Actor
Joss Ackland
29 February 1928† 19 November 2023 (aged 95) North Kensington, London, England, UK
- Movies
- 133
- Shows
- 65
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
- 2014
- The Portrait · Film · Henry Winter
- Katherine of Alexandria · Film · Rufus
- 2013
- Prisoners of the Sun · Film · Professor Mendella
- 2011
- The Boy with Chocolate Fingers · Film · Narrator
- 2010
- Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortina · Film · Narrator
- 2009
- 2007
- How About You... · Film · Donald Vanston
- Hogfather · Film · Mustrum Ridcully
- In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley · Film · Narrator
- Flawless · Film · Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
- Kingdom · Series · Mr. John Narbutowicz
- 2006
- Moscow Zero · Film · Tolstoy
- These Foolish Things · Film · Albert
- Hogfather · Series · Mustrum Ridcully
- Above and Beyond · Series · Winston Churchill
- 2005
- Asylum · Film · Jack Straffen
- Icon · Film · General Nikolayev
- Defining a Style · Film
- 2004
- A Different Loyalty · Film · Randolph Cauffield
- 2003
- I'll Be There · Film · Evil Edmonds
- Henry VIII · Series · Henry VII
- 2002
- K-19: The Widowmaker · Film · Marshal Zelentsov
- No Good Deed · Film · Mr. Quarre
- 2001
- Othello · Film · James Brabant
- 2000
- The Mumbo Jumbo · Film · Mayor Smith
- Passion of Mind · Film · Dr. Langer · the French Psychiatrist
- Lounge Act · Film
- Easter Tales · Series · Barabbas
- 1999
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service · Film · The Prussian
- Milk · Film · Vicar
- 1998
- Firelight · Film · Lord Clare
- My Giant · Film · Monsignor Popesou
- Swept from the Sea · Film · Mr. Swaffer
- Heat of the Sun · Series · Max Van Der vuurst
- 1997
- Midsomer Murders · Series · Sir Freddy Butler
- 1996
- To the Ends of Time · Film · King Francis
- D3: The Mighty Ducks · Film · Hans
- Surviving Picasso · Film · Henri Matisse
- Deadly Voyage · Film · Captain
- Hidden in Silence · Film · German Factory Manager
- Testament: The Bible in Animation · Series · Samuel (voice)
- 1995
- Daisies in December · Film · Gerald Carmody
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court · Film · King Arthur
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen · Film · Insp. Sam Stringer
- Citizen X · Film · Bondarchuk
- 1994
- OcchioPinocchio · Film · Brando Della Valle
- Jacob · Film · Isaak
- Julius Caesar · Film · Caesar
- Miracle on 34th Street · Film · Victor Landbergh
- Giorgino · Film · Father Glaise
- Citizen Locke · Film · Lord Ashley
- Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry · Film
- 1993
- Simulacrum · Film · The Chemist
- Mother's Boys · Film · Lansing · Jude's Attorney
- The Thief and the Cobbler · Film · Brigand (voice)
- Voices in the Garden · Film · Sir Charles Peverall
- Nowhere to Run · Film · Franklin Hale
- 1992
- Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors · Film · Lewis Serrocold
- The Mighty Ducks · Film · Hans
- Project: Shadowchaser · Film · Kinderman
- White Bear's Secret · Film · Brown Bear (voice)
- Once Upon a Crime · Film · Hercules Popodopoulos
- Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls · Film · King Edward
- The Bridge · Film · Smithson
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales · Series · Caesar (voice)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles · Series · The Prussian
- 1991
- Brown Bear's Wedding · Film · Brown Bear (voice)
- A Murder of Quality · Film · Terence Fielding
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey · Film · De Nomolos
- The Princess and the Goblin · Film · King Papa (voice)
- The Object of Beauty · Film · Mr. Mercer
- The Sheltering Desert · Film
- Ashenden · Series
- A Woman Named Jackie · Series · Aristotle Onassis
- 1990
- Tre colonne in cronaca · Film · Gaetano Leporino · il finanziere
- The Secret Life of Ian Fleming · Film · Gen. Gerhard Hellstein
- The Hunt for Red October · Film · Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
- The Palermo Connection · Film · il boss
- Jekyll & Hyde · Film · Dr. Charles Lanyon
- 1989
- First and Last · Film · Alan Holly
- Lethal Weapon 2 · Film · Arjen Rudd
- A Quiet Conspiracy · Series · Theo Carter
- 1988
- The Man Who Lived at the Ritz · Film · Hermann Goering
- To Kill a Priest · Film · Colonel
- It Couldn't Happen Here · Film · Priest · Murderer
- Olympus Force: The Key · Film · George Grossopoulos
- Codename: Kyril · Series · 'C'
- 1987
- When We Are Married · Film · Henry Ormonroyd
- White Mischief · Film · 'Jock' Delves Broughton
- The Sicilian · Film · Don Masino Croce
- Queenie · Series · Sir Burton Rumsey
- A Killing on the Exchange · Series · Sir Max Sillman
- 1986
- Lady Jane · Film · Sir John Bridges
- 1985
- A Zed & Two Noughts · Film · Van Hoyten
- Shadowlands · Film · CS Lewis
- Screen Two · Series · Sir Charles (Archie) Peverall
- 1984
- The Tragedy of Coriolanus · Film · Menenius
