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Joss Ackland

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Feb 29, 1928 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

North Kensington, London, England, UK

Biography

Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in White Mischief (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joss Ackland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2014Katherine of AlexandriaRufus
2014The PortraitHenry Winter
2013Prisoners of the SunProfessor Mendella
2011The Boy with Chocolate FingersNarrator
2010Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford CortinaNarrator
2009PinocchioMastro Ciliegia
2009PinocchioMastro Ciliegia
2007FlawlessMilton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
2007How About You...Donald Vanston
2007In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister CrowleyNarrator
2007HogfatherMustrum Ridcully
2007KingdomMr. John Narbutowicz
2006Moscow ZeroTolstoy
2006These Foolish ThingsAlbert
2006The One ShowSelf
2006Above and BeyondWinston Churchill
2006HogfatherMustrum Ridcully
2005AsylumJack Straffen
2005IconGeneral Nikolayev
2005Defining a StyleSelf
2004A Different LoyaltyRandolph Cauffield
2003I'll Be ThereEvil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
2003Henry VIIIHenry VII
2002No Good DeedMr. Quarre
2002K-19: The WidowmakerMarshal Zelentsov
2001OthelloJames Brabant
2000Lounge Act
2000The Mumbo JumboMayor Smith
2000Passion of MindDr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
2000Easter TalesBarabbas
1999MilkVicar
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceThe Prussian
1998Swept from the SeaMr. Swaffer
1998My GiantMonsignor Popesou
1998FirelightLord Clare
1998Heat of the SunMax Van Der vuurst
1997Midsomer MurdersSir Freddy Butler
1996D3: The Mighty DucksHans
1996Surviving PicassoHenri Matisse
1996Deadly Voyage
1996Hidden in SilenceGerman Factory Manager
1996To the Ends of TimeKing Francis
1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationNoah (voice)
1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationSamuel (voice)
1995Citizen XBondarchuk
1995A Kid in King Arthur's CourtKing Arthur
1995Mad Dogs and EnglishmenInsp. Sam Stringer
1995Daisies in DecemberGerald Carmody
1994JacobIsaak
1994GiorginoFather Glaise
1994Miracle on 34th StreetVictor Landbergh (uncredited)
1994OcchioPinocchioBrando Della Valle
1994Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of PoetrySelf
1994Citizen LockeLord Ashley
1994Miracle on 34th StreetVictor Landbergh
1994Julius CaesarCaesar
1993Nowhere to RunFranklin Hale
1993Mother's BoysLansing, Jude's Attorney
1993Voices in the GardenSir Charles Peverall
1993The Thief and the CobblerBrigand (voice)
1993SimulacrumThe Chemist
1992The Mighty DucksHans
1992Once Upon a CrimeHercules Popodopoulos
1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsKing Edward
1992The BridgeSmithson
1992Project: ShadowchaserKinderman
1992White Bear's SecretBrown Bear (voice)
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesThe Prussian
1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesCaesar (voice)
1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyDe Nomolos
1991A Murder of QualityTerence Fielding
1991The Object of BeautyMr. Mercer
1991The Sheltering Desert
1991Miss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsLewis Serrocold
1991The Princess and the GoblinKing Papa (voice)
1991Brown Bear's WeddingBrown Bear (voice)
1991Ashenden
1991A Woman Named JackieAristotle Onassis
1990The Hunt for Red OctoberAmbassador Andrei Lysenko
1990Jekyll & HydeDr. Charles Lanyon
1990The Secret Life of Ian FlemingGen. Gerhard Hellstein
1990The Palermo Connectionil boss
1990Tre colonne in cronacaGaetano Leporino, il finanziere
1989Lethal Weapon 2Arjen Rudd
1989First and LastAlan Holly
1988It Couldn't Happen HerePriest/Murderer
1988To Kill a PriestColonel
1988The Man Who Lived at the RitzHermann Goering
1988Olympus Force: The KeyGeorge Grossopoulos
1988Codename: Kyril'C'
