Joss Ackland

Deceased · Born: Feb 29, 1928 · Died: Nov 19, 2023

Personal Details

Born Feb 29, 1928 North Kensington, London, England, UK

Parents

Sydney Norman Ackland
Ruth Ackland

Relatives

Polly Dooley (Grandchild)

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.

Career

acting

2014

Decline of an Empire

Decline of an Empire as Rufus

The Portrait as Henry Winter

2013

Prisoners of the Sun

Prisoners of the Sun as Professor Mendella

2011

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers as Narrator

2009

Pinocchio as Master Cherry

2007

Flawless as Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft

How About You as Donald Vanston

In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley

In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley as Narrator

Kingdom as Mr. John Narbutowicz

2006

Moscow Zero as Tolstoy

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond as Winston Churchill

Hogfather as Mustrum Ridcully

2005

Asylum as Jack Straffen

Icon as General Nikolayev

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders as Sir Freddy Butler

2003

I'll Be There as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS

2002

K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker as Marshal Zelentsov

No Good Deed as Mr. Quarre

2000

Tales from the Madhouse

Tales from the Madhouse as Barabbas

Passion of Mind

Passion of Mind as Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist

1999

The Story of the SAS

The Story of the SAS as Narrator

Milk as Vicar

1998

Firelight as Lord Clare

Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea as Mr. Swaffer

Heat of the Sun

Heat of the Sun as Max Van Der vuurst

1996

D3: The Mighty Ducks

D3: The Mighty Ducks as Hans

Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso as Henri Matisse

Hidden in Silence

Hidden in Silence as German Factory Manager

To the Ends of Time

To the Ends of Time as Król Francis

1995

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

A Kid in King Arthur's Court as King Arthur

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Mad Dogs and Englishmen as Insp. Sam Stringer

Daisies in December

Daisies in December as Gerald Carmody

Citizen X as Bondarchuk

1994

Jacob as Isaak

Citizen Locke as Lord Ashley

Mother's Boys as Lansing, Jude's Attorney

1993

Screen Two as Sir Charles Peverall

Nowhere to Run as Franklin Hale

1992

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks as Hans

White Bear's Secret

White Bear's Secret as Brown Bear (voice)

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls as King Edward

Once Upon a Crime...

Once Upon a Crime... as Hercules Popodopoulos

Shadowchaser as Kinderman

1991

The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin as King Papa

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors as Lewis Serrocold

The Object of Beauty

The Object of Beauty as Mr. Mercer

A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality as Terence Fielding

Brown Bear's Wedding

Brown Bear's Wedding as Brown Bear (voice)

The Sheltering Desert

The Sheltering Desert

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey as De Nomolos

1990

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming as Gen. Gerhard Hellstein

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October as Andrei Lysenko

The Palermo Connection

The Palermo Connection as il boss

Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde as Dr. Charles Lanyon

1989

First and Last as Alan Holly

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2 as Arjen Rudd

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz as Hermann Goering

1988

To Kill A Priest

To Kill A Priest as Colonel

Olympus Force: The Key

Olympus Force: The Key

It Couldn't Happen Here

It Couldn't Happen Here as Priest / murderer

1987

White Mischief as 'Jock' Delves Broughton

The Sicilian as Don Masino Croce

Queenie as Sir Burton Rumsey

1986

Lady Jane as Sir John Bridges

1985

Shadowlands as CS Lewis

A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts as Van Hoyten

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Jephro Rucastle

1984

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

The Tragedy of Coriolanus as Menenius

1982

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street as Edward Moulton-Barrett

1981

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective as Chief Insp. Yardbird

1980

Rough Cut as Insp. Vanderveld

The Apple as Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected as Jack Cutler

1979

Saint Jack as Yardley

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1978

The Sweeney as Alan Ember

1977

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It as President

1975

Operation Daybreak

Operation Daybreak as Janák

Royal Flash as Sapten

1974

The Little Prince

The Little Prince as The King

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill as Chief Supt. Wray

S*P*Y*S as Martinson

Penny Gold as Jones

Great Expectations

Great Expectations as Joe Gargery

1973

England Made Me

England Made Me as Haller

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days as General Burgdorf

Play for Today as Malcolmson

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Grubber

1972

Play for Today as Ellis Cripper

The Mind Snatchers

The Mind Snatchers as Dr. Frederick

1971

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins as Head of Board

Villain as Edgar Lowis

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders! as Felix Meadowes

Justice as Sir Robert Beste

1970

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month as Chebutykin

Play for Today as Albert

Crescendo as Carter

1967

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers as D'Artagnan

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk as The Bishop

1952

Ghost Ship as Ron, 2nd Fisherman

1950

Seven Days to Noon

Seven Days to Noon as Station Policeman

1949

Landfall as O'Neil

appearances

1975

Heading for Glory

Heading for Glory