- The Leather Boys · Film · Narrator
- Sherlock Holmes · Series · Jephro Rucastle
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · Series · Jephro Rucastle
- Shroud for a Nightingale · Series · Stephen Courtney-Briggs
- 1983
- Natural World · Series · Narrator (voice)
- Dalgliesh · Series · Stephen Courtney-Briggs
- 1982
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street · Film · Edward Moulton-Barrett
- 1981
- Findings on a Late Afternoon · Film · Father
- Elizabeth Alone · Film · Major Orpen
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective · Film · Chief Insp. Yardbird
- 1980
- The Apple · Film · Mr. Topps · Hippie Leader
- Rough Cut · Film · Insp. Vanderveld
- The Love Tapes · Film · Narrator (voice)
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square · Film · Prison Warden
- Closing Ranks · Film · Victor Rogachev
- The Gentle Touch · Series · Ivor Stocker
- A Question of Guilt · Series · Samuel Kent
- 1979
- Saint Jack · Film · Yardley
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy · Series · Jerry Westerby
- Turtle's Progress · Series · Benny D-Day
- Tales of the Unexpected · Series · Colonel George Peregrine
- 1978
- Watership Down · Film · Black Rabbit (voice)
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · Film · Cantrell
- The Greek Tycoon · Film · Naval officer
- The BBC Television Shakespeare · Series · Menenius
- Return of the Saint · Series · Gunther
- Enemy at the Door · Series · Major General Laidlaw
- 1977
- The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It · Film · President
- Silver Bears · Film · Henry Foreman
- 1976
- You Talk Too Much · Film · Doctor
- The Crezz · Series · Charles Bronte
- 1975
- Operation: Daybreak · Film · Janák
- Royal Flash · Film · Sapten
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing · Film · B.J. Spence
- Heading For Glory · Film · Narrator (voice)
- The Magic Dream · Film · Narrator
- The Sweeney · Series · Alan Ember
- 1974
- The Little Prince · Film · The King
- The Four Musketeers · Film · D'Artagnan's Father
- S*P*Y*S · Film · Martinson
- The Black Windmill · Film · Chief Supt. Wray
- Great Expectations · Film · Joe Gargery
- Miss Nightingale · Film · Lord Palmerston
- Playhouse · Series · Maj. Orpen
- 1973
- The Three Musketeers · Film · D’Artagnan’s Father
- Penny Gold · Film · Jones
- England Made Me · Film · Haller
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days · Film · General Burgdorf
- Access to the Children · Film · Malcolmson
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries · Series · Detective Inspector Hud
- Centre Play · Series · Doctor
- 1972
- The Bankrupt · Film · Ellis Cripper
- Crippled Bloom · Film · Potter Jones
- The Mind Snatchers · Film · Dr. Frederick
- King's Cross Lunch Hour · Film · The Man
- The Protectors · Series · Arthur Gordon
- Country Matters · Series · Potter-Jones
- Late Night Theatre · Series · Martens
- Shirley's World · Series
- 1971
- Getting In · Film · An Applicant
- Mr. Forbush and the Penguins · Film · Head of Board
- Villain · Film · Edgar Lowis
- The House That Dripped Blood · Film · Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")
- Justice · Series · Sir Robert Beste
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes · Series · Grubber
- The Persuaders! · Series · Felix Meadowes
- 1970
- The Lie · Film · Albert
- Crescendo · Film · Carter
- The Three Sisters · Film · Chebutykin
- Play for Today · Series · Albert
- 1969
- Canterbury Tales · Series · Host
- W. Somerset Maugham · Series · Harold Bannon
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre · Series · Councillor Horne
- 1967
- Trapped · Series · Pritchy
- The Further Adventures of the Musketeers · Series · d'Artagnan
- One Pair of Eyes · Series
- 1966
- Death of a Salesman · Film · Charley
- Rasputin: The Mad Monk · Film · The Bishop
- Lord Raingo · Series · Tom Hogarth
- Mystery and Imagination · Series · Herr Scavenius
- David Copperfield · Series · Daniel Peggotty
- 1965
- Tomorrow, Just You Wait · Film · Tom Gorbet
- BBC Play of the Month · Series · Chebutykin
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Series · The Applicant
- Blackmail · Series · Charles Lorrimer
- The Troubleshooters · Series · Considine
- Londoners · Series · Angus Grahame
- 1964
- Maggie · Film · Norman
- The Wednesday Play · Series · Cornelius
- The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling · Series · William Stevens
- Sherlock Holmes · Series · Hon. Philip Green
- Theatre 625 · Series · Hockey Jagger
- 1962
- In Search of the Castaways · Film · Yacht Seaman
- 1961
- The Avengers · Series · Brigadier Hansing
- 1959
- No Hiding Place · Series
- 1958
- Next to No Time · Film · Turkish Bath Attendant
- 1956
- Armchair Theatre · Series · Frank Penfold
- 1952
- Ghost Ship · Film · Ron · 2nd Fisherman
- 1950
- Seven Days to Noon · Film · Station Policeman
- 1949
- Landfall · Film · O'Neil