1988Codename: Kyril'C'
1987The SicilianDon Masino Croce
1987White Mischief'Jock' Delves Broughton
1987When We Are MarriedHenry Ormonroyd
1987QueenieSir Burton Rumsey
1987A Killing on the ExchangeSir Max Sillman
1986Lady JaneSir John Bridges
1985A Zed & Two NoughtsVan Hoyten
1985ShadowlandsCS Lewis
1984The Tragedy of CoriolanusMenenius
1984The Leather BoysNarrator
1984Shroud for a NightingaleStephen Courtney-Briggs
1984Sherlock HolmesJephro Rucastle
1983Natural WorldSelf - Narrator (voice)
1983DalglieshStephen Courtney-Briggs
1982The Barretts of Wimpole StreetEdward Moulton-Barrett
1982WoganSelf
1981Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveChief Insp. Yardbird
1981Elizabeth AloneMajor Orpen
1981Findings on a Late AfternoonFather
1980The AppleMr. Topps / Hippie Leader
1980The Love TapesNarrator (voice)
1980Rough CutInsp. Vanderveld
1980A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley SquarePrison Warden
1980Closing RanksVictor Rogachev
1980The Gentle TouchIvor Stocker
1980A Question of Guilt
1979Saint JackYardley
1979Tales of the UnexpectedColonel George Peregrine
1979Turtle's ProgressBenny D-Day
1979Tales of the UnexpectedJack Cutler
1979Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyJerry Westerby
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Cantrell
1978Watership DownBlack Rabbit (voice)
1978The Greek TycoonNaval officer (uncredited)
1978Return of the SaintGunther
1978Enemy at the DoorMajor General Laidlaw
1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItPresident
1977Silver BearsHenry Foreman
1976You Talk Too MuchDoctor
1976The CrezzCharles Bronte
1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingB.J. Spence
1975Royal FlashSapten
1975Operation: DaybreakJanák
1975Heading For GlorySelf - Narrator (voice)
1975The SweeneyAlan Ember
1974S*P*Y*SMartinson
1974The Little PrinceThe King
1974Great ExpectationsJoe Gargery
1974Miss NightingaleLord Palmerston
1974The Black WindmillChief Supt. Wray
1974The Four MusketeersD'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974PlayhouseMaj. Orpen
1974PlayhouseFather
1973The Three MusketeersD’Artagnan’s Father
1973England Made MeHaller
1973Penny GoldJones
1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysGeneral Burgdorf
1973Access to the ChildrenMalcolmson
1973Centre PlayDoctor
1972The Mind SnatchersDr. Frederick
1972The BankruptEllis Cripper
1972King's Cross Lunch HourThe Man
1972Crippled BloomPotter Jones
1972The ProtectorsArthur Gordon
1972Shirley's World
1972Country MattersPotter-Jones
1971VillainEdgar Lowis
1971The House That Dripped BloodNeville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")
1971Mr. Forbush and the PenguinsHead of Board
1971Getting InAn Applicant
1971The Persuaders!Felix Meadowes
1971JusticeSir Robert Beste
1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesGrubber
1970CrescendoCarter
1970The LieAlbert
1970The Three SistersChebutykin
1970Play for TodayAlbert
1970Play for TodayEllis Cripper
1970Play for TodayMalcolmson
1967The Further Adventures of the Musketeersd'Artagnan
1967One Pair of Eyes
1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkThe Bishop
1966David CopperfieldDaniel Peggotty
1966Mystery and ImaginationHerr Scavenius
1966Mystery and ImaginationMr Smedhurst
1965Tomorrow, Just You WaitTom Gorbet
1965BBC Play of the MonthChebutykin
1965The TroubleshootersMr. Gibbon
1965The TroubleshootersSam Jardine
1965The TroubleshootersConsidine
1965The TroubleshootersLewis
1965BBC Play of the MonthCharley
1965LondonersAngus Grahame
1964MaggieNorman
1964Sherlock HolmesHon. Philip Green
1964The Wednesday PlayTom Gorbet
1964The Wednesday PlayCornelius
1964Theatre 625Hockey Jagger
1964Theatre 625Fred
1964Theatre 625John Hinks
1962In Search of the CastawaysYacht Seaman
1961The AvengersBrigadier Hansing
1959No Hiding Place
1958Next to No TimeTurkish Bath Attendant
1956Armchair TheatreFrank Penfold
1956Armchair TheatreMr Green
1952Ghost ShipRon, 2nd Fisherman
1950Seven Days to NoonStation Policeman
1949LandfallO'Neil