Basil Hoskins
Basil William Hoskins was an English theatre and film actor.
Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London, was educated at the Edmonton County School. Hoskins studied acting at RADA and joined the Nottingham Playhouse Company in 1951. Hoskins was the long-term partner of fellow English actor Harry Andrews. They are buried alongside each other at St Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, in East Sussex.
His best-known films are Ice Cold in Alex and North West Frontier. On television, he played the part of Number 14 on The Prisoner television series.