James Cosmo
Janice Forsyth meets Scottish movie star James Cosmo to look back on his screen career, which includes Highlander, Braveheart, Trainspotting and TV series Game of Thrones.
Janice Forsyth presents a very special conversation with one of Scotland's best loved film actors.
James Cosmo has been a larger than life presence on our big screens since his movie debut in The Battle Of Britain in 1969 alongside Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer. Since then he's played a hairy clansmen in Highlander, a drug addict's father in Trainspotting, William Wallace's right hand man in Braveheart and is currently dominating screens as part of the Game Of Thrones TV series.
In this in-depth interview he discusses how he was considered for the role of James Bond, his involvement in plans for a Scottish Film Studio and how Mel Gibson interrupted a Saturday night at home with news that would change his life.
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Broadcast
- Sun 31 Mar 2013 15:45大象传媒 Radio Scotland
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