2:35 PM PDT Sun, Aug 02 Ralph Cosham, Actor: Starman. I love what I do.”--Jessie C. GrearsonGet our FREE Newsletter and discover a world of audiobooks. Since 1992, Cosham’s distinctive voice … He doesn’t know what will happen next. He was married to Beverly Ann Powell and Alison M Rowe. “I’m older, and I get emotionally involved in the books I read. Ralph Cosham was born on February 25, 1936 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England as Ralph Howard Cosham. Reading was my escape growing up in the aftermath of WWII--the books became movies in my mind.
“I don’t do a lot of vocal tricks, but I have an emotional connection with each of the characters as to how they respond to situations. © 2020 - All Rights Reserved - AudioFile ® Publications, Inc. Ralph Cosham was born on February 25, 1936 in Sussex, England as Ralph Howard Cosham. Was born Feb 25, 1936 - Eastbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
Ralph Coshamis a film and stage actor, film voice actor, and book narrator.
Now, with each narration, I try create the feeling that you, the listener, and I, the narrator, are discovering this book at the same time.” That’s why, he says, he rarely reads the book in advance.
This comes out of being an actor. Known for voicing Jauffre. Distinguished narrator Ralph Cosham, who recently won an Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny’s THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY, says he vividly recalls encountering the author’s work for the first time.
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Cosham changed careers from British journalist to actor in the 1970s. Like Penny, whose disciplined revision ethic he admires, Cosham says he’s quite critical of his own work, a stickler seeking perfection.
“Of all the things I’ve done, sitting in a booth reading--no makeup, no eight-hour rehearsals--it has a lot of advantages!
Then the character of Gamache kind of emerged out of that first experience--as a mixture of Roderick Alleyn and Inspector Maigret. I’ll go over a page or passage a number of times.
Cosham, a British-born former journalist, was a regular for many years in productions at Washington’s Arena Stage and Shakespeare Theatre.
He combines British intellectual with Frenchman’s warmth.” Cosham pauses then adds, “It’s as if those two got married--and Gamache would be their son.”Cosham, whose career trajectory moved from newspaper delivery boy to journalist to actor to narrator, says he’s not as prolific a narrator as many of his colleagues, but that suits him. “Particularly with something like Louise’s books, which are very special, I tend to work quite slowly. 37 Silver St. Portland, ME 04101 | (800) 506-1212 | Dashing round London and the English countryside, Watson and Holmes search for villains, deceivers, and the perpetrators of crimes both physical and psychological. “I read the first few pages of Still Life, and said to my wife, ‘This is something really special.’ SHOW (579) An engineer might not find anything wrong, but for me, if it doesn’t have the right pace or feel--well, I’ll go over it until I have it just as I want it to be.”Cosham has developed a relationship with Penny’s characters over the years, and he works hard to maintain consistency. “So I can’t give anything away!”Cosham may not spend hours preparing before recording sessions, but he’s exacting about the final results of each production. He was an actor, known for Starman (1984), The Pelican Brief (1993) and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006). Louise Penny posted the following on her Facebook page this morning:
He died on September 30, 2014 in Reston, Virginia, USA.
In a gravelly voice, Ralph Cosham becomes the voice of Dr. Watson as he narrates 12 of his adventures with Sherlock Holmes.