Biography
Ernest Cossart (born Emil Gottfried von Holst, 24 September 1876 β 21 January 1951) was an English-American actor. After a stage career in England, he moved to the US, appearing on Broadway and all around the country. In the 1930s and 1940s, he appeared in films, specializing in playing butlers, valets, and similar roles, but playing a range of other parts.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 39
Oscar Dugan
![John Loves Mary](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120216-john-loves-mary.jpg)
John Loves Mary (1949)
Movie
Billings
![Love from a Stranger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81620-love-from-a-stranger.jpg)
Love from a Stranger (1947)
Movie
Father McGee
![The Jolson Story](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104620-the-jolson-story.jpg)
The Jolson Story (1946)
Movie
English Pub Proprietor
![It's Your America](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/659026-it-s-your-america.jpg)
It's Your America (1946)
Movie
Syrette
![Cluny Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42166-cluny-brown.jpg)
Cluny Brown (1946)
Movie
6.67
Bishop
![Love Letters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71267-love-letters.jpg)
Love Letters (1945)
Movie
Roger Henley
![The Girl of the Limberlost](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136621-the-girl-of-the-limberlost.jpg)
The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)
Movie
Sam Royce
![Tonight and Every Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100242-tonight-and-every-night.jpg)
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
Movie
Tienhoven
![Knickerbocker Holiday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/87772-knickerbocker-holiday.jpg)
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
Movie
Pa Monaghan
![Kings Row](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/52210-kings-row.jpg)
Kings Row (1942)
Movie
Theodore
![Skylark](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68999-skylark.jpg)
Skylark (1941)
Movie
John E. Morris
![One Foot in Heaven](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98628-one-foot-in-heaven.jpg)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Movie
Brassett
![Charley's Aunt](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/62663-charley-s-aunt.jpg)
Charley's Aunt (1941)
Movie
Pop Foyle
![Kitty Foyle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20103-kitty-foyle.jpg)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
Movie
5.6
Squire Brown
![Tom Brown's School Days](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85217-tom-brown-s-school-days.jpg)
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Movie
Rev. Dr. Pumphrey
![A Bill of Divorcement](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84591-a-bill-of-divorcement.jpg)
A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
Movie
Beeton
![The Light That Failed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93144-the-light-that-failed.jpg)
The Light That Failed (1939)
Movie
Tom Clink
![Tower of London](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86644-tower-of-london.jpg)
Tower of London (1939)
Movie
6
Father Antoine
![Lady of the Tropics](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98174-lady-of-the-tropics.jpg)
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Movie
Duval
![The Magnificent Fraud](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101225-the-magnificent-fraud.jpg)
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
Movie
Binns
![Three Smart Girls Grow Up](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100012-three-smart-girls-grow-up.jpg)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Movie
Jeepers
![Never Say Die](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67357-never-say-die.jpg)
Never Say Die (1939)
Movie
Marchand
![Zaza](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/69334-zaza.jpg)
Zaza (1938)
Movie
Andrews, the Butler
![Letter of Introduction](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84584-letter-of-introduction.jpg)
Letter of Introduction (1938)
Movie
Christopher 'Chris' Wilton
![Angel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42180-angel.jpg)
Angel (1937)
Movie
Spaulding
![Carnival Queen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Carnival Queen (1937)
Movie
Commissioner Allan
![The Lady Fights Back](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Lady Fights Back (1937)
Movie
Quinn
![As Good as Married](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/255214-as-good-as-married.jpg)
As Good as Married (1937)
Movie
Augustus Borden
![Top of the Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67426-top-of-the-town.jpg)
Top of the Town (1937)
Movie
Waiter
![Champagne Waltz](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58406-champagne-waltz.jpg)
Champagne Waltz (1937)
Movie
Binns
![Three Smart Girls](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68900-three-smart-girls.jpg)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
Movie
5.86
Stanley Redfield
![Murder with Pictures](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109093-murder-with-pictures.jpg)
Murder with Pictures (1936)
Movie
Adolphe
![My American Wife](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108195-my-american-wife.jpg)
My American Wife (1936)
Movie
Starkey
![Palm Springs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134585-palm-springs.jpg)
Palm Springs (1936)
Movie
Aristide Duvalle
![Desire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42173-desire.jpg)
Desire (1936)
Movie
Sidney
![The Great Ziegfeld](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83010-the-great-ziegfeld.jpg)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Movie
Homps
![Two for Tonight](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64217-two-for-tonight.jpg)
Two for Tonight (1935)
Movie
Flogdell
![Accent on Youth](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88879-accent-on-youth.jpg)
Accent on Youth (1935)
Movie
Jimmy Clay
![The Scoundrel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109890-the-scoundrel.jpg)
The Scoundrel (1935)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.54
Based on 45.8 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1935
1937
1939
1938
1949
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1876-09-24
Deathday1951-01-21 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceCheltenham, United Kingdom
SiblingsGustav Holst
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsEmil Gottfried von Holst
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