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Ernest Cossart (24 September 1876 – 21 January 1951) was an English actor. After a stage career in England he moved to the US, appearing on Broadway and all around the country. In the 1930s and 40s he appeared in films, specialising in playing butlers, valets and similar roles, but playing a range of other parts. ==Life and career== Cossart was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire as Emil Gottfried von Holst, the younger of the two children of Adolph von Holst (1846–1901), a professional musician, and his first wife, Clara ''née'' Lediard (1841–1882).〔Matthews, Colin. ("Holst, Gustav" ), Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, accessed 19 March 2013 〕 The elder child, Gustavus, later known as Gustav Holst, became a leading English composer.〔 Emil attended Cheltenham Grammar School and then became a clerk in a wine company's office. When he decided to pursue an acting career he took the stage name "Ernest Cossart", appearing on stage in Britain before moving to the US in 1908, working in Broadway productions and all over the country.〔("Emil von Holst (Ernest Cossart)" ), Holst Birthplace Museum, accessed 20 March 2013〕 During the First World War he served in the Canadian army and was severely wounded.〔Short, p. 476〕 After the war he appeared in musical comedy in the West End, before returning to Broadway in 1919.〔 In the late 1920s Cossart made a return to the London stage, acting with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in a West End transfer of a Broadway success, ''Caprice''.〔"The Theatres", ''The Times'', 16 May 1929, p. 14〕 In 1932 he appeared as Colonel Tallboys in the world premiere of Bernard Shaw's ''Too True to Be Good'', with Beatrice Lillie and Leo G. Carroll.〔Atkinson, Brooks. ("Over the Coffee Cups" ), ''The New York Times'', 5 April 1932 〕 Cossard moved into acting in Hollywood films in the 1930s. He was often typecast as butlers;〔Asper, H G. ("Three smart guys" ), ''Film History'', 11(2) (1999), pp. 134–153 〕 ''The New York Times'' said of him: In ''Angel'', Cossart and Edward Everett Horton as the servants were judged to have had the best of the film.〔"Angel", ''The Manchester Guardian'', 15 February 1938, p. 13〕 In addition to such roles, Cossart played a range of different characters, appearing as Pa Monaghan with Ronald Reagan in ''Kings Row'',〔Tibbetts, John C ("Film Reviews" ), ''Film & History'', 41(2) (2011), pp. 84–85〕 and as Squire Brown in ''Tom Brown's School Days;''〔("Ernest Cossart" ), British Film Institute, accessed 20 March 2013〕 in two films he played Roman Catholic priests, one French and the other Irish-American.〔 During the Second World War Cossart was a co-founder, with Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Rathbone and other expatriate actors, of a fund to help artists in distress in Britain.〔"Help for Distressed Actors", ''The Times'', 28 December 1939, p. 4〕 Cossart died in New York at the age of 74, survived by his wife, the actress Maude Davis, and their daughter, the actress Valerie Cossart (1907–1994).〔("Valerie Cossart" ), British Film Institute, accessed 20 March 2013〕〔"Deaths", ''The Times'', 24 January 1951, p. 1〕 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「Ernest Cossart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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