon. Following the death in 1976 of his son Paul, guitarist with the band Free, Kossoff established the Paul Kossoff Foundation which aimed to present the realities of drug addiction to children. Kossoff spent the remainder of his life campaigning against drugs. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he toured with a one-man stage performance about the death of his son and its effect on the family.〔http://www.paulkossoffofficial.com/〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=All Right Now: Remembering Guitar Great, Free’s Paul Kossoff )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Kossoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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